taxonID	type	description	language	source
03FF87B9FF859B272FA0FD30B53EFAC2.taxon	description	(Figs 1 – 9, 26 – 28)	en	Loktionov, Valery M. (2021): Discovery of the spider wasp genus Telostholus Haupt, 1929 (Hymenoptera Pompilidae) in Laos, with the description of three new species. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 226-236, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.9
03FF87B9FF859B272FA0FD30B53EFAC2.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Holotype, ♂ “ Lao-N, Phongsaly pr., Phongsaly, ~ 1500 m, 21 ° 41 ’ - 2 ’ N, 102 ° 06 ’ - 8 ’ E, Kubáň leg., V-VI. 2003 ” [Laos: Phongsaly Prov.] [OLL]. Paratypes: 3 ♂ with same label as holotype; 3 ♂ “ Lao-N, Phong- saly prov., 21 ° 41 - 2 ’ N, 102 ° 06 - 8 ’ E, 28. v. - 20. vi. 2003, Phongsaly env., ~ 1500 m, Vít Kubáň leg. ” [Laos: Phongsaly Prov.] [OLL].	en	Loktionov, Valery M. (2021): Discovery of the spider wasp genus Telostholus Haupt, 1929 (Hymenoptera Pompilidae) in Laos, with the description of three new species. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 226-236, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.9
03FF87B9FF859B272FA0FD30B53EFAC2.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Male. The male of this new species can be distinguished from those of other congeners by the following combination of characters: (1) the fore wing with brown apical portion (Fig. 7); (2) POD: OOD = 1.6 – 2.0; (3) the paramere broad, paddle-shaped (Figs 9, 26); (4) the volsella somewhat narrowed, elongated, its ventral face along outer and apical margin with bristles (Figs 9, 26); (5) the hypopygium in ventral view slightly narrowing toward apex, all its ventral face with erect setae, its lateral margin in basal portion without setae (Fig. 28). Female. Unknown.	en	Loktionov, Valery M. (2021): Discovery of the spider wasp genus Telostholus Haupt, 1929 (Hymenoptera Pompilidae) in Laos, with the description of three new species. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 226-236, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.9
03FF87B9FF859B272FA0FD30B53EFAC2.taxon	description	Description. MALE. Length: body 5.7 – 7.5 mm; forewing 5.2 – 7.1 mm. Head width 1.1 – 1.13 times its height; MID 0.6 – 0.65 times head width in frontal view (Fig. 3). Ocelli large, hardly raised; ocellar triangle right- or slightly obtuse-angled; POD: OOD = 1.6 – 2.0 (Fig. 5). Head in frontal view with vertex slightly roundly produced above dorsal eye margin (Fig. 3). Posterior margin of vertex in dorsal view slightly concave (Fig. 5). Head in lateral view with frons convex (Fig. 4). Temple in dorsal view slightly developed (Fig. 5). Gena in profile very narrow (Fig. 4). Malar space short (Fig. 4). Clypeus barely convex, its width 2.2 – 2.4 times its height, and 0.75 – 0.85 times LID; anterior margin straight; anterolateral corner rounded. Mandible slender, with small subapical tooth. Labrum well exposed, its anterior margin broadly rounded. Maxillary palps 2 – 5 about same length, palp 6 slightly longer than others. Flagellum somewhat stout; scape normal shaped; F 3 – F 10 crenulated ventrally (Fig. 1); ratio of scape, pedi- cel and F 1 – 11 length (on ventral side; in holotype) 17: 6: 17: 17: 17: 16: 15: 13: 13: 13: 12: 10: 12; scape length 0.39 – 0.45 times UID; F 1 length 2.2 – 2.4 times its maximum width (in dorsal view), and 0.35 – 0.45 times UID; apical flagellomere pointed apically. Mesosoma. Pronotum length in dorsal view 0.47 – 0.5 times its maximum width; anterior face not differentiated from dorsum; posterior margin rounded and sometimes hardly subangulate medially (Fig. 5). Dorsum of mesos- cutum hardly convex. Dorsum of mesoscutellum and metanotum noticeably convex. Metapostnotum depressed, barely emarginated postero-medially, its length 0.1 – 0.16 times metanotum length medially. Propodeum length in dorsal view 0.55 – 0.65 times its maximum width; dorsum in lateral view weakly convex; posterior face somewhat differentiated from dorsum (Fig. 6). Legs. Profemur without spines. Protibia: short spines on inner lateral face, 1 – 2 long spines ventrally, and few different-length spines apically. Protarsomere 1 with three longitudinal rows of short spines ventrally. Protarsomeres 2 and 3 with few very short spines