TWO NEW SPECIES OF ZAISCHNOPSIS ASHMEAD ( HYMENOPTERA : EUPELMIDAE ) FROM INDIA AND A REVISED KEY TO ORIENTAL SPECIES

INTRODUCTION Ashmead (1896) erected the genus Ischnopsis (type species I. opthalmica Ashmead). As the name Ischnopsis is preoccupied by Ischnopsis Walsingham (1881) in Lepidoptera, Ashmead (1904) provided a replacement name, Zaischnopsis, for Ischnopsis Ashmead. Boucek (1988) synonymised Zaischnopsis with Anastatus Motschulsky. Gibson (1995) reestablished the generic status of Zaischnopsis and also synonymised Eupelmoides Masi (1917) with Zaischnopsis. This genus is represented in all regions and is very speciose in the tropical regions where there are numerous undescribed species (Gibson, 1995). The genus Zaischnopsis contains 27 species in the world of which 8 species are from the Oriental Region and three species from the Indian subcontinent (from India) (Walker, 1852, 1862; Girault, 1915, 1919; Narendran et aI., 2004, 2007; Gibson, 2005; Noyes, 2009). In this paper, two new species viz., Zaischnopsis mampadicus Narendran and Girish Kumar sp. nov. and Zaischnopsis stom Narendran and Girish Kumar sp. nov. are described from India. A revised key to separate Oriental species of Zaischnopsis is also provided.

The Holotypes of the new species described here are deposited in the 'National Zoological Collections' of the Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata (NZSI).infuscation slightly lighter at apical part.Legs brownish black with following yellowish to white : mid and hind tarsi except last tarsal segment and claws brown to brownish black; mid tibial spur and apical pegs of mid tibia and tarsi black.Gaster black without any metallic lustre; syntergum pale brown except at base brownish black; ovipositor sheath pale brown.

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Head : Scrobal depression with distinct dorsal margin separated from anterior ocellus by a distance less than the diameter of anterior ocellus (Fig. 1).Frontovertex strongly reticulate from scrobal channel to posterior ocelli; gena posterior to malar sulcus strongly and longitudinally striate-reticulate with conspicuous white lanceolate scattered setae.channel and scrobes strongly reticulate to transversely reticulate strigose; frons strongly reticulate; interantennal region strongly reticulate, with sparse setae; lower parascrobal region with scattered white setae not differentiated from other setae on face.Eyes with minute sparse pubescence; vertex and occiput coriaceous-reticulate with short pale white setae.Antenna (Fig. 2) with scape reticulate-strigose on outer and inner sides; flagellum elongate, increasing in width towards apex with apical funicular segment transverse.

Etymology:
The species is named after the locality from where the holotype is collected.Female : Holotype : Length including ovipositor sheath 3.94 mm (exserted part of ovipositor 0.53 mm).

Zaischnopsis stom
Head slightly dark with metallic green lustre; palpi and mandible dark brown.Antenna brownish black.Eyes and ocelli reddish brown.Mesosoma dark with metallic green lustre on metapleuron and sides of pronotum.
Forewing (Fig. 6) hyaline basally and a hyaline spot below MV and a very narrow longitudinal hyaline stripe at the lower margin opposit to the base of MV, infuscation moderate with lighter at apical part.Legs yellow with following blackish brown parts: fore and hind coxa entirely, mid coxa basally, fore and hind femur except at base and apex, fore tibia except at base and apex, apical pegs of midtibial and apical pegs of mid tarsi, all claws.Gaster black without any metallic lustre, syntergum concolorous with preceding gastral segments.Ovipositor sheath brown except at apices yellow.
Head : Dorsal margin of scrobal depression not distinct (Fig. 4); frontovertex strongly reticulate from scrobal channel to posterior ocelli; frons strongly reticulate; interantennal region strongly reticulate, with sparse setae; lower parascrobal region with scattered white setae not differentiated from other setae on face; except at base and apex, fore tibia except at base and apex, apical pegs of midtibial and apical pegs of mid tarsi, all claws (in Z. bathericus legs black with the following parts yellowish white: apex of mid tibia, apex of hind coxa, hind trochanter, base of hind femur, basal half and apical one third of hind tibia and all tarsi of all legs (except black pegs of apex of mid tibia and of mid tarsi)); (4).Ovipositor sheaths exserted distinctly beyond (Sx as long as) syntergal flange (in Z. bathericus ovipositor sheath exserted a little beyond syntergal flange).
Etymology : The species name is arbitrary combination of letters.