taxonID	type	description	language	source
8E0A87E5FFDAFF91FF716763FEFDD623.taxon	description	(Figs 1 – 3)	en	Pattar, Rohit, Gupta, Ankita (2025): New species of Rogasodes Chen & He and Wesmaelia Foerster (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from India. Zootaxa 5683 (3): 433-442, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5683.3.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5683.3.6
8E0A87E5FFDAFF91FF716763FEFDD623.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Holotype: female on card; INDIA: Karnataka: Mudigere; 11. xi. 2024; sweep net; coll. R. Pattar; Code- NIM / NBAIR / Brac / Roga / Roga / 111124 - H (NIM). Paratype: One male on card; same data as holotype; Code- NIM / NBAIR / Brac / Roga / Roga / 111124 - P (NIM).	en	Pattar, Rohit, Gupta, Ankita (2025): New species of Rogasodes Chen & He and Wesmaelia Foerster (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from India. Zootaxa 5683 (3): 433-442, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5683.3.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5683.3.6
8E0A87E5FFDAFF91FF716763FEFDD623.taxon	description	Description of female. Length of body 5.3 mm (Fig. 1); length of fore wing 4.12 mm (Fig. 3 A). Head. Antenna with 44 antennomeres (Fig. 2 G); with long setosity. Apical antennomere acuminate; subapical antennomere 0.88 × apical antennomere. Median antennomeres oblique in lateral view, about 3 × longer maximally than wide. F 1 2.37 × longer than wide, 1.1 × longer than F 2 and F 3, respectively. F 2 and F 3 2.57 × as long as wide, respectively. Face strongly protruding. Width of face 0.88 × length of face and clypeus combined. Height of clypeus: inter-tentorial distance: tentorio-ocular distance 1.0: 6.0: 2.6; distance between tentorial pits 2.3 × distance between pit and eye margin. Head short, 1.46 × wider than maximally long in dorsal view (length measured from occipital carina to front of face). Width of head 2.9 × shortest distance between eyes (in dorsal view). Eyes very large, strongly emarginate (Fig. 2 A). Height of eye 1.4 × shortest distance between eyes. Eye length in dorsal view 3.3 × as long as temple (Fig. 2 B); in lateral view, width of eye 3.2 × as long as temple (Fig. 2 C). Face laterally rugose with oblique striations, smooth in the middle; frons, vertex and temple almost smooth. Malar space 1.36 × as long as mandible width; mandible width 0.6 × as long as hypoclypeal depression. Posterior ocellar line: transverse diameter of posterior ocellus: shortest distance between posterior ocellus and eye 1.0: 2.0: 1.75; OOL 1.8 × as long as POL (Fig. 2 B); distance between front and hind ocelli 0.8 × as long as OOL. Head strongly narrowed behind eyes. Occiput largely smooth and shiny with weak irregular striations. Occipital carina concave with a laterally protruding flange. Mesosoma. Mesosoma 1.63 × as long as high (Fig. 2 D). Pronotum strongly protruding in front of mesoscutum with imbricate sculpture in the middle, crenulate laterally (Fig. 2 E). Mesoscutum largely smooth and shiny, with long setae (Fig. 2 E). Middle lobe of mesoscutum strongly protruding in front of lateral lobes. Notauli strongly impressed and crenulate throughout; posteriorly merging into a weakly depressed area (Fig. 2 E). Mesopleuron smooth and shiny; mesopleural sulcus deep and crenulate, sloping ventrally posteriorly (Fig. 2 D). Scutellar sulcus with complete median carina and 3 − 4 incomplete short carinae laterally. Scutellum smooth and shiny. Propodeum strongly arched in lateral profile; with median areola; laterally and basally with several oblique well-developed carinae, posteriorly with strong transverse to irregular carinae (Fig. 2 F). Wings. Fore wing (Fig. 3 A): length of veins r: 3 - SR: SR 1 = 1.0: 2.66: 5.5; 3 - SR 2.66 × r; r-m 0.55 × 2 - SR. Length of veins m-cu: 2 - SR + M = 2.6: 1.0. Vein 1 - SR + M very weakly sinuate. Veins 1 - M and m-cu almost straight. Vein CU 1 b absent. Vein cu-a solid, postfurcal to vein 1 - M. Hind wing (Fig. 3 B): Vein M + CU 1.2 × length of vein 1 - M. Legs. Length of fore femur (excluding trochantellus): tibia: tarsus = 0.92: 1.01: 1.05. Length of hind femur (excluding trochantellus): tibia: basitarsus = 1.03: 1.17: 2.02; length of femur, tibia, and basitarsus of hind