ventrally. Protarsomeres 4 and 5 without spines ventrally. Protarsomere 1 length 0.95 – 1.0 times length of protarsomere 2 – 4 combined. Protarsomere 5 in dorsal view symmetrical, its length 2.0 – 2.17 times its maximum width. Meso- and metafemur with few short spines dorso-apically. Meso- and metatibia with scattered long and shorter spines. Metatibia longer spur length 0.82 – 0.9 times metatarsomere 1 length. Meso- and metatarsomere 1 with scattered spines which twice shorter than longest one on mesotibia. Meso- and metatarsomeres 2 – 4 with short spines ventrally. Meso- and metatarsomere 5 without spines ventrally. Tarsal claws of all legs symmetrical and bifid, inner tooth long, broad, and obliquely truncated apically. Wings. Fore wing (Fig. 7) translucent, with brownish apical portion. Pterostigma brown, its length 5.2 – 6.5 times its height (on inner distance), and 1.75 – 1.9 times Rs 2. Second submarginal cell length 2.8 – 3.2 times its maximum height, narrowed on vein Rs by 0.55 – 0.6 times its own length on vein M, receiving crossvein 1 m-cu at basal 0.25 – 0.32 and receiving crossvein 2 m-cu at basal 0.82 – 0.85. Crossvein 3 rs-m arched. Crossvein cu-a straight, originating at or just beyond separation of vein M + CuA. Vein M not touching wing margin. Hind wing (Fig. 8) translucent, with slightly brownish apical portion; crossvein cu-a evenly arched and hardly anterofurcal. Metasoma in dorsal view lanceolate, slightly narrower than mesosoma. Genitalia (Figs 9, 26, 27); paramere long, paddle-shaped, broadened in apical half, its apex in inner corner more or less pointed (sometimes rounded), its outer margin in apical portion with short bristles; apical part of volsella somewhat narrowed, elongated, its ventral face along outer and apical margin with long erect slightly curved bristles ending at top with small ball; parapenial lobe in upper half somewhat crescent-shaped, with narrowing apex. Hypopygium (Fig. 28) in ventral view slightly narrowing toward apex, its apex with straight apical margin or sometimes rounded; all ventral face with thin erect setae; lateral margin in basal portion without setae. S 6 deeply roundly emarginate medially; emargination gradually narrowing toward its base. Sculpture. Head, meso- and metasoma matte, except frons somewhat polished, mandible apically polished. Body with inconspicuous microsculpture. Frons finely and densely punctate, median line slightly depressed. Metapostnotum with indistinct transverse striae laterally. Dorsum of propodeum gently densely punctate. Antenna matte. Legs matte, except metafemur inner surface polished. Colour and pubescence. Body black (Figs 1, 2). Antenna black, sometimes F 1 and F 2 brownish ventrally. Apical half of mandible dark brown. Claws dark brown. Body without setae except following: vertex with few different length erect pale setae; propodeum postero-laterally sometimes with few short gray erect setae; mandible with few thick brown setae; S 2 – S 5 with scattered pale erect setae. Body with sparse gray pubescence, most intensive on propodeum postero-laterally. FEMALE. Unknown.	en	Loktionov, Valery M. (2021): Discovery of the spider wasp genus Telostholus Haupt, 1929 (Hymenoptera Pompilidae) in Laos, with the description of three new species. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 226-236, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.9
03FF87B9FF859B272FA0FD30B53EFAC2.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Laos (Phongsaly Prov.).	en	Loktionov, Valery M. (2021): Discovery of the spider wasp genus Telostholus Haupt, 1929 (Hymenoptera Pompilidae) in Laos, with the description of three new species. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 226-236, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.9
03FF87B9FF859B272FA0FD30B53EFAC2.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The new species is named in honor Vítězslav Kubáň (National Museum, Prague, Czech Republic), who, among other things, is an excellent collector of insects including spider wasps.	en	Loktionov, Valery M. (2021): Discovery of the spider wasp genus Telostholus Haupt, 1929 (Hymenoptera Pompilidae) in Laos, with the description of three new species. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 226-236, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.9
