taxonID	type	description	language	source
317787C87338FFBEEF9BBBB7FBD0F831.taxon	description	urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: DB 8 B 77 AE- 5969 - 4274 - 87 A 4 - 386 EB 45 FCF 5 A http: // bioguid. osu. edu / xbiod _ concepts / 399138 Description. Female body length: 1.05 – 1.21 mm (n = 14). Male body length: 0.89 – 1.16 mm (n = 8) Color: yellowish to dark brown; eyes grey; mandibular teeth dark brown; posterior margin of clypeus black; base of toruli with a black patch; apical tergites dark brown. A 1 with orange tinge. Head: Sculpture of A 1: reticulate. Shape of clypeus: triangular. Maximum length of compound eye: less than or equal to length of malar sulcus. Setation of eyes: sparsely setose throughout. Ocelli: absent. Length of central keel: 0.24 × length of frons. Setation of head: absent on antennal scrobe, otherwise even and moderately dense. Sculpture of head: punctate rugulose. Sculpture of vertex: reticulate. Occipital carina: incomplete dorsally. Mesosoma: Transverse pronotal sulcus: present. Epomial carina: absent. Lateral face of pronotum: concave. Netrion: present. Sculpture of mesoscutum: reticulate rugose. Scutoscutellar sulcus: simple transverse furrow. Shape of mesoscutellum: rectangular. Sculpture of mesoscutellum: reticulate rugose. Sculpture of speculum: transversely striate. Mesopleural pit: present. Posterior mesepimeral sulcus: foveate. Mesopleural carina: present. Sculpture of mesopleuron below femoral depression: areolate. Postacetabular sulcus: indicated by cells. Sculpture of metascutellum: striate. Sculpture of metanotal trough: foveate. Metapleural sulcus: present. Metapleural epicoxal carina: present. Sculpture of metapleural triangle: areolate rugose. Metasoma: Foveae along anterior margin of T 1: anterior margin smooth. Sculpture of T 1 – T 6: reticulate. Male similar to female; length and width of A 1 – A 12 in ratio of 18.5: 4.4, 3.9: 3.8, 3.6: 4.3, 3.2: 4.1, 3.3: 4.4, 3.6: 4.5, 4.2: 4.4, 4.2: 4.6, 4.2: 4.7, 4.3: 4.5, 4.4: 4.5, 7.1: 3.7, respectively. Wings strip-like reaching mid length of T 1; Metasoma (L: W = 39.6: 31.5) 1.25 × as long as wide; length and width of visible tergites T 1 – T 7 in ratio of 1.6: 21.0, 8.5: 21.7, 21.1: 34.0, 1.8: 30.9, 2.0: 28.0, 1.8: 20.5, 5.6: 11.5, respectively.	en	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari, Talamas, Elijah J., Keloth, Rajmohana, Mohanraj, Prashanth (2017): Two new species of Apteroscelio Kieffer (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) from India. Zootaxa 4277 (1): 137-143, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4277.1.11
317787C87338FFBEEF9BBBB7FBD0F831.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Apteroscelio aureus can be separated from A. montanus and A. shyamala by the absence of ocelli and the small size of the eyes (maximum eye height less than length of malar sulcus).	en	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari, Talamas, Elijah J., Keloth, Rajmohana, Mohanraj, Prashanth (2017): Two new species of Apteroscelio Kieffer (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) from India. Zootaxa 4277 (1): 137-143, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4277.1.11
317787C87338FFBEEF9BBBB7FBD0F831.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species is named ‘ aureus ’ meaning golden in Latin, referring to the color of the entire body. Link to Distribution Map. http: // hol. osu. edu / map-large. html? id = 399138	en	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari, Talamas, Elijah J., Keloth, Rajmohana, Mohanraj, Prashanth (2017): Two new species of Apteroscelio Kieffer (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) from India. Zootaxa 4277 (1): 137-143, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4277.1.11
317787C87338FFBEEF9BBBB7FBD0F831.taxon	materials_examined	Material Examined. Holotype, female: INDIA: Karnataka, Bengaluru, 936 m, 13 ° 09 ' 68 '' N 77 ° 56 ' 41 '' E, Attur, 17. IX. 2010, pitfall trap, K. Veenakumari, ICAR / NBAIR / P 249 (deposited in NBAIR). Paratypes: INDIA: 17 females, 9 males, ICAR / NBAIR / P 250, ICAR / NBAIR / P 251 – 266, ICAR / NBAIR / P 312 – 316, (NBAIR); ICAR / NBAIR / P 857, ZSI / WGRS / IR / INV 4092, ZSI / WGRC / IR / INV 3431 – 3432 (ZSI, WGRS).	en	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari, Talamas, Elijah J., Keloth, Rajmohana, Mohanraj, Prashanth (2017): Two new species of Apteroscelio Kieffer (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) from India. Zootaxa 4277 (1): 137-143, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4277.1.11
