taxonID	type	description	language	source
03F83D5CFFB4FFDFDC88FE29AD23711D.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Body elongate and flattened. Antenna with 6 segments, 1122 or 1131. Mandibles with two teeth and a truncation. Maxillary palp 2 - segmented; labial palp unsegmented. Frontovertex about 0.33 × head width; eyes large, finely setose; frontovertex with prominent dark brown setae, 2 pairs of very long setae along vertexo-occipital margin. Pronotum dorsally long, medially divided by a suture; mid lobe of mesoscutum and scutellum with a fine mid-longitudinal line / groove; mesothoracic spiracle prominent; scutellum with a notch in posterior margin; setae dorsally on thorax long, and brown to dark brown; midlobe with 12 – 16, side lobe with 2, axilla with 1, and scutellum with 4 setae; metanotal tubercle present; propodeum medially long, more than 3.0 × as long as metanotum and with a fine, sinuous ridge mesad each spiracle, and with 3 – 6 setae on each side distad spiracle; posterior margin of propodeum with very fine crenulae, but only sometimes detectable at high magnification. Fore wing broad, with or without dark setae in a bunch behind proximal half of marginal vein; linea calva distinct or not clearly defined, proximally bordered by 1 – 4 lines of setae; submarginal vein with 2 setae, the distal setae very long; marginal vein distinctly longer than costal cell and with very long setae; stigma with four sensilla. Hind wing broad, with disc sparsely to moderately densely setose. Legs long and slender; tarsal formula 5 - 5 - 5. Gaster at least as long as head plus thorax; last tergum latero-ventrally continuous with outer plates of ovipositor; sometimes TVII appearing as a narrow band partly separated from TVIII; ovipositor long, slightly exerted at apex; TI and other terga with small sensory peg-like setae arranged in groups (Hayat 1998). Species and distribution. Four world species (Australia, Oriental, Palaearctic): P. anomalus (India, Peoples’ Republic of China (Guangxi )); P. australis (Australia); P. bendovi (Peoples’ Republic of China); P. elongatiformis (Caucasus, Georgia, Guam Island, Japan, Peoples’ Republic of China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi), Sri Lanka and Transcaucasus) (Noyes 2011).	en	Menakadevi, C., Manickavasagam, S. (2012): A new species of Proaphelinoides Girault (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) with a key to world species and additional records from Tamil Nadu, India. Zootaxa 3193 (1): 62-68, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3193.1.4, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3193.1.4
03F83D5CFFB4FFDFDC88FE29AD23711D.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts. Parasitoids of diaspidid scales of the Tribe Odonaspidini (Homoptera: Diaspididae) (Hayat 1998).	en	Menakadevi, C., Manickavasagam, S. (2012): A new species of Proaphelinoides Girault (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) with a key to world species and additional records from Tamil Nadu, India. Zootaxa 3193 (1): 62-68, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3193.1.4, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3193.1.4
03F83D5CFFB4FFDFDC88FE29AD23711D.taxon	discussion	Comments. This genus is extremely close to Aphytis Howard, differing in its elongate-flattened body, very long setae on the head and thorax, prominent mesothoracic spiracles, nearly straight posterior margin of the propodeum, which medially is apparently smooth, very long distal seta on the submarginal vein, and long syntergum (= last tergum). There are apparently only two derived characters of Proaphelinoides — the prominent mesothoracic spiracles and the medially smooth propodeum. All other characters appear to be symplesiomorphies or homoplasius, being also found in Aphytis Howard, 1900 or Botryoideclava Subba Rao, 1980 or Centrodora Foerster, 1878 (Hayat 1998).	en	Menakadevi, C., Manickavasagam, S. (2012): A new species of Proaphelinoides Girault (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) with a key to world species and additional records from Tamil Nadu, India. Zootaxa 3193 (1): 62-68, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3193.1.4, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3193.1.4
03F83D5CFFB7FFDBDC88FE33ADD8767F.taxon	description	(Figs. 1 – 11) Description. Female (Fig. 1). Holotype. Length, 1.50 mm. (Color described from carded specimen before being clearing and mounting on a slide in Canada balsam). Head with frontovertex orange-yellow; vertex deep orange; face yellow; mandibles brownish with teeth black; antenna with radicle, scape and pedicel yellow; funicle and clava brown; eyes yellowish, ocelli red-brown; setae around ocellus dark brown and remaining setae on head pale. Pronotum yellowish-brown; mesoscutum yellowish; scutellum yellowish except apex dark brown to black; axillae yellowish-brown; metanotum and propodeum yellowish and with brown tinge on lateral margin; setae on thoracic area and notaular line dark brown. Legs yellowish, except all coxae white and base of femur and basal two thirds of tibiae of mid and hind legs brownish. Fore wing with three infuscate patches one below submarginal vein, proximal third of marginal vein, and just below stigmal vein. Hind wings sub hyaline. Metasoma brownish-yellow except base of tergites and entire SI and SII white; ovipositor yellowish brown; ovipositor sheath yellow. Head In dorsal view length 0.9 x width; POL 1.2 × OOL; frontovertex 0.4 × head width. In frontal view (Fig. 2), eye height about 1.5 × malar suture; antennal toruli separated from clypeus by 1.5 × length of radicle; head with elongate reticulation (seen only under high magnification); occipital margin with two pairs of long setae, one lateral and one submedial; 18 – 20 short setae between eyes; eyes finely setose. Antennal formula 1131 (Fig. 3); scape as long as clava; pedicel (measured at its maximum length) 1.2 × longer than basal two funicle segments and longer than F 3; F 3 as long as wide, about 4 × as long as F 2; F 3 with 2 longitudinal sensilla; clava 3.2 × as long as F 3 and with 10 longitudinal sensilla. Mesosoma (Fig. 5). Setae on sclerite as follows: pronotal collar with 4 + 4 setae including one long seta at each posterolateral corner and many short setae bordering anterior margin; mid lobe of mesoscutum with 12 setae; each side lobe with 2 setae; each axilla with 1 seta; base of scutellum round and medially divided into equal halves by a faint carinae; scutellum with four long, prominent setae; propodeum with 3 short setae on each side. Mesosoma dorsally more or less evenly elongate-reticulate, the reticulations more pronounced transversely on pronotum (seen only under high magnification). Fore wing about 3.5 × as long as wide; linea calva not defined (Fig. 7); costal cell 0.5 × length of marginal vein; marginal vein with 10 long setae; 30 – 35 dark setae in a bunch just below proximal third of marginal vein; marginal vein 1.5 × length of submarginal vein; submarginal vein with 2 setae, the distal seta long; postmarginal vein absent. Hind wing 4.8 × as long as wide (Fig. 8). Mid tibial spur 0.8 × length of corresponding basitarsus. Metasoma (Fig. 1). Gaster as long as head plus mesosoma; tergites with following number of setae: TI (2 + 2), TII (3 + 3), TIII (4 + 4), TIV (6 + 6), TV (12 + 12), TVI (3 + 3); hypopygium not prominent, extending to three-fifths length of gaster; ovipositor distinctly longer than mid tibia (0.84: 0.25) (Figs 9, 11) and exserted part 0.3 x of gaster length (Fig. 1). Male. Body 1.0 mm. Head, mandibles and antennae colored as in female; clava 3.0 × length of F 3, and slightly oblique at apex (Fig. 4); F 3 with 1 longitudinal sensillum and clava with 5 longitudinal sensilla. Fore wing with only 10 – 15 dark setae in a bunch just below proximal third of marginal vein (Fig. 6). Male genitalia consisting of a long tubular phallobase with a typical constriction at base giving a basal bulb-like appearance; apex of phallobase with a digitus of 0.03 mm and with a single denticle; aedeagus as long as phallobase (0.20: 0.18) (Fig. 10). Variation. Body color varies from yellowish-brown to brownish-yellow, with the apex of the scutellum varying from yellow to dark brown or black, the legs varying from pale to yellowish-brown with black markings, as mentioned in the description, and the dorsum of the mesosoma generally yellowish but with varied intensities of brown.	en	Menakadevi, C., Manickavasagam, S. (2012): A new species of Proaphelinoides Girault (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) with a key to world species and additional records from Tamil Nadu, India. Zootaxa 3193 (1): 62-68, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3193.1.4, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3193.1.4
03F83D5CFFB7FFDBDC88FE33ADD8767F.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Holotype, female (EDAU) on card labelled “ INDIA: Tamil Nadu, Chidambaram, 11. vi. 2010, coll. C. Menakadevi ”, “ Proaphelinoides chidambaramensis Manickavasagam & Menakadevi ”. Paratypes: 15 females (3 on slide, 12 on card), 2 males (on slide) with the same data as holotype; 3 females each on card deposited in NPC and ZDAMU. Remaining specimens and 1 female (on card) labelled “ INDIA: Tamil Nadu, Kanniayakumari, Pechiparai, 24. iii. 2011, coll. S. Manickavasagam and A. Rameshkumar, yellow pan trap, weedy land in forest ” in EDAU.	en	Menakadevi, C., Manickavasagam, S. (2012): A new species of Proaphelinoides Girault (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) with a key to world species and additional records from Tamil Nadu, India. Zootaxa 3193 (1): 62-68, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3193.1.4, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3193.1.4
03F83D5CFFB7FFDBDC88FE33ADD8767F.taxon	biology_ecology	Host: Unknown.	en	Menakadevi, C., Manickavasagam, S. (2012): A new species of Proaphelinoides Girault (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) with a key to world species and additional records from Tamil Nadu, India. Zootaxa 3193 (1): 62-68, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3193.1.4, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3193.1.4
03F83D5CFFB7FFDBDC88FE33ADD8767F.taxon	distribution	Distribution: INDIA: Tamil Nadu.	en	Menakadevi, C., Manickavasagam, S. (2012): A new species of Proaphelinoides Girault (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) with a key to world species and additional records from Tamil Nadu, India. Zootaxa 3193 (1): 62-68, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3193.1.4, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3193.1.4
03F83D5CFFB7FFDBDC88FE33ADD8767F.taxon	etymology	Etymology: The species is named after the locality from where the holotype was collected.	en	Menakadevi, C., Manickavasagam, S. (2012): A new species of Proaphelinoides Girault (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) with a key to world species and additional records from Tamil Nadu, India. Zootaxa 3193 (1): 62-68, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3193.1.4, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3193.1.4