03FF87B9FF869B262FA0FA95B0FBF85A.taxon	description	(Figs 10 – 17, 29 – 31)	en	Loktionov, Valery M. (2021): Discovery of the spider wasp genus Telostholus Haupt, 1929 (Hymenoptera Pompilidae) in Laos, with the description of three new species. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 226-236, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.9
03FF87B9FF869B262FA0FA95B0FBF85A.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Holotype, ♂ “ Laos, Louangnamtha, 21 ° 09 ’ N, 101 ° 19 ’ E, Namtha – Muang Sing, 5 – 31. V. 1997, 900 – 1200 m, Vít Kubáň leg. ” [Laos: Luang Namtha Prov.] [OLL]. Paratypes: 2 ♂ “ Laos-N, 24. iv. - 16. v. 1999, Louang Phrabang prov., 20 ° 33 - 4 ’ N, 102 ° 14 ’ E, Ban Song Cha (5 km W), ± 1200 m, Vít Kubáň leg. ” [Laos: Luang Prabang Prov.]; 1 ♂ “ Laos-N, 1200 m, Louang Phrabang pr. Ban Song Cha env. leg. Vít Kubáň, v. 1999 ” [Laos: Luang Prabang Prov.]; 1 ♂ “ Lao, Phongsaly prov., 21 ° 41 ’ N, 102 ° 6 ’ E, Phongsaly env., 6. - 17. v. 2004, ~ 1500 m, Vít Kubáň leg. ” [Laos: Phongsaly Prov.]; 1 ♂ “ Lao-N, Phongsaly pr. Phongsaly, ~ 1500 m 21 ° 41 ’ - 2 ’ N, 102 ° 06 ’ - 8 ’ E Kubáň leg, V-VI. 2003 ” [Laos: Phongsaly Prov.] [OLL].	en	Loktionov, Valery M. (2021): Discovery of the spider wasp genus Telostholus Haupt, 1929 (Hymenoptera Pompilidae) in Laos, with the description of three new species. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 226-236, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.9
03FF87B9FF869B262FA0FA95B0FBF85A.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Male. The male of this new species can be distinguished from those of other congeners by the following combination of characters: (1) the fore wing with brown apical portion (Fig. 16); (2) the paramere narrow, stick-shaped (Fig. 29); (3) the volsella very broad, spoon-like, its ventral face (except area along inner margin) with bristles (Fig. 29); (4) the hypopygium in ventral view evenly narrowing toward apex, its ventral face in apical por- tion with setae, its lateral margin in basal portion with long setae (Fig. 31). Female. Unknown.	en	Loktionov, Valery M. (2021): Discovery of the spider wasp genus Telostholus Haupt, 1929 (Hymenoptera Pompilidae) in Laos, with the description of three new species. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 226-236, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.9
03FF87B9FF869B262FA0FA95B0FBF85A.taxon	description	Description. MALE. Length: body 5.0 – 6.5 mm; forewing 4.4 – 5.7 mm. Head width 1.1 – 1.15 times its height; MID 0.58 – 0.65 times head width in frontal view (Fig. 12). Ocelli large, slightly raised; ocellar triangle obtuseangled; POD: OOD = 1.15 – 1.3 (Fig. 14). Head in frontal view with vertex slightly roundly produced above dorsal eye margin (Fig. 12). Posterior margin of vertex in dorsal view slightly concave (Fig. 14). Head in lateral view with frons convex (Fig. 13). Temple in dorsal view slightly developed (Fig. 14). Gena in profile narrow (Fig. 13). Malar space short (Fig. 13). Clypeus barely convex, its width 1.9 – 2.2 times its height, and 0.75 – 0.85 times LID; anterior margin straight; anterolateral corner rounded. Mandible slender, with small subapical tooth. Labrum well exposed, its anterior margin broadly rounded. Maxillary palps 2 – 5 about same length, palp 6 slightly longer than others. Flagellum somewhat stout; scape normal shaped; F 3 – F 10 crenulated ventrally; ratio of scape, pedicel and F 1 – 11 length (on ventral side; in holotype) 21: 9: 20: 20: 20: 19: 19: 18: 17: 16: 15: 15: 16; scape length 0.39 – 0.49 times UID; F 1 length 1.9 – 2.2 times its maximum width (in dorsal view), and 0.38 – 0.5 times UID; apical flagellomere pointed apically. Mesosoma. Pronotum length in dorsal view 0.45 – 0.55 times its maximum width; anterior face not differenti- ated from dorsum; posterior margin rounded and somewhat subangulate medially (Fig. 14). Dorsum of mesoscutum hardly convex. Dorsum of mesoscutellum and metanotum noticeably convex. Metapostnotum depressed, barely emarginated postero-medially, its length 0.1 – 0.15 times metanotum length medially, sometimes its median portion almost hidden under overhanging metanotum. Propodeum length