identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
03B5091F6617FFEA4B71FF1DD0E3956B.text	03B5091F6617FFEA4B71FF1DD0E3956B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Baeus acuminatus Veenakumari 2020	<div><p>Baeus acuminatus Veenakumari, sp. n. (Figure 1 (a–e))</p> <p>http://www. zoobank.org/ urn: lsid:zoobank. org: act: 4229DB10-EA24-4099-B79B-42060EF815B3</p> <p>Holotype. Female; body length = 0.76 (0.64–0.89) mm; n = 8</p> <p>Colour (Figure 1 (a)). Head and mesosoma brownish black, metasoma darker than mesosoma; hyperoccipital carina black; A1 brown with extremities yellowish brown, A2 dark brown, A3–A6 yellowish brown, clava dark brown; legs yellowish brown.</p> <p>Head (Figure 1 (a–e)). Head 1.14 (1.1–1.21)× as wide as high; IOS 0.58 (0.54–0.62)× width of head, 1.6 (1.54–1.71)× eye length; eye (L: W = 11.2:10.71) setose, not touching hyperoccipital carina posteriorly; head height 2.41 (2.21–2.60)× eye length; POL&gt;LOL in ratio of 17.8:9.2; lateral ocellus away from orbits, OOL 0.30 (0.29–0.31)× MOD; distance between posterior margin of lateral ocellus from hyperoccipital carina 1.40 (1.38–1.42)× MOD; pilosity of moderate density, setae of medium length, shorter than those on mesonotum and metasoma; interantennal process triangular, weakly rugose; central keel short, raised, reaching 0.30 (0.28–0.36)× distance to median ocellus; facial striae extending 0.55 (0.51–- 0.58)× the length from mandibular end to lower orbit; malar striae weak; lower frons adjacent to central keel smooth, followed by a reticulate patch; vertex smooth; gena smooth, 3.30 (3.12–3.4)× as long as wide; anterior margin of gena in contact with 0.71 (0.68–0.74)× length of ventral margin of eye; length of A1 subequal to that of clava; length of A2 0.45 (0.41–0.48)× that of A1.</p> <p>Mesosoma (Figure 1 (a,c,e)). Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum 0.50 (0.42–0.58)× and 0.13 (0.11–0.21)× as long as wide, respectively; mesoscutum smooth except for a anterolateral coriaceous reticulate patch (Figure 1 (c)); mesoscutellum smooth; metascutellum narrow, smooth; propodeum smooth dorsally, 0.62 (0.55–0.64)× length of mesoscutellum medially; pilosity of moderate density, setae long; lateral pronotal area dorsally imbricate, densely setose, remainder predominantly smooth except for sparse weak transverse striae posterad; dorso-lateral pronotum extending laterally as a broad prominent spine (Figure 1 (c)); ventral margin of lateral pronotal area extending as a short blunt projection; transverse carinae on dorsal mesopleuron extend up to level of dorsal metapleuron; mesopleuron ventrally weakly sculptured, remainder smooth; mesopleuron extending as a narrow, sharp, projection ventrally; mesopleural pit small; metapleuron smooth except for sparse shallow foveae ventrally; posterior suture of metapleuron almost straight and bending towards mesopleuron dorsally, but not touching the posterior mesopleural suture; dorsal level of posterior metapleural suture almost level with antero-lateral margin of T 2; metapleuron antero-ventrally extending as a blunt projection; sculpturing of propodeum anterior to propodeal spiracle with two short transverse carinae, region posterior to spiracle smooth; region ventral to spiracle with two transverse carinae with setae on them; remainder of lateral propodeum smooth with sparse transverse carinae; propodeal spiracle opening tear-drop shaped.</p> <p>Metasoma (Figure 1 (a,c,e)). Metasoma 0.94 (0.85–0.98)× as long as wide; pilosity of medium density, setae long; T 2 smooth; remaining tergites also smooth.</p> <p>Material examined. Holotype: Female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2721), INDIA: Rajasthan: Udaipur, Badagaon, Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), 24 ° 38 ʹ 11 ʹ ’ N 73 ° 40 ʹ 48 ʹ ’ E, 178 m, YPT, 24.IX.2016; Paratypes: 14 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P2722 – P2735), same as holotype; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2736), Rajasthan: Udaipur, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology (MPUAT), 24 ° 36 ʹ 02 ʹ ’ N 73 ° 44 ʹ 21 ʹ ’E, 583 m, YPT, 23.IX.2016; 29 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P2737 – P2765), Arunachal Pradesh: Pasighat, College of Horticulture and Forestry (CHF), 28 ° 04 ʹ 28 ʹ ’ N 95 ° 19 ʹ 28 ʹ ’E, 173 m, YPT, 03–10. V.2014; 4 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P2766 – P2769), same as P2737, 10–14.XI.2014; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2770), Andaman Islands: South Andaman, Garacharma, Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, (CIARI), 11 ° 61 ʹ 29 ʹ ’N 92 ° 71 ʹ 54 ʹ ’E, 63 m, YPT, 26.I.2013; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2771), same as P2770, 22.II.2012; 2 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P2722 – P2723), Tamil Nadu: Dharmapuri, Hosur, Uddanapalli, 12 ° 37 ʹ 28 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 55 ʹ 29 ʹ ’E, 758 m, MT, 11. VI.2015; 3 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P2774 – P2776, P2778), Goa: Old Goa, Ela, Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute (CCARI), 15 ° 29 ʹ 52 ʹ ’ N 73 ° 55 ʹ 00 ʹ ’E, 15 m, YPT, 17.VII.2015; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2777), Goa: Carambolim, KVK, CCARI, 15 ° 29 ʹ 53 ʹ ’ N 73 ° 55 ʹ 25 ʹ ’E, 15 m, YPT, 14.VII.2015; 11 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P2779 – P2789), Tamil Nadu: Vellore, Yelagiri, 12 ° 34 ʹ 43 ʹ ’ N 78 ° 39 ʹ 46 ʹ ’E, 969 m, YPT, 15–18. VI.2016; 4 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P2790 – P2793), Odisha: Bhubaneswar, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), 20 ° 15 ʹ 52 ʹ ’ N 85 ° 48 ʹ 50 ʹ ’E, 45 m, YPT, 29.I.2016; 8 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P2794 – P2801), Tamil Nadu: Dharmapuri, Hosur, Uddanapalli, 12 ° 37 ʹ 28 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 55 ʹ 29 ʹ ’E, 758 m, MT, 18. V.2015; 10 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P2802 – P2811), same as P2794, YPT, 29.XI.2014; 6 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P2812 – P2817), same as P2802, 02.XII.2014; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2818), same as P2794, 17.I.2015; 4 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P2819 – P2822), Tamil Nadu: Dharmapuri, Kelamangalam, Jakkeri, 12 ° 42 ʹ 17 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 48 ʹ 37 ʹ ’E, 899 m, YPT, 03–16. III.2015; 3 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P2823 – P2825), same as P2794, YPT, 31.I.2015; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2826), same as P2794, MT, 27.IV.2015; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2827), same as P2794, YPT, 03.II.2016; 13 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P2828 – P2840), Tamil Nadu: Yercaud, HRS, 11 ° 47 ʹ 44 ʹ ’ N 78 ° 12 ʹ 42 ʹ ’E, 1399 m, YPT, 04.VIII.2014; 5 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P2841 – P2843, P2845, P2846), same as P2828, 04–06.VIII.2016; 2 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P2844, P2853), Assam: Jorhat, Assam Agriculture University, 26 ° 43 ʹ 20 ʹ ’ N 94 ° 11 ʹ 33 ʹ ’E, 98 m, YPT, 24.II.2017; 4 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P2847 – P2850), Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore, TNAU, 11 ° 00 ʹ 55 ʹ ’ N 76 ° 56 ʹ 12 ʹ ’E, 434 m, YPT, 03. VI.2015; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2851), Tamil Nadu: Kodaikanal, Shenbaganur, 10 ° 14 ʹ 01 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 30 ʹ 47 ʹ ’E, 1865 m, YPT, 02.IV.2014; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2852), Tamil Nadu: Udagamandalam, IISWC, 11 ° 24 ʹ 00 ʹ ’ N 76 ° 40 ʹ 13 ʹ ’E, 2224 m, YPT, 06. VI.2015; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2854), Assam: Dibrugarh, Krishi Vigyana Kendra (KVK), 27 ° 47 ʹ 28 ʹ ’N 94 ° 91 ʹ 19 ʹ ’E, 109 m, YPT, 07.XI.2014; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2855), Tripura: Agartala, Tripura University (TU), 23 ° 76 ʹ 28 ʹ ’ N 91 ° 26 ʹ 33 ʹ ’E, 17 m, YPT, 03.III.2016; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2856), Karnataka: Bengaluru, Hessaraghatta, 13 ° 08 ʹ 01 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 29 ʹ 27 ʹ ’E, 859 m, SN, 22.VIII.2013; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2857), Karnataka: Chikkaballapur, Nandi Hills, 13 ° 37 ʹ 02 ʹ ’N 77 ° 68 ʹ 34 ʹ ’E, 1448 m, YPT, 01. XI.2013; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2858), Karnataka: Bengaluru, Attur, 13 ° 05 ʹ 48 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 33 ʹ 59 ʹ ’E, 936 m, YPT, 23.VIII.2013; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2859), same as P2858, 05. XI.2013; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2860), Karnataka: Bengaluru, Jarakabande Kaval, 13 ° 05 ʹ 41 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 32 ʹ 35 ʹ ’E, 921 m, MT, 22. V.2015; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2861), Karnataka: Mudigere, College of Horticulture, 13 ° 06 ʹ 54 ʹ ’ N 75 ° 37 ʹ 57 ʹ ’E, 976 m, YPT, 30.IX.2015; 2 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P2862, P2866), Tamil Nadu: Yercaud, HRS, 11 ° 47 ʹ 44 ʹ ’ N 78 ° 12 ʹ 42 ʹ ’E, 1399 m, YPT, 05.VIII.2014; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2863), Karnataka: Bengaluru, Hessaraghatta, 13 ° 08 ʹ 01 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 29 ʹ 27 ʹ ’E, 859 m, YPT, 17.IX.2016; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2864), Meghalaya, Umiam, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, 25 ° 40 ʹ 52 ʹ ’ N 91 ° 54 ʹ 56 ʹ ’E, 970 m, YPT, 08. VI.2013; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2865), Assam: Guwahati, Rani, NRC for Pigs, 26 ° 01 ʹ 51 ʹ ’ N 91 ° 34 ʹ 24 ʹ ’E, 59 m, YPT, 06.XI.2017; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3402), Karnataka: Kanakapura, 12 ° 32 ʹ 46 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 25 ʹ 11 ʹ ’E, 640 m, YPT, 22.IV.2015; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3403), Tamil Nadu: Udagamandalam, near Emerald Lake, 11 ° 19 ʹ 56 ʹ ’ N 76 ° 37 ʹ 10 ʹ ’E, 1982 m, YPT, 19.II.2016; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3404), Tamil Nadu: Dharmapuri, Hosur, Uddanapalli, 12 ° 37 ʹ 28 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 55 ʹ 29 ʹ ’E, 758 m, MT, 11. VI.2015.</p> <p>Etymology. The epithet ‘acuminatus’ refers to the sharp spine on dorso-lateral pronotum. The name is treated as an adjective.</p> <p>Diagnosis. Baeus acuminatus sp. n. is different from all other Oriental species of Baeus because of the presence of following combination of character states: head, mesonotum and metasoma smooth except for the antero-lateral coriaceous reticulate patch on mesoscutum, dorso-lateral pronotum extending as a prominent spine and presence of long setae on mesoscutum and metasoma.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B5091F6617FFEA4B71FF1DD0E3956B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari;Mohanraj, Prashanth;Samuel, D. K.;Reddy, M. Krishna	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari, Mohanraj, Prashanth, Samuel, D. K., Reddy, M. Krishna (2020): Revision of Indian species of Baeus Haliday (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea: Scelionidae). Journal of Natural History 54 (13 - 14): 813-917, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885
03B5091F6615FFED4B0FFC45D3139091.text	03B5091F6615FFED4B0FFC45D3139091.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Baeus agniparvathus Veenakumari 2020	<div><p>Baeus agniparvathus Veenakumari, sp. n. (Figure 2 (a–e))</p> <p>http://www. zoobank.org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 42D09376-DA0F-4A02-B5A6-15202C90A20F</p> <p>Holotype. Female; body length = 0.93 (0.74–0.93) mm; n = 4</p> <p>Colour (Figure 2 (a)). Lower frons yellowish brown; vertex mesonotum and metasoma brownish black, mesonotum darker than metasoma; hyperoccipital carina black, mesoscutum with black band on posterior margin; mesoscutellum with black band followed by a yellow line on posterior margin; propodeum with a weak yellow band on posterior margin; antenna dark brown except for yellowish apical patch on A1 and A2; legs yellowish brown.</p> <p>Head (Figure 2 (a–e)). Head 1.36 (1.26–1.38)× as wide as high; IOS short, 0.35 (0.32–- 0.37)× width of head and 0.86 (0.81–0.88)× eye length; eye large (L: W = 17.4:17.9) setose, not touching hyperoccipital carina posteriorly; head height 1.58 (1.45–1.68)× eye length; POL&gt;LOL in ratio of 20.4:13.6; lateral ocellus slightly away from orbit, OOL 0.17 (0.15–- 0.18)× MOD; distance between posterior margin of lateral ocellus from hyperoccipital carina 0.58 (0.54–0.60)× MOD; pilosity dense, setae of medium length, shorter than those on mesonotum and metasoma; interantennal process triangular, rugose; central keel very long, raised, 0.76 (0.74–0.80)× distance to median ocellus; facial striae very long extending up to lower orbit; orbital carina extending ventrally below the dorsal level of facial striae; malar striae distinct; frons adjacent to central keel smooth, followed by coriaceous reticulations, scutes longer than wide; upper frons and vertex reticulate; gena weakly reticulate, foveate on postero-ventral margin, 4.21 (4.03–4.31)× as long as wide; anterior margin of gena in contact with 0.54 (0.48–0.56)× length of ventral margin of eye; length of A1 subequal to that of clava; length of A2 0.47 (0.41–0.49)× that of A1.</p> <p>Mesosoma (Figure 2 (a,c,e)). Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum 0.38 (0.35–0.41)× and 0.17 (0.15–0.19)× as long as wide, respectively; mesoscutum and mesoscutellum imbricate with smooth posterior margins; scutes on mesoscutellum smaller than those on mesoscutum; metascutellum not visible; propodeum smooth dorsally, 0.46 (0.45–0.48)× length of mesoscutellum medially; pilosity dense, setae of medium length; lateral pronotal area dorsally imbricate, antero-medially with weak vertical striae, remainder predominantly smooth; ventral margin of lateral pronotal area extending as a short blunt projection; postero-dorsal margin of lateral pronotal area with a short protuberance; transverse carinae on dorsal mesopleuron extend below the level of dorsal metapleuron; mesopleuron ventrally with a weak imbricate patch, followed by semicircular and oblique carinae, remainder smooth; mesopleuron without a ventral blunt projection; mesopleural pit elongate; metapleuron predominantly smooth, except for shallow foveae ventrad; posterior suture of metapleuron almost straight but gently bending towards mesopleuron dorsally, closer to posterior margin of mesopleuron; dorsal level of posterior metapleural suture above the level of antero-lateral margin of T 2; sculpturing of propodeum anterior to spiracle with two transverse carinae, followed by two additional transverse carinae with protuberance and a seta anteriorly; region posterior to spiracle smooth with short carinae around the base of spiracle; region ventral to spiracle with a weakly curved carina; remainder of lateral propodeum smooth with two short transverse carinae ventrally; opening of propodeal spiracle extremely large 22 (20–23) μm, round, cone-like, with margins raised and rounded.</p> <p>Metasoma (Figure 2 (a,c,e)). Metasoma 0.95 (0.9–1.0)× as long as wide; pilosity dense, setae of medium length; T 2 anteriorly finely imbricate, smooth on posterior margin; remaining tergites smooth.</p> <p>Material examined. Holotype: Female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3411), INDIA: Karnataka: Bengaluru, Malleshwaram, Aranya Bhavan, Institute of Wood Science and Technology (IWST), 13 ° 01 ʹ 03 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 57 ʹ 07 ʹ ’E, 942 m, YPT, 12.VI.2015; Paratypes: 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3412), Sikkim: Tadong, ICAR complex for NEH region, 25°41 ʹ 02 ʹ ’ N 91°54 ʹ 48 ʹ ’ E, 1330 m, YPT, 29. X.2014; 2 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3413 – P3414), Himachal Pradesh: Palampur, 32 ° 06 ʹ 39 ʹ ’N, 76 ° 32 ʹ 10 ʹ ’E, 1269 m, YPT, 13–17.VIII.2017; 2 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3415 – P3416), Tamil Nadu: Yercaud, HRS, 11°47 ʹ 44 ʹ ’ N 78°12 ʹ 42 ʹ ’E, 1399 m,YPT, 04.VIII.2016.</p> <p>Etymology. The Sanskrit epithet ‘agniparvathus’ means volcano, referring to the large crater-like propodeal spiracle. The name is treated as an adjective.</p> <p>Diagnosis. This species can be easily distinguished from all other species by its large propodeal spiracle.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B5091F6615FFED4B0FFC45D3139091	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari;Mohanraj, Prashanth;Samuel, D. K.;Reddy, M. Krishna	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari, Mohanraj, Prashanth, Samuel, D. K., Reddy, M. Krishna (2020): Revision of Indian species of Baeus Haliday (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea: Scelionidae). Journal of Natural History 54 (13 - 14): 813-917, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885
03B5091F6613FFEF4B64FF49D62E9548.text	03B5091F6613FFEF4B64FF49D62E9548.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Baeus airavata Veenakumari 2020	<div><p>Baeus airavata Veenakumari, sp. n. (Figure 3 (a–e))</p> <p>http://www.zoobank.org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 470C30F5-755A-417B-817F-9DB08E689F81</p> <p>Holotype. Female; body length = 0.61 (0.51–0.68) mm; n = 5</p> <p>Colour (Figure 3 (a)). Head, mesonotum and metasoma dark brown, mesoscutellum and propodeum a shade paler than the rest; hyperoccipital carina black; posterior margin of mesoscutellum with a black band; antennomeres brown except yellowish brown patches on apical A1 and A2; legs yellowish brown.</p> <p>Head (Figure 3 (a–e)). Head as wide as high; IOS 0.60 (0.55–0.63)× width of head and 1.85 (1.80–1.91)× eye length; eye small (L:W = 7.6:4.8), setose, not touching hyperoccipital carina posteriorly; head height 3.1 (3.0–3.4)× eye length; POL&gt;LOL in ratio of 13.7:7.9; lateral ocellus away from orbits, OOL subequal to MOD; distance between posterior margin of lateral ocellus and hyperoccipital carina 1.50 (1.48–1.51)× MOD; pilosity of moderate density, setae of medium length; interantennal process triangular, smooth; length of central keel 0.53 (0.48–0.56)× distance to median ocellus; facial striae extending 0.50 (0.48–0.56)× length between mandibular end to lower orbit; malar striae sparse; frons and vertex smooth; gena smooth, 3.40 (3.38–3.44)× as long as wide, anterior margin of gena in contact with 0.64 (0.63–0.68)× length of ventral margin of eye; length of A1 subequal to that of clava; length of A2 0.44 (0.41–0.46)× that of A1.</p> <p>Mesosoma (Figure 3 (a,c,e)). Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum 0.45 (0.41–0.50)× and 0.15 (0.14–0.17)× as long as wide, respectively; mesoscutum anteriorly weakly coriaceous reticulate and posteriorly smooth; mesoscutellum predominantly smooth; metascutellum not visible; propodeum smooth dorsally, as long as mesoscutellum medially; pilosity of moderate density, setae of medium length; lateral pronotal area antero-dorsally imbricate, remainder smooth except for transverse carinae ventrally; postero-dorsal margin of lateral pronotal area with two short, weak projections; ventral margin of lateral pronotal area extending as a blunt projection; transverse carinae on dorsal mesopleuron terminate above the level of dorsal metapleuron; mesopleuron ventrally weakly reticulate, followed by oblique carinae, remainder smooth; mesopleuron extending as a short projection ventrally; mesopleural pit not distinct; metapleuron entirely smooth except for two uneven foveae ventrally; posterior suture of metapleuron straight, dorsally indicated by a furrow; dorsal level of posterior metapleural suture ventral to level of antero-lateral margin of T 2; sculpturing of propodeum anterior to spiracle with a short carina, region posterior to spiracle smooth with a carina on dorsal and ventral ends of spiracle; region ventral to spiracle with transverse carinae followed by two oblique carinae; remainder of lateral propodeum smooth; opening of propodeal spiracle small, round.</p> <p>Metasoma (Figure 3 (a,c,e)). Metasoma as long as wide; pilosity of moderate density, setae of medium length, longer than those on head and mesonotum; T 2 predominantly smooth; remaining tergites smooth.</p> <p>Material examined. Holotype: Female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3090), INDIA: Rajasthan: Udaipur, Badagaon, 24 ° 38 ʹ 11 ʹ ’ N 73 ° 40 ʹ 48 ʹ ’ E, 178 m, YPT, 24.IX.2016; Paratypes: 29 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3091 – P3118, P3135), same as holotype; 9 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3119 – P3123, P3130 – P3131, P3133, P3134), Rajasthan: Ajmer, National Research Centre on Seed Spices (NRCSS), 26 ° 21 ʹ 56 ʹ ’ N 74 ° 35 ʹ 36 ʹ ’E, 445 m, YPT, 21–27.IX.2016; 8 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3124 – P3129, P3132, 3136), Rajasthan: Udaipur, MPUAT, 24 ° 36 ʹ 02 ʹ ’ N 73 ° 44 ʹ 21 ʹ ’E, 583 m, YPT, 22–25.IX.2016; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3137), same as holotype, MT, 29. IX.2016; 2 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3138 – P3139), Tamil Nadu: Dharmapuri, Kelamangalam, Jakkeri, 12 ° 42 ʹ 17 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 48 ʹ 37 ʹ ’E, 899 m, YPT, 03.III.2015; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3140), same as P3138, 18. V.2015.</p> <p>Etymology. This species is named after ‘Airavata’, a mythical white elephant, the mount of the Hindu God Indra. The name is treated as a noun in apposition.</p> <p>Diagnosis. Species is closer to B. urvashi sp. n. and differs from it in the following combination of characters. Dorsal propodeum in B. airavata sp. n. is as long as mesoscutellum medially whereas in B. urvashi sp. n. it is at most 1/4 th length of mesoscutellum; pilosity on body less dense and gena narrower in B. airavata sp. n than in B. urvashi sp. n. Posterior margin of eye further away from hyperoccipital carina in B. airavata sp. n. than in B. urvashi sp. n.; region ventral to propodeal spiracle with a inverted horse-shoe shaped carina in B. urvashi sp. n., while the sculpture is different in B. airavata sp. n. B. airavata sp. n. is also closer to B. longiabdominalis sp. n.; the diagnosis is given under the latter.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B5091F6613FFEF4B64FF49D62E9548	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari;Mohanraj, Prashanth;Samuel, D. K.;Reddy, M. Krishna	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari, Mohanraj, Prashanth, Samuel, D. K., Reddy, M. Krishna (2020): Revision of Indian species of Baeus Haliday (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea: Scelionidae). Journal of Natural History 54 (13 - 14): 813-917, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885
03B5091F6610FFE14AD7FC66D0A493B0.text	03B5091F6610FFE14AD7FC66D0A493B0.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Baeus arachnophagus Veenakumari 2020	<div><p>Baeus arachnophagus Veenakumari, sp. n. (Figures 4 (a–e) and 39(b))</p> <p>http://www.zoobank. org/ urn:lsid:zoobank. org: act: 8C32C549-90DF-4768-8186-0DFB8DCF2E16</p> <p>Holotype. Female; body length = 0.80 (0.78–0.85) mm; n = 5</p> <p>Colour (Figure 4 (a)). Frons yellowish brown, vertex slightly darker than frons; mesoscutum and metasoma honey brown; mesoscutellum anteriorly brown, posteriorly honey brown with a weak silvery posterior margin; hyperoccipital carina black; propodeum brown with a black band posteriorly; A1 dark brown with yellow patch; A2 blackish brown; A3–A6 yellow; clava yellow with apical black patch; legs yellowish brown.</p> <p>Head (Figure 4 (a–e)). Head 1.32 (1.29–1.35)× as wide as high; IOS 0.48 (0.45–0.52)× width of head and 1.29 (1.25–1.33)× eye length; eye large (L: W = 13.5:15.2) not setose, touching hyperoccipital carina posteriorly; head height 2.0 (1.9–2.1)× eye length; POL&gt;LOL in ratio of 19.0:11.2; lateral ocellus contiguous with orbit; distance between posterior margin of lateral ocellus from hyperoccipital carina 1.20 (1.18–1.23)× MOD; pilosity sparse and setae short; interantennal process triangular, rugose; central keel short, reaching 0.50 (0.45–0.54)× distance to median ocellus; facial striae extending 0.66 (0.61–0.67)× the length between mandibular end to lower orbit; malar striae sparse; frons adjacent to central keel smooth followed by semicircular striae and reticulations; upper frons above central keel and vertex weakly reticulate; gena reticulate, reticulations elongate, short costae present on postero-ventral margin, 3.18 (3.14–3.20) × as long as wide; anterior margin of gena in contact with 0.68 (0.64–0.69)× length of ventral margin of eye; length of A1 subequal to that of clava; length of A2 0.42 (0.41–0.46)× that of A1.</p> <p>Mesosoma (Figures 4 (a,c,e) and 39(b)). Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum 0.42 (0.38–- 0.42)× and 0.15 (0.13–0.15)× as long as wide, respectively; mesoscutum and mesoscutellum finely imbricate, scutes on latter wider than long; metascutellum not visible; propodeum smooth dorsally, as long as mesoscutellum medially; pilosity sparse, setae short; antero-lateral margin of mesoscutellum with a fovea; lateral pronotal area dorsally imbricate, remainder smooth except for a furrow antero-medially and sparse weak oblique carinae ventrally; postero-dorsal margin of lateral pronotal area with two short, weak projections; ventral margin of lateral pronotal area extending as a blunt projection; transverse carinae on dorsal mesopleuron extend up to the level of dorsal metapleuron; mesopleuron ventrally with a weak coriaceous reticulate patch, followed by semicircular carinae, remainder smooth; mesopleuron extending as a short, narrow, projection ventrally; mesopleural pit elongate; metapleuron smooth; posterior suture of metapleuron almost straight, curving towards mesopleuron dorsally; dorsal level of posterior metapleural suture ventral to level of antero-lateral margin of T 2; anteroventral metapleuron extended as a blunt projection; sculpturing of propodeum anterior to spiracle smooth followed by transverse carinae and furrows, region posterior to spiracle smooth; region ventral to spiracle with a crescent shaped carina; remainder of lateral propodeum smooth with sparse transverse carinae antero-ventrally; opening of propodeal spiracle small and round.</p> <p>Metasoma (Figure 4 (a,c,e)). Metasoma 0.81 (0.78–0.83) × as long as wide; pilosity sparse and setae short; T 2 predominantly imbricate; remaining tergites smooth.</p> <p>Material examined. Holotype: Female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2987), INDIA: Tamil Nadu: Chidambaram, Annamalai University, 11 ° 23 ʹ 30 ʹ ’ N 79 ° 42 ʹ 48 ʹ ’E, 7 m, YPT, 02.VII.2016; Paratypes: 9 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P2988 – P2996), same as holotype; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2997), same as P2994, 10. V.2013; 2 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P2998 – P2999), Goa: Old Goa, Ela, CCARI, 15 ° 29 ʹ 52 ʹ ’ N 73 ° 55 ʹ 00 ʹ ’E, 15 m, YPT, 18.VII.2015; 3 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3000 – P3002), Goa: Carambolim, KVK, CCARI, 15 ° 29 ʹ 53 ʹ ’ N 73 ° 55 ʹ 25 ʹ ’E, 15 m, YPT, 14–15. VII.2015; 17 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3003 – P3019), Andaman Islands: South Andaman, Garacharma, CIARI, 11 ° 61 ʹ 29 ʹ ’N 92 ° 71 ʹ 54 ʹ ’E, 63 m, YPT, 22.II.2012; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3020), same as P3003, 26.I.2013; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3021), Andaman Islands: Little Andaman, Harminder Bay, 10 ° 59 ʹ N 92 ° 54 ʹ E, 7 m SN, 29.I.2013; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3022), Karnataka: Chikkaballapur, Nandi Hills, 13 ° 37 ʹ 02 ʹ ’N 77 ° 68 ʹ 34 ʹ ’E, 1448 m, SN, 18.IX.2010; 2 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3023 – P3024), Tamil Nadu: Kodaikanal, Shenbaganur, 10 ° 14 ʹ 01 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 30 ʹ 47 ʹ ’E, 1865 m, YPT, 02.IV.2014; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3025), Tamil Nadu: Dindugul, Thandikudi, RCRS, 10 ° 18 ʹ 34 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 38 ʹ 34 ʹ ’E, 1305 m, YPT, 25. VI.2015; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3026), Tamil Nadu: Periyakulam, 8 ° 59 ʹ 13 ʹ ’N 76 ° 82 ʹ 67 ʹ ’E, 53 m, YPT, 16.VIII.2013; 2 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3027–3028), Tamil Nadu: Dharmapuri, Hosur, Uddanapalli, 12 ° 37 ʹ 28 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 55 ʹ 29 ʹ ’E, 758 m, YPT, 12.XI.2015; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3029), same as P3027, 02.XII.2014; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3030), Tamil Nadu: Yercaud, HRS, 11 ° 47 ʹ 44 ʹ ’ N 78 ° 12 ʹ 42 ʹ ’E, 1399 m, YPT, 03.VIII.2016; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3031), Tamil Nadu: Vellore, Yelagiri, 12 ° 34 ʹ 43 ʹ ’ N 78 ° 39 ʹ 46 ʹ ’E, 969 m, YPT, 13–15. VI.2016; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3032), Puducherry: Auroville, 12 ° 00 ʹ 19 ʹ ’ N 79 ° 48 ʹ 46 ʹ ’E, 60 m, YPT, 15. V.2011; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3033), Tripura: Agartala, Tripura University (TU), 23 ° 76 ʹ 28 ʹ ’ N 91 ° 26 ʹ 33 ʹ ’E, 17 m, YPT, 03.III.2016; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3034), Himachal Pradesh: Dalhousie, 32 ° 32 ʹ 19 ʹ ’ N 75 ° 58 ʹ 15 ʹ ’E, 2021 m, SN, 25. IX.2014; 4 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3035 – P3038), Kerala: Thiruvananthapuram; Vellayani, 8 ° 43 ʹ 50 ʹ ’N 76 ° 99 ʹ 14 ʹ ’E, 11 m, YPT, 20.XI.2015; 3 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3039 – P3040, P3042), Kerala: Kasargod, Central Plantation Crops Research Institute (CPCRI), 12 ° 31 ʹ 29 ʹ ’ N 74 ° 57 ʹ 52 ʹ ’E, 6 m, YPT, 20.II.2015; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3041), Tamil Nadu: Udagamandalam, Wellington, 11 ° 21 ʹ 36 ʹ ’ N 76 ° 48 ʹ 42 ʹ ’E, 1997 m, SN, 16.II.2016; 2 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3043 – P3044), Kerala: Thiruvananthapuram; Vellayani, 8 ° 43 ʹ 50 ʹ ’N 76 ° 99 ʹ 14 ʹ ’E, 11 m, YPT, 22.XI.2015; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3045), South Andaman: Sippighat, 11 ° 36 ʹ 17 ʹ ’ N 92 ° 41 ʹ 12 ʹ ’E, 8 m, YPT, 31.I.2013; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3046), Himachal Pradesh: Palampur, 32 ° 06 ʹ 39 ʹ ’E, 76 ° 32 ʹ 10 ʹ ’N, 1269 m, YPT, 13.VIII.2017; 2 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3047, P3048), Tamil Nadu: Dharmapuri, Kelamangalam, Jakkeri, 12 ° 42 ʹ 17 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 48 ʹ 37 ʹ ’E, 899 m, YPT, 3–16.III.2015; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3049), Karnataka: Bengaluru, Hessaraghatta, 13 ° 08 ʹ 01 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 29 ʹ 27 ʹ ’E, 859 m, YPT, 07.IX.2016.</p> <p>Etymology. This species is named ‘arachnophagus’ as these wasps parasitise spider eggs. The name is treated as an adjective.</p> <p>Diagnosis. Baeus arachnophagus sp. n. is closer to B. krumbiegeli sp. n., B. reticulatus sp. n., B. mareecha sp. n., and B. primitus, where all of them are sparsely setose and setae short. B. arachnophagus sp. n. differs from B. krumbiegeli sp. n. in having dorsal level of posterior metapleural suture ventral to the level of antero-lateral margin of T2, gena and posterior margins of mesoscutum and mesoscutellum sculptured; whereas in B. krumbiegeli sp. n. dorsal level of posterior metapleural suture is dorsal to the level of antero-lateral margin of T2, and gena including the postero-medial margin of mesoscutum and posterior margin of mesoscutellum is smooth; B. arachnophagus sp. n. differs from B. reticulatus sp. n. and B. primitus in having a wider gena, dorsal propodeum smooth and as long as mesoscutellum, transverse carinae on dorsal mesopleuron extending up to the level of dorsal metapleuron; whereas in B. reticulatus sp. n. and B. primitus gena is narrow, propodeum shorter than mesoscutellum and weakly striate, transverse carinae on dorsal mesopleuron extend below the level of dorsal metapleuron; B. arachnophagus sp. n. differs from B. mareecha sp. n. in having dorsal level of posterior metapleural suture ventral to the level of antero-lateral margin of T2, while it is level with antero-lateral margin of T 2 in the latter; region ventral to propodeal spiracle with a crescent shaped carina in B. arachnophagus sp. n. whereas in B. mareecha sp. n. there is a semicircular carina in addition to the crescent shaped carina.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B5091F6610FFE14AD7FC66D0A493B0	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari;Mohanraj, Prashanth;Samuel, D. K.;Reddy, M. Krishna	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari, Mohanraj, Prashanth, Samuel, D. K., Reddy, M. Krishna (2020): Revision of Indian species of Baeus Haliday (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea: Scelionidae). Journal of Natural History 54 (13 - 14): 813-917, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885
