New Species in the Podisi Group of Telenomus Haliday (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae): Candidates for Biological Control

Species of the Telenomus podisi group (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) parasitize the eggs of stink bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomoidea). Outside of North America and Western Europe, this group has received little attention, and the lack of identification resources impedes using its species for biological control against plant pests. We here describe three new species of interest for controlling stink bugs in agricultural ecosystems, Telenomus bangshou Talamas, new species, Telenomus dissidens Talamas, new species, and T. kaingaroa Talamas, new species, and redescribe T. sechellensis Kieffer. These species are diagnosed from similar congeners with a combination of morphology and the barcoding region of COI. A Malagasy species, Telenomus planifrons (Risbec), new combination, is transferred from the genus Trissolcus Ashmead and recognized as a species in the podisi group.