leg 7.1, 10.1 and 6.3 × their width, respectively. Apex of hind tibia with setal comb on inner face. Hind spurs setose and nearly straight (Fig. 3 F). Hind basitarsus 11.0 × longer than maximally deep. Claws with large, acutely pointed basal lobe (Fig. 3 G). Metasoma. Metasoma largely strongly longitudinally striate with interspaces coriaceous (Fig. 3 E); with six fully exposed, sculptured tergites (Fig. 3 D). First tergite 1.2 × longer than posteriorly wide; with longitudinal striation and complete strong mid-longitudinal carina. Second metasomal tergite more than 1.7 × longer than third medially; second metasomal tergite 1.1 × wider posteriorly than medially long; largely finely longitudinally striate, with a well-developed mid-basal triangular area occupying one-fourth basal width of tergite, and with complete mid-longitudinal carina. Second suture fused. Third tergite 1.8 × wider than medially long. Ovipositor sheath distinctly protruding beyond apex of metasoma. Colour. Body largely off-white; mesopleuron and metapleuron off-white, black dorsally; antenna yellowish brown, joints darker; eyes, stemmaticum, pronotum medially, mesoscutum narrowly laterally (with long white setae), axillary region, propodeum (except lateral edges), metasomal tergites 1 – 6 medially (except lateral edges) almost black. Coxae, trochanter, trochantelli off white, remaining light yellow. Wings sub-hyaline with brown venation and pterostigma brown with apical one third pale yellow. Ovipositor sheaths partially brown in apical half. Male. Similar to female in general appearance and colouration.	en	Pattar, Rohit, Gupta, Ankita (2025): New species of Rogasodes Chen & He and Wesmaelia Foerster (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from India. Zootaxa 5683 (3): 433-442, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5683.3.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5683.3.6
8E0A87E5FFDAFF91FF716763FEFDD623.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species name ‘ indicus ’ refers to the country (India) from where it was collected.	en	Pattar, Rohit, Gupta, Ankita (2025): New species of Rogasodes Chen & He and Wesmaelia Foerster (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from India. Zootaxa 5683 (3): 433-442, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5683.3.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5683.3.6
8E0A87E5FFDAFF91FF716763FEFDD623.taxon	discussion	Comments. This species comes close to R. masaicus Chen & He 1997 from China in having cu-a vein of fore wing postfurcal to 1 - M vein; 2 - SC + R quadrate; marginal cell widened basally, narrowed medially, parallel-sized apically however can be separated from the latter in having F 1 2.37 × longer than wide (3.7 × in R. masaicus); F 1 1.1 × as long as F 2 (1.5 × F 2 in R. masaicus); OOL 1.8 × as long as POL (1.5 × in R. masaicus); length of femur, tibia, and basitarsus of hind leg 7.1, 10.1 and 6.3 × their width, respectively (5.2, 9.2 and 10.0 × their width, respectively in R. masaicus). This species can be separated from R. scytaloptericola Quicke & Shaw, 2005 from Indonesia in having cu-a vein of fore wing postfurcal to 1 - M vein (cu-a interstitial in R. scytaloptericola); pterostigma brown with apical one third pale yellow (uniformly dirty yellow in R. scytaloptericola); F 1 2.37 × longer than wide (4.1 × in R. scytaloptericola); F 1 1.1 × longer than F 2 and F 3, respectively (1.7 and 1.9 × longer than F 2 and F 3, respectively); OOL 1.8 × as long as POL (2.25 × in R. scytaloptericola); hind basitarsus 11.0 × as long as wide (9.3 × in R. scytaloptericola). This species can be separated from R. phongi Long & Hoa (2018) from Vietnam in having antenna with 44 antennomeres (50 in R. phongi); OOL 1.8 × as long as POL (OOL 1.5 × as long as POL in R. phongi); malar space 1.36 × as long as mandible width (subequal in R. phongi); mandible width 0.6 × as long as hypoclypeal depression (0.85 × in R. phongi); propodeum majorly black (except lateral edges) (propodeum black basomedially, cream laterally in R. phongi); vein M + CU 1.2 × length of vein 1 - M (M + CU as long as vein 1 - M in R. phongi); length of femur, tibia, and basitarsus of hind leg 7.1, 10.1 and 6.3 × their width, respectively (6.1 ×, 8.6 × and 8.75 × their width in R. phongi).	en	Pattar, Rohit, Gupta, Ankita (2025): New species of Rogasodes Chen & He and Wesmaelia Foerster (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from India. Zootaxa 5683 (3): 433-442, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5683.3.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5683.3.6