03B5091F661EFFE34B6EFA1FD1329470.text	03B5091F661EFFE34B6EFA1FD1329470.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Baeus bagheera Veenakumari 2020	<div><p>Baeus bagheera Veenakumari, sp. n. (Figure 5 (a–e))</p> <p>http://www. zoobank. org/ urn: lsid: zoobank.org:act: 25F5853B-C740-48B1-A074-E735371C9074</p> <p>Holotype. Female; body length = 0.65 mm (0.61–0.71) mm; n = 5</p> <p>Colour (Figure 5 (a)). Head, mesonotum and metasoma dark brown, mesoscutellum and propodeum paler than remainder; hyperoccipital carina black; posterior margins of</p> <p>mesoscutum and mesoscutellum with a black band; A1 dark brown with yellowish brown patch apically; A2 and clava dark brown; A3–A6 and legs yellowish brown.</p> <p>Head (Figure 5 (a–e)). Head 1.13 (1.11–1.20)× as wide as high; IOS 0.54 (0.51–0.56)× width of head and 1.20 (1.18–1.25)× eye length; eye (L: W = 12.0:9.3), setose, not touching hyperoccipital carina posteriorly; head height 1.88 (1.78–1.92)× eye length; POL&gt;LOL in ratio of 16.3:9.8; lateral ocellus contiguous with orbit; distance between posterior margin of lateral ocellus from hyperoccipital carina 0.81 (0.78–0.85)× MOD; pilosity of moderate density, setae of medium length, shorter than those on mesonotum and metasoma; interantennal process triangular, with weak rugae; central keel very short, 0.29 (0.25–- 0.31)× distance to median ocellus; facial striae long, extending 0.76 (0.71–0.82)× the length between mandibular end to lower orbit; a single malar stria present; frons adjacent to central keel smooth followed by semicircular striae, and longitudinal reticulations; upper frons and vertex smooth; gena smooth except for weak reticulations dorsally, with costae on postero-ventral margin, 4.76 (4.71–4.81)× as long as wide; anterior margin of gena in contact with 0.24 (0.22–0.25)× length of ventral margin of eye; length of A1 0.85 (0.81–0.9)× that of clava; length of A2 0.46 (0.40–0.48)× that of A1.</p> <p>Mesosoma (Figure 5 (a,c,e)). Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum 0.48 (0.45–0.52)× and 0.23 (0.20–0.24)× as long as wide, respectively; mesoscutum imbricate; mesoscutellum predominantly smooth; metascutellum not visible; propodeum smooth dorsally, 0.53 (0.51–0.58)× length of mesoscutellum medially; pilosity of moderate density, setae of medium length; lateral pronotal area dorsally imbricate followed by weak transverse striae, antero-medially weakly vertically striate, remainder smooth; dorso-postero margin of lateral pronotal area with two protuberances; ventral margin of lateral pronotal area extending as a short blunt projection; transverse carinae on dorsal mesopleuron terminate above the dorsal level of metapleuron; mesopleuron ventrally with a weak longitudinal stria and a small imbricate patch followed by oblique carinae, remainder smooth; mesopleuron extending as a short, narrow projection ventrally; mesopleural pit small; metapleuron smooth, except for a vertical carina antero-ventrally; posterior suture of metapleuron with gentle curve basally and dorsally bending towards posterior mesopleural suture; dorsal level of posterior metapleural suture ventral to level of antero-lateral margin of T 2; sculpturing of propodeum anterior to spiracle confused followed by two short transverse carinae with a seta above each carina, region posterior to spiracle smooth; region ventral to spiracle with a crescent shaped carina enclosing a seta; remain- der of lateral propodeum smooth with a short transverse carina antero-ventrally; propodeal spiracular opening tear-drop shaped.</p> <p>Metasoma (Figure 5 (a,c,e)). Metasoma as long as wide; pilosity of moderate density, setae of medium length; T 2 anteriorly finely imbricate, posteriorly smooth; remaining tergites smooth.</p> <p>Material examined. Holotype: Female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3479), INDIA: Rajasthan: Udaipur, Badagaon, Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), 24 ° 38 ʹ 11 ʹ ’ N 73 ° 40 ʹ 48 ʹ ’ E, 178 m, YPT, 24.IX.2016; Paratypes: 18 females (ICAR / NBAIR /P3480–P3497), same data as holotype.</p> <p>Etymology. This species is named after the fictional black panther Bagheera, in Rudyard Kipling’ s ‘The Jungle Book’, said to have been born in captivity in Udaipur, from where the specimens comprising the type series were collected. The name is treated as a noun in apposition.</p> <p>Diagnosis. This species is closer to B. takshaka sp. n. but differs from it in the following characters; in B. bagheera sp. n. posterior ocellus is closer to hyperoccipital carina and metapleuron is entirely smooth whereas in B. takshaka sp. n. posterior ocellus is away from hyperoccipital carina and the metapleuron is sculptured. This species is also closer to B. xanthoclavatus sp. n. but differs in having shorter eye length in contact with anterior margin of gena, gena narrow, mesoscutellum smooth and clava brown. B. xanthoclavatus sp. n. differs in having a wider gena, half the length of eye in contact with anterior margin of gena, an imbricate mesoscutellum and bright yellow clava.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B5091F661EFFE34B6EFA1FD1329470	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari;Mohanraj, Prashanth;Samuel, D. K.;Reddy, M. Krishna	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari, Mohanraj, Prashanth, Samuel, D. K., Reddy, M. Krishna (2020): Revision of Indian species of Baeus Haliday (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea: Scelionidae). Journal of Natural History 54 (13 - 14): 813-917, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885
03B5091F661CFFE24B74FD5ED6749246.text	03B5091F661CFFE24B74FD5ED6749246.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Baeus bharathiae Veenakumari 2020	<div><p>Baeus bharathiae Veenakumari, sp. n. (Figure 6 (a–e))</p> <p>http: //www.zoobank.org/ urn: lsid:zoobank.org:act: 50D49540-2787-4BF6-A69B-7FCA2E3AB361</p> <p>Holotype. Female; body length = 0.73 (0.68–0.78) mm; n = 5</p> <p>Colour (Figure 6 (a)). Head, mesonotum and metasoma brown, vertex and mesoscutellum darker than the remainder; hyperoccipital carina black; posterior margin of mesoscutum with a black band and mesoscutellum with a black band followed by whitish-blue band; antenna yellowish brown; legs yellow with patches of brown.</p> <p>Head (Figure 6 (a–e)). Head 1.42 (1.38–1.45)× as wide as high; IOS 0.49 (0.48–0.52)× width of head and 1.05 (0.95–1.10)× eye length; eye (L: W = 13.8:8.7) setose,not touching hyperoccipital carina posteriorly; head height 1.57 (1.51–1.60)× eye length; POL&gt;LOL in ratio of 16.5:9.8; lateral ocellus contiguous with orbit; distance between posterior margin of lateral ocellus to hyperoccipital carina 0.47 (0.45–0.49)× MOD; pilosity of medium density, setae of medium length, shorter than those on mesonotum and metasoma; interantennal process triangular, smooth; length of central keel 0.45 (0.42–0.48)× distance from interantennal process to median ocellus; facial striae long extending up to lower orbit; malar striae distinct; frons adjacent to central keel smooth followed by semicircular striae, in turn followed by longitudinal reticulations; upper frons imbricate, vertex weakly imbricate; gena dorsally weakly reticulate, remain- der smooth, with costae on postero-ventral margin, 3.72 (3.64–3.75)× as long as wide; anterior margin of gena in contact with 0.53 (0.50–0.56)× length of ventral margin of eye; length of A1 subequal to that of clava; length of A2 0.33 (0.31–0.36)× that of A1.</p> <p>Mesosoma (Figure 6 (a,b,e)). Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum 0.39 (0.38–0.42)× and 0.17 (0.15–0.19)× as long as wide, respectively; mesoscutum and mesoscutellum imbricate; metascutellum not visible; propodeum smooth dorsally, 0.72 (0.70–0.74)× length of mesoscutellum medially; pilosity of medium density, setae of medium length; lateral pronotal area dorsally coriaceous-reticulate, antero-medially with weak sparse striae, remainder smooth; postero-dorsal margin of lateral pronotal area with two short projections; ventral margin of lateral pronotal area extending as a blunt projection; transverse carinae on dorsal mesopleuron terminate above the level of dorsal metapleuron; mesopleuron ventrally with a reticulate patch, followed by oblique carinae, remainder smooth; mesopleuron extending as a narrow projection ventrally; mesopleural pit small; metapleuron smooth; posterior suture of metapleuron straight; dorsal level of posterior metapleural suture ventral to level of antero-lateral margin of T 2; sculpturing of propodeum anterior to spiracle smooth, followed by transverse carinae, region posterior to spiracle smooth with short transverse carinae, a pair each, on dorsal and ventral margins; region ventral to spiracle with a crescent shaped carina enclosing two setae; remainder of lateral propodeum smooth but for two short transverse carinae antero-ventrally; propodeal spiracular opening tear-drop shaped.</p> <p>Metasoma (Figure 6 (a,b,e)). Metasoma 1.12 (1.10–1.21)× as long as wide; pilosity of medium density, setae of medium length; T 2 smooth; remaining tergites smooth.</p> <p>Material examined. Holotype: Female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3534), INDIA: Andaman Islands: South Andaman, Garacharma, CIARI, 11 ° 61 ʹ 29 ʹ ’N 92 ° 71 ʹ 54 ʹ ’E, 63 m, YPT, 26.III.2016; Paratypes: 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3535), South Andaman: Sippighat, 11 ° 36 ʹ 17 ʹ ’ N 92 ° 41 ʹ 12 ʹ ’E, 8 m, YPT, 23.II.2012; 8 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3536 – P3543), South Andaman, Chouldari, Bloomsdale, 11 ° 38 ʹ 25 ʹ ’ N 92 ° 39 ʹ 40 ʹ ’E, 11 m, YPT, 26.III.2016; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3544), Great Nicobar: Campbell Bay, 7 ° 00 ʹ 77 ʹ ’N 93 ° 91 ʹ 47 ʹ ’E, 13 m, SN, 20.III.2016.</p> <p>Etymology. This species is named after Ms. K. Bharathi who helped image the specimens. The name is treated as a noun in the genitive case.</p> <p>Diagnosis. B. bharathiae sp. n. is closer to B. krishnareddyi sp. n. but has shorter head height,T2 smooth, malar striae present, propodeal spiracle of medium size and tear-drop shaped whereas in B. krishnareddyi sp. n. head height long, malar striae absent, propodeal spiracle small and round, T2 anteriorly reticulate and posteriorly smooth; in addition to these characters the sculpturing ventral to propodeal spiracle is also different.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B5091F661CFFE24B74FD5ED6749246	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari;Mohanraj, Prashanth;Samuel, D. K.;Reddy, M. Krishna	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari, Mohanraj, Prashanth, Samuel, D. K., Reddy, M. Krishna (2020): Revision of Indian species of Baeus Haliday (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea: Scelionidae). Journal of Natural History 54 (13 - 14): 813-917, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885
03B5091F661DFFE44B65FB68D0AB9353.text	03B5091F661DFFE44B65FB68D0AB9353.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Baeus chakora Veenakumari 2020	<div><p>Baeus chakora Veenakumari, sp. n. (Figure 7 (a–e))</p> <p>http: //www.zoobank.org/ urn:lsid: zoobank.org:act: 4B750C7A-003D-4FF8-AC79-B775CE9F3823</p> <p>Holotype. Female; body length = 0.57 (0.51–0.65) mm; n = 5</p> <p>Colour (Figure 7 (a)). Head, mesoscutum and metasoma brownish black, except paler mesoscutellum; propodeum brown; hyperoccipital carina black; posterior margins of mesoscutum and mesoscutellum with shining blue tinge; A1 and A2 dark brown with apical yellow patch; A3–A6 pale yellow; clava yellowish brown; legs brown with uneven patches of yellow and black.</p> <p>Head (Figure 7 (a–e)). Head 1.15 (1.11–1.21)× as wide as high; IOS 0.52 (0.48–0.54)× width of head and 1.10 (0.95–1.16)× eye length; eye (L: W = 11.3: 8.1) setose, touching hyperoccipital carina posteriorly; head height 1.79 (1.73–1.83)× eye length; POL&gt;LOL in ratio of 15.0:8.6; lateral ocellus contiguous with orbit; distance from posterior margin of lateral ocellus to hyperoccipital carina 0.31 (0.27–0.32)× MOD; pilosity of moderate density, setae of medium length but shorter than those on mesonotum and metasoma; interantennal process triangular, rugose; central keel consisting of small longitudinal rugae, reaching 0.51 (0.48–0.53)× distance to median ocellus; facial striae extending 0.91 (0.89–0.94)× the length from mandibular end to lower orbit; malar striae sparse; frons adjacent to central keel weakly reticulate followed by semicircular imbricate sculpture; upper frons above central keel and vertex with imbricate sculpture; gena weakly reticulate, with foveae on postero-ventral margin, 4.71 (4.63–4.85)× as long as wide; anterior margin of gena in contact with 0.64 (0.61–0.67)× length of ventral margin of eye; length of A1 0.86 (0.84–0.91)× that of clava; length of A2 0.42 (0.40–0.44)× that of A1.</p> <p>Mesosoma (Figure 7 (a,c,e)). Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum 0.40 (0.38–0.42)× and 0.15 (0.13–0.16)× as long as wide, respectively; mesoscutum and mesoscutellum imbricate; metascutellum not visible; propodeum smooth dorsally, 0.54 (0.50–0.56)× length of mesoscutellum medially; pilosity of medium density, setae of medium length; lateral pronotal area dorsally foveate, setose, remainder smooth except for sparse weak vertical striae antero-medially; postero-dorsal margin of lateral pronotal area with two short, weak projections; ventral margin of lateral pronotal area extending as a blunt projection; transverse carinae on dorsal mesopleuron extend below the level of dorsal metapleuron; mesopleuron ventrally with a foveate patch, remainder smooth; mesopleuron extending as a short, narrow projection ventrally; mesopleural pit elongate; metapleuron dorsally transversely carinate, ventrally with weak carinae, remainder smooth; posterior suture of metapleuron almost straight with a basal curve, bending dorsally towards mesopleuron; dorsal level of posterior metapleural suture level with antero-lateral margin of T 2; sculpturing of propodeum anterior to spiracle transversely carinate, region posterior to spiracle smooth with a transverse carina; region ventral to spiracle with several transverse carinae; remainder of lateral propodeum smooth with sparse transverse carinae antero-ventrally; propodeal spiracular opening tear-drop shaped.</p> <p>Metasoma (Figure 7 (a,c,e)). Metasoma 0.93 (0.90–0.98)× as long as wide; pilosity of medium density, setae of medium length; T 2 antero-medially weakly imbricate, remainder smooth; remaining tergites smooth.</p> <p>Material examined. Holotype: Female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2878), INDIA: Arunachal Pradesh: Pasighat, CHF, 28 ° 04 ʹ 28 ʹ ’ N 95 ° 19 ʹ 28 ʹ ’E, 173 m, SN, 03.V.2014; Paratypes: 30 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P2879 – P2908), same as holotype, YPT, 03–10. V.2014; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2909), same as holotype; 2 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P2910, P2911), same as holotype, YPT, 11.XI.2014; 2 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P2912, P2913), New Delhi: Yamuna Biodiversity Park, 28 ° 44 ʹ 03 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 12 ʹ 52 ʹ ’E, 209 m, SN, 26.XI.2010; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2914), New Delhi: Pusa, Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), 28 ° 38 ʹ 15 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 09 ʹ 25 ʹ ’E, 221 m, SN, 17.VII.2010; 11 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P2915 – P2925), Great Nicobar: Campbell Bay, 7 ° 00 ʹ 77 ʹ ’N 93 ° 91 ʹ 47 ʹ ’E, 13 m, YPT, 20–23.III.2016; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2926), Sikkim: Tadong, ICAR complex for NEH region, 25 ° 41 ʹ 02 ʹ ’ N 91 ° 54 ʹ 48 ʹ ’ E, 1330 m, YPT, 01.XI.2014; 3 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P2927 – P2929), Uttar Pradesh: Mainpuri, Nagla Daudpur, 27 ° 05 ʹ 45 ʹ ’ N 79 ° 15 ʹ 43 ʹ ’E, 149 m, SN, 16.IX.2007; 4 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P2930 – P2933), Tamil Nadu: Dharmapuri, Hosur, Uddanapalli, 12 ° 37 ʹ 28 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 55 ʹ 29 ʹ ’E, 758 m, YPT, 28.X.2015; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2934), same as P2930, MT, 18. V.2015; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2935), Tamil Nadu: Dharmapuri, Kelamangalam, Jakkeri, 12 ° 42 ʹ 17 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 48 ʹ 37 ʹ ’E, 899 m, YPT, 16.III.2015; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2936), same as P2930, YPT, 31. I.2015; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2937), Tamil Nadu: Yercaud, HRS, 11 ° 47 ʹ 44 ʹ ’ N 78 ° 12 ʹ 42 ʹ ’E, 1399 m, YPT, 05.VIII.2016; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2938), Tamil Nadu: Vellore, Yelagiri, 12 ° 34 ʹ 43 ʹ ’ N 78 ° 39 ʹ 46 ʹ ’E, 969 m, YPT, 15. VI.2016; 2 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P2939, P2940), Tamil Nadu: Lower Pulney Hills, Thadiyankudisai, HRS, 10 ° 17 ʹ 58 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 42 ʹ 42 ʹ ’E, 990 m, YPT, 25–27. XI.2016; 4 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P2941 – P2943, P2946), Tamil Nadu: Dindugul, Thandikudi, RCRS, 10 ° 18 ʹ 34 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 38 ʹ 34 ʹ ’E, 1305 m, YPT, 27–29.XI.2016; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2944) Karnataka: Mandya, 12 ° 33 ʹ 51 ʹ ’ N 76 ° 44 ʹ 01 ʹ ’E, 749 m, MT, 25.I.2012; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2945) Karnataka: Chintamani: College of Sericulture, 13 ° 20 ʹ 07 ʹ ’ N 78 ° 04 ʹ 56 ʹ ’E, 862 m, SN, 08. XI.2013; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2947), Karnataka: Bengaluru, Hebbal, 13 ° 02 ʹ 08 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 35 ʹ 49 ʹ ’E, 906 m, PFT, 18.VII.2011; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2948), Karnataka: Tumkur, Kunigal, 13 ° 02 ʹ 01 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 03 ʹ 48 ʹ ’E, 784 m, YPT, 26.X.2013; 3 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P2949 – P2951), same as P2948, SN, 19.IX.2014; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2952), Karnataka: Bengaluru, Hessaraghatta, 13 ° 08 ʹ 01 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 29 ʹ 27 ʹ ’E, 859 m, YPT, 21.VIII.2015; 2 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P2953 – P2954), Karnataka: Mudigere, College of Horticulture, 13 ° 06 ʹ 54 ʹ ’ N 75 ° 37 ʹ 57 ʹ ’E, 976 m, YPT, 30.IX.2015; 2 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P2955 – P2956), same as P2953, MT, 02.X.2015; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2957), Karnataka: Kodagu, Chettalli, Central Horticultural Experiment Station, 12 ° 23 ʹ 20 ʹ ’ N 75 ° 50 ʹ 43 ʹ ’E, 932 m, YPT, 22.III.2016; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2958), Karnataka: Bengaluru, Attur, 13 ° 05 ʹ 48 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 33 ʹ 59 ʹ ’E, 936 m, PFT, 13.I.2012; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2959), same as P2958, 24.XI.2011; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2960), same as P2958, 02.I.2012; 2 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P2961 – P2962), same as P2958, YPT, 05.XI.2011; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2963), same as P2958, YPT, 07.I.2012; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2964), Karnataka: Bengaluru, GKVK, 13 ° 04 ʹ 25 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 34 ʹ 49 ʹ ’ E, 938 m, YPT 03.IX.2011; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2965), same as P2964, 29.VIII.2011; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2966), same as P2964, 26.IX.2011; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2967), same as P2964, PFT, 26. IX.2011.</p> <p>Etymology. This species is named after a legendary bird ‘Chakora’ in Hindu mythology believed to reside on moonbeams. The name is treated as a noun in apposition.</p> <p>Diagnosis. B. chakora sp. n. is closer to B. ciprianii sp. n. but differs from it by the combination of the following character states; in B. chakora sp. n. the transverse carinae on dorsal mesopleuron extend below the dorsal level of metapleuron and the dorsal level of posterior metapleural suture is level with antero-lateral margin of T2; whereas in B. ciprianii sp. n. the transverse carinae on dorsal mesopleuron terminate much above the dorsal level of metapleuron and the dorsal level of posterior metapleural suture ventral to the level of antero-lateral margin of T2.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B5091F661DFFE44B65FB68D0AB9353	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari;Mohanraj, Prashanth;Samuel, D. K.;Reddy, M. Krishna	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari, Mohanraj, Prashanth, Samuel, D. K., Reddy, M. Krishna (2020): Revision of Indian species of Baeus Haliday (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea: Scelionidae). Journal of Natural History 54 (13 - 14): 813-917, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885
03B5091F661BFFD84B68FA7DD3139470.text	03B5091F661BFFD84B68FA7DD3139470.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Baeus chitrasena Veenakumari 2020	<div><p>Baeus chitrasena Veenakumari, sp. n. (Figure 8 (a–e))</p> <p>http://www.zoobank.org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 67BA9015-982B-43D1-83E9-9DCA 02222791</p> <p>Holotype. Female; body length = 0.73 (0.64–0.75) mm; n = 5</p> <p>Colour (Figure 8 (a)). Head, mesonotum and metasoma dark brown, propodeum paler than rest; hyperoccipital carina black; posterior margin of mesoscutum and mesoscutellum with a black band and the latter with an additional yellow line; posterior margin of propodeum with a yellow line; A1 dark brown and apically yellow; A2–A3 dark brown; A4–A6 yellowish brown; clava brown with uneven black patches; legs brown with black patches.</p> <p>Head (Figure 8 (a–e)). Head 1.16 (1.10–1.18)× as wide as high; IOS short 0.34 (0.31–- 0.36)× width of head and 0.80 (0.74–0.82)× eye length; eye (L: W = 16.0:16.8), setose, touching hyperoccipital carina posteriorly; head height 1.71 (1.68–1.75)× eye length; POL&gt;LOL in ratio of 17.6:10.7; lateral ocellus contiguous with orbit; distance from posterior margin of lateral ocellus to hyperoccipital carina 0.33 (0.30–0.36)× MOD; pilosity of medium density, setae of medium length, shorter than those on mesonotum and metasoma; interantennal process triangular, rugose; length of central keel 0.44 (0.43–0.46)× distance to median ocellus; facial striae extending up to lower orbit; malar striae sparse; frons adjacent to central keel smooth, followed by semicircular striae and longitudinal reticulations; upper frons and vertex weakly reticulate; gena weakly reticulate, with closely spaced costae on postero-ventral margin, 3.11 (3.02–3.16)× as long as wide; anterior margin of gena in contact with 0.71 (0.68–0.73)× length of ventral margin of eye; length of A1 subequal to that of clava; length of A2 0.49 (0.47–0.53)× that of A1.</p> <p>Mesosoma (Figure 8 (a,c,e)). Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum 0.54 (0.51–0.56)× and 0.22 (0.20–0.25)× as long as wide, respectively; mesoscutum and mesoscutellum imbricate; metascutellum not visible; propodeum smooth dorsally, 0.42 (0.40–0.48)× length of mesoscutellum medially; pilosity of medium density, setae of medium length; anterolateral margin of mesoscutellum with a weak fovea; lateral pronotal area antero-dorsally imbricate, postero-dorsally transversely weakly carinate, antero-medially vertically striate, postero-medially weakly reticulate, antero-ventrally smooth, postero-ventrally obliquely carinate; postero-dorsal margin of lateral pronotal area with two short projections; ventral margin of lateral pronotal area extending as a blunt projection; transverse carinae on dorsal mesopleuron terminate above the dorsal level of metapleuron; mesopleuron ventrally with an imbricate patch, followed by sparse oblique carinae, remainder smooth; mesopleuron extending as a short, narrow projection ventrally; mesopleural pit elongate; metapleuron dorsally with weak impressions of reticulations and weakly reticulate ventrally; posterior suture of metapleuron straight, curved slightly medially; dorsal level of posterior metapleural suture ventral to level of antero-lateral margin of T 2; sculpturing of propodeum anterior to spiracle with a semicircular carina followed by several short transverse carinae, region posterior to spiracle smooth with three short transverse carinae; region ventral to spiracle with an inverted ‘3 ʹ shaped carina; remainder of lateral propodeum smooth with three incomplete transverse carinae antero-ventrally; propodeal spiracular opening tear-drop shaped.</p> <p>Metasoma (Figure 8 (a,c,e)). Metasoma 1.1 (0.9–1.3)× as long as wide; pilosity of medium density, setae of medium length; T 2 anteriorly imbricate, posteriorly smooth; remaining tergites smooth.</p> <p>Material examined. Holotype: Female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3516), INDIA: Karnataka: Mudigere, College of Horticulture, 13 ° 06 ʹ 54 ʹ ’ N 75 ° 37 ʹ 57 ʹ ’E, 976 m, YPT, 29.IX.2015; Paratypes: 16 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3517 – P3532), same as holotype, 28.IX.2015– 02.X.2015; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3533), Madhya Pradesh: Bhopal, Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering (CIAE), 23 ° 18 ʹ 48 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 24 ʹ 27 ʹ ’E, 499 m, YPT, 15. VI.2011.</p> <p>Etymology. This species is named after Chitrasena, a Gandharva king in the Indian epic Mahabharata, who taught the hero Arjuna to sing and dance. The name is treated as a noun in apposition.</p> <p>Diagnosis. B. chitrasena sp. n. closer to B. mahanetra sp. n. in that both have short IOS and large eyes. B. chitrasena sp. n. differs from B. mahanetra sp. n. by the following character states; in B. chitrasena sp. n, the transverse carinae on dorsal mesopleuron are above the dorsal level of metapleuron and the dorsal level of posterior metapleural suture is ventral to the level of antero-lateral margin of T2; whereas in B. mahanetra sp. n. the transverse carinae on dorsal mesopleuron is level with dorsal level of metapleuron and the dorsal level of posterior metapleural suture is also level with antero-lateral margin of T2; B. chitrasena sp. n. is also unique in having an inverted ‘3 ʹ shaped carina ventral to propodeal spiracle.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B5091F661BFFD84B68FA7DD3139470	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari;Mohanraj, Prashanth;Samuel, D. K.;Reddy, M. Krishna	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari, Mohanraj, Prashanth, Samuel, D. K., Reddy, M. Krishna (2020): Revision of Indian species of Baeus Haliday (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea: Scelionidae). Journal of Natural History 54 (13 - 14): 813-917, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885
