Hoplonomia elliotii ( Smith, 1875 )

Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan & Shaji, Edappilly Mathew, 2025, A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records, Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3), pp. 601-623 : 608

Hoplonomia elliotii ( Smith, 1875) ( Fig. 2M–N )

Nomia elliotii Smith, 1875:44 . Holotype ♂, India, Madras , Barrackpore and Nischiudipore – OUMNH.

Material examined. 2♂♂, India, Kerala, Thrissur, Kalashamala hillock (10°39'39.222"N, 76°5'27.0852"E), 7. ii.2023, Swept, leg.: CSA ; 2♂♂, Vilangan Kunnu hillock (10°33'24.3108"N, 76°10'6.7296"E), 1.VIii.2023, Swept, leg.: CSA ; 2♂♂ 1♀, Kalashamala hillock (10°39'39.222"N, 76°5'27.0852"E), 15.xii.2023, Swept, leg.: CSA ; 1♀, Thommana Kole wetland (10°20'39.066"N, 76°15'19.602"E), 23.ix.2023, Swept, leg.: CSA ; 1♂, Chengaloor, near Kurumali river (10°23'36.0744"N, 76°18'16.4376"E), 11.vii.2024, Swept, leg.: CSA .

Brief diagnosis. ♂, Body length about 9 mm. Transverse apical enamelled bands on all tergites, scutum with dense punctations. Hind legs completely black, hind femur greatly swollen. ♀, Body length, colour, punctations, pubescence similar to males.

Distribution in India. Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, West Bengal ( Mathew et al., 1987; Mathew, 2004; Pauly, 2009; Saini & Rathor, 2012; Pannure & Belavadi, 2017; Manjusha & Jobiraj, 2018; Erra & Shanas, 2019; Prakash et al., 2020; Majumder et al., 2024; Ascher & Pickering, 2025).

General distribution. Australasia – Papua New Guinea; Oriental – Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand; ( Ascher & Pickering, 2025).

Floral association. Cajanus cajan ( Fabaceae ), Glycine max ( Fabaceae ), Ipomoea nil ( Convolvulaceae ), Portulaca sp. , ( Portulacaceae ) ( Pannure & Belavadi, 2017; Patel & Pastagia, 2021); Centrosema pubescens ( Fabaceae ), Cleome rutidosperma ( Cleomaceae ), Mikania micrantha ( Asteraceae ), Mimosa pudica ( Fabaceae ) (New records).

Figures

Figure 2. Nomiinae of Kerala, adults dorsal view. A. Austronomia capitata (Smith, 1875) ♂; B. Austronomia capitata (Smith, 1875) ♀; C. Austronomia goniognatha (Cockerell, 1919) ♂; D. Austronomia pseudoscutellata Pauly, 2009 ♂; E. Austronomia ustula (Cockerell, 1911) ♂; F. Austronomia ustula (Cockerell, 1911) ♀; G. Curvinomia strigata (Fabricius, 1793) ♀; H. Gnathonomia argenteobalteata (Cameron, 1902) ♂; I. Gnathonomia aurata (Bingham, 1897) ♂; J. Gnathonomia aurata (Bingham, 1897) ♀; K. Gnathonomia thoracica (Smith, 1875) ♂; L. Gnathonomia thoracica (Smith, 1875) ♀; M. Hoplonomia elliotii (Smith, 1875) ♂; N. Hoplonomia elliotii (Smith, 1875) ♀; O. Hoplonomia incerta (Gribodo, 1894) ♂. Scale bars = 2 mm.