A Key to the Indian Species of Schizoprymnus Foerster (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Brachistinae) with Description of A New Species

A new species of braconid genus Schizoprymnus Foerster viz., Schizoprymnus sharifi Shamim sp. nov. is described and illustrated from India. The new species unambiguously similar with Schizoprymnus tortilis Papp in having antennal segments 20, head in dorsal view 2× as wide as long, face 2.2× as wide as long, apical rim of carapace semi circularly excised with a pair of denticles, length of hind femur 3.7× its width and length of pterostigma 2.7 × its width. However, it differs in having: length of eye in dorsal view 1.87 × temples; length of malar space 2× basal width of mandible; hind tibia one third longer than hind tarsus.