03B5091F6627FFDB4B66FD5ED33C9313.text	03B5091F6627FFDB4B66FD5ED33C9313.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Baeus ciprianii Veenakumari 2020	<div><p>Baeus ciprianii Veenakumari, sp. n. (Figure 9 (a–e))</p> <p>http: //www. zoobank.org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 29BA65ED-358E-482E-9245-3A2E12A47237</p> <p>Holotype. Female; body length = 0.60 (0.59–0.68) mm; n = 5</p> <p>Colour (Figure 9 (a)). Head, mesonotum and metasoma honey brown, mesoscutellum and propodeum paler; hyperoccipital carina black; posterior margin of mesoscutum and mesoscutellum with a black band; posterior margin of propodeum with a bluish black band; A1–A3 honey brown, A4–A6 yellow, clava yellowish brown; legs yellow with brown markings.</p> <p>Head (Figure 9 (a–e)). Head as wide as high; IOS 0.54 (0.49–0.56)× width of head and 1.04 (0.96–1.07)× eye length; eye (L: W = 11.5:8.7) setose, touching hyperoccipital carina posteriorly; head height 1.95 (1.84–1.99)× eye length; POL&gt;LOL in ratio of 14.7:9.5; lateral ocellus contiguous with orbit; distance from posterior margin of lateral ocellus to hyperoccipital carina 0.57 (0.52–0.59)× MOD; pilosity of moderate density, setae of medium length, shorter than those on mesonotum and metasoma; interantennal process triangular, medially rugose; length of central keel 0.61 (0.58–0.63)× distance to median ocellus; facial striae long extending up to lower orbit; malar striae weak; frons adjacent to central keel basally smooth followed by semicircular striae and longitudinal reticulations; upper frons medially smooth and laterally weakly reticulate; vertex smooth; gena predominantly smooth with costae on postero-ventral margin, 4.90 (4.78–5.0)× as long as wide; anterior margin of gena in contact with 0.51 (0.50–0.53)× length of ventral margin of eye; length of A1 0.94 (0.91–1.02)× that of clava; length of A2 0.44 (0.41–0.46)× that of A1.</p> <p>Mesosoma (Figure 9 (a,c,e)). Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum 0.56 (0.54–0.66)× and 0.16 (0.15–0.18)× as long as wide, respectively; mesoscutum and mesoscutellum imbricate; metascutellum not visible; propodeum smooth dorsally, 0.44 (0.41–0.49)× length of mesoscutellum medially; pilosity of moderate density, setae of medium length; lateral pronotal area dorsally imbricate, antero-medially with weak sparse striae, remainder smooth; postero-dorsal margin of lateral pronotal area with two short, weak projections; ventral margin of lateral pronotal area extending as a blunt projection; transverse carinae on dorsal mesopleuron terminate above the level of dorsal metapleuron; mesopleuron ventrally with a small reticulate patch, followed by a semicircular carina, remainder smooth; mesopleuron ventrally truncate; mesopleural pit elongate; metapleuron smooth except for a medial shallow depression and with sparse weak transverse carinae ventrally; posterior suture of metapleuron straight except for a basal curve; dorsal level of posterior metapleural suture ventral to level of antero-lateral margin of T 2; sculpturing of propodeum anterior to spiracle transversely carinate, region posterior to spiracle smooth; region ventral to spiracle with several uneven carinae; remainder of lateral propodeum smooth with a short transverse carina antero-ventrally; propodeal spiracular opening round.</p> <p>Metasoma (Figure 9 (a,c,e)). Metasoma as long as wide; pilosity of moderate density, setae of medium length; T 2 anteriorly weakly imbricate, remainder smooth; remaining tergites smooth.</p> <p>Material examined. Holotype: Female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3545), INDIA: Andaman Islands: Little Andaman, Harminder Bay, 10 ° 59 ʹ N 92 ° 54 ʹ E, 7 m, MT, 30.I.2013; Paratypes: 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3546), same as holotype; 5 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3547 – P3551), Andaman Islands: South Andaman, Garacharma, CIARI, 11 ° 61 ʹ 29 ʹ ’N 92 ° 71 ʹ 54 ʹ ’E, 63 m, YPT, 26.I.2013; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3552), South Andaman: Sippighat, 11 ° 36 ʹ 17 ʹ ’ N 92 ° 41 ʹ 12 ʹ ’E, 8 m, PFT, 24.II.2012; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3553), same as P3547, 22.II.2012; 2 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3554 – P3555), same as P3552, YPT, 23.II.2012; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3556), same as P3554, 23.II.2016; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3557), South Andaman, Chouldari, Bloomsdale, 11 °3 8 ʹ 25 ʹ ’ N 92 ° 39 ʹ 40 ʹ ’E, 11 m, YPT, 26.III.2016; 4 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3588 – P3591), Karnataka: Chikkaballapur, Nandi Hills, 13 ° 37 ʹ 02 ʹ ’N 77 ° 68 ʹ 34 ʹ ’E, 1448 m, YPT, 16.IX.2009.</p> <p>Etymology. This species is named after the Italian anthropologist Lidio Cipriani who was among the first to study the Onge tribe of Little Andaman from where the type specimens were collected. The name is treated as a noun in the genitive case.</p> <p>Diagnosis. This species is closer to B. chakora sp. n. and the diagnosis is mentioned under the latter.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B5091F6627FFDB4B66FD5ED33C9313	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari;Mohanraj, Prashanth;Samuel, D. K.;Reddy, M. Krishna	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari, Mohanraj, Prashanth, Samuel, D. K., Reddy, M. Krishna (2020): Revision of Indian species of Baeus Haliday (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea: Scelionidae). Journal of Natural History 54 (13 - 14): 813-917, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885
03B5091F6624FFDC4B06FAB4D6789379.text	03B5091F6624FFDC4B06FAB4D6789379.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Baeus densipilosus Veenakumari 2020	<div><p>Baeus densipilosus Veenakumari, sp. n. (Figure 10 (a–e))</p> <p>http://www.zoobank.org/ urn:lsid: zoobank.org:act: 256CD53F-836E-4F0D-B53B-7F46DBD084D7</p> <p>Holotype. Female; body length = 0.70 (0.65–0.82) mm; n = 5</p> <p>Colour (Figure 10 (a)). Head, mesonotum and metasoma blackish brown; hyperoccipital carina black; mesoscutum with a weak yellowish brown line posteriorly; mesoscutellum with a black band followed by yellowish brown line posteriorly; antenna dark brown except brown A3–A6; legs dark brown to black.</p> <p>Head (Figure 10 (a–e)). Head 1.14 (1.11–1.21)× as wide as high; IOS wide, 0.68 (0.65–- 0.69)× width of head and 1.59 (1.56–1.65)× eye length; eye small (L: W = 9.8:7.8) setose, not touching hyperoccipital carina posteriorly; head height 2.36 (2.34–2.42)× eye length; POL&gt;LOL in ratio of 14.4:8.7; lateral ocellus away from orbits by 0.45 (0.43–0.49)× MOD; distance from posterior margin of lateral ocellus to hyperoccipital carina 0.91 (0.89–0.94)× MOD; pilosity of moderate density, setae of medium length, shorter than those on mesonotum and metasoma; interantennal process triangular, reticulate; central keel absent, instead several longitudinal striae present along imaginary central keel; facial striae long, extending 0.63 (0.60–0.71)× the length from mandibular end to lower orbit; malar striae absent; lower frons adjacent to imaginary central keel with longitudinal striae followed by reticulations, with scutes longer than wide; upper frons and vertex smooth, setose; gena postero-dorsally weakly reticulate, remainder smooth, 3.08 (3.02–3.11)× as long as wide; anterior margin of gena in contact with 0.53 (0.50–0.56)× length of ventral margin of eye; length of A1 0.94 (0.91–0.97)× that of clava; length of A2 0.42 (0.38–0.44)× that of A1.</p> <p>Mesosoma (Figure 10 (a,c,e)). Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum 0.43 (0.40–0.51)× and 0.17 (0.15–0.18)× as long as wide, respectively; mesoscutum and mesoscutellum imbricate; metascutellum not visible; propodeum smooth dorsally, 0.62 (0.60–0.65)× length of mesoscutellum medially; pilosity of moderate density, setae of medium length; lateral pronotal area antero-dorsally imbricate, antero-medially weakly vertically striate, posteroventrally with transverse carinae, remainder smooth; postero-dorsal margin of lateral pronotal area with two short, weak projections; ventral margin of lateral pronotal area extending as a short blunt projection; transverse carinae on dorsal mesopleuron terminate above the level of dorsal metapleuron; mesopleuron ventrally weakly imbricate-reticulate followed by a semicircular and an oblique carinae, remainder smooth; mesopleuron with a short projection ventrally; mesopleural pit large and round; metapleuron smooth; posterior suture of metapleuron almost straight but gently curving dorsally to meet posterior mesopleuron; dorsal level of posterior metapleural suture ventral to level of antero-lateral margin of T 2; sculpturing of propodeum anterior to spiracle with short carinae; region posterior to spiracle with a short carina on dorsal and ventral end of spiracle; region ventral to spiracle with four long and two short transverse carinae; remainder of lateral propodeum smooth; propodeal spiracular opening tear-drop shaped.</p> <p>Metasoma (Figure 10 (a,c,e)). Length and width of metasoma subequal; pilosity dense, setae of medium length; T 2 anteriorly finely imbricate, posteriorly smooth; remaining tergites smooth.</p> <p>Material examined. Holotype: Female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2969), INDIA: Himachal Pradesh: Shimla, NBPGR, 31 ° 05 ʹ 55 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 09 ʹ 34 ʹ ’E, 1911 m, YPT, 08.IX.2015; Paratypes: 13 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P2970–2982), same as holotype; 4 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P2983–2986), same as holotype, 02.VIII.2014; 5 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3059 – P3063), same as holotype, 02. VIII.2014; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3064), same as holotype, 08.IX.2015; 3 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3405 – P3407), Jammu and Kashmir: Srinagar: Sher –e– Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKAUST), Shalimar Campus, 34 ° 08 ʹ 52 ʹ ’ N 74 ° 52 ʹ 39 ʹ ’E, 1597 m, SN, 01. VI.2010.</p> <p>Etymology. The epithet ‘densipilosus’ refers to the dense setae on metasoma. The name is treated as an adjective.</p> <p>Diagnosis. B. densipilosus sp. n. is closer to B. menaka sp. n. but differs from it in having a smooth clypeus, and posterior suture of metapleuron curves dorsally to meet posterior mesopleural suture. Whereas B. menaka has a transversely carinate clypeus and the posterior suture of metapleuron does not curve dorsally towards mesopleuron.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B5091F6624FFDC4B06FAB4D6789379	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari;Mohanraj, Prashanth;Samuel, D. K.;Reddy, M. Krishna	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari, Mohanraj, Prashanth, Samuel, D. K., Reddy, M. Krishna (2020): Revision of Indian species of Baeus Haliday (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea: Scelionidae). Journal of Natural History 54 (13 - 14): 813-917, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885
03B5091F6623FFD14B7CFA4CD66E96FE.text	03B5091F6623FFD14B7CFA4CD66E96FE.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Baeus flaviscapus Veenakumari 2020	<div><p>Baeus flaviscapus Veenakumari, sp. n. (Figure 11 (a–d))</p> <p>http://www. zoobank.org/ urn:lsid: zoobank.org:act: A6D15024-821F-4520-A93B-C9C0EF358626</p> <p>Holotype. Female; body length = 0.68 mm; n = 1</p> <p>Colour (Figure 11 (a)). Head, mesonotum and metasoma blackish brown; A1 yellow, A2– A6 dark brown, clava basal half yellow, remainder dark brown; legs yellow with dark brown patches.</p> <p>Head (Figure 11 (a–d)). Head 1.54× as wide as high; IOS 0.32× width of head and 0.65× eye length; eye very large (L: W = 20.0:17.0), sparsely setose, not touching hyperoccipital carina posteriorly; head height 1.42× eye length; POL&gt;LOL in ratio of 11.0:7.0; lateral ocellus away from orbit, OOL 0.55× MOD; pilosity of moderate density, setae of medium length; distance from posterior margin of lateral ocellus to hyperoccipital carina 1.45× MOD; interantennal process triangular, rugose; length of central keel 0.63× distance to median ocellus; facial striae very long extending up to lower orbit; malar striae sparse; frons adjacent to central keel reticulate to coriaceous reticulate; upper frons above central keel and vertex weakly reticulate, sparsely setose; gena smooth with foveae on posteroventral margin, 4.32× as long as wide; anterior margin of gena in contact with 0.77× length of ventral margin of eye; length of A1 0.91× that of clava; length of A2 0.42× that of A1.</p> <p>Mesosoma (Figure 11 (a,c)). Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum 0.42× and 0.19× as long as wide, respectively; mesoscutum coriaceous reticulate; mesoscutellum coriaceous reticulate in anterior half, remainder smooth; metascutellum not visible; propodeum smooth dorsally, 0.38× length of mesoscutellum medially; pilosity of moderate density, setae of medium length; antero-lateral margin of mesoscutellum with a fovea; lateral pronotal area predominantly transversely carinate except for coriaceous reticulations on anterior margin; ventral margin of lateral pronotal area extending as a short blunt projection; transverse carinae on dorsal mesopleuron extend much below the level of dorsal metapleuron; mesopleuron ventrally with a coriaceous patch, remainder smooth, extend ventrally as a short projection; mesopleural pit elongate; metapleuron dorsally weakly rugose, ventrally coriaceous reticulate, remainder smooth; posterior suture of metapleuron straight with a gentle curve medially; dorsal level of posterior metapleural suture ventral to level of antero-lateral margin of T 2; sculpturing of propodeum anterior to spiracle with weak transverse carinae, region posterior to spiracle smooth; region ventral to spiracle with an oblique carina surrounded by confused sculpture, and with transverse carinae antero-ventrally; remainder of lateral propodeum smooth; propodeal spiracular opening small and round.</p> <p>Metasoma (Figure 11 (a,c)). Metasoma 1.4× as long as wide; pilosity of moderate density, setae of medium length; T 2 coriaceous reticulate, posteriorly smooth; remaining tergites smooth.</p> <p>Material examined. Holotype: Female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2968), INDIA: Tamil Nadu: Yercaud, HRS, 11 ° 47 ʹ 44 ʹ ’ N 78 ° 12 ʹ 42 ʹ ’E, 1399 m,YPT, 04.VIII.2016.</p> <p>Etymology. The Latin epithet ‘flaviscapus’ refers to the unique yellow scape. The name is treated as a noun in apposition.</p> <p>Diagnosis. B. flaviscapus sp. n. is closer to B. nicobarensis sp. n. and B. vichitra sp. n. In B. flaviscapus sp. n. pilosity not dense, mesoscutellum rectangular and metascutellum not visible; whereas in B. nicobarensis sp. n. pilosity dense, mesoscutellum semicircular and metascutellum visible; B. flaviscapus sp. n. differs from B. vichitra sp. n. in having the posterior ocellus away from hyperoccipital carina and orbit and a slender yellow A1 which</p> <p>is 4.8× as long as wide; whereas in B. vichitra sp. n. posterior ocellus is contiguous with orbit and closer to hyperoccipital carina and a shorter A 1 in shades of brown.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B5091F6623FFD14B7CFA4CD66E96FE	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari;Mohanraj, Prashanth;Samuel, D. K.;Reddy, M. Krishna	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari, Mohanraj, Prashanth, Samuel, D. K., Reddy, M. Krishna (2020): Revision of Indian species of Baeus Haliday (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea: Scelionidae). Journal of Natural History 54 (13 - 14): 813-917, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885
03B5091F662EFFD04B72FED0D11993D6.text	03B5091F662EFFD04B72FED0D11993D6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Baeus gajakarna Veenakumari 2020	<div><p>Baeus gajakarna Veenakumari, sp. n. (Figure 12 (a–e))</p> <p>http: //www. zoobank.org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 38F03FFF-C69C-4274-B6D1-EBB7BD0326FF</p> <p>Holotype. Female; body length = 0.68 (0.65–0.74) mm; n = 5</p> <p>Colour (Figure 12 (a)). Head yellowish brown; mesonotum and metasoma honey brown with uneven patches of yellowish brown; hyperoccipital carina black; apical A1 and clava yellowish brown, remaining antennomeres dark brown; legs yellowish brown.</p> <p>Head (Figure 12 (a–e)). Head 1.16 (1.10–1.20)× as wide as high; IOS 0.53 (0.51–0.55)× width of head and 1.32 (1.29–1.34)× eye length; eye (L: W = 13.0:12.7) setose, touching hyperoccipital carina posteriorly; head height 2.18 (2.11–2.22)× eye length; POL&gt;LOL in ratio of 18.9:10.3; lateral ocellus away from orbits, OOL 0.33 (0.31–0.36)× MOD; pilosity of moderate density, setae of medium length but shorter than those on mesonotum and metasoma; distance between posterior margin of lateral ocellus from hyperoccipital carina 1.15 (1.04–1.21)× MOD; interantennal process broadly truncate with a pointed end, rugose; central keel short, reaching 0.32 (0.31–0.34)× distance to median ocellus from interantennal process; facial striae extending 0.51 (0.45–0.60)× the distance from mandibular end to lower orbit; malar striae sparse; frons adjacent to central keel with semicircular striae followed by reticulations, scutes longer than wide; upper frons and vertex imbricate; gena predominantly smooth except for weak vertical striae anteroventrally, 3.28 (3.21–3.32)× as long as wide, with no foveae postero-ventrally; anterior margin of gena in contact with 0.67 (0.65–0.70)× length of ventral margin of eye; length of A1 subequal to that of clava; length of A2 0.39 (0.37–0.41)× that of A1.</p> <p>Mesosoma (Figure 12 (a,c,e)). Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum 0.43 (0.40–0.51)× and 0.37 (0.35–0.39)× as long as wide, respectively; both mesoscutum and mesoscutellum imbricate; metascutellum not visible; propodeum visible only dorso-laterally as it is medially covered by the mesoscutellum; pilosity of medium density, setae of medium length, shorter than those on mesonotum and metasoma; antero-lateral margin of mesoscutellum with a fovea; lateral pronotal area dorsally imbricate, remainder smooth except for sparse weak striae antero-medially; postero-dorsal margin of lateral pronotal area with two short projections; ventral margin of lateral pronotal area extending as a short blunt projection; transverse carinae on dorsal mesopleuron extend below the dorsal level of metapleuron; mesopleuron ventrally with an imbricate patch; mesopleuron extending as a narrow, smooth, sharp projection ventrally; mesopleural pit elongate; metapleuron smooth; posterior suture of metapleuron almost straight, bent basally, touching the transverse carina of dorsal lateral propodeum; dorsal level of posterior metapleural suture just beneath the level of antero-lateral margin of T 2; dorso-lateral propodeum with several carinae, as a result of which spiracle not distinctly visible laterally; region ventral to spiracle with several transverse carinae and an oblique carina; remainder of lateral propodeum smooth with a short transverse carina antero-ventrally.</p> <p>Metasoma (Figure 12 (a,c,e)). Metasoma 0.84 (0.81–0.92)× as long as wide; pilosity of medium density, setae of medium length; T 2 imbricate anteriorly and smooth posteriorly; remaining tergites smooth.</p> <p>Material examined. Holotype: Female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2702), INDIA: Karnataka: Chintamani: College of Sericulture, 13 ° 20 ʹ 07 ʹ ’ N 78 ° 04 ʹ 56 ʹ ’E, 862 m, SN, 08.XI.2013; Paratypes: 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2703), same as holotype; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2704), Karnataka: Mandya, 12 ° 33 ʹ 51 ʹ ’ N 76 ° 44 ʹ 01 ʹ ’E, 749 m, MT, 25.I.2012; 2 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P2705, P2706), Tamil Nadu: Dindugul, Thandikudi, Regional Coffee Research Station (RCRS), 10 ° 18 ʹ 34 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 38 ʹ 34 ʹ ’E, 1305 m, YPT, 27–29.XI.2016; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2707), Karnataka: Bengaluru, Hebbal, 13 ° 02 ʹ 08 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 35 ʹ 49 ʹ ’E, 906 m, PFT, 22.I.2010; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2708), Karnataka: Bengaluru, Hebbal, Veterinary College, 13 ° 02 ʹ 08 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 35 ʹ 49 ʹ ’E, 906 m, YPT, 31. X.2013; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2709), Karnataka: Bengaluru, Hebbal, 13 ° 02 ʹ 08 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 35 ʹ 49 ʹ ’E, 906 m, YPT, 11.X.2012; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2710), Karnataka: Bengaluru, Jarakabande Kaval, 13 ° 05 ʹ 41 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 32 ʹ 35 ʹ ’E, 921 m, MT, 29.X.2013; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2711), same as P2710, 23.VIII.2014; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2712), Karnataka: Bengaluru, Gandhi Krishi Vignana Kendra (GKVK), 13 ° 04 ʹ 25 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 34 ʹ 49 ʹ ’ E, 938 m, PFT, 30.IX.2015; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2713), Karnataka: Bengaluru, Kengeri, 12 ° 57 ʹ 25 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 31 ʹ 39 ʹ ’E, 857 m, YPT, 10.X.2012; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2714), Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Agriculture University (TNAU), 11 ° 00 ʹ 55 ʹ ’ N 76 ° 56 ʹ 12 ʹ ’E, 434 m, SN, 18.XII.2010; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2715), Tamil Nadu: Yercaud, HRS, 11 ° 47 ʹ 44 ʹ ’ N 78 ° 12 ʹ 42 ʹ ’E, 1399 m, YPT, 06. VIII.2016; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2716), Tamil Nadu: Dharmapuri, Hosur, Uddanapalli, 12 ° 37 ʹ 28 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 55 ʹ 29 ʹ ’E, 758 m, MT, 11. VI.2015; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2717), same as P2716, YPT, 02.XII.2014; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2718), same as P2716, YPT, 31.I.2015; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2719), Himachal Pradesh: Shimla, National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR), 31 ° 05 ʹ 55 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 09 ʹ 34 ʹ ’E, 1911 m, YPT, 02.VIII.2014; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2720), Karnataka: Bengaluru, Jarakabande Kaval, 13 ° 05 ʹ 41 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 32 ʹ 35 ʹ ’E, 921 m, YPT, 03.IX.2016.</p> <p>Etymology. This species is named ‘gajakarna’ after the Hindu God Ganesha. The name is treated as a noun in apposition.</p> <p>Diagnosis. B. gajakarna sp. n. is closer to B. tejaswii sp. n., with which it shares the character state propodeum not being visible dorsally. B. gajakarna sp. n. differs from B. tejaswii sp. n. in the following combination of character states. In B. gajakarna sp. n. frons adjacent to central keel with semicircular striae and upper frons and vertex imbricate whereas in B. tejaswii sp. n. frons adjacent to central keel is smooth and upper frons and vertex are also smooth; in B. gajakarna sp. n. A1 is at least 3.8× as long as wide whereas in B. tejaswii sp. n. it is at most 2.9× as long as wide; in B. gajakarna sp. n. ventral margin of lateral propodeum is below the ventral margin of metapleuron while it is above in B. tejaswii sp. n.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B5091F662EFFD04B72FED0D11993D6	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari;Mohanraj, Prashanth;Samuel, D. K.;Reddy, M. Krishna	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari, Mohanraj, Prashanth, Samuel, D. K., Reddy, M. Krishna (2020): Revision of Indian species of Baeus Haliday (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea: Scelionidae). Journal of Natural History 54 (13 - 14): 813-917, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885