8E0A87E5FFDFFF9DFF7163B1FA1FD49B.taxon	description	(Figs 4 − 6)	en	Pattar, Rohit, Gupta, Ankita (2025): New species of Rogasodes Chen & He and Wesmaelia Foerster (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from India. Zootaxa 5683 (3): 433-442, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5683.3.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5683.3.6
8E0A87E5FFDFFF9DFF7163B1FA1FD49B.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Holotype: female on card; INDIA: Karnataka: Bengaluru: Hebbal; 12. ii. 2025; light trap; coll. R. Pattar; Code- NIM / NBAIR / Brac / Euph / Wesm / 120225 - H (NIM). Paratype: One female on card; INDIA: Karnataka: Mudigere; 11. xi. 2024; light trap; Code- NIM / NBAIR / Brac / Euph / Wesm / 111124 - P (NIM).	en	Pattar, Rohit, Gupta, Ankita (2025): New species of Rogasodes Chen & He and Wesmaelia Foerster (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from India. Zootaxa 5683 (3): 433-442, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5683.3.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5683.3.6
8E0A87E5FFDFFF9DFF7163B1FA1FD49B.taxon	description	Description of female. Holotype, ♀, length of body 3.2 mm; length of antenna 2.24; length of fore wing 2.4 mm. Head. Antenna with 22 antennomeres (Fig. 4), antenna 1.7 × length of head and mesosoma combined and 0.7 × body length; scape and pedicel 1.3 × as long as wide, respectively; F 1 1.3 × longer than F 2; apical antennomere elongate; length of F 1, penultimate or subapical and apical antennomere 4.5, 2.5 and 4.0 × their width; length of the rest antennomeres about 2.3 − 3.0 × their width. Head transverse (Fig. 5 A), 1.22 × as wide as long, strongly rounded behind eyes in dorsal view; eyes 1.9 × as long as temple; temple smooth with scattered setae (Fig. 5 B), in lateral view distinctly protruding; ocelli small, OOL: OD: POL = 13: 4: 6; OOL 2.2 × POL; occipital carina complete and occiput moderately excavated in the middle; face faintly punctate and moderately setose, its width 1.4 × height; width of clypeus 3.3 × its median height and 1.2 × width of face; distance between tentorial pits 3.8 × as long as shortest distance between tentorial pit and lower margin of eye; maxillary palp 6 - segmented; malar space narrow, subequal to basal width of mandible; mandibles long and slender, nearly completely overlapping when closed (Fig. 5 A). Mesosoma. Mesosoma in lateral view 1.5 × longer than high (Fig. 5 D); pronotum, propleuron and metapleuron mostly areolate; mesopleuron medially smooth (Fig. 5 D); mesonotum smooth with moderately setose, notauli shallow and wide, crenulated; scutellar sulcus with 9 crenulae (Fig. 5 E); propodeum areolate-rugose (5 F). Wings. Fore wing (Fig. 6 C) shorter than body, length of fore wing 3.1 × its width; length of pterostigma 2.82 × its width and vein r issuing distally before middle; vein 1 - R 1 1.2 × as long as pterostigma; SR 1 + 3 - SR curved; SR 1 + 3 - SR meeting wing margin well before apex (Fig. 6 C); vein r 0.35 × as long as maximum width of pterostigma; 1 - SR + M straight; vein 2 - SR subequal to vein 1 - SR + M and 2.0 × as long as vein m-cu; m-cu antefurcal; vein cu-a postfurcal and 1 - CU 1 longer than cu-a (Fig. 6 C); r: 2 - SR: SR 1 + 3 - SR = 1: 3.6: 9; 1 - CU 1: 2 - CU 1: 3 - CU 1 = 1: 8: 3. Hind wing 4.7 × as long as wide, vein cu-a of hind wing distinctly distally issuing beyond middle of M + CU + 1 - M (Fig. 6 D). Legs. Hind coxa smooth and shiny. Tarsal claws short and simple. Length of femur, tibia, and basitarsus of hind leg 7.1 ×, 8.6 ×, and 10.0 × longer than wide, respectively; hind tibia subequal to hind tarsus; length hind basitarsus 0.79 × length of tarsomeres 2 – 4. Metasoma. Metasoma polished (Fig. 6 E); 2.3 × as long as wide in lateral view; about 1.4 × as long as head and mesosoma combined. Petiolate first metasomal segment (Fig. 6 F) exceptionally long and slender, 11.3 × longer than midpoint width