in dorsal view 0.7 – 0.75 times its maximum width; dorsum in lateral view weakly convex; posterior face somewhat differentiated from dorsum (Fig. 15). Legs. Profemur without spines. Protibia: short spines on inner lateral face, 1 – 2 long spines ventrally, and few different-length spines apically. Protarsomere 1 with three longitudinal rows of short spines ventrally. Protarsomeres 2 and 3 with few very short spines ventrally. Protarsomeres 4 and 5 without spines ventrally. Protarsomere 1 length 0.93 – 1.0 times length of protarsomere 2 – 4 combined. Protarsomere 5 in dorsal view symmetrical, its length 2.3 – 2.4 times its maximum width. Meso- and metafemur with few short spines dorso-apically. Meso- and metatibia with scattered long and shorter spines. Metatibia longer spur length 0.8 – 0.87 times metatarsomere 1 length. Meso- and metatarsomere 1 with scattered spines which half length of longest mesotibial spine. Meso- and metatarsomeres 2 – 4 with short spines ventrally. Meso- and metatarsomere 5 without spines ventrally. Tarsal claws of all legs symmetrical and bifid, inner tooth long, broad, and obliquely truncated apically. Wings. Fore wing (Fig. 16) translucent, with brownish apical portion and weak light area just beyond second submarginal cell. Pterostigma brown, its length 4.1 – 4.2 times its height (on inner distance), and 1.87 – 2.27 times Rs 2. Second submarginal cell length 2.4 – 2.5 times its maximum height, narrowed on vein Rs by 0.5 – 0.58 times its own length on vein M, receiving crossvein 1 m-cu at basal 0.19 – 0.3 and receiving crossvein 2 m-cu at basal 0.76 – 0.87. Crossvein 3 rs-m arched. Crossvein cu-a hardly arched or straight, originating at or just beyond separation of vein M + CuA. Vein M not touching wing margin. Hind wing (Fig. 17) translucent, with brownish apical portion; cross- vein cu-a evenly arched and hardly anterofurcal. Metasoma in dorsal view lanceolate, slightly narrower than mesosoma. Genitalia (Figs 29, 30); paramere nar- row and long, slightly curved and pointed apically, its outer margin with bristles, its basal half ventrally with or without a few long bristles; apical part of volsella very broad, spoon-like, its ventral face (except area along inner margin) with long dense erect curved bristles ending at top with small ball; parapenial lobe in upper half somewhat crescent-shaped, with narrowing apex. Hypopygium (Fig. 31) in ventral view evenly narrowing toward apex, round- ed apically; apical half flat in lateral view; ventral face in apical portion only with thin erect setae; lateral margin in basal portion with long setae. S 6 deeply roundly emarginate medially; emargination somewhat broadened basally. Sculpture. Head, meso- and metasoma matte, except frons somewhat polished, mandible apically polished. Body with inconspicuous microsculpture. Frons finely and densely punctate, median line slightly depressed. Metapostnotum with transverse striae laterally. Dorsum of propodeum gently densely punctate. Antenna matte. Legs matt, except metafemur inner surface polished. Colour and pubescence. Body black (Figs 10, 11). Antenna black, sometimes F 1 and F 2 brownish ventrally. Apical half of mandible dark brown. Claws dark brown. Body without setae except following: gena, propleura, and propodeum postero-laterally with scattered gray erect setae or without them; mandible with few thick brown setae; S 2 – S 5 with few pale setae. Body with sparse gray pubescence, most intensive on propodeum postero-laterally. FEMALE. Unknown.	en	Loktionov, Valery M. (2021): Discovery of the spider wasp genus Telostholus Haupt, 1929 (Hymenoptera Pompilidae) in Laos, with the description of three new species. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 226-236, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.9
03FF87B9FF869B262FA0FA95B0FBF85A.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Laos (Luang Namtha Prov., Luang Prabang Prov., Phongsaly Prov.).	en	Loktionov, Valery M. (2021): Discovery of the spider wasp genus Telostholus Haupt, 1929 (Hymenoptera Pompilidae) in Laos, with the description of three new species. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 226-236, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.9