03B5091F662FFFD44B74F9F1D15B9471.text	03B5091F662FFFD44B74F9F1D15B9471.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Baeus giganteus Veenakumari 2020	<div><p>Baeus giganteus Veenakumari, sp. n. (Figure 13 (a–e))</p> <p>http://www.zoobank. org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 584490B2-C533-4095-8727-41F14D03D536</p> <p>Holotype. Female; body length = 0.96 (0.89–1.02) mm; n = 2</p> <p>Colour (Figure 13 (a)). Head, mesonotum and metasoma black except brownish black mesoscutellum with a blue line on posterior margin; hyperoccipital carina black; antenna honey brown except A2 darker than other antennomeres, A1 with yellow apical marking, clava dorsally yellow; legs brownish black.</p> <p>Head (Figure 13 (a–e)). Head 1.13 (1.10–1.15)× as wide as high; IOS short, 0.38 (0.36–- 0.39)× width of head, 0.83 (0.8–0.85)× eye length; eye large (L: W = 18.7:15.2), setose, touching hyperoccipital carina posteriorly; head height 1.98 (1.85–2.13)× eye length; POL&gt;LOL in ratio of 21.7:14.4; distance between posterior margin of lateral ocellus from hyperoccipital carina 0.43 (0.41–0.45)× MOD; pilosity dense, setae of medium length, shorter than those on mesonotum and metasoma; interantennal process triangular, pointed, rugose; central keel long, reaching 0.77 (0.74–0.79)× distance to median ocellus; facial striae very long extending up to lower orbit; orbital carina extending ventrally below the dorsal level of facial striae; malar striae distinct; frons adjacent to central keel smooth followed by longitudinal reticulations; upper frons finely reticulate; vertex smooth; gena smooth, ventrally weakly striate, with short costae on posterior margin, 4.08 (4.0–4.16)× as long as wide; anterior margin of gena in contact with 0.63 (0.61–0.65)× length of ventral margin of eye; length of A1 0.88 (0.85–0.92)× that of clava; length of A2 0.43 (0.40–0.45)× that of A1.</p> <p>Mesosoma (Figure 13 (a,b,d)). Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum 0.57 (0.52–0.61)× and 0.24 (0.21–0.26)× as long as wide, respectively; mesoscutum and mesoscutellum finely imbricate; metascutellum not visible; propodeum smooth dorsally, narrow, 0.3 (0.26–0.33)× length of mesoscutellum medially; pilosity dense, setae of medium length; dorso-lateral pronotum extending laterally as a broad spine; lateral pronotal area dorsally imbricate, with transverse carinae postero-dorsally, striate-reticulate antero-medially, remainder smooth except for sparse transverse carinae ventrally; postero-dorsal margin of lateral pronotal area with two short projections; ventral margin of lateral pronotal area extending as a short blunt projection; transverse carinae on dorsal mesopleuron extend below the dorsal level of metapleuron; mesopleuron ventrally coriaceous reticulate followed by a few uneven carinae, remainder smooth; mesopleuron extending as a short projection ventrally; mesopleural pit not distinct; metapleuron predominantly smooth, except for wavy carina ventrally; posterior suture of metapleuron almost straight but the basal curve, gently bending dorsally towards mesopleuron; metapleural pit elongate; dorsal level of posterior metapleural suture ventral to level of antero-lateral margin of T 2; sculpturing of propodeum anterior to spiracle transversely carinate; region posterior to spiracle predominantly smooth; region ventral to spiracle with a crescent shaped carina; remainder of lateral propodeum smooth except for two short transverse carinae antero-ventrally; propodeal spiracular opening big, round, with margins raised, cone-like.</p> <p>Metasoma (Figure 13 (a,b,d)). Length and width of metasoma subequal; pilosity dense, setae of medium length; T 2 anteriorly finely imbricate, posteriorly smooth; remaining tergites smooth.</p> <p>Material examined. Holotype: Female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3408), INDIA: Meghalaya, Umiam, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, 25 ° 40 ʹ 52 ʹ ’ N 91 ° 54 ʹ 56 ʹ ’E, 970 m, YPT, 21.XII.2013; Paratypes: 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR /P3409), same as holotype; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR /</p> <p>P3410), Rajasthan: Udaipur, Badagaon, KVK, 24 ° 38 ʹ 11 ʹ ’ N 73 ° 40 ʹ 48 ʹ ’ E, 178 m, MT, 29. IX.2016.</p> <p>Etymology. The species name ‘giganteus’ refers to the relatively large size of the wasp. The name is treated as an adjective.</p> <p>Diagnosis. B. giganteus sp. n. is closer to B. tilottama sp. n. In B. giganteus sp. n. posterior ocellus is closer to hyperoccipital carina, dorsal level of posterior metapleural suture ventral to the level of antero-lateral margin of T2, pilosity dense and region ventral to propodeal spiracle with a crescent shaped carina; whereas in B. tilottama sp. n. posterior ocellus is further away from hyperoccipital carina, dorsal level of posterior metapleural suture above the level of antero-lateral margin of T2, pilosity of moderate density and region ventral to propodeal spiracle with an oblique carina.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B5091F662FFFD44B74F9F1D15B9471	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari;Mohanraj, Prashanth;Samuel, D. K.;Reddy, M. Krishna	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari, Mohanraj, Prashanth, Samuel, D. K., Reddy, M. Krishna (2020): Revision of Indian species of Baeus Haliday (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea: Scelionidae). Journal of Natural History 54 (13 - 14): 813-917, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885
03B5091F662BFFD74B02FD5FD0009280.text	03B5091F662BFFD74B02FD5FD0009280.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Baeus himalayanus Veenakumari 2020	<div><p>Baeus himalayanus Veenakumari, sp. n. (Figure 14 (a–e))</p> <p>http://www.zoobank.org/ urn:lsid:zoobank. org:act: 8B520782-64A8-4FCA-9788-340C562F0B9D</p> <p>Holotype. Female; body length = 0.69 (0.67–0.71) mm; n = 2</p> <p>Colour (Figure 14 (a)). Head, mesonotum and metasoma dark brown, propodeum pale; hyperoccipital carina black; posterior margin of mesoscutum and mesoscutellum with a black band followed by a yellow line; antenna dark brown except paler A2–A3; legs dark brown.</p> <p>Head (Figure 14 (a–e)). Head as wide as high; IOS 0.62 (0.58–0.66)× width of head, 1.30 (1.28–1.32)× eye length; eye (L: W = 10.0:7.8) setose, not touching hyperoccipital carina posteriorly; head height 2.43 (2.30–2.55)× eye length; POL&gt;LOL in ratio of 15.5:13.5; lateral ocellus away from orbits, OOL 0.51 (0.45–0.56)× MOD; pilosity of moderate density, setae of medium length, setae shorter than those on mesonotum and metasoma; distance from posterior margin of lateral ocellus to hyperoccipital carina 1.60 (1.51–1.68)× MOD; interantennal process triangular, pointed, weakly rugose; central keel 0.50 (0.46–0.54)× distance to median ocellus; facial striae long, extending 0.70 (0.65–0.75)× length from mandibular end to lower orbit; malar striae absent; frons with semicircular striae followed by weak reticulations, with scutes longer than wide; upper frons and vertex weakly reticulate; gena weakly reticulate, with sparse short foveae postero-ventrally, 3.13 (3.05–- 3.21)× as long as wide; anterior margin of gena in contact with 0.78 (0.74–0.82)× length of ventral margin of eye; length of A1 subequal to that of clava; length of A2 0.43 (0.40–- 0.46)× that of A1.</p> <p>Mesosoma (Figure 14 (a,c,e)). Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum 0.54 (0.48–0.62)× and 0.16 (0.14–0.18)× as long as wide, respectively; mesoscutum and mesoscutellum imbricate; metascutellum not visible; propodeum smooth dorsally, 0.71 (0.62–0.78)× length of mesoscutellum medially; pilosity of moderate density, setae of medium length; antero-lateral margin of mesoscutellum with a weak fovea; lateral pronotal area dorsally imbricate with long setae, remainder smooth except for sparse weak vertical striae antero-medially; ventral margin of lateral pronotal area extending as a short blunt projection; transverse carinae on dorsal mesopleuron terminate above the dorsal level of metapleuron; mesopleuron ventrally with an imbricate patch with four short carinae ventrad, remainder smooth; mesopleuron extending as a short narrow projection ventrally; mesopleural pit small; antero-ventral suture of mesopleuron not distinct, resulting in merger of ventral lateral pronotal areas and ventral mesopleuron; metapleuron smooth with sparse weak transverse carinae ventrally; posterior metapleural suture almost straight and not bent towards mesopleuron, ventrally indicated by a carina, dorsally by a furrow and smooth medially; dorsal level of posterior metapleural suture ventral to level of antero-lateral margin of T 2; sculpturing of propodeum anterior to spiracle smooth, posteriorly smooth with a short carina bearing a long seta, region ventral to spiracle with two transverse and one short oblique carinae; remainder of lateral propodeum smooth except for a transverse carina antero-ventrally; propodeal spiracular opening round.</p> <p>Metasoma (Figure 14 (a,c,e)). Metasoma 1.16 (1.12–1.20)× as long as wide; pilosity of medium density, setae of medium length; T 2 anteriorly imbricate, posteriorly smooth; remaining tergites smooth.</p> <p>Material examined. Holotype: Female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3253), INDIA: Jammu and Kashmir: Leh, 34 ° 09 ʹ 09 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 34 ʹ 37 ʹ ’E, 3416 m, SN, 05.VIII.2010; Paratypes: 4 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3254–P3257), same as holotype.</p> <p>Etymology. This species is named after the mighty Himalaya Mountains from where the type specimens were collected. The name is treated as an adjective.</p> <p>Diagnosis. This species is closer to B. kubera sp. n. but differs from it in the following characters. In B. himalayanus sp. n. IOS 1.3× eye length, propodeal spiracle of medium size, posterior metapleural suture straight; in B. kubera sp. n. IOS shorter than eye length, propodeal spiracle small and posterior metapleural suture curves towards posterior mesopleuron dorsally. This species is also closer to B. longiabdominalis sp. n., and the diagnosis is mentioned under the latter.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B5091F662BFFD74B02FD5FD0009280	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari;Mohanraj, Prashanth;Samuel, D. K.;Reddy, M. Krishna	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari, Mohanraj, Prashanth, Samuel, D. K., Reddy, M. Krishna (2020): Revision of Indian species of Baeus Haliday (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea: Scelionidae). Journal of Natural History 54 (13 - 14): 813-917, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885
03B5091F6628FFC94B0DFB2FD01B9088.text	03B5091F6628FFC94B0DFB2FD01B9088.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Baeus krishnareddyi Veenakumari 2020	<div><p>Baeus krishnareddyi Veenakumari, sp. n. (Figure 15 (a–e))</p> <p>http://www.zoobank.org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: C5444A83-1CDE-42C7-9737-5891B726F908</p> <p>Holotype. Female; body length = 0.66 (0.61–0.71) mm; n = 3</p> <p>Colour (Figure 15 (a)). Head, mesonotum and metasoma honey brown, mesoscutellum and propodeum paler; hyperoccipital carina black; posterior margin of mesoscutum with a black band and mesoscutellum with a black band followed by a white line; antenna yellowish brown except dark brown A2; legs yellow with patches of brown.</p> <p>Head (Figure 15 (a–e)). Head 1.11 (1.01–1.15)× as wide as high; IOS 0.51 (0.49–0.53)× width of head and 1.11 (1.05–1.16)× eye length; eye small (L: W = 13.2:10.1) setose, not touching hyperoccipital carina posteriorly; head height 2.12 (2.06–2.18)× eye length; POL&gt;LOL in ratio of 15.3:10.3; lateral ocellus contiguous with orbit; distance from posterior margin of lateral ocellus to hyperoccipital carina 0.48 (0.45–0.50)× MOD; pilosity of moderate density, setae of medium length, shorter than those on mesonotum and metasoma; interantennal process triangular, rugose; central keel consisting of short rugae instead of a carina, 0.50 (0.48–0.52)× distance from interantennal process to median ocellus; facial striae long, extending up to lower orbit; malar striae absent; frons adjacent to central keel smooth, with semicircular striae followed by reticulations; upper frons imbricate; vertex weakly imbricate; gena anteriorly smooth and posteriorly weakly reticulate, with costae on postero-ventral margin, 3.68 (3.62–3.75)× as long as wide; anterior margin of gena in contact with 0.63 (0.61–0.68)× length of ventral margin of eye; length of A1 1.21 (1.17–1.24)× that of clava; length of A2 0.43 (0.40–0.45)× that of A1.</p> <p>Mesosoma (Figure 15 (a,c,e)). Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum 0.44 (0.41–0.52)× and 0.17 (0.15–0.18)× as long as wide, respectively; mesoscutum and mesoscutellum reticulate except smooth posterior margins; metascutellum not visible; propodeum dorsally smooth, 0.74 (0.71–0.76)× length of mesoscutellum medially; pilosity of moderate density, setae of medium length; antero-lateral margin of mesoscutellum with a weak fovea; lateral pronotal area dorsally imbricate, remainder smooth, except for sparse weak striae antero-medially; postero-dorsal margin of lateral pronotal area with two short protuberances; ventral margin of lateral pronotal area extending as a blunt projection; transverse carinae on dorsal mesopleuron terminate above the level of dorsal level of metapleuron; mesopleuron ventrally reticulate, followed by short oblique carinae, remainder smooth; mesopleuron extending as a narrow, smooth projection ventrally; mesopleural pit small; metapleuron smooth; posterior suture of metapleuron almost straight, not curving towards mesopleuron; dorsal level of posterior metapleural suture ventral to level of antero-lateral margin of T 2; sculpturing of propodeum anterior to spiracle with short, uneven transverse carinae, region posterior to spiracle with short transverse carinae; region ventral to spiracle with a vertical carina, two transverse carinae and an oblique carina; remainder of lateral propodeum smooth with two transverse carinae antero-ventrally; propodeal spiracular opening round.</p> <p>Metasoma (Figure 15 (a,c,e)). Metasoma 1.16 (1.11–1.21)× as long as wide; pilosity sparse, setae of medium length; T 2 anteriorly weakly reticulate and posteriorly smooth; remaining tergites smooth.</p> <p>Material examined. Holotype: Female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3419), INDIA: Arunachal Pradesh: Pasighat, CHF, 28 ° 04 ʹ 28 ʹ ’ N 95 ° 19 ʹ 28 ʹ ’E, 173 m, YPT, 05.V.2014; Paratypes: 2 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3420 – P3421), same as holotype, 05–07. V.2014; 2 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3422 – P3423), same as holotype, 10–11.XI.2014; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3424), Tamil Nadu: Chidambaram, Annamalai University, 11 ° 23 ʹ 30 ʹ ’ N 79 ° 42 ʹ 48 ʹ ’E, 7 m, YPT, 02. V.2013.</p> <p>Etymology. This species is named after Dr. K. Krishna Reddy, Head, Division of Plant Pathology, ICAR – IIHR, Bengaluru, India. The name is treated as a noun in the genitive case.</p> <p>Diagnosis. B. krishnareddyi sp. n. is similar to B. bharathiae sp. n. and the diagnostic characters are mentioned under the latter.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B5091F6628FFC94B0DFB2FD01B9088	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari;Mohanraj, Prashanth;Samuel, D. K.;Reddy, M. Krishna	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari, Mohanraj, Prashanth, Samuel, D. K., Reddy, M. Krishna (2020): Revision of Indian species of Baeus Haliday (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea: Scelionidae). Journal of Natural History 54 (13 - 14): 813-917, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885
03B5091F6637FFCA4AC7FF49D04594E6.text	03B5091F6637FFCA4AC7FF49D04594E6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Baeus krumbiegeli Veenakumari 2020	<div><p>Baeus krumbiegeli Veenakumari, sp. n. (Figures 16 (a–d) and 39(c))</p> <p>http://www.zoobank.org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 1801271D-41D0-4D90-BD2D-D5D69ECA5241</p> <p>Holotype. Female; body length = 0.67 mm (0.61–0.72); n = 5</p> <p>Colour (Figure 16 (a)). Frons and vertex yellowish brown; mesoscutum and metasoma dark brown; mesoscutellum and propodeum paler than mesoscutum; hyperoccipital carina black; mesoscutum and mesoscutellum with a black band along posterior margin; A1 brown, apically yellow; A2–A6 dark brown; clava yellow with black tips; legs yellowish brown.</p> <p>Head (Figure 16 (a–d)). Head 1.14 (1.10–1.21)× as wide as high; IOS 0.42 (0.38–0.45)× width of head and 1.06 (0.98–1.11)× eye length; eye large (L: W = 13.0:15.5) not setose, touching hyperoccipital carina posteriorly; head height 2.04 (1.89–2.10)× eye length; POL&gt;LOL in ratio of 18.0:10.6; lateral ocellus contiguous with orbit; distance between posterior margin of lateral ocellus from hyperoccipital carina 1.10 (1.05–1.13)× MOD; pilosity sparse, setae short; interantennal process triangular, rugose; central keel reaching 0.54 (0.51–0.58)× distance to median ocellus; facial striae long, extending 0.60 (0.56–0.63)× the length from mandibular end to lower orbit; malar striae weak; frons adjacent to central keel with longitudinal reticulations; upper frons and vertex weakly reticulate; gena smooth, with foveae on postero-ventral margin, 4.02 (3.9–4.05)× as long as wide; anterior margin of gena in contact with 0.50 (0.48–0.53)× length of ventral margin of eye; length of A1 subequal to that of clava; length of A2 0.39 (0.36–0.41)× that of A1.</p> <p>Mesosoma (Figures 16 (a,c,d) and 39(c)). Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum 0.34 (0.32–- 0.39)× and 0.18 (0.15–0.19)× as long as wide, respectively; mesoscutum and mesoscutellum finely imbricate, with postero-medial margin of mesoscutum and posterior margin of mesoscutellum smooth; scutes wider than long on mesoscutellum; metascutellum not visible; propodeum smooth dorsally, 0.60 (0.57–0.63)× length of mesoscutellum medially; pilosity sparse and setae short; antero-lateral margin of mesoscutellum with a fovea; lateral pronotal area dorsally coriaceous reticulate-striate, remainder smooth except for sparse weak transverse striae antero-medially; postero-dorsal margin of lateral pronotal area with two short, weak projections; ventral margin of lateral pronotal area extending as a blunt projection; transverse carinae on dorsal mesopleuron extend up to the level of dorsal metapleuron; mesopleuron ventrally with a coriaceous reticulate patch, followed by a semicircular carina, remainder smooth; mesopleuron extending as a long, narrow, smooth projection ventrally; mesopleural pit not distinct; metapleuron smooth with weak striae and shallow foveae ventrally; posterior suture of metapleuron almost straight; dorsal level of posterior metapleural suture dorsal to level of antero-lateral margin of T 2; sculpturing of propodeum anterior to spiracle transversely carinate, region posterior to spiracle smooth with a transverse carina ventrally; region ventral to spiracle with a transverse carina; remainder of lateral propodeum smooth with two weak transverse carinae anteroventrally; propodeal spiracular opening round.</p> <p>Metasoma (Figure 16 (a,c,d)). Metasoma 0.86 (0.80–0.98)× as long as wide; pilosity sparse and setae short; T 2 anteriorly finely reticulate, posteriorly smooth; remaining tergites smooth.</p> <p>Material examined. Holotype: Female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3065), INDIA: Karnataka: Bengaluru, Jarakabande Kaval, 13 ° 05 ʹ 41 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 32 ʹ 35 ʹ ’E, 921 m, MT, 17.XII.2013; Paratypes: 2 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3066 – P3067), Tamil Nadu: Dindugul, Thandikudi, RCRS, 10 ° 18 ʹ 34 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 38 ʹ 34 ʹ ’E, 1305 m, YPT, 26. VI.2015; 2 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3068 – P3069), Tamil Nadu: Lower Pulney Hills, Thadiyankudisai, HRS, 10 ° 17 ʹ 58 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 42 ʹ 42 ʹ ’E, 990 m, YPT, 26. VI. 2015; 4 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3070 – P3073), same as P3066, 27.XI.2016; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3074), Odisha: Bhubaneswar, OUAT, 20 ° 15 ʹ 52 ʹ ’ N 85 ° 48 ʹ 50 ʹ ’E, 45 m, YPT, 31.I.2016; 2 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3075 – P3076), Tamil Nadu: Dharmapuri, Hosur, Uddanapalli, 12 ° 37 ʹ 28 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 55 ʹ 29 ʹ ’E, 758 m, MT, 17.I.2015; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3077), same as P3075, YPT, 02.XII.2014; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3078), Tamil Nadu: Dharmapuri, Kelamangalam, Jakkeri, 12 ° 42 ʹ 17 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 48 ʹ 37 ʹ ’E, 899 m, YPT, 02.II.2015; 4 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3079 – P3082), same as P3075, 08.XII.2014; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3083), Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore, TNAU, 11 ° 00 ʹ 55 ʹ ’ N 76 ° 56 ʹ 12 ʹ ’E, 434 m, YPT, 03. VI.2015; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3084), Tamil Nadu: Periyakulam, 8 ° 59 ʹ 13 ʹ ’N 76 ° 82 ʹ 67 ʹ ’E, 53 m, YPT, 17.VIII.2013; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3085), Tamil Nadu: Chidambaram, Annamalai University, 11 ° 23 ʹ 30 ʹ ’ N 79 ° 42 ʹ 48 ʹ ’E, 7 m, YPT, 02.VII.2016; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3086), Tamil Nadu: Dharmapuri, Hosur, Uddanapalli, 12 ° 37 ʹ 28 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 55 ʹ 29 ʹ ’E, 758 m, MT, 03.XI.2015; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3087), Karnataka: Mudigere, College of Horticulture, 13 ° 06 ʹ 54 ʹ ’ N 75 ° 37 ʹ 57 ʹ ’E, 976 m, YPT, 02.X.2015; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3400), Karnataka: Bengaluru: Audogodi, National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology (NIANP), 12 ° 56 ʹ 51 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 36 ʹ 31 ʹ ’E, 890 m, YPT, 25.I.2014; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3401), Karnataka: Bengaluru, Attur, 13 ° 05 ʹ 48 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 33 ʹ 59 ʹ ’E, 936 m, PFT, 02.XII.2010.</p> <p>Etymology. This species is named after Gustav Hermann Krumbiegel the German botanist who designed and planned gardens and avenues in Bengaluru, the type locality of the specimens. The name is treated as a noun in the genitive case.</p> <p>Diagnosis. B. krumbiegeli sp. n. is closer to B. mareecha sp. n. and B. arachnophagus sp. n. IOS is wider in B. krumbiegeli sp. n. than B. mareecha sp. n. and it is equal to eye length in the former while it is around half the eye length in the latter; upper frons weakly reticulate and gena smooth in B. krumbiegeli sp. n. whereas upper frons is coriaceous reticulate and gena reticulate in B. mareecha sp. n.; scutes are larger in B. krumbiegeli sp. n. than in B. mareecha sp. n. The differences between B. krumbiegeli sp. n. and B. arachnophagus sp. n. are mentioned under the latter.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B5091F6637FFCA4AC7FF49D04594E6	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari;Mohanraj, Prashanth;Samuel, D. K.;Reddy, M. Krishna	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari, Mohanraj, Prashanth, Samuel, D. K., Reddy, M. Krishna (2020): Revision of Indian species of Baeus Haliday (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea: Scelionidae). Journal of Natural History 54 (13 - 14): 813-917, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885
03B5091F6635FFCC4B65FCC8D285978B.text	03B5091F6635FFCC4B65FCC8D285978B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Baeus kubera Veenakumari 2020	<div><p>Baeus kubera Veenakumari, sp. n. (Figure 17 (a–d))</p> <p>http://www.zoobank.org/ urn:lsid: zoobank.org:act: 9946AEDF-7B0A-432D-9BE4-A8FD2D3ED970</p> <p>Holotype. Female; body length = 0.69 (0.63–0.71) mm; n = 3</p> <p>Colour (Figure 17 (a)). Head, mesonotum and metasoma blackish brown except honey brown mesoscutellum and propodeum; hyperoccipital carina black; a black band present on posterior margins of mesoscutum and mesoscutellum; A1–A3 blackish brown, with yellowish brown patch on basal A2, A4–A6 yellowish brown, clava honey brown; legs dark brown.</p> <p>Head (Figure 17 (a–d)). Head 1.15 (1.10–1.21)× as wide as high; IOS 0.50 (0.48–0.53)× width of head, 0.88 (0.86–0.90)× eye length; eye (L: W = 14.1:8.3) densely setose, touching hyperoccipital carina posteriorly; head height 1.81 (1.63–1.92)× eye length; POL&gt;LOL in ratio of 16.9:9.8; lateral ocellus away from orbit, OOL 0.30 (0.28–0.33)× MOD; distance from posterior margin of lateral ocellus to hyperoccipital carina 0.43 (0.41–0.46)× MOD; pilosity of moderate density, setae of medium length, shorter than those present on mesonotum and metasoma; interantennal process triangular, rugose; length of central keel 0.40 (0.38–0.43)× distance to median ocellus; facial striae distinct and almost touching lower orbit; malar striae absent; frons with semicircular striae on either side of central keel, followed by reticulations; upper frons and vertex with weak reticulations; gena predominantly smooth, with foveae on postero-ventral margin, 3.36 (3.31–3.39)× as long as wide; anterior margin of gena in contact with 0.56 (0.52–0.59)× length of ventral margin of eye.</p> <p>Mesosoma (Figure 17 (a,c,d)). Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum 0.56 (0.51–0.62)× and 0.18 (0.16–0.20)× as long as wide, respectively; mesoscutum and mesoscutellum</p> <p>imbricate; metascutellum not visible; propodeum smooth dorsally, 0.54 (0.51–0.57)× the length of mesoscutellum; pilosity of medium density, setae of medium length; lateral pronotal area dorsally coriaceous reticulate, remainder smooth except for sparse weak vertical striae antero-medially; ventral margin of lateral pronotal area extending as a short blunt projection; dorsal mesopleuron with uneven transverse carinae terminating above the dorsal level of metapleuron; mesopleuron ventrally with a foveate patch followed by small semicircular carinae, remainder smooth; mesopleuron extending as a narrow, long, sharp projection ventrally; mesopleural pit small; metapleuron smooth, except for a patch of shallow foveae ventrally; posterior metapleural suture almost straight gently curving dorsally towards mesopleuron; dorsal level of posterior metapleural suture ventral to level of antero-lateral margin of T 2; sculpturing of propodeum anterior to spiracle with uneven short carinae, region posterior to spiracle smooth with three short transverse carinae; a short longitudinal carina and a long oblique carina enclosing two long setae present on region ventral to spiracle; remainder of lateral propodeum shallowly foveate; propodeal spiracular opening small, tear-drop shaped.</p> <p>Metasoma (Figure 17 (a,c,d)). Length and width of metasoma subequal; pilosity of medium density, setae of medium length; T 2 anteriorly imbricate, posteriorly smooth; remaining tergites smooth.</p> <p>Material examined. Holotype: Female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3258), INDIA: Karnataka: Chikkaballapur, Nandi Hills, 13 ° 37 ʹ 02 ʹ ’N 77 ° 68 ʹ 34 ʹ ’E, 1448 m, YPT, 01.XI.2013; Paratypes: 4 females (ICAR / NBAIR /P3259–P3262), same as holotype.</p> <p>Etymology. This species is named after ‘Kubera’, the king of the Yakshas (benevolent nature spirits), in Hindu mythology. The name is treated as a noun in apposition.</p> <p>Diagnosis. This species is closer to B. himalayanus sp. n., diagnosis mentioned under the latter.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B5091F6635FFCC4B65FCC8D285978B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari;Mohanraj, Prashanth;Samuel, D. K.;Reddy, M. Krishna	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari, Mohanraj, Prashanth, Samuel, D. K., Reddy, M. Krishna (2020): Revision of Indian species of Baeus Haliday (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea: Scelionidae). Journal of Natural History 54 (13 - 14): 813-917, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885
03B5091F6633FFCE4B26FE25D151933A.text	03B5091F6633FFCE4B26FE25D151933A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Baeus longiabdominalis Veenakumari 2020	<div><p>Baeus longiabdominalis Veenakumari, sp. n. (Figure 18 (a–e))</p> <p>http://www.zoobank.org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: A825A2D7-71FC-46D4-980B-080D8E459D0A</p> <p>Holotype. Female; body length = 0.88 (0.85–0.94) mm; n = 3</p> <p>Colour (Figure 18 (a)). Head, mesonotum and metasoma honey brown, mesoscutum a shade darker than remainder; hyperoccipital carina black; posterior margin of mesoscutum and mesoscutellum with a black band followed by a bluish-white line; A1 predominantly honey brown and apically yellow; A2 brown, remaining antennomeres yellow; legs yellowish brown.</p> <p>Head (Figure 18 (a–e)). Head 1.13 (1.05–1.16)× as wide as high; IOS 0.51 (0.48–0.53)× width of head and 1.31 (1.24–1.36)× eye length; eye large (L: W = 13.4:9.9), setose, not touching hyperoccipital carina posteriorly; head height 2.23 (2.14–2.31)× eye length; POL&gt;LOL in ratio of 20.7:11.9; lateral ocellus away from orbit, OOL 0.43 (0.41–0.45)× MOD; distance between posterior margin of lateral ocellus from hyperoccipital carina 1.52 (1.48–1.54)× MOD; pilosity of moderate density, setae of medium length, shorter than those on mesonotum and metasoma; interantennal process triangular, rugose; length of central keel consisting of short longitudinal rugae, 0.41 (0.39–0.44)× distance from interantennal process to median ocellus; facial striae long, extending 0.73 (0.66–0.75)× the length from mandibular end to lower orbit; malar striae sparse; frons with semicircular striae on either side of central keel; upper frons smooth, setose; vertex setose, smooth except for weak reticulations towards hyperoccipital carina; gena smooth except for weak longitudinal reticulations dorsally and with sparse short costae on postero-ventral margin, 3.41 (3.35–3.48)× as long as wide; anterior margin of gena in contact with 0.37 (0.35–- 0.39)× length of ventral margin of eye; length of A1 subequal to that of clava; length of A2 0.33 (0.31–0.35)× that of A1.</p> <p>Mesosoma (Figure 18 (a,c,e)). Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum 0.44 (0.35–0.47)× and 0.17 (0.15–0.18)× as long as wide, respectively; mesoscutum imbricate, scutes wider than long; mesoscutellum predominantly smooth with weak reticulations anterolaterally; metascutellum faintly visible; propodeum smooth dorsally, 0.46 (0.45–0.48)× length of mesoscutellum medially; pilosity of moderate density, setae of medium length; antero-lateral margin of mesoscutellum with a weak fovea; lateral pronotal area dorsally imbricate, antero-medially longitudinally reticulate, ventrally transversely striate, remainder smooth; postero-dorsal margin of lateral pronotal area with two short, weak projections; ventral margin of lateral pronotal area extending as a blunt projection; transverse carinae on dorsal mesopleuron terminate above the level of dorsal metapleuron; mesopleuron ventrally with an imbricate patch, followed by four oblique carinae, remainder smooth; mesopleuron extending as a narrow projection ventrally; mesopleural pit elongate; metapleuron smooth with sparse weak carinae anteroventrally; posterior suture of metapleuron almost straight but curved basally; dorsal level of posterior metapleural suture dorsal to level of antero-lateral margin of T 2; sculpturing of propodeum anterior to spiracle transversely carinate, region posterior to spiracle smooth; region ventral to spiracle with a crescent shaped carina enclosing two short transverse carinae with setae; remainder of lateral propodeum smooth but for a short transverse carina antero-ventrally; propodeal spiracular opening tear-drop shaped.</p> <p>Metasoma (Figure 18 (a,c,e)). Metasoma elongate, 1.36 (1.31–1.42)× as long as wide; pilosity of moderate density, setae of medium length; T 2 imbricate, except for smooth posterior margin; remaining tergites smooth.</p> <p>Material examined: Holotype: Female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3050), INDIA: Tripura: Agartala, TU, 23 ° 76 ʹ 28 ʹ ’ N 91 ° 26 ʹ 33 ʹ ’E, 17 m, PFT, 09.III.2016; Paratypes: 6 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3051–3056), same as holotype, 3–10.III.2016; 2 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3057 – P3058), Tripura: Dhuptali Kukibari, 23 ° 40 ʹ 37 ʹ ’ N 91 ° 44 ʹ 37 ʹ ’E, 42 m, YPT, 08.III.2016.</p> <p>Etymology. This species is named ‘longiabdominalis’ denoting its long metasoma. The name is treated as an adjective.</p> <p>Diagnosis. This species is closer to B. airavata sp. n. In B. longiabdominalis sp. n., OOL is short (&lt;0.5× MOD), frons with semicircular striae, metasoma more than twice as long as mesonotum; whereas in B. airavata sp. n. OOL is subequal to MOD, medial frons smooth and metasoma less than 1.5× the length of mesonotum. B. longiabdominalis sp. n. is also similar to B. himalayanus sp. n. In B. longiabdominalis sp. n. metascutellum is visible and dorsal level of posterior metapleural suture is dorsal to level of antero-lateral margin of T2; while in species B. himalayanus sp. n. metascutellum not visible and posterior metapleural suture is ventral to the level of antero-lateral margin of T2.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B5091F6633FFCE4B26FE25D151933A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari;Mohanraj, Prashanth;Samuel, D. K.;Reddy, M. Krishna	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari, Mohanraj, Prashanth, Samuel, D. K., Reddy, M. Krishna (2020): Revision of Indian species of Baeus Haliday (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea: Scelionidae). Journal of Natural History 54 (13 - 14): 813-917, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885
