Description of a new species of Spilomena Shuckard, 1838 (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae: Pemphredoninae) from Western Ghats, India
Spilomena bobyjosei Girish Kumar & Amal sp. nov., a new species of aphid wasp in the genus Spilomena Shuckard, 1838, is described from the Southern Western Ghats of Kerala, India. This genus is rarely collected from the Indian subcontinent, and most species are described from a single specimen....
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| description | Spilomena bobyjosei Girish Kumar & Amal sp. nov., a new species of aphid wasp in the genus Spilomena Shuckard, 1838, is described from the Southern Western Ghats of Kerala, India. This genus is rarely collected from the Indian subcontinent, and most species are described from a single specimen. The genus can be distinguished from closely related genera in having occipital carina absent, hind wing media not diverging before Cu-a, fore wing with marginal cell elongate (longer than stigma), one recurrent vein and two discoidal cells present, stigma large and pronotal collar with complete transverse carina. To date, ten species have been described from India. This paper adds an eleventh species. The differential diagnosis with its nearest species is provided. Additionally, a key to the Indian species of Spilomena is provided. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4e1ebb84b6c84bad897230a7a9678eba2025-08-20T02:40:48ZengTarbiat Modares UniversityJournal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics2423-81122025-09-01113639646Description of a new species of Spilomena Shuckard, 1838 (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae: Pemphredoninae) from Western Ghats, IndiaPuthuvayi Girish Kumar0Sreedharan Amal1 Western Ghat Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Kozhikode, Kerala-673006, India Western Ghat Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Kozhikode, Kerala-673006, India Spilomena bobyjosei Girish Kumar & Amal sp. nov., a new species of aphid wasp in the genus Spilomena Shuckard, 1838, is described from the Southern Western Ghats of Kerala, India. This genus is rarely collected from the Indian subcontinent, and most species are described from a single specimen. The genus can be distinguished from closely related genera in having occipital carina absent, hind wing media not diverging before Cu-a, fore wing with marginal cell elongate (longer than stigma), one recurrent vein and two discoidal cells present, stigma large and pronotal collar with complete transverse carina. To date, ten species have been described from India. This paper adds an eleventh species. The differential diagnosis with its nearest species is provided. Additionally, a key to the Indian species of Spilomena is provided.http://jibs.modares.ac.ir/article-36-79671-en.pdfkeralakeypemphredoninisouth indiaspilomeninataxonomy |
| spellingShingle | Puthuvayi Girish Kumar Sreedharan Amal Description of a new species of Spilomena Shuckard, 1838 (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae: Pemphredoninae) from Western Ghats, India Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics kerala key pemphredonini south india spilomenina taxonomy |
| title | Description of a new species of Spilomena Shuckard, 1838 (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae: Pemphredoninae) from Western Ghats, India |
| title_full | Description of a new species of Spilomena Shuckard, 1838 (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae: Pemphredoninae) from Western Ghats, India |
| title_fullStr | Description of a new species of Spilomena Shuckard, 1838 (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae: Pemphredoninae) from Western Ghats, India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Description of a new species of Spilomena Shuckard, 1838 (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae: Pemphredoninae) from Western Ghats, India |
| title_short | Description of a new species of Spilomena Shuckard, 1838 (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae: Pemphredoninae) from Western Ghats, India |
| title_sort | description of a new species of spilomena shuckard 1838 hymenoptera crabronidae pemphredoninae from western ghats india |
| topic | kerala key pemphredonini south india spilomenina taxonomy |
| url | http://jibs.modares.ac.ir/article-36-79671-en.pdf |
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