Foenatopus priyae ( Narendran & Sureshan, 2003 )

Binoy, C., Achterberg, C. Van, Kumar, P. Girish, Santhosh, S. & Sheela, S., 2020, A review of Stephanidae (Hymenoptera: Stephanoidea) from India, with the description of five new species, Zootaxa 4838 (1), pp. 1-51 : 19-20

Foenatopus priyae ( Narendran & Sureshan, 2003)

Diastephanus priyae Narendran & Sureshan, 2003 , Entomon, 28(2), 116–118.

Type material. Holotype ♀, India: Kerala Thrissur district, Thrissur (10° 31′ N & 76° 12′ E, 2.8 m), 12.vi.1999, Coll. Priya Menon. Paratype 4♂, same data as holotype, 19.iv.1999, (ZSIK) (Type specimen missing).

Diagnosis. Body length 12.4 mm, ovipositor sheath length 8.8 mm. Frons trans-striate with longitudinal and oblique striae; vertex with four striae followed by fine striae, not forming any longitudinal medial line or grove; neck trans-striate dorsally; mesoscutum smooth anteriorly, faintly reticulate with shallow pits and reticulate interstices at sides; scutellum and axillae almost smooth and shiny with a few scattered pits on sides; metapleuron rugose-reticulate; propodeum with broad deep pits and shagreened interstices; hind coxa and femora reticulate and transverse striate proximally turning transversely striate distally; hind femora ventrally tridentate with two denticles basally; first metasomal tergite trans-carinate as long as remaining segments combined; ovipositor sheath distinctly longer than metasoma, with a subapical pale ivory patch.

Male. Body length 7–10 mm. Similar to females except lower frons and face yellow, vertex with three and rarely four carinae; first metasomal tergite 1.1–1.3× length of remaining segments.

Distribution. Oriental: India (Kerala).

Host. Unknown.

Note. The types are missing, so the above mentioned diagnosis is obtained from the original description.