in lateral view and as long as the remainder of metasoma. In lateral view, petiolate strongly curved view (Fig. 6 B), with faint longitudinal striations; spiracles distinct and situated dorsal before middle of petiole. Ovipositor sheath short, 3.6 × as long as wide in lateral view; 2.2 × length of third segment of hind tarsus in lateral view. Colour. Head pale yellow, clypeus off white, mandible pale with dark brown apex; eyes black; ocelli pale testatceous, ocellar region dark brown to black; wings subhyaline; pterostigma margins dark brown, pale brown within; palpi off white, antenna yellow brown (except scape, pedicel, F 1, F 2 and part of F 3 off white), mesosoma, tegulae, propleuron, mesopleuron and metapleuron, propodeum and tarsi pale yellow; legs excluding tarsi off white to pale yellow; first metasomal segment (= petiole) pale to off-white in basal third, remaining with light brown infuscation (more in the middle); second metasomal segment black brown in apical two third; remaining yellow (Fig. 6 E); ovipositor sheath brown.	en	Pattar, Rohit, Gupta, Ankita (2025): New species of Rogasodes Chen & He and Wesmaelia Foerster (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from India. Zootaxa 5683 (3): 433-442, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5683.3.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5683.3.6
8E0A87E5FFDFFF9DFF7163B1FA1FD49B.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species name ‘ indoflavus ’ is a combination of two words. ‘ Indo’ - indicating India, the country from where it was collected and ‘ flavus’ - referring to general pale yellow colouration of the species.	en	Pattar, Rohit, Gupta, Ankita (2025): New species of Rogasodes Chen & He and Wesmaelia Foerster (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from India. Zootaxa 5683 (3): 433-442, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5683.3.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5683.3.6
8E0A87E5FFDFFF9DFF7163B1FA1FD49B.taxon	discussion	Comments. This species comes close to the Indian species W. solanensis in having F 1 almost 4.5 × as long as wide however differs in having 22 antennomeres (23 in W. solanensis); OOL 2.2 × POL (1.5 × in W. solanensis); 1 - R 1 1.2 × as long as pterostigma (subequal in W. solanensis); vein r: 2 - SR: SR 1 + 3 - SR = 1: 3.6: 9 (1: 2.7: 7 in W. solanensis); eyes 1.9 × as long as temple (slightly longer in W. solanensis); length of hind femur, tibia, and basitarsus of 7.1 ×, 8.6 × and 10.0 × longer than wide (7.0 ×, 11.0 × and 13.0 × in W. solanensis); hind tibia subequal to hind tarsus (hind tibia slightly longer than hind tarsus in W. solanensis). The new species can be differentiated from the Indian species W. topali in the following characters: 22 antennomeres (vs 15 in W. topali); F 1 almost 4.5 × as long as wide (F 1 shorter, 2.33 × as long as wide in W. topali); intertentorial line 3.8 × tentorio-ocular line (intertentorial line 3.0 × tentorio-ocular line in W. topali); head in dorsal view 1.22 × as wide as long (1.66 × in W. topali); first metasomal tergite as long as rest of metasoma (first metasomal tergite somewhat longer than rest of tergite in W. topali); marginal cell of fore wing short, vein 1 - R 1 1.2 × as long as pterostigma length (marginal cell long, 1 - R 1 almost 2.0 × as long as length of pterostigma in W. topali). This new species can be separated from W. lepos (Eastern Palearctic & Oriental) in having penultimate flagellomere 2.5 × as long as wide (1.4 × in W. lepos); OOL 2.2 × POL (1.6 − 1.7 × in W. lepos); vein r 0.35 × as long as of pterostigma width (0.6 × in W. lepos). This new species can be separated from the widely distributed W. petiolata (Eastern Palaearctic, Europe, Nearctic, Neotropical, Oceanic, Oriental and Western Palaearctic) in F 1 1.3 × longer than F 2 (F 1 hardly longer than F 2 in W. petiolata) and first metasomal tergite 1.1 × as long as mesosoma (shorter than mesosoma in W. petiolata).	en	Pattar, Rohit, Gupta, Ankita (2025): New species of Rogasodes Chen & He and Wesmaelia Foerster (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from India. Zootaxa 5683 (3): 433-442, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5683.3.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5683.3.6