03FF87B9FF869B262FA0FA95B0FBF85A.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The new species is named after Laos, the country where the type material was collected. Treat as a noun in apposition.	en	Loktionov, Valery M. (2021): Discovery of the spider wasp genus Telostholus Haupt, 1929 (Hymenoptera Pompilidae) in Laos, with the description of three new species. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 226-236, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.9
03FF87B9FF829B2C2FA0FF5CB5DAFED2.taxon	description	(Figs 18 – 25, 32 – 34)	en	Loktionov, Valery M. (2021): Discovery of the spider wasp genus Telostholus Haupt, 1929 (Hymenoptera Pompilidae) in Laos, with the description of three new species. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 226-236, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.9
03FF87B9FF829B2C2FA0FF5CB5DAFED2.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Holotype, ♂ “ LAO, Prov. Hua Phan, Phou Pan, Umg. Ort Ban Saleui, 20 ° 13 ’ 30 ’’ N, 103 ° 59 ’ 26 ’’ E, 1350 – 1900 m, 15.04.2012 KJa, leg. C. Holzschuh & locals ” [Laos: Houaphanh Prov.] [OLL].	en	Loktionov, Valery M. (2021): Discovery of the spider wasp genus Telostholus Haupt, 1929 (Hymenoptera Pompilidae) in Laos, with the description of three new species. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 226-236, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.9
03FF87B9FF829B2C2FA0FF5CB5DAFED2.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Male. The male of this new species can be distinguished from those of other congeners by the following combination of characters: (1) the fore wing with apical and subbasal brown bands (Fig. 24); (2) F 2 – F 10 not crenulated, but somewhat convex ventrally (Fig. 18); (3) the volsella broad, oval-shaped, its ventral face along outer margin with bristles (Fig. 32); (4) the hypopygium in ventral view slightly narrowing medially and broadening preapically (Fig. 34). Female. Unknown.	en	Loktionov, Valery M. (2021): Discovery of the spider wasp genus Telostholus Haupt, 1929 (Hymenoptera Pompilidae) in Laos, with the description of three new species. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 226-236, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.9
03FF87B9FF829B2C2FA0FF5CB5DAFED2.taxon	description	Description. MALE. Length: body 10.6 mm; forewing 9.5 mm. Head width 1.15 times its height; MID 0.63 times head width in frontal view (Fig. 20). Ocelli large, slightly raised; ocellar triangle obtuse-angled; POD: OOD = 1.2 (Fig. 22). Head in frontal view with vertex slightly roundly produced above dorsal eye margin (Fig. 20). Posterior margin of vertex in dorsal view slightly concave (Fig. 22). Head in lateral view with frons convex (Fig. 21). Temple in dorsal view slightly developed (Fig. 22). Gena in profile narrow (Fig. 21). Malar space short (Fig. 21). Clypeus barely convex, its width 2.5 times its height, and 0.8 times LID; anterior margin straight; anterolateral corner rounded. Mandible slender, with stout subapical tooth. Labrum well exposed, its anterior margin broadly rounded. Maxillary palps 2 – 5 about same length, palp 6 slightly longer than others. Flagellum somewhat stout; scape normal shaped; F 2 – F 10 not crenulated, but somewhat convex ventrally (Fig. 18); ratio of scape, pedicel and F 1 – 11 length (on ventral side) 31: 12: 35: 34: 35: 35: 35: 33: 32: 30: 28: 28: 31; scape length 0.4 times UID; F 1 length 2.21 times its maximum width, and 0.39 times UID; apical flagellomere pointed apically. Mesosoma. Pronotum length in dorsal view 0.47 times its maximum width; anterior face not differentiated from dorsum; posterior margin rounded and somewhat subangulate medially (Fig. 22). Dorsum of mesoscutum slightly convex. Dorsum of mesoscutellum and metanotum noticeably convex. Metapostnotum noticeably depressed, barely emarginated postero-medially, its length 0.2 times metanotum length medially. Propodeum length in dorsal view 0.63 times its maximum width; dorsum in lateral view weakly convex; posterior face somewhat differentiated from dorsum (Fig. 23). Legs. Profemur without spines. Protibia: short spines on inner lateral face, tree long spines ventrally, and few different-length spines apically. Protarsomere 1 with three longitudinal rows of short