317787C87338FFBEEF9BB9DEFCBEFD1C.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Wings severely reduced in female; facial striae present; malar striae present; antennae in both sexes with 12 antennomeres, female clava 5 - merous; male antenna filiform, A 5 with tyloid; notaulus absent; epomial carina absent; mesoscutellum transverse; metascutellum present as a narrow transverse strip beneath mesoscutellum and divided from propodeum by a clear suture; metascutellum simple, without spine or lamella; metapleural carina present as a flange; female with 6 tergites and sternites externally visible; males with 8 external tergites and 7 external sternites; ovipositor Scelio - type.	en	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari, Talamas, Elijah J., Keloth, Rajmohana, Mohanraj, Prashanth (2017): Two new species of Apteroscelio Kieffer (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) from India. Zootaxa 4277 (1): 137-143, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4277.1.11
317787C8733BFFBAEF9BBFC0FE3FFEAD.taxon	description	urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: AA 59 A 88 B- 2597 - 445 B- 8844 - 7 C 56 E 26 CFD 09 http: // bioguid. osu. edu / xbiod _ concepts / 399139 Description. Female body length: 0.95 – 1.21 mm (n = 6). Color: mandibles, basal antennomeres and legs yellow to brown; otherwise dark brown to black. Head: Sculpture of A 1: reticulate. Shape of clypeus: rectangular. Maximum length of compound eye: greater than length of malar sulcus. Setation of eyes: sparsely setose throughout. Ocelli: present. Length of central keel: 0.4 × length of frons. Setation of head: absent on antennal scrobe, otherwise even and sparse. Sculpture of head: reticulate microsculpture. Sculpture of vertex: reticulate. Occipital carina: incomplete dorsally. Mesosoma: Transverse pronotal sulcus: absent. Epomial carina: absent. Lateral face of pronotum: concave. Netrion: present. Sculpture of mesoscutum: reticulate. Scutoscutellar sulcus: simple transverse furrow. Shape of mesoscutellum: semicircular. Sculpture of mesoscutellum: scaly reticulate. Sculpture of speculum: transversely striate. Mesopleural pit: present. Posterior mesepimeral sulcus: weakly foveate. Mesopleural carina: complete. Sculpture of mesopleuron below femoral depression: coriaceous reticulate. Postacetabular sulcus: present as a smooth furrow or indicated by very fine cells. Sculpture of metascutellum: striate-foveate. Sculpture of metanotal trough: foveate. Metapleural sulcus: present. Metapleural epicoxal carina: absent. Sculpture of metapleural triangle: areolate rugose. Metasoma: Foveae along anterior margin of T 1: present. Sculpture of T 1 – T 6: reticulate.	en	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari, Talamas, Elijah J., Keloth, Rajmohana, Mohanraj, Prashanth (2017): Two new species of Apteroscelio Kieffer (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) from India. Zootaxa 4277 (1): 137-143, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4277.1.11
317787C8733BFFBAEF9BBFC0FE3FFEAD.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Apteroscelio shyamala has T 2 as the largest metasomal tergite. In A. aureus and A. montanus T 3 is the largest.	en	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari, Talamas, Elijah J., Keloth, Rajmohana, Mohanraj, Prashanth (2017): Two new species of Apteroscelio Kieffer (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) from India. Zootaxa 4277 (1): 137-143, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4277.1.11
317787C8733BFFBAEF9BBFC0FE3FFEAD.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species is named ‘ shyamala ’ meaning black in Sanskrit, referring to the color of this species. The name is treated as a noun in apposition and is also intended as a tribute to the first author’s friend, Dr. Radha Shyamala. Link to Distribution Map. http: // hol. osu. edu / map-large. html? id = 399139	en	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari, Talamas, Elijah J., Keloth, Rajmohana, Mohanraj, Prashanth (2017): Two new species of Apteroscelio Kieffer (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) from India. Zootaxa 4277 (1): 137-143, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4277.1.11
317787C8733BFFBAEF9BBFC0FE3FFEAD.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Holotype, female: INDIA: 2890 m, 77 ° 12 ' 99 '' E, 32 ° 35 ' 31 '' N, Himachal Pradesh, Manali, Dhundi, 6. VIII. 2014, sweeping, K. Veenakumari, ICAR / NBAIR / P 330 (deposited in NBAIR). Paratypes: INDIA: 6 females, ICAR / NBAIR / P 331 – 333, ICAR / NBAIR / P 350, (NBAIR); ZSI / WGRS / IR / INV 4093 (ZSI, WGRS); ICAR / NBAIR / P 311.	en	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari, Talamas, Elijah J., Keloth, Rajmohana, Mohanraj, Prashanth (2017): Two new species of Apteroscelio Kieffer (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) from India. Zootaxa 4277 (1): 137-143, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4277.1.11
