WORLD REVISION OF THE GENUS PROTELENOMUS KIEFFER (HYMENOPTERA: SCELIONIDAE: TELENOMINAE)

The genus Protelenomus is redescribed. Six new species: Protelenomus gajadanta sp. nov., P. lutulii sp. nov., P. maasai sp. nov., P. tibialis sp. nov., P. yao sp. nov., and P. zulu sp. nov., are described. All species are illustrated and a key to females of the genus is provided. Among the known species of Protelenomus, P. flavicornis Kieffer and P. anoplocnemidis (Ghesquiere) are phoretic on Hemiptera and are amongst the largest in size in the subfamily Telenominae.