spines ventrally. Protarsomeres 2 and 3 with few short spines ventrally. Protarsomeres 4 and 5 without spines ventrally. Protarsomere 1 length 1.1 times length of protarsomere 2 – 4 combined. Protarsomere 5 in dorsal view symmetrical, its length 2.3 times its maximum width. Mesofemur with 5 – 6 short spines dorso-apically. Metafemur with 5 – 7 spines dorso-apically. Mesotibia with elongate rows of long spines. Metatibia with elongate rows of long spines and one row of short spines dorsally. Metatibia longer spur length 0.69 times metatarsomere 1 length. Meso- and metatarsomere 1 with scattered spines shorter than on mesotibia. Meso- and metatarsomeres 2 – 4 with short spines ventrally. Meso- and metatarsomere 5 without spines ventrally. Tarsal claws of all legs symmetrical and bifid, inner tooth long, broad, and obliquely truncated apically. Wings. Fore wing (Fig. 24) translucent, with brownish apical and subbasal bands; apical band with subapical light area just beyond second submarginal cell. Pterostigma brown, its length 5.6 times its height (on inner distance), and 2.0 times Rs 2. Second submarginal cell length 2.75 times its maximum height, narrowed on vein Rs by 0.55 times its own length on vein M, receiving crossvein 1 m-cu at basal 0.27 and receiving crossvein 2 m-cu at basal 0.83. Crossvein 3 rs-m strongly arched. Crossvein cu-a weakly arched, originating just beyond separation of vein M + CuA. Vein M not touching wing margin. Hind wing (Fig. 25) translucent, with brownish apical portion; crossvein cu-a evenly arched and hardly anterofurcal. Metasoma in dorsal view lanceolate, slightly narrower than mesosoma. Genitalia (Figs 32, 33); paramere pad- dle-shaped, broad and long, curved and pointed apically, its outer margin with long bristles; apical part of volsella oval-shaped, its ventral face along outer margin with dense erect curved bristles ending at top with inconspicuous small ball; parapenial lobe in upper half somewhat crescent-shaped, with broadly rounded apex. Hypopygium (Fig. 34) apical half flat in lateral view; slightly narrowing medially and broadening preapically, with barely emarginated apical margin in ventral view; ventral face in apical portion with thin erect setae. S 6 was damaged during extruding of genitalia and hypopygium, so its characters are unknown. Sculpture. Head, meso- and metasoma matte, except frons somewhat polished, mandible apically polished. Body with inconspicuous microsculpture. Frons finely and densely punctate, median line slightly depressed. Metapostnotum with transverse striae. Dorsum of propodeum gently densely punctate. Antenna matte. Legs matte, except metafemur inner surface polished. Colour and pubescence. Body black (Figs 18, 19). Apical half of mandible dark brown. Claws dark brown. Body without setae except following: gena, propleura, and propodeum postero-laterally with scattered gray erect setae; mandible with few thick brown setae; S 2 – S 5 with few pale setae. Body with sparse gray pubescence, most intensive on lower face, and propodeum postero-laterally. FEMALE. Unknown.	en	Loktionov, Valery M. (2021): Discovery of the spider wasp genus Telostholus Haupt, 1929 (Hymenoptera Pompilidae) in Laos, with the description of three new species. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 226-236, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.9
03FF87B9FF829B2C2FA0FF5CB5DAFED2.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Laos (Houaphanh Prov.).	en	Loktionov, Valery M. (2021): Discovery of the spider wasp genus Telostholus Haupt, 1929 (Hymenoptera Pompilidae) in Laos, with the description of three new species. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 226-236, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.9
03FF87B9FF829B2C2FA0FF5CB5DAFED2.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet is a pathronym honoring Prof. Arkady Lelej (FSC Biodiversity FEB RAS, Vladivostok, Russia), my scientific advisor and inspirer, on the occasion of his 75 th birthday.	en	Loktionov, Valery M. (2021): Discovery of the spider wasp genus Telostholus Haupt, 1929 (Hymenoptera Pompilidae) in Laos, with the description of three new species. Zootaxa 4966 (2): 226-236, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.2.9