03B5091F6631FFC34B7DFA8AD28597AE.text	03B5091F6631FFC34B7DFA8AD28597AE.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Baeus mahanetra Veenakumari 2020	<div><p>Baeus mahanetra Veenakumari, sp. n. (Figure 19 (a–e))</p> <p>http: //www.zoobank.org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 068EFE68-DCD7-4319-A480-318C51BB78F2</p> <p>Holotype. Female; body length = 0.72 (0.61–0.75) mm; n = 5</p> <p>Colour (Figure 19 (a)). Head, mesonotum and metasoma dark brown, head and propodeum paler than rest; hyperoccipital carina black; a blue line present on posterior margins of mesoscutellum and propodeum; A1 dark brown with a yellow patch apically, A2–A3 dark brown, A4–A6 yellowish brown, clava yellow and apically brown; legs yellowish brown.</p> <p>Head (Figure 19 (a–e)). Head 1.19 (1.12–1.21)× as wide as high; IOS short, 0.30 (0.28–- 0.32)× width of head and 0.59 (0.56–0.61)× eye length; eye very large (L: W = 18.0:17.8), setose, touching hyperoccipital carina posteriorly; head height 1.60 (1.54–1.66)× eye length; POL&gt;LOL in ratio of 17.1:10.6; lateral ocellus contiguous with orbit; distance between posterior margin of lateral ocellus from hyperoccipital carina 0.60 (0.53–0.64)× MOD; pilosity of moderate density, setae of medium length, shorter than those on mesonotum and metasoma; interantennal process triangular, rugose; length of central keel 0.47 (0.45–0.49)× distance to median ocellus; facial striae long, extending 0.64 (0.58–0.70)× the length from mandibular end to lower orbit; malar striae sparse; frons adjacent to central keel smooth followed by longitudinal reticulations; upper frons and vertex finely reticulate; gena smooth with sparse, short costae on posterior margin, 3.14 (3.06–3.20)× as long as wide; anterior margin of gena in contact with 0.71 (0.63–0.74)× length of ventral margin of eye; length of A1 0.76 (0.67–0.79)× that of clava; length of A2 0.55 (0.52–0.58)× that of A1.</p> <p>Mesosoma (Figure 19 (a,c,e)). Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum 0.49 (0.45–0.54)× and 0.18 (0.16–0.19)× as long as wide, respectively; mesoscutum imbricate; mesoscutellum weakly imbricate; metascutellum not visible; propodeum smooth dorsally, 0.52 (0.51–- 0.55)× length of mesoscutellum medially; pilosity of moderate density, setae of medium length; antero-lateral margin of mesoscutellum with a fovea; lateral pronotal area dorsally imbricate, antero-medially weakly vertically striate, remainder with weak reticulations, except for smooth patch on antero-ventral region; postero-dorsal margin of lateral pronotal area with two short, weak projections; ventral margin of lateral pronotal area extending as a short blunt projection; transverse carinae on dorsal mesopleuron extend up to the level of dorsal metapleuron; mesopleuron ventrally coriaceous reticulate followed by semicircular and oblique carinae, remainder smooth; mesopleuron not extended as a long projection ventrally; mesopleural pit elongate; metapleuron smooth, except for a vertical carina antero-ventrally; posterior suture of metapleuron almost straight, gently curving dorsally towards posterior mesopleural suture; dorsal level of posterior metapleural suture at level of antero-lateral margin of T 2; sculpturing of propodeum anterior to spiracle with a long transverse carina which originates from anterior mesopleuron and continues on to propodeum branching terminally to partially enclose the spiracle basally, this is followed by two transverse carinae; region posterior to spiracle smooth with a carina reaching the posterior margin of propodeum; region ventral to spiracle with two oblique carinae one below the other, former enclosing two short transverse carinae; remainder of lateral propodeum smooth except for two short transverse carinae antero-ventrally; propodeal spiracular opening big, tear-drop shaped.</p> <p>Metasoma (Figure 19 (a,c,e)). Metasoma 0.78 (0.75–0.81)× as long as wide; pilosity of moderate density, setae of medium length; T 2 anteriorly finely imbricate, posteriorly smooth; remaining tergites smooth.</p> <p>Material examined. Holotype: Female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3466), INDIA: Great Nicobar: Campbell Bay, 7°00 ʹ 77 ʹ ’N 93°91 ʹ 47 ʹ ’E, 13 m, SN, 20.III.2016; Paratypes: 12 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3467 – P3478), same data as holotype; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3425), Tamil Nadu: Dindugul, Thandikudi, RCRS, 10 ° 18 ʹ 34 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 38 ʹ 34 ʹ ’E, 1305 m, YPT, 25. VI.2015; 1 female</p> <p>(ICAR / NBAIR /P3426), Arunachal Pradesh: Pasighat, CHF, 28 ° 04 ʹ 28 ʹ ’ N 95 ° 19 ʹ 28 ʹ ’E, 173 m, YPT, 10.XI.2014.</p> <p>Etymology. This large-eyed species is named ‘mahanetra’ meaning ‘big eyes’ in Sanskrit. The name is treated as an adjective.</p> <p>Diagnosis. This species is similar to B. chitrasena sp. n.; diagnosis mentioned under the latter.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B5091F6631FFC34B7DFA8AD28597AE	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari;Mohanraj, Prashanth;Samuel, D. K.;Reddy, M. Krishna	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari, Mohanraj, Prashanth, Samuel, D. K., Reddy, M. Krishna (2020): Revision of Indian species of Baeus Haliday (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea: Scelionidae). Journal of Natural History 54 (13 - 14): 813-917, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885
03B5091F663CFFC54B34FE00D3CC95F2.text	03B5091F663CFFC54B34FE00D3CC95F2.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Baeus mareecha Veenakumari 2020	<div><p>Baeus mareecha Veenakumari, sp. n. (Figures 20 (a–e) and 39(a))</p> <p>http://www.zoobank.org/ urn: lsid: zoobank. org:act: E9EA9A75-5117-4C04-84D3-7BD45CEF37D0</p> <p>Holotype. Female; body length = 1.06 mm (1.02–1.21) mm; n = 4</p> <p>Colour (Figure 20 (a)). Head, mesonotum and metasoma honey brown, mesoscutellum darker than remainder; hyperoccipital carina black; posterior margins of mesoscutum and mesoscutellum with a black band followed by a blue band; A1 honey brown, yellow apically; A2 honey brown, remaining antennomeres yellowish brown; legs yellowish brown.</p> <p>Head (Figure 20 (a–e)). Head 1.38 (1.32–1.41)× as wide as high; IOS wide, 0.51 (0.48–- 0.56)× width of head and 1.41 (1.38–1.47)× eye length; eye (L: W = 18.8:13.4) setose, not touching hyperoccipital carina posteriorly; head height 1.65 (1.56–1.70)× eye length; POL&gt;LOL in ratio of 21.5:16.9; lateral ocellus contiguous with orbit; distance from posterior margin of lateral ocellus to hyperoccipital carina 1.20 (1.17–1.24)× MOD; pilosity sparse and setae short; interantennal process triangular, rugose; length of central keel 0.48 (0.45–0.49)× distance from interantennal process to median ocellus; facial striae long, extending 0.90 (0.87–0.92)× length from mandibular end to lower orbit; malar striae weak; frons adjacent to central keel smooth followed by coriaceous reticulations, with scutes longer than wide; upper frons and vertex coriaceous reticulate; gena reticulate, with short costae on postero-ventral margin, 3.41 (3.34–3.47)× as long as wide; anterior margin of gena in contact with 0.59 (0.51–0.63)× length of ventral margin of eye; length of A1 0.89 (0.85–0.91)× that of clava; length of A2 0.43 (0.40–0.45)× that of A1.</p> <p>Mesosoma (Figures 20 (a,c,e) and 39(a)). Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum 0.49 (0.45–- 0.51)× and 0.16 (0.15–0.18)× as long as wide, respectively; mesoscutum and mesoscutellum reticulate; metascutellum not visible; propodeum smooth dorsally, 0.84 (0.75–0.87)× the length of mesoscutellum; pilosity sparse, setae short; mesoscutellum with a fovea on antero-lateral margin; lateral pronotal area dorsally imbricate, remainder with impressions of weak reticulations except for smooth region postero-ventrally; postero-dorsal margin of lateral pronotal area with two short projections; ventral margin of lateral pronotal area extending as a blunt projection; transverse carinae on dorsal mesopleuron extend up to the level of dorsal metapleuron; mesopleuron ventrally with a coriaceous reticulate patch followed by semicircular carinae, remainder smooth; mesopleuron not extending as a long projection ventrally; mesopleural pit elongate; metapleuron smooth with uneven foveae antero-ventrally; posterior suture of metapleuron straight; dorsal level of posterior metapleural suture at level of antero-lateral margin of T 2; sculpturing of propodeum anterior to spiracle carinate, region posterior to spiracle with three short transverse carinae; region ventral to spiracle with a crescent shaped carina followed by a semicircular carina; remainder of lateral propodeum smooth with two weak transverse carinae antero-ventrally; propodeal spiracular opening tear-drop shaped.</p> <p>Metasoma (Figure 20 (a,c,e)). Metasoma 1.20 (1.14–1.28)× as long as wide; pilosity sparse, setae short; T 2 predominantly reticulate with smooth posterior margin; remaining tergites smooth.</p> <p>Material examined. Holotype: Female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3292), INDIA: Karnataka: Mudigere, College of Horticulture, 13 ° 06 ʹ 54 ʹ ’ N 75 ° 37 ʹ 57 ʹ ’E, 976 m, MT, 02.X.2015; Paratypes: 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3293), Karnataka: Bengaluru, Attur, 13 ° 05 ʹ 48 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 33 ʹ 59 ʹ ’E, 936 m, PFT, 30. VIII.2013; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3294), Tamil Nadu: Dharmapuri, Hosur, Uddanapalli, 12 ° 37 ʹ 28 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 55 ʹ 29 ʹ ’E, 758 m, YPT, 28.X.2015; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3295), Tamil Nadu: Dindugul, Thandikudi, RCRS, 10 ° 18 ʹ 34 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 38 ʹ 34 ʹ ’E, 1305 m, YPT, 30.I.2017; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3296), Karnataka: Dakshina Kannada: Vittal, CPCRI, 12 ° 38 ʹ 56 ʹ ’ N 75 ° 02 ʹ 27 ʹ ’E, 113 m, MT, 20.02.2015; 2 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3498 – P3499), Uttar Pradesh: Lucknow: Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research (IISR), 26 ° 48 ʹ 18 ʹ ’ N 80 ° 56 ʹ 01 ʹ ’E, 124 m, SN, 21.X.2011; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3500), Madhya Pradesh: Bhopal: National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases (NIHSAD), 23 ° 15 ʹ 15 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 29 ʹ 36 ʹ ’E, 485 m, YPT, 16.XII.2011; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3501), Andaman Islands: South Andaman, Garacharma, CIARI, 11 ° 61 ʹ 29 ʹ ’N 92 ° 71 ʹ 54 ʹ ’E, 63 m, YPT, 22.II.2012; 3 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3502 – P3504), Karnataka: Mudigere, College of Horticulture, 13 ° 06 ʹ 54 ʹ ’ N 75 ° 37 ʹ 57 ʹ ’E, 976 m, YPT, 30.IX.2015.</p> <p>Etymology. This species is named after Mareecha, a master sorcerer, in the Indian epic Ramayana. The name is treated as a noun in apposition.</p> <p>Diagnosis. This species is closer to B. krumbiegeli sp. n. and the differences are mentioned under the latter.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B5091F663CFFC54B34FE00D3CC95F2	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari;Mohanraj, Prashanth;Samuel, D. K.;Reddy, M. Krishna	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari, Mohanraj, Prashanth, Samuel, D. K., Reddy, M. Krishna (2020): Revision of Indian species of Baeus Haliday (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea: Scelionidae). Journal of Natural History 54 (13 - 14): 813-917, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885
03B5091F663AFFC74B6FFBDDD31393D1.text	03B5091F663AFFC74B6FFBDDD31393D1.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Baeus menaka Veenakumari 2020	<div><p>Baeus menaka Veenakumari, sp. n. (Figure 21 (a–e))</p> <p>http: //www.zoobank. org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: C4C919F0-AC51-466A-BF54-BD6B3D602988</p> <p>Holotype. Female; body length = 0.65 (0.61–0.69) mm; n = 2</p> <p>Colour (Figure 21 (a)). Head, mesonotum and metasoma honey brown, propodeum paler than rest; hyperoccipital carina black; posterior margins of mesoscutum and mesoscutellum with a black band followed by a yellow line; A1, A2 dark brown, remaining antennomeres yellowish brown; clava ventrally dark brown, dorsally yellow; legs yellowish brown to dark brown</p> <p>Head (Figure 21 (a–e)). Head 1.17 (1.15–1.19)× as wide as high; IOS 0.48 (0.46–0.50)× width of head and 1.33 (1.28–1.37)× eye length; eye (L: W = 9.1:7.6) setose, not touching hyperoccipital carina posteriorly; head height 2.37 (2.34–2.40)× eye length; POL&gt;LOL in ratio of 14.9:10.1; lateral ocellus away from orbits by 0.72 (0.69–0.75)× MOD; pilosity dense, setae of medium length, shorter than those on mesonotum and metasoma; distance from posterior margin of lateral ocellus to hyperoccipital carina 0.50 (0.47–0.52)× MOD; interantennal process triangular, pointed, weakly rugose; central keel not distinct (very short, consisting of a few vertical weak reticulations); facial striae prominent, extending up to 0.76 (0.70–0.82)× length from base of mandible to lower orbit; malar striae absent; frons adjacent to central keel smooth, followed by weak reticulations, with scutes longer than wide; upper frons and vertex weakly reticulate; gena smooth, 3.23 (3.20–3.26)× as long as wide; anterior margin of gena in contact with 0.63 (0.61–0.65)× length of ventral margin of eye; length of A1 0.84 (0.79–0.88)× that of clava; length of A2 0.32 (0.29–0.34)× that of A1.</p> <p>Mesosoma (Figure 21 (a,c,e)). Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum 0.51 (0.48–0.53)× and 0.17 (0.15–0.19)× as long as wide, respectively; mesoscutum and mesoscutellum weakly coriaceous reticulate; metascutellum not visible; propodeum smooth dorsally, subequal in length to that of mesoscutellum; pilosity dense, setae of medium length; lateral pronotal area dorsally imbricate, reticulations elongate anteriorly, remainder smooth; ventral margin of lateral pronotal area extending as a short blunt projection; transverse carinae on dorsal mesopleuron terminate above the dorsal level of metapleuron; mesopleuron ventrally with a small reticulate patch, remainder smooth; mesopleuron extending as a short narrow projection ventrally; mesopleural pit elongate; metapleuron smooth; posterior metapleural suture straight, except for a gentle curve medially; dorsal level of posterior metapleural suture ventral to level of antero-lateral margin of T 2; propodeal spiracle closer to anterior margin of lateral propodeum; region posterior to propodeal spiracle smooth with three transverse carinae extending towards posterior margin of lateral propodeum; region ventral to spiracle with two oblique carinae; remainder of propodeum smooth; propodeal spiracular opening tear-drop shaped.</p> <p>Metasoma (Figure 21 (a,c,e)). Metasoma as long as wide; pilosity dense, setae of medium length; T 2 anteriorly finely imbricate, posteriorly smooth; remaining tergites smooth.</p> <p>Host. Reared from eggs of unidentified spider.</p> <p>Material examined. Holotype: Female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3270), INDIA: Karnataka: Mandya, Madduru, 12 ° 35 ʹ 02 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 04 ʹ 34 ʹ ’E, 646 m, reared from spider eggs on sugarcane, 15.I.2009; Paratypes: 4 females (ICAR / NBAIR /P3271–P3274) same data as holotype.</p> <p>Etymology. This species is named after Menaka, an enchanting Apsara or celestial female spirit of the clouds and waters in Hindu and Buddhist mythology. The name is treated as a noun in apposition.</p> <p>Diagnosis. B. menaka sp. n. is closer to B. densipilosus sp. n. and the diagnosis is mentioned under the latter. B. menaka sp. n is also closer to B. sreedeviae sp. n. but differs from it in having sculptured A1 and mesoscutellum while both are smooth in B. sreedeviae sp. n.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B5091F663AFFC74B6FFBDDD31393D1	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari;Mohanraj, Prashanth;Samuel, D. K.;Reddy, M. Krishna	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari, Mohanraj, Prashanth, Samuel, D. K., Reddy, M. Krishna (2020): Revision of Indian species of Baeus Haliday (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea: Scelionidae). Journal of Natural History 54 (13 - 14): 813-917, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885
03B5091F6638FFB84B63F9F3D63293DD.text	03B5091F6638FFB84B63F9F3D63293DD.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Baeus nbairus Veenakumari 2020	<div><p>Baeus nbairus Veenakumari, sp. n. (Figure 22 (a–e))</p> <p>http://www.zoobank.org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org: act: 6E036F03-92E7-485E-9930-931DD4D22893</p> <p>Holotype. Female; body length = 0.68 mm; n = 1</p> <p>Colour (Figure 22 (a)). Head, mesonotum and metasoma honey brown, head a shade darker than rest; hyperoccipital carina black; A1 and A2 dark brown with an apical yellow patch on A1; A3–A6 yellowish brown, clava brownish yellow; legs dark brown.</p> <p>Head (Figure 22 (a–e)). Head 1.24× as wide as high; IOS 0.52× width of head, 1.2× eye length; eye (L: W = 12.0:8.5) setose, not touching hyperoccipital carina posteriorly; head height 1.9× eye length; POL&gt;LOL in ratio of 17.4:11.0; lateral ocellus away from orbits, OOL 0.15× MOD; distance between posterior margin of lateral ocellus from hyperoccipital carina 0.44× MOD; pilosity of medium density, setae of medium length but shorter than those on mesonotum and metasoma; interantennal process triangular, smooth; central keel not distinct; facial striae long, extending 0.6× the length from mandibular end to lower orbit; malar striae sparse; frons and vertex smooth; gena smooth with foveae on postero-ventral margin, 4.1× as long as wide; anterior margin of gena in contact with 0.39× length of ventral margin of eye; length of A1 subequal to that of clava; length of A2 0.47× that of A1.</p> <p>Mesosoma (Figure 22 (a,c,e)). Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum 0.43× and 0.17× as long as wide, respectively; mesoscutum and mesoscutellum imbricate-reticulate; metascutellum not visible; propodeum smooth dorsally, 0.54× the length of mesoscutellum; pilosity of moderate density, setae of medium length; antero-lateral margin of mesoscutellum with a weak fovea; lateral pronotal area dorsally imbricate, remain- der smooth except for sparse weak vertical striae antero-medially; postero-dorsal margin of lateral pronotal area with two short projections; ventral margin of lateral pronotal area extending as a blunt projection; transverse carinae on dorsal mesopleuron extend up to level of dorsal metapleuron, ventrally with weak vertical striae followed by a small imbricate patch and semicircular carinae, remainder smooth; mesopleuron extending as a short projection ventrally; mesopleural pit small; metapleuron smooth; posterior suture of metapleuron almost straight, gently curving towards mesopleuron dorsally; dorsal level of posterior metapleural suture ventral to level of antero-lateral margin of T 2; sculpturing of propodeum anterior to spiracle with three short transverse carinae, region posterior to spiracle smooth with a short carina ventrally; region ventral to spiracle with an oblique carina enclosing four setae; remainder of lateral propodeum smooth with a transverse carina anteroventrally; propodeal spiracular opening round.</p> <p>Metasoma (Figure 22 (a,c,e)). Metasoma 1.14× long as wide; pilosity of medium density, setae of medium length; T 2 anteriorly imbricate, posteriorly smooth; remaining tergites smooth.</p> <p>Material examined. Holotype: Female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3451), INDIA: Karnataka: Mudigere, College of Horticulture, 13 ° 06 ʹ 54 ʹ ’ N 75 ° 37 ʹ 57 ʹ ’E, 976 m, SN, 30.IX.2015; Paratype: 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3452), Karnataka: Mandya, Srirangapatna, 12 ° 25 ʹ 17 ʹ ’ N 76 ° 41 ʹ 36 ʹ ’E, 684 m, YPT, 19.III.2016.</p> <p>Etymology. The species epithet is derived from the acronym (NBAIR) of the host institute (National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources) where taxonomic work on Platygastroidea was undertaken. The name is treated as an adjective</p> <p>Diagnosis. This species is closer to B. tripurasundari sp. n. but differs from it in the following characters. In B. nbairus sp. n. the dorsal level of posterior metapleural suture is ventral to the level of antero-lateral margin of T2 and the transverse carinae of dorsal mesopleuron extend up to the level of dorsal metapleuron; whereas in B. tripurasundari sp. n. dorsal level of posterior metapleural suture is above the level of antero-lateral margin of T2 and transverse carinae of dorsal mesopleuron terminate above the dorsal level of metapleuron; gena is wider in B. tripurasundari sp. n. than in B. nbairus sp. n.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B5091F6638FFB84B63F9F3D63293DD	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari;Mohanraj, Prashanth;Samuel, D. K.;Reddy, M. Krishna	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari, Mohanraj, Prashanth, Samuel, D. K., Reddy, M. Krishna (2020): Revision of Indian species of Baeus Haliday (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea: Scelionidae). Journal of Natural History 54 (13 - 14): 813-917, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885
03B5091F6647FFBA4B07F9F5D03E9763.text	03B5091F6647FFBA4B07F9F5D03E9763.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Baeus nicobarensis Veenakumari 2020	<div><p>Baeus nicobarensis Veenakumari, sp. n. (Figure 23 (a–f))</p> <p>http://www.zoobank.org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 57E4E603-885E-48F6-859F-09DA653C2382</p> <p>Holotype. Female; body length = 0.73 (0.65–0.77) mm; n = 5</p> <p>Colour (Figure 23 (a)). Head, mesonotum and metasoma honey brown, with black patches on vertex and mesoscutum; hyperoccipital carina black; posterior margin of mesoscutum, anterior and posterior margins of mesoscutellum with a black band; antenna dark brown with yellowish brown clava; legs brownish black.</p> <p>Head (Figure 23 (a–e)). Head 1.19 (1.10–1.21)× as wide as high; IOS short, 0.32 (0.30–- 0.34)× width of head and 0.65 (0.61–0.68)× eye length; eye (L: W = 10.6:13.0), densely setose, touching hyperoccipital carina posteriorly; head height 2.0 (1.98–2.16)× eye length; POL&gt;LOL in ratio of 17.1:11.1; lateral ocellus contiguous with orbit; distance from posterior margin of lateral ocellus to hyperoccipital carina 0.47 (0.45–0.49)× MOD; pilosity dense, setae of medium length, shorter than those on mesonotum and metasoma; interantennal process triangular, with weak rugae; central keel very long, reaching 0.80 (0.78–0.84)× distance to median ocellus; facial striae very long extending up to lower orbit; malar striae sparse; frons and vertex smooth; gena smooth, with costae on posteroventral margin, 2.51 (2.46–2.54)× as long as wide; anterior margin of gena in contact with 0.74 (0.72–0.76)× length of ventral margin of eye; length of A1 subequal to that of clava; length of A2 0.4 (0.38–0.43)× that of A1.</p> <p>Mesosoma (Figure 23 (a,c,e,f)). Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum 0.44 (0.42–0.49)× and 0.23 (0.19–0.26)× as long as wide, respectively; mesoscutum weakly imbricate; mesoscutellum semicircular, imbricate; metascutellum visible medially, smooth; propodeum smooth dorsally, 0.33 (0.30–0.36)× length of mesoscutellum medially; pilosity dense, setae of medium length; lateral pronotal area dorsally coriaceous reticulate followed by weak transverse carinae posteriorly, anteriorly weakly vertically striate, postero-medially weakly foveate, ventrally weakly carinate; postero-dorsal margin of lateral pronotal area with two short, weak projections; ventral margin of lateral pronotal area extending as a short blunt projection; transverse carinae on dorsal mesopleuron terminate above the level of dorsal metapleuron; mesopleuron ventrally with a coriaceous reticulate patch, followed by several oblique carinae, remainder smooth; mesopleuron with a short projection ventrally; mesopleural pit elongate; metapleuron smooth, with weak oblique striae dorsally and uneven coriaceous reticulations ventrally; posterior suture of metapleuron straight, curving dorsally towards mesopleuron touching posterior mesopleural suture; dorsal level of posterior metapleural suture level with antero-lateral margin of T 2; sculpturing of propodeum anterior to spiracular with a fovea followed by short transverse carinae, region posterior to spiracle smooth with two transverse carinae; region ventral to spiracle with uneven crescent shaped carina enclosing two short transverse carinae; remainder of lateral propodeum with impressions of shallow foveae on anterior margin, remainder smooth with sparse transverse carinae ventrally; propodeal spiracular opening big and round.</p> <p>Metasoma (Figure 23 (a,c,e,)). Length and width of metasoma subequal; pilosity dense, setae of medium length; T 2 anteriorly weakly imbricate, posteriorly smooth; remaining tergites smooth.</p> <p>Material examined. Holotype: Female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3505), INDIA: Great Nicobar: Campbell Bay, 7 ° 00 ʹ 77 ʹ ’N 93 ° 91 ʹ 47 ʹ ’E, 13 m, SN, 20.III.2016; Paratypes: 17 females (ICAR / NBAIR /P3506–P3515, P3592–PP3598), same data as holotype.</p> <p>Etymology. The island of Great Nicobar, the type locality of this species is the basis for this name. The name is treated as an adjective.</p> <p>Diagnosis. This species is different from all other species in having the following combination of character states: short IOS, dense pilosity, a long central keel, mesoscutellum semicircular and metascutellum visible.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B5091F6647FFBA4B07F9F5D03E9763	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari;Mohanraj, Prashanth;Samuel, D. K.;Reddy, M. Krishna	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari, Mohanraj, Prashanth, Samuel, D. K., Reddy, M. Krishna (2020): Revision of Indian species of Baeus Haliday (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea: Scelionidae). Journal of Natural History 54 (13 - 14): 813-917, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885
