Smicromyrme burgeri
Schmid-Egger, 2021, a junior homonym of S. (Eremotilla) burgeri Lelej, 2020, is replaced with Smicromyrme (Smicromyrme) frankburgeri Schmid-Egger,
nom. nov.
Andreimyrme substriolata (Chen, 1957) and Odontomutilla fletcheri Lelej, Terine & Girish Kumar, 2020 (Hymenoptera, Mutillidae) are newly reported from India. O. fletcheri was only recorded from Sri ...Lanka till now & A. substriolata was only known from various Southeast Asian countries (China, Taiwan, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam), in the present study these species are discovered from India which pronounce the geographical affinities of India with Sri Lanka and Southeast Asian countries and vice versa. Diagnosis, figures, distribution maps and remarks of these species are provided.
The species in the tribe Mutillini (Mutillidae: Mutillinae) sensu Waldren et al. (2022, in press) of the Oriental region are reviewed. Fourteen species in the genera Kurzenkotilla Lelej, 2005, ...Mutilla Linnaeus, 1758, Standfussidia Lelej, 2005, and Storozhenkotilla Lelej, 2005 are keyed, reviewed, and illustrated. The males of the genus Kurzenkotilla are described and associated with the females. One new species: Storozhenkotilla nathani Lelej, sp. nov., male is described from India (Karnataka and Kerala). New combinations are proposed for Kurzenkotilla harmandi (André, 1898), comb. nov., K. rufodorsata (Cameron, 1897), comb. nov., K. semiviolacea (André, 1896), comb. nov., K. cicatricifera (André, 1894), comb. nov., and Storozhenkotilla binghami (Lelej, 2005), comb. nov. Six new country records are presented: Kurzenkotilla niveosignata (André, 1894) from Pakistan, K. annamensis Lelej, 2005 from Thailand, K. visrara (Cameron, 1898) from India, K. scrobiculata (Hammer, 1962) from Nepal, K. rufodorsata (Cameron, 1897) from Nepal, and Storozhenkotilla binghami Lelej, 2005 from Sri Lanka. Specimens of Mutilla mikado Cameron, 1900 from China were misidentified as Mutilla europaea by Su et al. (2019), and we recognize M. mikado as the sole member of the genus Mutilla to occur in the Oriental region. A key to the species of Oriental Mutillini is provided.
The male of
Suárez, 1960 is described and associated with the female based on couples reared from trap-nests occupied by
Dreisbach, 1963 (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). Information on the diapause of
and ...Pseudomethoca nr. chontalensis (Cameron, 1895) (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) is presented. Seasonal and annual variation in the abundance of
Casal, 1969 are also given.
Arthropod biodiversity is still insufficiently known in large areas of Europe, such as the Iberian Peninsula, regarding several insect groups. Mutillid wasps (Mutillidae), markedly sexually dimorphic ...ectoparasitic species, are poorly known Hymenoptera, with a number of species awaiting formal description and others known only from one sex. Sexual associations have been historically difficult to establish for most mutillid wasp species; in an European context, the species in tribe Smicromyrmini, particularly in the genera Smicromyrme Thomson, 1870 and Physetopoda Schuster, 1949, have presented the biggest challenges. In this paper, the hitherto unknown male of Physetopoda lampedusia (Invrea, 1957) is recognized as Ephutomma montarcense ((Mercet MS.) Giner Marí, 1944), with the former name falling into synonymy. A total of 63 females identified as P. lampedusia and 35 males identified as E. montarcense were collected in Portugal from 1999-2022. The correct sex association was confirmed through pairing experiments in captivity and is supported by circumstantial field observations in situ. Redescriptions of both male and female, as well as behavioural notes, are presented. Ephutomma montarcense is new for Portugal and its distribution is thus extended to Lampedusa Island (Italy) and Morocco, where it had been recorded as P. lampedusia, with Ephutomma representing a new genus for these three countries. The reliability of the method used, as well as the generic position and authorship of the species are briefly discussed.
Ten species of Eotrogaspidia Lelej, 1996, two related species of Trogaspidia Ashmead, 1899 and one related species of Vanhartenidia Lelej in Lelej van Harten, 2006 are revised. Before this study, ...Eotrogaspidia included the following four species: E. amans (André, 1909) (♂♀), E. auroguttata (Smith, 1855) (♂♀), E. ekka (Nurse, 1902) (♀) and E. oryzae (Pagden, 1934) (♂♀). In the present paper, four new species are described: E. adhabar sp. nov. (♂) (India, Nepal), E. buddha sp. nov. (♂♀) (India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka), E. hauseri sp. nov. (♂) (India, Nepal) and E. melanopleura sp. nov. (♀) (China). Three species are transferred to Eotrogaspidia from Trogaspidia: E. lena (Cameron, 1899), comb. nov. (♂), E. rubripes (André, 1901), comb. nov. (♀) and E. saussurei (Lelej, 2005), comb. nov. (♂♀). Mutilla ekka Nurse, 1902 from India is transferred from Eotrogaspidia to Vanhartenidia ekka, comb. nov. The male of E. saussurei is described. New synonymies are proposed for E. auroguttata (= T. vallicola Tsuneki, 1993, syn. nov.) and Trogaspidia mackieae (Cockerell, 1928) (= T. pacifica Tsuneki, 1972, syn. nov.). Eight new country records are presented: one from China, two from Laos, one from Vietnam, two from India, one from Iran, and one from Afghanistan. Female specimens of E. buddha sp. nov. were formerly misidentified as T. acidalia (Cameron, 1897), stat. resurr. by the late B. Petersen. The lectotype of T. acidalia is designated and illustrated to clarify its identity. Diagnoses and illustrations for reviewed species and a key to all known Eotrogaspidia species and related genera are provided for males and females.
Five new species of Traumatomutilla André from Brazil are described: T. fratres Bartholomay Williams sp. nov., T. anhanga Bartholomay Williams sp. nov., T. barathra Bartholomay Williams sp. nov., T. ...poranga Bartholomay Williams sp. nov. and T. pantherina Bartholomay Williams sp. nov. Traumatomutilla tabapua Casal, 1969, T. luscoides André, 1908 and T. integella (Cresson, 1902) are redescribed. T. verecunda (Cresson, 1902) is proposed as junior synonym of T. integella based on morphological evidence. T. luscoides is transferred from the T. integella to the T. tabapua species-group.
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