Fig 1. Botryoideclava - dorsal view	Fig 2. Botryoideclava - dorsal view
Fig 3. Botryoideclava - lateral view	Fig 4. Botryoideclava - lateral view
Fig 5. Botryoideclava - Head	Fig 6. Botryoideclava - Head
Fig 7. B. bharatiya - Antenna	Fig 8. B. bharatiya - Forewing
Fig 9. Botryoideclava - Mesosoma

Nomenclature

Botryoideclava Subba Rao, 1980: 41. Type species: Botryoideclava bharatiya Subba Rao, by original designation.

Diagnosis

Form elongate, somewhat depressed and flattened, ovipositor distinctly exserted
Head with well developed temples
Antenna 6-segmented with 1122 formula, both funicle segments small, transverse; clava distinct and large, 2-segmented, usually with numerous, conspicuous, elongate oval sensillae
Pronotum medially divided
Axillae small, slightly projecting forward
Fore wing with venation exceeding mid-length of fore wing, costal cell shorter than marginal vein, costal cell without setae; submarginal vein with 2 setae; stigmal vein short; linea calva not well defined
Tarsal formula 5-5-5

Distribution

Oriental (India; Thailand).

Species in India

1. Botryoideclava bharatiya Subba Rao (India: Tamil Nadu; Maharashtra; Uttar Pradesh)
2. Botryoideclava thailandica Hayat

Hosts and habitat

Aclerda takahashii Kuwana (Aclerdidae) infesting sugarcane. A gregarious ectoparasitoid of sugarcane scale, Melanaspis glomerata (Green) (Diaspididae) (Easwaramoorthy et al., 1996).

Selected references

Subba Rao, B.R. 1980. Botryoideclava bharatiya gen. et sp. nov. and a new species of Eriaphytis Hayat from India (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae). Oriental Insects, 14(1): 42-43.
Easwaramoorthy, S., David, H. & Bai, K.S. 1996. Studies on Botryoideclava bharatiya Subba Rao, a parasite of sugarcane scale insect, Melanaspis glomerata (Green). Entomon, 21(1): 55-64.
Hayat, M. 1998. Aphelinidae of India (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea): A taxonomic revision. Memoirs of Entomology, International. Volume 13. Associated Publishers, Gainesville, Florida. 416 pp.