03B5091F6645FFBA4B83FE4DD15497E8.text	03B5091F6645FFBA4B83FE4DD15497E8.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Baeus primitus Rajmohana 2013	<div><p>Baeus primitus Rajmohana, 2013</p> <p>This species is described in detail by Rajmohana (2013).</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B5091F6645FFBA4B83FE4DD15497E8	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari;Mohanraj, Prashanth;Samuel, D. K.;Reddy, M. Krishna	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari, Mohanraj, Prashanth, Samuel, D. K., Reddy, M. Krishna (2020): Revision of Indian species of Baeus Haliday (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea: Scelionidae). Journal of Natural History 54 (13 - 14): 813-917, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885
03B5091F6645FFBC4B72FDC6D3E7956B.text	03B5091F6645FFBC4B72FDC6D3E7956B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Baeus pygmaeus Veenakumari 2020	<div><p>Baeus pygmaeus Veenakumari, sp. n. (Figure 24 (a–e))</p> <p>http: //www.zoobank.org/ urn: lsid:zoobank.org:act: C52041C3-7FF3-4A4B-920D-D01628B9852E</p> <p>Holotype. Female; body length = 0.51 (0.49–0.54) mm; n = 3</p> <p>Colour (Figure 24 (a)). Head, mesoscutum and metasoma honey brown, metasoma darker and mesoscutellum and propodeum paler than remainder; hyperoccipital carina black; mesoscutum and mesoscutellum with a black band on posterior margins; antenna brown, A3–A6 paler; legs brown with uneven patches of yellow and black.</p> <p>Head (Figure 24 (a–e)). Head 0.93 (0.91–0.96)× as wide as high; IOS 0.49 (0.48–0.51)× width of head, and 1.43 (1.41–1.46)× eye length; eye small (L: W = 8.7:8.1) touching hyperoccipital carina posteriorly; head height 2.45 (2.42–2.51)× eye length; POL&gt;LOL in ratio of 12.6:8.0; lateral ocellus contiguous with orbit; distance from posterior margin of lateral ocellus to hyperoccipital carina 0.57 (0.54–0.6)× MOD; pilosity of moderate density, setae shorter than those on mesonotum and metasoma; interantennal process triangular, weakly rugose; length of central keel 0.54 (0.51–0.59)× distance from interantennal process to median ocellus; facial striae extending 0.8× the length from mandibular end to lower orbit; malar striae sparse; frons with semicircular striae on either side of central keel; upper frons and vertex imbricate; gena predominantly smooth, 6.43 (6.41–6.48)× as long as wide; anterior margin of gena in contact with 0.50 (0.48–0.53)× length of ventral margin of eye; length of A1 subequal to that of clava; length of A2 0.43 (0.41–0.47)× that of A1.</p> <p>Mesosoma (Figure 24 (a,c,e)). Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum 0.60 (0.57–0.62)× and 0.26 (0.24–0.30)× as long as wide, respectively; mesoscutum and mesoscutellum imbricate with smooth posterior margin; metascutellum not visible; propodeum smooth dorsally, 0.27 (0.24–0.30)× the length of mesoscutellum; pilosity of moderate density, setae of medium length; lateral pronotal area dorsally imbricate, remainder smooth except for sparse weak transverse carinae antero-medially; postero-dorsal margin of lateral pronotal area with two short weak projections; ventral margin of lateral pronotal area extending as a blunt projection; transverse carinae on dorsal mesopleuron terminate above the level of dorsal metapleuron; mesopleuron ventrally with a coriaceous reticulate patch, remainder smooth; mesopleuron extending as a short, narrow, projection ventrally; mesopleural pit small; metapleuron smooth with weak foveae ventrally; posterior suture of metapleuron straight curving gradually towards mesopleuron dorsally, not meeting the posterior mesopleural suture; dorsal level of posterior metapleural suture almost level with antero-lateral margin of T 2; sculpturing of propodeum anterior to spiracle carinate, region posterior to spiracle smooth, with a short transverse carina; region ventral to spiracle with five uneven carinae, variously oriented; remainder of lateral propodeum smooth with sparse transverse carinae antero-ventrally; propodeal spiracular opening tear-drop shaped.</p> <p>Metasoma (Figure 24 (a,c,e)). Metasoma 0.70 (0.68–0.76)× as long as wide; pilosity sparse, setae of medium length; T 2 predominantly smooth; remaining tergites smooth.</p> <p>Material examined. Holotype: Female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3664), INDIA: Kerala: Thiruvananthapuram; Vellayani, 8 ° 43 ʹ 50 ʹ ’N 76 ° 99 ʹ 14 ʹ ’E, 11 m, YPT, 22.XI.2015; Paratypes: 8 females (ICAR / NBAIR /P3664–P3672), same data as holotype.</p> <p>Etymology. This species is named ‘pygmaeus’ because of the small size of the wasp. The name is treated as an adjective.</p> <p>Diagnosis. This species is closer to B. striatus sp. n. In B. pygmaeus sp. n. posterior ocellus is closer to hyperoccipital carina, genal suture sinuate, metasoma smooth and carinae of dorsal mesopleuron extend below the dorsal level of metapleuron. Whereas in B. striatus sp. n. posterior ocellus away from hyperoccipital carina, genal suture almost straight, metasoma reticulate and carinae of dorsal mesopleuron terminate above the level of dorsal metapleuron.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B5091F6645FFBC4B72FDC6D3E7956B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari;Mohanraj, Prashanth;Samuel, D. K.;Reddy, M. Krishna	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari, Mohanraj, Prashanth, Samuel, D. K., Reddy, M. Krishna (2020): Revision of Indian species of Baeus Haliday (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea: Scelionidae). Journal of Natural History 54 (13 - 14): 813-917, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885
03B5091F6643FFBE4B77FC45D1E295D0.text	03B5091F6643FFBE4B77FC45D1E295D0.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Baeus rachanae Veenakumari 2020	<div><p>Baeus rachanae Veenakumari, sp. n. (Figure 25 (a–d))</p> <p>http://www.zoobank.org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 36F2ABB7-2D52-498F-8B9E-02F027EB34DC</p> <p>Holotype. Female; body length = 0.69 (0.65–0.74) mm; n = 3</p> <p>Colour (Figure 25 (a)). Head, mesonotum and metasoma honey brown, propodeum paler than remainder; hyperoccipital carina black; a black band present on posterior margins of mesoscutum and mesoscutellum; A1, A2 dark brown, clava paler than A2, remaining antennomeres yellowish brown; legs yellowish brown to dark brown.</p> <p>Head (Figure 25 (a–d)). Head 1.05 (0.98–1.11)× as wide as high; IOS 0.53 (0.51–0.54)× width of head, 1.27 (1.23–1.31)× eye length; eye (L: W = 12.0:8.4) setose, not touching hyperoccipital carina posteriorly; head height 2.32 (2.32–2.42) × eye length; POL&gt;LOL in ratio of 21.3:10.0; lateral ocellus contiguous with orbits; pilosity of moderate density, setae of medium length subequal to those on mesonotum and metasoma; distance between posterior margin of lateral ocellus from hyperoccipital carina 0.73 (0.71–0.75)× MOD; interantennal process triangular, pointed, weakly rugose; central keel not distinct; facial striae extending up to 0.50 (0.45–0.52)× the distance from mandibular end to lower orbit; single malar stria present; frons smooth; upper frons and vertex smooth; gena dorsally weakly reticulate, remainder smooth, with sparse short foveae on postero-ventral margin, 4.20 (4.12–4.31)× as long as wide; anterior margin of gena in contact with 0.40 (0.39–- 0.42)× length of ventral margin of eye; length of A1and clava subequal; length of A2 0.43 (0.41–0.45)× that of A1.</p> <p>Mesosoma (Figure 25 (a,c)). Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum 0.44 (0.41–0.51)× and 0.18 (0.16–0.19)× as long as wide, respectively; mesoscutum imbricate, mesoscutellum smooth; metascutellum not visible; propodeum dorsally smooth, 0.70 (0.65–0.76)× the length of mesoscutellum; pilosity of moderate density, setae of medium length; anterolateral margin of mesoscutellum with a weak fovea; lateral pronotal area dorsally imbricate, remainder smooth except for sparse weak vertical striations antero-medially; ventral margin of lateral pronotal area extending as a blunt projection; transverse carinae on dorsal mesopleuron terminate above the level of dorsal metapleuron; mesopleuron ventrally with weak vertical striae followed by a coriaceous reticulate patch and semicircular carinae, remainder smooth; mesopleuron extending as a short narrow projection ventrally; mesopleural pit elongate; metapleuron smooth; posterior metapleural suture straight except for a basal curve and not bending towards mesopleuron dorsally; dorsal level of posterior metapleural suture ventral to level of antero-lateral margin of T 2; anteroventral margin of metapleuron extending as a blunt projection; sculpturing of propodeum posterior to spiracle with 2 short carinae followed by two long transverse carinae, each carina with a seta, region posterior to spiracle smooth; a crescent shaped carina present ventral to propodeal spiracle enclosing three long setae; remainder of lateral propodeum smooth with sparse transverse carinae ventrally; propodeal spiracular opening tear-drop shaped.</p> <p>Metasoma (Figure 25 (a,c)). Metasoma 1.15 (1.03–1.28)× as long as wide; pilosity of moderate density, setae of medium length; T 2 anteriorly weakly imbricate, posteriorly smooth; remaining tergites smooth.</p> <p>Host. Reared from unidentified spider eggs</p> <p>Material examined. Holotype: Female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3263), INDIA: Assam: Jorhat, Assam Agriculture University (AAU), 26 ° 43 ʹ 26 ʹ ’ N 94 ° 11 ʹ 53 ʹ ’E, 101 m, reared from spider eggs, 12. VI.2009; Paratypes: 6 females (ICAR / NBAIR /P3264–P3269), same data as holotype.</p> <p>Etymology. This species is named after my friend and lab mate R. R. Rachana, with whom I shared many an interesting discussion. The name is treated as a noun in the genitive case.</p> <p>Diagnosis. This species is closer to B. tripurasundari sp. n. but differs from it in the following character states. In B. rachanae sp. n. medial frons is smooth, sculpture beneath propodeal spiracle with an evenly curved crescent shaped carina, mesopleural pit elongate and posterior metapleural suture almost straight; whereas in B. tripurasundari sp. n. medial frons with semicircular striae, sculpture beneath propodeal spiracle with an oblique carina enclosing a short carina medially, mesopleural pit short and posterior metapleural suture curving towards mesopleuron dorsally. This species is also closer to B. tumburu sp. n. and the diagnosis is mentioned under the latter.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B5091F6643FFBE4B77FC45D1E295D0	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari;Mohanraj, Prashanth;Samuel, D. K.;Reddy, M. Krishna	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari, Mohanraj, Prashanth, Samuel, D. K., Reddy, M. Krishna (2020): Revision of Indian species of Baeus Haliday (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea: Scelionidae). Journal of Natural History 54 (13 - 14): 813-917, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885
03B5091F6641FFB04B61FBFFD17A9088.text	03B5091F6641FFB04B61FBFFD17A9088.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Baeus rambha Veenakumari 2020	<div><p>Baeus rambha Veenakumari, sp. n. (Figure 26 (a–e))</p> <p>http://www.zoobank.org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: A4BA431F-BCD2-4363-B74F-D7AA1DED5E93</p> <p>Holotype. Female; body length = 0.88 (0.78–0.91) mm; n = 10</p> <p>Colour (Figure 26 (a)). Head, mesonotum and metasoma blackish brown, anterior metasoma paler than remainder; a blue line present along posterior mesoscutum and mesoscutellum; A1–A6 dark brown except for a light yellow patch on apical A1, clava yellowish brown; legs yellowish brown.</p> <p>Head (Figure 26 (a–e)). Head 1.24 (1.12–1.28)× as wide as high; IOS 0.54 (0.51–0.56)× width of head and 1.22 (1.19–1.26)× eye length; eye (L: W = 18.0:13.5) not setose, touching hyperoccipital carina posteriorly; head height 1.90 (1.85–1.98)× eye length; POL&gt;LOL in ratio of 23.0:16.9; lateral ocellus contiguous with orbits; distance between posterior margin of lateral ocellus and hyperoccipital carina 0.83 (0.81–0.85)× MOD; pilosity on head sparse, setae short; interantennal process triangular, smooth; central keel generally absent, if present weak and visible only at certain angles; facial striae prominent, short, reaching only 0.42 (0.39–0.44)× length from base of mandible to lower orbit; malar striae distinct; frons smooth; vertex weakly reticulate; gena dorsally weakly striate, remainder smooth, 6.5 (5.9–6.8)× as long as wide, tapering dorsally, with no costae on posteroventral margin; anterior margin of gena in contact with 0.33 (0.31–0.35)× length of ventral margin of eye; length of A1 0.93 (0.90–0.98)× that of clava; length of A2 0.41 (0.39–0.45)× that of A1.</p> <p>Mesosoma (Figure 26 (a,c,e)). Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum 0.34 (0.31–0.39)× and 0.17 (0.15–0.19)× as long as wide, respectively; mesoscutum reticulate; mesoscutellum smooth; metascutellum not visible; propodeum smooth dorsally, 0.84 (0.80–0.88)× the length of mesoscutellum; pilosity sparse, setae short; lateral pronotal area dorsally coriaceous reticulate, remainder smooth, except for a deep furrow antero-medially followed by weak vertical striations; postero-dorsal margin of lateral pronotal area with two short projections; ventral margin of lateral pronotal area extending as a short blunt projection; transverse carinae on dorsal mesopleuron extending ventral to the level of dorsal metapleuron, ventrally with a coriaceous reticulate patch with two oblique carinae on either side, remainder smooth; mesopleuron extending as a long, narrow projection ventrally; mesopleural pit elongate; metapleuron predominantly smooth; posterior metapleural suture straight, gradually curving dorsally to touch posterior mesopleural suture; dorsal level of posterior metapleural suture level with antero-lateral margin of T 2; a transverse carina delineating dorsal and lateral propodeum present; sculpturing of propodeum antero-ventral to spiracle with furrows and carinae, region posterior to spiracle smooth; region ventral to spiracle with a short crescent shaped carina followed by an oblique carina; remainder of lateral propodeum smooth with two weak transverse carinae anteroventrally; propodeal spiracular opening tear-drop shaped.</p> <p>Metasoma (Figure 26 (a,c,e)). Metasoma 1.21 (1.12–1.31)× as long as wide; pilosity sparse, setae short; T 2 anteriorly weakly reticulate, remainder smooth; remaining tergites smooth.</p> <p>Material examined. Holotype: Female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3297), INDIA: Tamil Nadu: Yercaud, HRS, 11 ° 47 ʹ 44 ʹ ’ N 78 ° 12 ʹ 42 ʹ ’E, 1399 m, YPT, 06.VIII.2016; Paratypes: 84 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3317 – P3399, P3308), Karnataka: Mudigere, College of Horticulture, 13 ° 06 ʹ 54 ʹ ’ N 75 ° 37 ʹ 57 ʹ ’E, 976 m, YPT, 28.IX.2015– 02.X.2015; 9 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3298 – P3306), same as holotype; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3307), Tamil Nadu: Dindugul, Thandikudi, RCRS, 10 ° 18 ʹ 34 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 38 ʹ 34 ʹ ’E, 1305 m, YPT, 27.XI.2016; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3309), Great Nicobar: Campbell Bay, 7 ° 00 ʹ 77 ʹ ’N 93 ° 91 ʹ 47 ʹ ’E, 13 m, YPT, 23.III.2016; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3310), South Andaman: Sippighat, 11 ° 36 ʹ 17 ʹ ’ N 92 ° 41 ʹ 12 ʹ ’E, 8 m, YPT, 22. III.2016; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3311), same as P3310, PFT, 24.IV.2012; 4 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3312 - P3314, P3501), Andaman Islands: South Andaman, Garacharma, CIARI, 11 ° 61 ʹ 29 ʹ ’N 92 ° 71 ʹ 54 ʹ ’E, 63 m, YPT, 22.II.2012; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3315), South Andaman, Chouldari, Bloomsdale, 11 ° 38 ʹ 25 ʹ ’ N 92 ° 39 ʹ 40 ʹ ’E, 11 m, MT, 24.II.2012; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3316), South Andaman: Mt. Harriet, 11 ° 43 ʹ 12 ʹ ’ N 92 ° 44 ʹ 00 ʹ ’E, 354 m, SN, 01.II.2013.</p> <p>Etymology. This species is named after ‘Rambha’, one of the Apsaras or celestial nymphs in Hindu mythology, who rose from the ocean of milk when churned by the gods and the Asuras (demons). The name is treated as a noun in apposition.</p> <p>Diagnosis. This species is similar to B. arachnophagus sp. n., B. krumbiegeli sp. n., B. mareecha sp. n. and B. reticulatus sp. n. in having short sparse setae on body. But this species differs from all these species by the absence of the central keel, even if present as in some paratypes, it is weak and visible only at certain angles. B. rambha sp. n. has a smooth mesoscutellum while in others it is sculptured.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B5091F6641FFB04B61FBFFD17A9088	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari;Mohanraj, Prashanth;Samuel, D. K.;Reddy, M. Krishna	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari, Mohanraj, Prashanth, Samuel, D. K., Reddy, M. Krishna (2020): Revision of Indian species of Baeus Haliday (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea: Scelionidae). Journal of Natural History 54 (13 - 14): 813-917, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885
03B5091F664CFFB54B65FF49D35F9511.text	03B5091F664CFFB54B65FF49D35F9511.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Baeus ravana Veenakumari 2020	<div><p>Baeus ravana Veenakumari, sp. n. (Figure 27 (a–e))</p> <p>http://www. zoobank.org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 9E2A3FD8-0CC1-43EE-8E14-24EF18C4167A</p> <p>Holotype. Female; body length = 0.73 (0.69–0.75) mm; n = 3</p> <p>Colour (Figure 27 (a)). Frons brown, vertex dark brown; mesoscutum and mesoscutellum dark brown; propodeum and metasoma brown; hyperoccipital carina black; a black band on posterior margins of mesoscutum and mesoscutellum; antenna brown except dark brown A2–A3; legs yellowish brown.</p> <p>Head (Figure 27 (a–e)). Head 1.32 (1.28–1.35)× as wide as high; IOS wide, 0.50 (0.48–- 0.53)× width of head and 1.21 (1.17–1.23)× eye length; eye (L: W = 13.0:12.1) setose, not touching hyperoccipital carina posteriorly; head height 1.82 (1.79–1.86)× eye length; POL&gt;LOL in ratio of 18.9:12.4; lateral ocellus contiguous with orbit; distance between posterior margin of lateral ocellus and hyperoccipital carina 0.43 (0.45–0.48)× MOD; pilosity dense, setae of medium length, shorter than those on mesonotum and metasoma; interantennal process triangular, rugose; central keel long 0.80 (0.73–0.81)× distance from interantennal process to median ocellus; facial striae very long extending up to lower orbit; malar striae distinct; frons adjacent to central keel with weak longitudinal reticulations along the carina, followed successively by a smooth region and reticulations, with scutes longer than wide; upper frons and vertex reticulate; gena dorsally weakly reticulate, remainder smooth, 3.12 (3.04–3.21)× as long as wide; anterior margin of gena in contact with 0.51 (0.49–0.53)× length of ventral margin of eye; length of A1 0.84 (0.81–0.89)× that of clava; length of A2 0.43 (0.41–0.45)× that of A1.</p> <p>Mesosoma (Figure 27 (a,c,e)). Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum 0.50 (0.42–0.54)× and 0.18 (0.16–0.19)× as long as wide, respectively; mesoscutum and mesoscutellum imbricate with smooth posterior margins; metascutellum not visible; propodeum smooth dorsally, 0.33 (0.31–0.35)× length of mesoscutellum medially; pilosity dense, setae of medium length; dorso-lateral pronotum extending laterally as a short broad spine; lateral pronotal area dorsally imbricate except for striae postero-dorsally, anteromedially with weak vertical striae, postero-ventrally with weak transverse carinae, remainder smooth; postero-dorsal margin of lateral pronotal area with two short projections; ventral margin of lateral pronotal area extending as a short blunt projection; transverse carinae on dorsal mesopleuron terminate above the level of dorsal metapleuron; mesopleuron ventrally unevenly foveate-reticulate, followed by transverse carinae, remainder smooth; mesopleuron projecting as a narrow projection ventrally; mesopleural pit elongate; metapleuron smooth except for transverse carinae and shallow foveae ventrally; posterior suture of metapleuron almost straight; dorsal level of posterior metapleural suture level with antero-lateral margin of T 2; sculpturing of propodeum anterior to spiracular transversely carinate; region posterior to spiracle smooth with three short carinae; region ventral to spiracle with a semicircular carina, followed by an oblique carina supporting a transverse carina posteriorly; remainder of lateral propodeum smooth except for three transverse carinae ventrally; propodeal spiracular opening tear drop shaped.</p> <p>Metasoma (Figure 27 (a,c,e)). Length and width of metasoma subequal; T 2 anteriorly finely imbricate, posteriorly smooth, densely setose; remaining tergites smooth.</p> <p>Material examined. Holotype: Female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3275), INDIA: Karnataka: Shimoga, Thirthahalli, 13 ° 41 ʹ 22 ʹ ’ N 75 ° 14 ʹ 41 ʹ ’E, 627 m, YPT, 09.IV.2011; Paratypes: 7 females (ICAR / NBAIR /P3276–P3282), same data as holotype.</p> <p>Etymology. This species is named after Ravana, the mighty, ten headed scholar-king, who ruled Lanka (Sri Lanka) in the Hindu epic Ramayana. The name is treated as a noun in apposition.</p> <p>Diagnosis. B. ravana sp. n. is closer to B. takshaka sp. n. but differs from it in having a long central keel, clypeus transversely carinate, frons adjacent to central keel smooth, dorsal level of posterior metapleural suture level with antero-lateral margin of T2 and posterior metapleural suture straight not curving dorsally towards mesopleuron. Whereas in B. takshaka sp. n. central keel is short, clypeus predominantly smooth, frons adjacent to central keel sculptured, dorsal level of posterior metapleural suture is ventral to anterolateral margin of T2 and posterior metapleural suture curving dorsally towards mesopleuron.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B5091F664CFFB54B65FF49D35F9511	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari;Mohanraj, Prashanth;Samuel, D. K.;Reddy, M. Krishna	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari, Mohanraj, Prashanth, Samuel, D. K., Reddy, M. Krishna (2020): Revision of Indian species of Baeus Haliday (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea: Scelionidae). Journal of Natural History 54 (13 - 14): 813-917, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885
03B5091F664AFFB64B34FCB2D10B93B0.text	03B5091F664AFFB64B34FCB2D10B93B0.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Baeus reticulatus Veenakumari 2020	<div><p>Baeus reticulatus Veenakumari, sp. n (Figures 28 (a–f) and 39(d))</p> <p>http://www.zoobank.org/ urn:lsid: zoobank.org:act: A4ACC2A4-2620-47AA-9120-456B9BBAD88D</p> <p>Holotype. Female; body length = 1.16 (1.10–1.21) mm; n = 10</p> <p>Colour (Figure 28 (a)). Head honey brown; mesonotum and metasoma blackish brown except yellowish brown posterior tergite; anterior mesoscutellum and propodeum paler; hyperoccipital carina black; mesoscutum and mesoscutellum with a black line followed by a blue line on posterior margin; A1 dark brown with apical yellow patch, A2–A6 dark brown, clava yellow with a dark brown patch apically; legs yellowish brown.</p> <p>Head (Figure 28 (a–c,e,f)). Head 1.25 (1.18–1.28)× as wide as high; IOS 0.46 (0.44–0.49)× width of head and subequal to eye length; eye (L: W = 22.9:18.4) setose, touching hyperoccipital carina posteriorly; head height 1.71 (1.68–1.79)× eye length; POL&gt;LOL in ratio of 28.5:15.9; lateral ocellus contiguous with orbits; distance between posterior margin of lateral ocellus and hyperoccipital carina 0.71 (0.69–0.73)× MOD; pilosity sparse and setae short; interantennal process triangular, weakly striate dorsally; length of central keel 0.34 (0.31–0.37)× distance from interantennal process to median ocellus; facial striae long, extending 0.89 (0.84–0.91)× the length from mandibular end to lower orbit; malar striae long; frons adjacent to central keel smooth, followed by reticulations; upper frons and vertex weakly reticulate; gena weakly reticulate, reticulations elongate, with costae on postero-ventral margin, 4.9 (4.8–5.2)× as long as wide; anterior margin of gena in contact with 0.41 (0.39–0.43)× length of ventral margin of eye; length of A1 0.81 (0.78–- 0.83)× that of clava; length of A2 0.25 (0.24–0.27)× that of A1.</p> <p>Mesosoma (Figures 28 (a,c,d,f) and 39(d)). Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum 0.32 (0.30–0.38)× and 0.13 (0.12–0.15)× as long as wide, respectively; mesoscutum and mesoscutellum reticulate; mesoscutellum with a fovea on antero-lateral margin;</p> <p>metascutellum not visible; propodeum smooth dorsally with sparse vertical striae, 0.72 (0.69–0.75)× length of mesoscutellum medially; pilosity sparse and setae short; lateral pronotal area antero-dorsally reticulate-imbricate, postero-dorsally striate, remainder smooth with a deep furrow antero-medially; postero-dorsal margin of lateral pronotal area with two short protuberances; dorsal mesopleuron with transverse costae extending below the level of dorsal metapleuron; mesopleuron ventrally weakly reticulate followed by oblique carinae, remainder smooth; mesopleuron projecting as a short projection ventrally; mesopleural pit elongate; metapleuron predominantly smooth except for weak oblique carinae ventrally; posterior suture of metapleuron straight with a gentle curve medially, dorsally not touching the posterior mesopleuron; dorsal level of posterior metapleural suture ventral to level of antero-lateral margin of T 2; sculpturing of propodeum anterior to spiracle transversely carinate, region posterior to spiracle with three short carinae; region ventral to spiracle with a crescent shaped carina enclosing two short carinae; remainder of lateral propodeum smooth with sparse transverse carinae ventrally; propodeal spiracular opening tear-drop shaped.</p> <p>Metasoma (Figure 28 (a,c,f)). Metasoma 1.22 (1.19–1.30)× as long as wide; pilosity sparse, setae short; T 2 finely reticulate, posteriorly smooth; remaining tergites smooth.