03F83D5CFFB7FFDBDC88FE33ADD8767F.taxon	discussion	Comments: Proaphleinoides chidambaramensis is very close to P. elongatiformis Girault, but differs by the characters given in the key.	en	Menakadevi, C., Manickavasagam, S. (2012): A new species of Proaphelinoides Girault (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) with a key to world species and additional records from Tamil Nadu, India. Zootaxa 3193 (1): 62-68, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3193.1.4, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3193.1.4
03F83D5CFFB0FFDBDC88FE44ADD575AD.taxon	description	Specimens examined: INDIA, Tamil Nadu, Cuddalore, Kanakkarapattu, 18. vii. 2011, C. Menakadevi, Prosopis forest land, yellow pan trap (1 female, EDAU); Tamil Nadu, Cuddalore, Jeyakondapatinum, 22. viii. 2011, C. Menakadevi, weedy land, Malaise trap (1 female, EDAU).	en	Menakadevi, C., Manickavasagam, S. (2012): A new species of Proaphelinoides Girault (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) with a key to world species and additional records from Tamil Nadu, India. Zootaxa 3193 (1): 62-68, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3193.1.4, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3193.1.4
03F83D5CFFB0FFDBDC88FE44ADD575AD.taxon	distribution	Distribution: India: Bihar, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh (Hayat 1998), Tamil Nadu (new record).	en	Menakadevi, C., Manickavasagam, S. (2012): A new species of Proaphelinoides Girault (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) with a key to world species and additional records from Tamil Nadu, India. Zootaxa 3193 (1): 62-68, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3193.1.4, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3193.1.4
03F83D5CFFB0FFDBDC88FE44ADD575AD.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: Aonidiella orientalis (Newstead), on Azadirachta indica, Eugenia jambolana, Psidium guajava and Zyziphus sp. (Hayat 1998).	en	Menakadevi, C., Manickavasagam, S. (2012): A new species of Proaphelinoides Girault (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) with a key to world species and additional records from Tamil Nadu, India. Zootaxa 3193 (1): 62-68, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3193.1.4, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3193.1.4
03F83D5CFFB0FFDBDC88FCDEAE8F734C.taxon	description	Specimens examined: INDIA, Tamil Nadu, Cuddalore, Chidambaram, 28. viii. 2009, C. Menakadevi, ex. unidentified whitefly on Ixora sp. (3 females, EDAU).	en	Menakadevi, C., Manickavasagam, S. (2012): A new species of Proaphelinoides Girault (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) with a key to world species and additional records from Tamil Nadu, India. Zootaxa 3193 (1): 62-68, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3193.1.4, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3193.1.4
03F83D5CFFB0FFDBDC88FCDEAE8F734C.taxon	distribution	Distribution: India: Uttar Pradesh. (Taiwan) (Hayat 1998), Tamil Nadu (new record).	en	Menakadevi, C., Manickavasagam, S. (2012): A new species of Proaphelinoides Girault (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) with a key to world species and additional records from Tamil Nadu, India. Zootaxa 3193 (1): 62-68, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3193.1.4, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3193.1.4
03F83D5CFFB0FFDBDC88FCDEAE8F734C.taxon	biology_ecology	Host: Unknown from India (Hayat 1998).	en	Menakadevi, C., Manickavasagam, S. (2012): A new species of Proaphelinoides Girault (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) with a key to world species and additional records from Tamil Nadu, India. Zootaxa 3193 (1): 62-68, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3193.1.4, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3193.1.4
03F83D5CFFB0FFDBDC88FBC1A837726A.taxon	description	Specimens examined: INDIA, Tamil Nadu, Cuddalore, Chidambaram, 29. viii. 2009, C. Menakadevi, ex. unidentified whitefly on Ixora sp. (3 females, EDAU).	en	Menakadevi, C., Manickavasagam, S. (2012): A new species of Proaphelinoides Girault (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) with a key to world species and additional records from Tamil Nadu, India. Zootaxa 3193 (1): 62-68, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3193.1.4, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3193.1.4
03F83D5CFFB0FFDBDC88FBC1A837726A.taxon	distribution	Distribution: India: Rajasthan (Hayat 1998), Tamil Nadu (new record).	en	Menakadevi, C., Manickavasagam, S. (2012): A new species of Proaphelinoides Girault (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) with a key to world species and additional records from Tamil Nadu, India. Zootaxa 3193 (1): 62-68, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3193.1.4, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3193.1.4
03F83D5CFFB0FFDBDC88FBC1A837726A.taxon	biology_ecology	Host: Acaudaleyrodes rachipora (Singh) on Prosopis juliflora (Hayat 1998).	en	Menakadevi, C., Manickavasagam, S. (2012): A new species of Proaphelinoides Girault (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) with a key to world species and additional records from Tamil Nadu, India. Zootaxa 3193 (1): 62-68, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3193.1.4, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3193.1.4