</p> <p>Material examined. Holotype: Female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3141), INDIA: Karnataka: Mudigere, College of Horticulture, 13 ° 06 ʹ 54 ʹ ’ N 75 ° 37 ʹ 57 ʹ ’E, 976 m, MT, 02.X.2015; Paratypes: 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3142), same as holotype; 2 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3143, P3146), same as holotype, YPT; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3144), same as holotype, 29.IX.2015; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3145), same as holotype, LT, 30.IX.2015; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3147), Karnataka: Bengaluru, Jarakabande Kaval, 13 ° 05 ʹ 41 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 32 ʹ 35 ʹ ’E, 921 m, MT, 04.X.2013; 6 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3148 – P3153), same as P3147, YPT, 27.IX.2013; 4 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3154 – P3157), same as P3147, YPT, 23.VIII.2014; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3158), same as P3147, MT, 21.VIII.2013; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3159), same as P3147, YPT, 17.VIII.2013; 2 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3160 – P3161), Karnataka: Bengaluru, Attur, 13 ° 05 ʹ 48 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 33 ʹ 59 ʹ ’E, 936 m, PFT, 22.VII.2013; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3162) same as P3160, 09.XII.2010; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3163) same as P3160, 14.X.2011; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3164) same as P3160, YPT, 28.I.2013; 3 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3165 – P3167) same as P3164, 15.XII.2012; 3 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3168 – P3170) same as P3164, 24.XII.2012; 7 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3171 – P3177) same as P3164, 05.I.2013; 2 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3179 – P3180) same as P3164, 27. XI.2012; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3181) same as P3164, 12.XII.2012; 2 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3182, P3185) same as P3160, 01.I.2013; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3183) same as P3164, 15. XII.2012; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3184) same as P3164, 23.XII.2011; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3186) same as P3164, 05.I.2013; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3187) same as P3160, 24.XII.2012; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3188) same as P3164, 26.X.2011; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3189) same as P3164, 13.IX.2011; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3190) same as P3160, 13.I.2012; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3191) same as P3164, 28.I.2013; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3192), Karnataka: Bengaluru, GKVK, 13 ° 04 ʹ 25 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 34 ʹ 49 ʹ ’ E, 938 m, PFT 24.IX.2011; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3193), same as P3192, 27.XII.2011; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3194), Karnataka: Kolar, Gauribidanur, 13 ° 36 ʹ 40 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 31 ʹ 01 ʹ ’E, 692 m, SN 07.XII.2010; 3 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3195 – P3197), Karnataka: Bengaluru, Hebbal, 13 ° 02 ʹ 08 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 35 ʹ 49 ʹ ’E, 906 m, PFT, 22. II.2010; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3198), Karnataka: Bengaluru, Hessaraghatta, 13 ° 08 ʹ 01 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 29 ʹ 27 ʹ ’E, 859 m, YPT, 07.IX.2016; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3199), same as P3198, 21. V.2010; 2 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3200 – P3201), same as P3195, 20.III.2010; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3202), same as P3195, 19.I.2010; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3203), same as P3195, YPT, 15. X.2013; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3204), Karnataka: Chikkaballapur, Nandi Hills, 13 ° 37 ʹ 02 ʹ ’N 77 ° 68 ʹ 34 ʹ ’E, 1448 m, SN, 22.IV.2010; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3205), South Andaman: Sippighat, 11 ° 36 ʹ 17 ʹ ’ N 92 ° 41 ʹ 12 ʹ ’E, 8 m, YPT, 23.II.2012; 2 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3206 – P3207), Andaman Islands: South Andaman, Garacharma, CIARI, 11 ° 61 ʹ 29 ʹ ’N 92 ° 71 ʹ 54 ʹ ’E, 63 m, YPT, 22.II.2012; 7 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3208 – P3214), same as P3206, 26.I.2013; 3 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3215 – P3217), Andaman islands: Little Andaman, Forest Nursery, 10 ° 36 ʹ N 92 ° 32 ʹ E, 7 m, MT, 30.I.2013; 3 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3218 – P3220), same as P3206, 26.III.2016; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3221), South Andaman, Chouldari, Bloomsdale, 11 ° 3’825 ʹ ’ N 92 ° 39 ʹ 40 ʹ ’E, 11 m, YPT, 26.III.2016; 2 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3222 – P3223), same as P3206, SN, 22.II.2012; 18 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3224–3238, P3243 – P3245), Tamil Nadu: Yercaud, HRS, 11 ° 47 ʹ 44 ʹ ’ N 78 ° 12 ʹ 42 ʹ ’E, 1399 m, YPT, 04–05.VIII.2016; 4 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3239 – P3242), same as P3224, MT, 06.VIII.2016; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3246), Tamil Nadu: Dharmapuri, Hosur, Uddanapalli, 12 ° 37 ʹ 28 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 55 ʹ 29 ʹ ’E, 758 m, YPT, 28.X.2015; 2 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3247 – P3248), Tamil Nadu: Dharmapuri, Kelamangalam, Jakkeri, 12 ° 42 ʹ 17 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 48 ʹ 37 ʹ ’E, 899 m, YPT, 18. V.2015; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3249), Karnataka: Bengaluru, Attur, 13 ° 05 ʹ 48 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 33 ʹ 59 ʹ ’E, 936 m, MT, 14.X.2013; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3250), Karnataka: Bengaluru, Jarakabande Kaval, 13 ° 05 ʹ 41 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 32 ʹ 35 ʹ ’E, 921 m, MT, 07.XI.2013; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3251), Tamil Nadu: Lower Pulney Hills, Thadiyankudisai, HRS, 10 ° 17 ʹ 58 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 42 ʹ 42 ʹ ’E, 990 m,YPT, 26. VI.2015; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3252), Tamil Nadu: Valparai, 10 ° 19 ʹ 24 ʹ ’ N 76 ° 57 ʹ 03 ʹ ’E, 1061 m, YPT, 03.VII.2014; 8 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3284 – P3291), Karnataka: Bengaluru, Hessaraghatta, 13 ° 08 ʹ 01 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 29 ʹ 27 ʹ ’E, 859 m, reared from spider eggs, 30.XI.2013.</p> <p>Etymology. The epithet ‘reticulatus’ refers to the fine reticulations on the metasoma. The name is treated as an adjective.</p> <p>Diagnosis. This species is similar to B. primitus but differs from it in having a straight metapleural suture which does not curve dorsally towards mesopleuron, region ventral to propodeal spiracle with a crescent shaped carina enclosing two short carinae; whereas in B. primitus the metapleural suture curves dorsally touching posterior mesopleural suture; region ventral to propodeal spiracle with a vertical carina bending ventrally towards posterior margin of propodeum. In B. reticulatus sp. n. head is honey brown and rest of body dark brown while in B. primitus entire body is dark brown.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B5091F664AFFB64B34FCB2D10B93B0	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari;Mohanraj, Prashanth;Samuel, D. K.;Reddy, M. Krishna	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari, Mohanraj, Prashanth, Samuel, D. K., Reddy, M. Krishna (2020): Revision of Indian species of Baeus Haliday (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea: Scelionidae). Journal of Natural History 54 (13 - 14): 813-917, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885
03B5091F6649FFAB4B7FFA1FD12F9471.text	03B5091F6649FFAB4B7FFA1FD12F9471.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Baeus sreedeviae Veenakumari 2020	<div><p>Baeus sreedeviae Veenakumari, sp. n. (Figure 29 (a–e))</p> <p>http://www. zoobank. org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 890DD1E2-E501-42AE-8E02-913BF268BFC4</p> <p>Holotype. Female; body length = 0.62 (0.60–0.67) mm; n = 5</p> <p>Colour (Figure 29 (a)). Head, mesonotum and metasoma honey brown, propodeum pale; hyperoccipital carina black; mesoscutum and mesoscutellum with a black band on</p> <p>posterior margins; A1 and A2 brown, remaining antennomeres yellowish brown; legs brownish yellow.</p> <p>Head (Figure 29 (a–e)). Head 1.12 (1.05–1.16)× as wide as high; IOS 0.56 (0.51–0.58)× width of head, 1.41 (1.39–1.45)× eye length; eye small (L: W = 9.0:7.0), setose, not touching hyperoccipital carina posteriorly; head height 1.91 (1.81–2.0)× eye length; POL&gt;LOL in ratio of 14.1:8.8; lateral ocellus away from orbit, OOL 0.82 (0.80–0.85)× MOD; distance between posterior margin of lateral ocellus and hyperoccipital carina 0.72 (0.70–0.75)× MOD; pilosity of moderate density, setae of medium length, shorter than those on mesonotum and metasoma; interantennal process triangular, weakly rugose; central keel not distinct, weakly represented with faint longitudinal striae; facial striae long, extending 0.66 (0.62–0.73)× the length from mandibular end to lower orbit; malar striae absent; frons and vertex smooth; gena smooth with weak reticulations dorsally and no costae on postero-ventral margin, 3.21 (3.12–3.25)× as long as wide; anterior margin of gena in contact with 0.51 (0.49–0.53)× length of ventral margin of eye; length of A1 subequal to that of clava; length of A2 0.43 (0.41–0.46)× that of A1.</p> <p>Mesosoma (Figure 29 (a,c,e)). Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum 0.55 (0.51–0.61)× and 0.17 (0.15–0.18)× as long as wide, respectively; mesoscutum imbricate; mesoscutellum predominantly smooth; metascutellum not visible; propodeum smooth dorsally, 0.50 (0.41–0.52)× length of mesoscutellum medially; pilosity of moderate density, setae of medium length; lateral pronotal area dorsally imbricate, antero-medially with weak vertical striae, remainder smooth; postero-dorsal margin of lateral pronotal area with two short projections; ventral margin of lateral pronotal area extending as a short blunt projection; transverse carinae on dorsal mesopleuron terminate above the dorsal level of metapleuron; mesopleuron with a small reticulate patch ventrally, remainder smooth; mesopleuron extending as a short projection ventrally; mesopleural pit short; metapleuron smooth, except for sparse uneven carinae ventrally; anterior mesopleural suture not distinct as a result of which lateral pronotal area and mesopleuron seem to merge; posterior suture of metapleuron almost straight not curving dorsally towards mesopleuron; dorsal level of posterior metapleural suture ventral to level of antero-lateral margin of T 2; sculpturing of propodeum anterior to spiracle smooth, posterior to spiracle with a short carina and a seta on dorsal and ventral margin; region ventral to spiracle with two oblique carinae with a seta on each; remainder of lateral propodeum smooth; propodeal spiracular opening round.</p> <p>Metasoma (Figure 29 (a,c,e)). Metasoma as long as wide; pilosity of moderate density, setae of medium length; T 2 anteriorly finely imbricate, posteriorly smooth; remaining tergites smooth.</p> <p>Material examined. Holotype: Female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3427), INDIA: Odisha: Bhubaneshwar, Sardapur, Puri Road, 20 ° 16 ʹ 23 ʹ ’ N 85 ° 47 ʹ 31 ʹ ’E, 46 m, YPT, 02.II.2016; Paratypes: 2 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3428 – P3429), same data as holotype; 2 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3430, P3434), Odisha: Bhubaneswar, OUAT, 20 ° 15 ʹ 52 ʹ ’ N 85 ° 48 ʹ 50 ʹ ’E, 45 m, YPT, 29.I.2016; 3 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3431 – P3433), Odisha: Bhubaneshwar, Bhagabatipur, Puri Road, 20 ° 00’37 ʹ ’ N 85 ° 49 ʹ 59 ʹ ’E, 88 m, YPT, 30.I.2016; 6 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3435 – P3440), Karnataka: Mandya, Srirangapatna, 12 ° 25 ʹ 17 ʹ ’ N 76 ° 41 ʹ 36 ʹ ’E, 684 m, YPT, 26.X.2015; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3441), Tamil Nadu: Lower Pulney Hills, Thadiyankudisai, HRS, 10 ° 17 ʹ 58 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 42 ʹ 42 ʹ ’E, 990 m, YPT, 26.XI.2016; 6 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3442 – P3447), Karnataka: Mandya, 12 ° 33 ʹ 51 ʹ ’ N 76 ° 44 ʹ 01 ʹ ’E, 749 m, YPT, 19.III.2016; 2 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3448 – P3449), same as P3442, 16. VII.2016; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3450), Tamil Nadu: Periyakulam, 8 ° 59 ʹ 13 ʹ ’N 76 ° 82 ʹ 67 ʹ ’E, 53 m, YPT, 16.VIII.2013.</p> <p>Etymology. This species is named after our entomologist friend and colleague Dr. K. Sreedevi. The name is treated as a noun in the genitive case.</p> <p>Diagnosis. B. sreedeviae sp. n. is closer to B. menaka sp. n. and B. densipilosus sp. n. but differs from them in having a smooth A1 and mesoscutellum whereas B. menaka sp. n. and B. densipilosus sp. n. have sculptured A1 and mesoscutellum.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B5091F6649FFAB4B7FFA1FD12F9471	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari;Mohanraj, Prashanth;Samuel, D. K.;Reddy, M. Krishna	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari, Mohanraj, Prashanth, Samuel, D. K., Reddy, M. Krishna (2020): Revision of Indian species of Baeus Haliday (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea: Scelionidae). Journal of Natural History 54 (13 - 14): 813-917, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885
03B5091F6654FFAD4B62FD5FD3D5934F.text	03B5091F6654FFAD4B62FD5FD3D5934F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Baeus striatus Veenakumari 2020	<div><p>Baeus striatus Veenakumari, sp. n. (Figure 30 (a–d))</p> <p>http://www.zoobank.org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org: act: CB0717A8-C756-4975-B4FB-9CC16E014763</p> <p>Holotype. Female; body length = 0.68 (0.65–0.71) mm; n = 4</p> <p>Colour (Figure 30 (a)). Head, mesoscutum and metasoma brownish black, except for paler mesoscutellum, propodeum and posterior tergites; hyperoccipital carina black; mesoscutellum with a yellow markings on posterior margin; antenna brown; legs brown with uneven patches of yellow and black.</p> <p>Head (Figure 30 (a–d)). Head as wide as high; IOS 0.52 (0.49–0.55)× width of head, and 1.32 (1.30–1.33)× eye length; eye (L: W = 10.7:9.7) touching hyperoccipital carina posteriorly; head height 1.86 (1.81–1.90)× eye length; POL&gt;LOL in ratio of 13.2:7.8; lateral ocellus contiguous with orbit; distance from posterior margin of lateral ocellus to hyperoccipital carina 1.27 (1.25–1.29)× MOD; pilosity of moderate density, setae shorter than those on mesonotum and metasoma; interantennal process triangular, predominantly smooth with a rugose patch dorsally; length of central keel 0.43 (0.40–0.46)× distance from interantennal process to median ocellus; facial striae very long extending up to base of lower orbit; malar striae sparse; frons with semicircular striae on either side of central keel; upper frons and vertex imbricate; vertex dome shaped; gena predominantly smooth with sparse vertical striae basally, 6.43 (6.41–6.47) × as long as wide; anterior margin of gena in contact with 0.52 (0.50–0.55)× length of ventral margin of eye; length of A1 subequal to that of clava; length of A2 0.44 (0.41–0.46)× that of A1.</p> <p>Mesosoma (Figure 30 (a,b,d)). Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum 0.53 (0.49–0.58)× and 0.16 (0.15–0.18)× as long as wide, respectively; mesoscutum and mesoscutellum imbricate with smooth posterior margin; metascutellum not visible; propodeum smooth dorsally, 0.63 (0.60–0.67)× the length of mesoscutellum; pilosity of moderate density, setae of medium length; lateral pronotal area dorsally foveate, remainder smooth except for sparse weak transverse carinae postero-ventrally; postero-dorsal margin of lateral pronotal area with two short weak projections; ventral margin of lateral pronotal area extending as a blunt projection; transverse carinae on dorsal mesopleuron extend below the level of dorsal metapleuron, ventrally with a foveate-reticulate patch, remainder smooth; mesopleuron extending as a narrow, projection ventrally; mesopleural pit small; metapleuron smooth with weak foveae antero-ventrally beneath an oblique carina; posterior suture of metapleuron straight and curves abruptly dorsally towards mesopleuron meeting the posterior mesopleural suture; dorsal level of posterior metapleural suture ventral to level of antero-lateral margin of T 2; sculpturing of propodeum anterior to spiracle transversely carinate, region posterior to spiracle smooth with two short carinae at base; region ventral to spiracle with two oblique carinae branching distally into short carinae; remainder of lateral propodeum smooth with sparse transverse carinae antero-ventrally; propodeal spiracular opening tear-drop shaped.</p> <p>Metasoma (Figure 30 (a,b,d)). Metasoma as long as wide; pilosity sparse, setae of medium length; T 2 anteriorly imbricate and posteriorly smooth; remaining tergites smooth.</p> <p>Material examined. Holotype: Female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2867), INDIA: Karnataka: Bengaluru, Attur, 13 ° 05 ʹ 48 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 33 ʹ 59 ʹ ’E, 936 m, PFT, 26.XI.2013; Paratypes: 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2868), Tamil Nadu: Dindugul, Thandikudi, RCRS, 10 ° 18 ʹ 34 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 38 ʹ 34 ʹ ’E, 1305 m, YPT, 29. XI.2016; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2869), Karnataka: Bengaluru, Hebbal, National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources (NBAIR), 13 ° 01 ʹ 38 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 35 ʹ 03 ʹ ’E, 927 m, YPT, 07.X.2013; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2870), same as holotype, YPT, 05.IX.2011; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2871), Karnataka: Tumkur, Kunigal, 13 ° 02 ʹ 01 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 03 ʹ 48 ʹ ’E, 784 m, SN, 19.IX.2014; 2 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P2872, P2873), Tamil Nadu: Udagamandalam, IISWC, 11 ° 24 ʹ 00 ʹ ’ N 76 ° 40 ʹ 13 ʹ ’E, 2224 m, YPT, 06. VI.2015; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2874), Assam: Titabar, Regional Agricultural Research Station, 26 ° 29 ʹ 30 ʹ ’ N 94 ° 09 ʹ 56 ʹ ’E, 103 m, YPT, 25.II.2017; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2875), Assam: Dibrugarh, Krishi Vigyana Kendra (KVK), 27 ° 47 ʹ 28 ʹ ’N 94 ° 91 ʹ 19 ʹ ’E, 109 m, YPT, 07.XI.2014; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2876), Uttar Pradesh: Mainpuri, Nagla Daudpur, 27 ° 05 ʹ 45 ʹ ’ N 79 ° 15 ʹ 43 ʹ ’E, 149 m, SN, 16.IX.2007; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P2877), Great Nicobar: Campbell Bay, 7°00 ʹ 77 ʹ ’N 93°91 ʹ 47 ʹ ’E, 13 m, SN, 20.III.2016.</p> <p>Etymology. This species is named ‘striatus’ because of the fine striae present on frons. The name is treated as an adjective.</p> <p>Diagnosis. B. striatus sp. n. is closer to B. pygmaeus sp. n. and the diagnosis is mentioned under the latter species.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B5091F6654FFAD4B62FD5FD3D5934F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari;Mohanraj, Prashanth;Samuel, D. K.;Reddy, M. Krishna	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari, Mohanraj, Prashanth, Samuel, D. K., Reddy, M. Krishna (2020): Revision of Indian species of Baeus Haliday (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea: Scelionidae). Journal of Natural History 54 (13 - 14): 813-917, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885
03B5091F6652FFAE4B68FA64D36A96FD.text	03B5091F6652FFAE4B68FA64D36A96FD.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Baeus takshaka Veenakumari 2020	<div><p>Baeus takshaka Veenakumari, sp. n. (Figure 31 (a–e))</p> <p>http://www.zoobank.org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 17679436-6912-4D37-9E3E-0BB09F8E67CE</p> <p>Holotype. Female; body length = 0.56 mm; n = 1</p> <p>Colour (Figure 31 (a)). Head, mesonotum and metasoma dark brown, propodeum paler than others; hyperoccipital carina black; mesoscutum and mesoscutellum with a black</p> <p>band followed by a yellowish brown line posteriorly; A1–A6 brown, clava dark brown; legs yellowish brown.</p> <p>Head (Figure 31 (a–d)). Head 1.14× as wide as high; IOS wide, 0.54× width of head and 1.22× eye length; eye small (L: W = 10.2:9.6) setose, posterior orbital carina extending up to hyperoccipital carina, eye not touching hyperoccipital carina posteriorly; head height 2.13× eye length; POL&gt;LOL in ratio of 13.8:8.6; lateral ocellus contiguous with orbits; distance between posterior margin of lateral ocellus and hyperoccipital carina 1.32× MOD; pilosity of moderate density, setae of medium length, shorter than those on mesonotum and metasoma; interantennal process triangular, rugose; length of central keel 0.39× distance from interantennal process to median ocellus; facial striae long, extending up to lower orbit; malar striae sparse; frons adjacent to central keel finely reticulate, followed by semicircular striae and reticulations, with scutes longer than wide; upper frons and vertex finely imbricate; gena smooth, 3.21× as long as wide; anterior margin of gena in contact with 0.51× length of ventral margin of eye; length of A1 0.92× that of clava; length of A2 0.38× that of A1.</p> <p>Mesosoma (Figure 31 (a,c,e)). Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum 0.52× and 0.21× as long as wide, respectively; mesoscutum and mesoscutellum finely imbricate with smooth posterior margin; metascutellum not visible; propodeum smooth dorsally, 0.61× length of mesoscutellum medially; pilosity of moderate density, setae of medium length; lateral pronotal area dorsally imbricate with vertical striations posteriorly, antero-medially weakly vertically striate-reticulate, remainder with weak impressions of reticulations; postero-dorsal margin of lateral pronotal area with two short projections; ventral margin of lateral pronotal area extending as a short blunt projection; transverse carinae on dorsal mesopleuron terminate above the dorsal level of metapleuron; mesopleuron ventrally imbricate up to mesopleural pit dorsally, followed by oblique carinae ventrally, remainder smooth with sparse transverse costae; mesopleuron not projecting ventrally; mesopleural pit small; metapleuron ventrally shallowly foveate, remainder with weak impressions of foveae; posterior suture of metapleuron straight, gently curving dorsally towards posterior mesopleuron; dorsal level of posterior metapleural suture ventral to level of antero-lateral margin of T 2; sculpturing of propodeum anterior to spiracle carinate; region posterior to spiracle smooth with one short and two long transverse carinae; region ventral to spiracle with three transverse, one vertical and several oblique carinae; remainder of lateral propodeum with impressions of weak foveae; propodeal spiracular opening tear-drop shaped.</p> <p>Metasoma (Figure 31 (a,c,e)). Metasoma as long as wide; pilosity of moderate density, setae of medium length; T 2 anteriorly finely imbricate, posteriorly smooth; remaining tergites smooth.</p> <p>Material examined. Holotype: Female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3088), INDIA: Himachal Pradesh: Naggar, 32 ° 06 ʹ 50 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 09 ʹ 51 ʹ ’E, 1714 m, MT, 07.VII.2013.</p> <p>Etymology. This species is named after Takshaka, the king of the Nagas or snakes in Hindu mythology. The name is treated as a noun in apposition.</p> <p>Diagnosis. This species is closer to B. ravana sp. n. and the diagnosis is mentioned under the latter.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B5091F6652FFAE4B68FA64D36A96FD	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari;Mohanraj, Prashanth;Samuel, D. K.;Reddy, M. Krishna	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari, Mohanraj, Prashanth, Samuel, D. K., Reddy, M. Krishna (2020): Revision of Indian species of Baeus Haliday (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea: Scelionidae). Journal of Natural History 54 (13 - 14): 813-917, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885
03B5091F6651FFA04B62FECED60897E8.text	03B5091F6651FFA04B62FECED60897E8.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Baeus tejaswii Veenakumari 2020	<div><p>Baeus tejaswii Veenakumari, sp. n. (Figure 32 (a–e))</p> <p>http://www.zoobank.org/ urn:lsid: zoobank.org:act: 85302DA1-8BC4-4B3C-9AEB-A500E49AAB2C</p> <p>Holotype. Female; body length = 0.62 (0.59–0.65) mm; n = 5</p> <p>Colour (Figure 32 (a)). Head, mesoscutellum and metasoma yellowish brown, mesoscutum darker than rest; hyperoccipital carina black; posterior margin of mesoscutum and mesoscutellum with a black band; antenna yellowish brown except for dark brown A2–A3; legs brown with black patches.</p> <p>Head (Figure 32 (a–e)). Head 1.08 (1.01–1.12)× as wide as high; IOS 0.54 (0.51–0.56)× width of head, 1.40 (1.38–1.42)× eye length; eye (L: W = 10.2:13.7), setose, not touching hyperoccipital carina posteriorly; head height 2.32 (2.29–2.35)× eye length; POL&gt;LOL in ratio of 15.1:9.6; lateral ocellus away from orbit, OOL 0.36 (0.34–0.38)× MOD; pilosity of moderate density, setae of medium length; distance from posterior margin of lateral ocellus to hyperoccipital carina 1.10 (1.0–1.15)× MOD; interantennal process broadly triangular, smooth; length of central keel 0.28 (0.26–0.30)× distance from interantennal process to median ocellus; facial striae long, extending 0.6× the length from mandibular end to lower orbit; malar striae sparse; frons and vertex smooth except for faint reticulations towards hyperoccipital carina; gena smooth, with costae on postero-ventral margin, 4.12 (3.98–4.21)× as long as wide; anterior margin of gena in contact with 0.8 (0.78–0.84)× length of ventral margin of eye; length of A1 0.85 (0.80–0.91)× that of clava; length of A2 0.53 (0.50–0.56)× that of A1.</p> <p>Mesosoma (Figure 32 (a,b,d)). Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum 0.46 (0.41–0.52)× and 0.15 (0.13–0.17)× as long as wide, respectively; mesoscutum and mesoscutellum weakly imbricate with smooth posterior margins; metascutellum not visible; propodeum visible only laterally; pilosity of moderate density, setae of medium length; lateral pronotal area dorsally imbricate, anteriorly weakly vertically striate, remainder predominantly smooth; postero-dorsal margin of lateral pronotal area with two projections; ventral margin of lateral pronotal area extending as a short blunt projection; transverse carinae on dorsal mesopleuron extend up to the level of dorsal metapleuron; mesopleuron ventrally with a reticulate patch, followed by sparse oblique carinae, remainder smooth; mesopleuron extending as a short projection ventrally; mesopleural pit elongate; metapleuron smooth, with weak striae ventrally; dorsal level of posterior metapleural suture ventral to level of antero-lateral margin of T 2; sculpturing of propodeum anterior to spiracle carinate, region posterior to spiracle smooth with a transverse carina each on dorsal and ventral end of spiracle; region ventral to spiracle with three oblique carinae; remainder of lateral propodeum smooth; ventral margin of lateral propodeum above the ventral margin of metapleuron; propodeal spiracular opening round.</p> <p>Metasoma (Figure 32 (a,b,d)). Metasoma as long as wide; T 2 anteriorly imbricate, posteriorly smooth; remaining tergites smooth.</p> <p>Material examined. Holotype: Female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3453), INDIA: Karnataka: Mudigere, College of Horticulture, 13 ° 06 ʹ 54 ʹ ’ N 75 ° 37 ʹ 57 ʹ ’E, 976 m, YPT, 02.X.2015; Paratypes: 12 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3454 – P3465), same as holotype, 28.IX.2015– 02.X.2015.</p> <p>Etymology. This species is named after K.P. Poornachandra Tejaswi, the eminent Kannada litterateur, photographer, painter and naturalist. The name is treated as a noun in the genitive case.</p> <p>Diagnosis. In B. tejaswii sp. n. the propodeum is not visible dorsally as in B. gajakarna sp. n. The differences between these two species are mentioned under B. gajakarna sp. n.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B5091F6651FFA04B62FECED60897E8	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari;Mohanraj, Prashanth;Samuel, D. K.;Reddy, M. Krishna	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari, Mohanraj, Prashanth, Samuel, D. K., Reddy, M. Krishna (2020): Revision of Indian species of Baeus Haliday (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea: Scelionidae). Journal of Natural History 54 (13 - 14): 813-917, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885
03B5091F665FFFA24B68FDC6D3BF95F3.text	03B5091F665FFFA24B68FDC6D3BF95F3.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Baeus tilottama Veenakumari 2020	<div><p>Baeus tilottama Veenakumari, sp. n. (Figure 33 (a–e))</p> <p>http://www.zoobank.org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 22EFDC60-68A1-4839-ACEF-8611C936DD9A</p> <p>Holotype. Female; body length = 0.81 mm; n = 1</p> <p>Colour (Figure 33 (a)). Head, mesonotum and metasoma dark brown, mesoscutellum and propodeum paler than remainder; posterior tergite yellow; hyperoccipital carina black; posterior margin of mesoscutum with a black band; posterior margin of mesoscutellum with a black band followed by a yellow line; antenna brownish yellow except dark brown A2; legs yellowish brown to dark brown.</p> <p>Head (Figure 33 (a–e)). Head 1.15× as wide as high; IOS wide, 0.42× width of head and 0.9× eye length; eye (L: W = 15.6:13.1) densely setose, touching hyperoccipital carina posteriorly; head height 1.8× eye length; POL&gt;LOL in ratio of 18.3:12.8; lateral ocellus contiguous with orbit; distance between posterior margin of lateral ocellus and hyperoccipital carina 0.8× MOD; pilosity of moderate density, setae of medium length, shorter than those on mesonotum and metasoma; interantennal process triangular, pointed, rugose; central keel long, 0.71× distance from interantennal process to median ocellus; facial striae very long extending up to lower orbit; orbital carina extending ventrally below the dorsal level of facial striae; malar striae sparse; frons adjacent to central keel smooth followed by sparse longitudinal reticulations; upper frons and vertex finely reticulate; gena dorsally finely reticulate, remainder with oblique striae, with sparse short costae on posterior margin, 4.2× as long as wide; anterior margin of gena in contact with 0.67× length of ventral margin of eye; length of A1 0.89× that of clava; length of A2 0.39× that of A1.</p> <p>Mesosoma (Figure 33 (a,c,e)). Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum 0.55× and 0.21× as long as wide, respectively; mesoscutum and mesoscutellum finely imbricate, scutes smaller on mesoscutellum than mesoscutum; metascutellum not visible; propodeum smooth dorsally, 0.42× length of mesoscutellum medially; pilosity of moderate density, setae of medium length; lateral pronotal area dorsally imbricate, postero-dorsally striate, remain- der with weak impressions of reticulations except for smooth antero-ventral region; postero-dorsal margin of lateral pronotal area with two short projections; ventral margin of lateral pronotal area extending as a blunt projection; transverse carinae on dorsal mesopleuron terminate above the level of dorsal metapleuron, ventrally with an imbricate patch followed by semicircular and oblique carinae, remainder smooth; mesopleuron extending as a short, sharp projection ventrally; mesopleural pit short; metapleuron smooth except for weak impressions of foveae ventrally; posterior suture of metapleuron straight with a gentle curve basally and bending towards mesopleuron dorsally; dorsal level of posterior metapleural suture level with antero-lateral margin of T 2; sculpturing of propodeum anterior to spiracle smooth, with a fovea followed by four transverse carinae, which have small protuberances anteriorly with a seta; region posterior to spiracle with a carina on dorsal and ventral margins; region ventral to spiracle smooth with an oblique carina enclosing a seta; remainder of lateral propodeum smooth with a transverse carina antero-ventrally; propodeal spiracular opening round.</p> <p>Metasoma (Figure 33 (a,c,e)). Metasoma 1.2× long as wide; pilosity of moderate density, setae of medium length; T 2 anteriorly finely imbricate, posteriorly smooth; remaining tergites smooth.</p> <p>Material examined. Holotype: Female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3089), INDIA: Karnataka: Mudigere, College of Horticulture, 13 ° 06 ʹ 54 ʹ ’ N 75 ° 37 ʹ 57 ʹ ’E, 976 m, YPT, 02.X.2015.</p> <p>Etymology. This species is named after the divine seductress Tilottama, an Apsara or female spirit in Hindu mythology. The name is treated as a noun in apposition.</p> <p>Diagnosis. This species is closer to B. giganteus sp. n. and diagnostic characters are mentioned under the latter.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B5091F665FFFA24B68FDC6D3BF95F3	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari;Mohanraj, Prashanth;Samuel, D. K.;Reddy, M. Krishna	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari, Mohanraj, Prashanth, Samuel, D. K., Reddy, M. Krishna (2020): Revision of Indian species of Baeus Haliday (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea: Scelionidae). Journal of Natural History 54 (13 - 14): 813-917, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885
03B5091F665DFFA44B08FBDDD2859091.text	03B5091F665DFFA44B08FBDDD2859091.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Baeus tripurasundari Veenakumari 2020	<div><p>Baeus tripurasundari Veenakumari, sp. n. (Figure 34 (a–e))</p> <p>http://www.zoobank.org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 36B90CD4-176B-4B70-8607-55D92C323D5A</p> <p>Holotype. Female; body length = 0.64 (0.61–0.70) mm; n = 8</p> <p>Colour (Figure 34 (a)). Head, mesonotum and metasoma honey brown; hyperoccipital carina black; mesoscutum and mesoscutellum with a black band on posterior margins; A1 and A2 brown, remaining antennomeres yellowish brown; legs yellowish brown with black markings.</p> <p>Head (Figure 34 (a–e)). Head 1.22 (1.18–1.25)× as wide as high; IOS 0.53 (0.49–0.55)× width of head and 1.31 (1.28–1.33)× eye length; eye (L: W = 11.0:7.6) setose, not touching hyperoccipital carina posteriorly; head height 1.90 (1.78–1.98)× eye length; POL&gt;LOL in ratio of 16.9:10.2; posterior ocelli away from orbits, OOL 0.15 (0.13–0.17)× MOD; distance between posterior margin of lateral ocellus and hyperoccipital carina 0.66 (0.65–0.69)× MOD; pilosity of moderate density, setae of medium length, shorter than those on mesonotum and metasoma; interantennal process triangular, weakly rugose; central keel not distinct; facial striae long, extending 0.61 (0.58–0.63)× the length from mandibular end to lower orbit; malar striae absent; frons with weak semicircular striae except for smooth medial region; upper frons and vertex smooth; gena smooth, with a single costa on postero-ventral margin, 2.93 (2.81–3.0)× as long as wide; anterior margin of gena in contact with 0.42 (0.40–0.46)× length of ventral margin of eye; length of A here1 subequal to that of clava; length of A2 0.47 (0.45–- 0.49)× that of A1.</p> <p>Mesosoma (Figure 34 (a,c,e)). Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum 0.45 (0.41–0.49)× and 0.17 (0.16–0.18)× as long as wide, respectively; mesoscutum anteriorly imbricate and posteriorly smooth; mesoscutellum weakly reticulate to smooth; metascutellum not visible; propodeum smooth dorsally, 0.53 (0.51–0.56)× length of mesoscutellum medially; pilosity of moderate density, setae of medium length; antero-lateral margin of mesoscutellum with a fovea; lateral pronotal area dorsally imbricate, anteromedially weakly vertically striate, remainder smooth; postero-dorsal margin of lateral pronotal area with two short, weak projections; ventral margin of lateral pronotal area extending as a short blunt projection; transverse carinae on dorsal mesopleuron terminate above the level of dorsal metapleuron; mesopleuron ventrally weakly striate-reticulate followed by semicircular and oblique carinae, remainder smooth; mesopleuron extending as a short projection ventrally; mesopleural pit small; metapleuron predominantly smooth, except for shallow depression posteroventrally; posterior suture of metapleuron almost straight, gently bending dorsally towards mesopleuron; dorsal level of posterior metapleural suture above the level of antero-lateral margin of T 2; sculpturing of propodeum anterior to spiracle with two transverse short carinae; region posterior to spiracle smooth with a transverse carina; region ventral to spiracle with an oblique carina enclosing a short median carina with a seta on it; remainder of lateral propodeum smooth; propodeal spiracular opening round.</p> <p>Metasoma (Figure 34 (a,c,e)). Metasoma 0.86 (0.81–0.91)× as long as wide; pilosity of moderate density, setae of medium length; T 2 anteriorly finely imbricate, posteriorly smooth; remaining tergites smooth.</p> <p>Material examined. Holotype: Female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3599), INDIA: Tripura: Agartala, Tripura University (TU), 23 ° 76 ʹ 28 ʹ ’ N 91 ° 26 ʹ 33 ʹ ’E, 17 m, YPT, 03.III.2016; Paratypes: 36 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3600 – P3618, P3626 – P3640, P3645 – P3646), same data as holotype, 03–10.III.2016; 8 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3619 – P3625, P3649), Tripura: Dhuptali Kukibari, 23 ° 40 ʹ 37 ʹ ’ N 91 ° 44 ʹ 37 ʹ ’E, 42 m, YPT, 08.III.2016; 6 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3641 – P3644, P3647 – P3648), same as holotype, PFT, 09.III.2016.</p> <p>Etymology. This species is named after the Hindu goddess Tripurasundari, the most beautiful in all the three worlds, after whom the state of Tripura – from where the type specimens were collected – takes its name. The name is treated as a noun in apposition.</p> <p>Diagnosis. This species is closer to B. nbairus sp. n. and diagnosis is mentioned under the latter.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B5091F665DFFA44B08FBDDD2859091	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari;Mohanraj, Prashanth;Samuel, D. K.;Reddy, M. Krishna	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari, Mohanraj, Prashanth, Samuel, D. K., Reddy, M. Krishna (2020): Revision of Indian species of Baeus Haliday (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea: Scelionidae). Journal of Natural History 54 (13 - 14): 813-917, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885
03B5091F6658FF994B6CFF49D6159520.text	03B5091F6658FF994B6CFF49D6159520.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Baeus tumburu Veenakumari 2020	<div><p>Baeus tumburu Veenakumari, sp. n. (Figure 35 (a–e))</p> <p>http://www.zoobank.org/ urn:lsid: zoobank.org:act: D7930424-A319-436B-88F2-1FEBC5BB4A53</p> <p>Holotype. Female; body length = 0.58 (0.54–0.63) mm; n = 7</p> <p>Colour (Figure 35 (a)). Head, mesonotum and metasoma dark brown, except for paler mesoscutellum and propodeum; hyperoccipital carina black; posterior margins of mesoscutum and mesoscutellum with a black band; antenna brown except darker A1–A2; legs yellow with patches of brown.</p> <p>Head (Figure 35 (a–e)). Head 1.14 (1.08–1.16)× as wide as high; IOS 0.53 (0.52–0.56)× width of head and 1.10 (1.06–1.12)× eye length; eye small (L: W = 10.6:8.2) densely setose, not touching hyperoccipital carina posteriorly; head height 1.81 (1.76–1.85)× eye length; POL&gt;LOL in ratio of 14.0:9.3; lateral ocellus away from orbits, OOL 0.16 (0.15–0.18)× MOD; distance between posterior margin of lateral ocellus and hyperoccipital carina 0.40 (0.- 39–0.42)× MOD; pilosity of moderate density, setae of medium length, shorter than those on mesonotum and metasoma; interantennal process triangular, rugose; central keel not distinct; weak rugae present along imaginary central keel; facial striae long, extending 0.76 (0.68–0.82)× the length from mandibular end to lower orbit; malar striae sparse; frons adjacent to central keel with semicircular striae; upper frons weakly imbricate, vertex smooth; gena weakly reticulate, 4.05 (3.92–4.15)× as long as wide, with costae posteroventrally; anterior margin of gena in contact with 0.64 (0.63–0.67)× length of ventral margin of eye; length of A1 0.90 (0.87–0.93)× that of clava; length of A2 0.43 (0.41–0.46)× that of A1.</p> <p>Mesosoma (Figure 35 (a,b,e)). Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum 0.52 (0.48–0.58)× and 0.17 (0.15–0.18)× as long as wide, respectively; mesoscutum and mesoscutellum imbricate; metascutellum not visible; propodeum dorsally smooth, 0.22 (0.20–0.25)× length of mesoscutellum medially; pilosity of moderate density, setae of medium length; anterolateral margin of mesoscutellum with a weak fovea; lateral pronotal area dorsally irregularly foveate, remainder smooth except for sparse weak vertical striae antero-medially; postero-dorsal margin of lateral pronotal area with two weak projections; ventral margin of lateral pronotal area truncate, not extending as a blunt projection; dorsal mesopleuron with uneven transverse carinae terminating above the dorsal level of metapleuron; mesopleuron ventrally with shallow uneven foveae, followed by semicircular carinae, remainder smooth; mesopleuron extending as a short, narrow, projection ventrally; mesopleural pit small; metapleuron smooth with shallow foveae ventrally; posterior suture of metapleuron curved medially, dorsally not bending towards mesopleuron; dorsal level of posterior metapleural suture ventral to level of antero-lateral margin of T 2; sculpturing of propodeum anterior to spiracle with a ‘C’ shaped and a short transverse carinae, region posterior to spiracle smooth with a short transverse carina; region ventral to spiracle with an obliquely wavy carina supporting a transverse carina medially; remain- der of lateral propodeum smooth with a transverse carina antero-ventrally; propodeal spiracular opening tear-drop shaped.</p> <p>Metasoma (Figure 35 (a,b,e)). Length and width of metasoma subequal; pilosity sparse, setae of medium length; T 2 predominantly reticulate; remaining tergites smooth.</p> <p>Material examined. Holotype: Female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3564), INDIA: Kerala: Thiruvananthapuram; Vellayani, 8 ° 43 ʹ 50 ʹ ’N 76 ° 99 ʹ 14 ʹ ’E, 11 m, YPT, 22.XI.2015; Paratypes: 22 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3565 – P3586), same data as holotype; 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3587), Tamil Nadu: Madurai: Agriculture College and Research Institute, 9 ° 58 ʹ 05 ʹ ’ N 78 ° 12 ʹ 13 ʹ ’E, 145 m, YPT, 18.XI.2015.</p> <p>Etymology. This species is named after the Gandharva (celestial musician in Hindu mythology) Tumburu. The name is treated as a noun in apposition.</p> <p>Diagnosis. B. tumburu sp. n. is closer to B. rachanae sp. n. but differs from it in the following character states. In B. tumburu sp. n. frons with weak semicircular striae, gena weakly reticulate, posterior metapleural suture curving medially, mesopleural pit small, ventral margin of lateral pronotal area truncate and does not extend as a blunt projection and ventral metapleuron sculptured; whereas in B. rachanae sp. n. frons and gena smooth, posterior metapleural suture almost straight, mesopleural pit elongate, ventral margin of lateral pronotal area extending as a blunt projection and ventral metapleuron smooth.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B5091F6658FF994B6CFF49D6159520	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari;Mohanraj, Prashanth;Samuel, D. K.;Reddy, M. Krishna	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari, Mohanraj, Prashanth, Samuel, D. K., Reddy, M. Krishna (2020): Revision of Indian species of Baeus Haliday (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea: Scelionidae). Journal of Natural History 54 (13 - 14): 813-917, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885
03B5091F6666FF9B4B63FC8ED39693B0.text	03B5091F6666FF9B4B63FC8ED39693B0.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Baeus urvashi Veenakumari 2020	<div><p>Baeus urvashi Veenakumari, sp. n. (Figure 36 (a–d))</p> <p>http://www.zoobank. org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 761D1CC6-0A92-4EB0-BDAF-D45DC1158FAA</p> <p>Holotype. Female; body length = 0.76 (0.75–0.79) mm; n = 2</p> <p>Colour (Figure 36 (a)). Head brownish black, mesonotum and metasoma dark brown except paler propodeum; hyperoccipital carina black; mesoscutellum with a bluish black line on posterior margin; antenna dark brown with an apical yellowish brown patch on A1, dorsal clava light brown; legs yellowish brown to dark brown.</p> <p>Head (Figure 36 (a–d)). Head 1.26 (1.23–1.28)× as wide as high; IOS 0.51 (0.48–0.53)× width of head and 1.25 (1.22–1.28)× eye length; eye large (L: W = 13.6:11.0) setose, not touching hyperoccipital carina posteriorly; head height 1.97 (1.94–2.01)× eye length; POL&gt;LOL in ratio of 17.8:11.6; lateral ocellus away from orbit, OOL 0.57 (0.54–0.59)× MOD; distance between posterior margin of lateral ocellus to hyperoccipital carina 1.21 (1.17–1.24)× MOD; pilosity of medium density, setae of medium length, shorter than those on mesonotum and metasoma; interantennal process triangular, rugose; central keel weak, reaching 0.46 (0.43–0.49) × distance from interantennal process to median ocellus; facial striae very long extending up to lower orbit; malar striae distinct; frons adjacent to central keel smooth, followed by semicircular striae and reticulations; upper frons smooth to weakly reticulate; vertex weakly reticulate; gena predominantly smooth with weak reticulations dorsally, costate on postero-ventral margin, 3.05 (2.- 93–3.15)× as long as wide; anterior margin of gena in contact with 0.69 (0.65–0.72)× length of ventral margin of eye; length of A1 0.95 (0.91–0.98)× that of clava; length of A2 0.40 (0.34–0.46)× that of A1.</p> <p>Mesosoma (Figure 36 (a,c,d)). Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum 0.37 (0.33–0.41)× and 0.16 (0.13–0.18)× as long as wide, respectively; mesoscutum and mesoscutellum coriaceous reticulate, with posterior margins smooth; metascutellum not visible; propodeum smooth dorsally, narrow, 0.20 (0.17–0.23)× length of mesoscutellum medially; pilosity of medium density, setae of medium length; antero-lateral margin of mesoscutellum with a weak fovea; lateral pronotal area dorsally imbricate, antero-medially with a furrow, remainder predominantly smooth except for sparse transverse striae postero-ventrally; postero-dorsal margin of lateral pronotal area with two short projections; ventral margin of lateral pronotal area extending as a short blunt projection; transverse carinae on dorsal mesopleuron terminate above the level of dorsal metapleuron; mesopleuron ventrally weakly coriaceous reticulate followed by oblique carinae, remainder smooth; mesopleuron extending as a short projection ventrally; mesopleural pit small; metapleuron smooth, except for shallow foveae ventrad; posterior suture of metapleuron straight except for a basal curve; dorsal level of posterior metapleural suture ventral to level of antero-lateral margin of T 2; sculpturing of propodeum anterior to spiracle transversely carinate; region posterior to spiracle smooth with two short transverse carinae; region ventral to spiracle with an inverted horse-shoe shaped carina enclosing two oblique carinae which extend towards posterior propodeum; remainder of lateral propodeum smooth with a short transverse carina ventrally; propodeal spiracular opening tear-drop shaped.</p> <p>Metasoma (Figure 36 (a,c,d)). Length and width of metasoma subequal; pilosity of medium density, setae of medium length; T 2 entirely imbricate except for a smooth margin posteriorly; remaining tergites smooth.</p> <p>Material examined. Holotype: Female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3417), INDIA: Karnataka: Tumkur, Kunigal, 13 ° 02 ʹ 01 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 03 ʹ 48 ʹ ’E, 784 m, SN, 19.IX.2014; Paratype: 1 female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3418), same data as holotype.</p> <p>Etymology. This species is named after Urvashi, the most beautiful Apsara or celestial maiden in Hindu mythology. The name is treated as a noun in apposition.</p> <p>Diagnosis. This species is closer to B. airavata sp. n. but differs from it in the following characters; B. urvashi sp. n. has a short propodeum, an inverted horse-shoe shaped carina ventral to propodeal spiracle; whereas B. airavata sp. n. has a long propodeum, with several transverse carinae beneath propodeal spiracle; while pilosity is denser in B. urvashi sp. n. than in B. airavata sp. n.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B5091F6666FF9B4B63FC8ED39693B0	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari;Mohanraj, Prashanth;Samuel, D. K.;Reddy, M. Krishna	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari, Mohanraj, Prashanth, Samuel, D. K., Reddy, M. Krishna (2020): Revision of Indian species of Baeus Haliday (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea: Scelionidae). Journal of Natural History 54 (13 - 14): 813-917, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885
03B5091F6664FF9D4B61FA1ED36A9088.text	03B5091F6664FF9D4B61FA1ED36A9088.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Baeus vichitra Veenakumari 2020	<div><p>Baeus vichitra Veenakumari, sp. n. (Figure 37 (a–d))</p> <p>http://www.zoobank.org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org: act: 4CB12297-EF78-4D6E-9D69-6691986D6A12</p> <p>Holotype. Female; body length = 0.95 mm; n = 1</p> <p>Colour (Figure 37 (a–d)). Head and metasoma black; mesonotum blackish brown; hyperoccipital carina black; mesoscutellum with a yellow line on posterior margin; A1–A3 dark</p> <p>brown, A4–A6 paler than preceding antennomeres, clava basally yellowish brown remain- der brown; legs brownish yellowish.</p> <p>Head (Figure 37 (a–d)). Head 1.16× as wide as high; IOS 0.38× width of head and 0.84× eye length; eye (L: W = 17.9:13.1) setose, not touching hyperoccipital carina posteriorly; head height 1.83× eye length; POL&gt;LOL in ratio of 16.7:11.2; lateral ocellus contiguous with orbit; distance between posterior margin of lateral ocellus and hyperoccipital carina 0.46× MOD; pilosity of moderate density, setae of medium length, shorter than those on mesonotum and metasoma; interantennal process triangular, weakly rugose; central keel short, reaching 0.32× distance from interantennal process to median ocellus; facial striae long, extending 0.78× the length between mandibular end and lower orbit; malar striae distinct; frons adjacent to central keel finely vertically reticulate followed by semicircular reticulations; frons above central keel and vertex reticulate; gena finely reticulate, 4.13× as long as wide; anterior margin of gena in contact with 0.62× length of ventral margin of eye; length of A1 0.84× that of clava; length of A2 0.44× that of A1.</p> <p>Mesosoma (Figure 37 (a,d)). Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum 0.58× and 0.28× as long as wide, respectively; mesoscutum and mesoscutellum coriaceous reticulate; metascutellum not visible; propodeum plicate dorsally, 0.48× length of mesoscutellum medially; pilosity of moderate density, setae of medium length; lateral pronotal area imbricatereticulate in dorsal half with weak striations antero-medially, remainder vertically reticulate except for smooth region posteriorly; postero-dorsal margin of lateral pronotal area with two short projections; ventral margin of lateral pronotal area extending as a short blunt projection; transverse carinae on dorsal mesopleuron terminate above the dorsal level of metapleuron; ventral one third of mesopleuron imbricate-reticulate, remainder smooth; mesopleuron extending as a short, sharp, projection ventrally; mesopleural pit not distinct; metapleuron smooth with ventral half carinate; posterior suture of metapleuron straight, not curving dorsally towards mesopleuron; dorsal level of posterior metapleural suture ventral to level of antero-lateral margin of T 2; sculpturing of propodeum anterior and posterior to spiracle carinate; region ventral to spiracle with an oblique carina supporting two transverse carinae posteriorly; remainder of lateral propodeum with three transverse carinae in ventral half; propodeal spiracular opening round.</p> <p>Metasoma (Figure 37 (a,d)). Metasoma as long as wide; pilosity of moderate density, setae of medium length; T 2 anteriorly coriaceous reticulate, posteriorly smooth; remaining tergites smooth.</p> <p>Material examined. Holotype: Female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3283), INDIA: Tamil Nadu: Kodaikanal, Shenbaganur, 10 ° 14 ʹ 01 ʹ ’ N 77 ° 30 ʹ 47 ʹ ’E, 1865 m, YPT, 02.IV.2014.</p> <p>Etymology. This species is named after the beautiful Vichitra, one of the 36 Yakshinis or nature spirits in Hindu mythology. The name is treated as a noun in apposition.</p> <p>Diagnosis. B. vichitra sp. n. is closer to B. flaviscapus sp. n. Diagnosis is mentioned under the latter.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B5091F6664FF9D4B61FA1ED36A9088	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari;Mohanraj, Prashanth;Samuel, D. K.;Reddy, M. Krishna	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari, Mohanraj, Prashanth, Samuel, D. K., Reddy, M. Krishna (2020): Revision of Indian species of Baeus Haliday (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea: Scelionidae). Journal of Natural History 54 (13 - 14): 813-917, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885
03B5091F6663FF914B13FF49D00996DB.text	03B5091F6663FF914B13FF49D00996DB.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Baeus xanthoclavatus Veenakumari 2020	<div><p>Baeus xanthoclavatus Veenakumari, sp. n. (Figure 38 (a–e))</p> <p>http://www.zoobank.org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org: act: 051B1E1C-6538-4E3F-B239-248CE94C3A02</p> <p>Holotype. Female; body length = 0.65 (0.61–0.68) mm; n = 3</p> <p>Colour (Figure 38 (a)). Head, mesonotum and metasoma honey brown, vertex and mesoscutellum darker than remainder; hyperoccipital carina black; posterior margins of mesoscutum and mesoscutellum with a black band; A1 brown and apically yellow; A2 honey brown, A3 brown, A4–A6 yellow, clava bright yellow; legs yellow with patches of brown.</p> <p>Head (Figure 38 (a–e)). Head 1.21 (1.19–1.23)× as wide as high; IOS 0.49 (0.48–0.51)× width of head and 1.33 (1.28–1.37)× eye length; eye, setose, as long as wide, not touching hyperoccipital carina posteriorly; head height 2.31 (2.27–2.41)× eye length; POL&gt;LOL in ratio of 18.2:10.8; lateral ocellus contiguous with orbit; distance from posterior margin of lateral ocellus to hyperoccipital carina 0.72 (0.70–0.76)× MOD; pilosity of medium density, setae of medium length, shorter than those on mesonotum and metasoma; interantennal process triangular, sparsely rugose; length of central keel 0.48 (0.45–0.50)× distance from interantennal process to median ocellus; facial striae very long, extending up to base of lower orbit; malar striae distinct; frons adjacent to central keel smooth, followed by semicircular striae and longitudinal reticulations; upper frons imbricate, vertex smooth; gena predominantly smooth, except for weak reticulations dorsally, with short costae on postero-ventral margin, 3.05 (2.95–3.18)× as long as wide; anterior margin of gena in contact with 0.56 (0.50–0.58)× length of ventral margin of eye; length of A1 subequal to that of clava; length of A2 0.41 (0.39–0.43)× that of A1.</p> <p>Mesosoma (Figure 38 (a,c,e)). Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum 0.53 (0.48–0.56)× and 0.20 (0.18–0.22)× as long as wide, respectively; mesoscutum and mesoscutellum imbricate except for smooth posterior margins; metascutellum not visible; propodeum smooth dorsally, narrow, 0.18 (0.17–0.2)× length of mesoscutellum medially; pilosity of medium density, setae of medium length; antero-lateral margin of mesoscutellum with a weak fovea; lateral pronotal area dorsally coriaceous reticulate, antero-medially with weak striae, postero-ventrally transversely carinate, remainder smooth; postero-dorsal margin of lateral pronotal area with two short projections; ventral margin of lateral pronotal area extending as a blunt projection; transverse carinae on dorsal mesopleuron terminate above the level of dorsal metapleuron; mesopleuron ventrally with a foveate patch, followed by semicircular carinae, remainder smooth; mesopleuron extending as a short, narrow projection ventrally; mesopleural pit elongate; metapleuron smooth with sparse, weak foveae ventrally; posterior suture of metapleuron straight, with a basal curve; dorsal level of posterior metapleural suture ventral to level of antero-lateral margin of T 2; sculpturing of propodeum anterior to spiracle transversely carinate, region posterior to spiracle smooth with two short carinae; region ventral to spiracle with a long oblique carina abutting a ‘C’ shaped carina dorsally and a short transverse carina ventrally; remainder of lateral propodeum smooth with a few short transverse carinae anteroventrally; propodeal spiracular opening round.</p> <p>Metasoma (Figure 38 (a,c,e)). Metasoma 0.81 (0.78–0.87) × as long as wide; pilosity of medium density, setae of medium length; T 2 anteriorly weakly imbricate, remainder smooth; remaining tergites smooth.</p> <p>Material examined. Holotype: Female (ICAR / NBAIR / P3558), INDIA: Andaman Islands: South Andaman, Garacharma, CIARI, 11 ° 61 ʹ 29 ʹ ’N 92 ° 71 ʹ 54 ʹ ’E, 63 m, YPT, 26.I.2013; Paratypes: 5 females (ICAR / NBAIR / P3559 – P3563), Andaman Islands: Little Andaman, Harminder Bay, 10 ° 59 ʹ N 92 ° 54 ʹ E, 7 m, MT, 30.I.2013.</p> <p>Etymology. The Greek adjectival epithet ‘xanthoclavatus’ refers to the bright yellow clava. The name is treated as an adjective.</p> <p>Diagnosis. B. xanthoclavatus sp. n. is closer to B. bagheera sp. n. In B. xanthoclavatus sp. n. gena is wide, malar striae distinct, mesoscutellum predominantly sculptured and an oblique carina present ventral to propodeal spiracle. Whereas in B. bagheera sp. n. gena is narrow, malar striae not distinct, mesoscutellum smooth, a crescent shaped carina present ventral to propodeal spiracle. B. xanthoclavatus sp. n. is also closer to B. krishnareddyi sp. n. In B. xanthoclavatus sp. n. malar striae distinct, clava bright yellow, gena predominantly smooth, dorsal propodeum narrow and ventral metapleuron sculptured. Whereas in B. krishnareddyi sp. n. malar striae not distinct, clava light brown, gena weakly reticulate, dorsal propodeum at least 3/4 th as long as mesoscutellum and entire metapleuron smooth.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B5091F6663FF914B13FF49D00996DB	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari;Mohanraj, Prashanth;Samuel, D. K.;Reddy, M. Krishna	Kamalanathan, Veenakumari, Mohanraj, Prashanth, Samuel, D. K., Reddy, M. Krishna (2020): Revision of Indian species of Baeus Haliday (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea: Scelionidae). Journal of Natural History 54 (13 - 14): 813-917, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2020.1770885
