Tiphia (Punctotiphia) coimbatorea Allen, 1975

Hanima, Raveendran K. P., Kumar, Girish & Hegde, Vishwanath D., 2022, Additions to the knowledge on the genus Tiphia Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Tiphiidae: Tiphiinae) from India with the description of ten new species, Zootaxa 5204 (1), pp. 1-106 : 30

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scientific name	Tiphia (Punctotiphia) coimbatorea Allen, 1975
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9. Tiphia (Punctotiphia) coimbatorea Allen, 1975 , subgeneric comb. nov.

( Figs 113–122 View FIGURES 113–122 )

Tiphia (Tiphia) coimbatorea Allen, 1975: 14 . Holotype, ♂, Coimbatore , Tamil Nadu, India (RNHM).

Tiphia coimbatorea ; Krombein, 1982: 20–21.

Material examined: 4♀, INDIA: Tamil Nadu, Coimbatore district, Anaikatti (11°06′16″N & 76°46′25″E, 621 m), 4.i.2019, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, ( ZSIK) Regd. Nos. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.17332–17335 GoogleMaps .

Diagnosis. Body length 5.5–6 mm. Median extension of clypeus rounded apically ( Fig. 115 View FIGURES 113–122 ); mandible without preapical denticel ( Fig. 114 View FIGURES 113–122 ); lateral side of pronotum without transdiscal groove ( Fig. 118 View FIGURES 113–122 ); tegula slightly longer than middle width ( Fig. 117 View FIGURES 113–122 ); fore wing slightly infumated ( Fig. 120 View FIGURES 113–122 ); inner surface of hind basitarsus without groove; metanotum with deep punctures ( Fig. 117 View FIGURES 113–122 ); Gt 1 anteriorly with a strong transverse ridge ( Fig. 122 View FIGURES 113–122 ).

Distribution. India: Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: Sri Lanka.

References

Allen, H. W. (1975) The genus Tiphia of the Indian Subcontinent. Bulletin of United States Department of Agriculture, 1509, 1 - 96, 6 pls.

Krombein, K. V. (1982) Biosystematic studies of ceylonese wasps, IX. A monograph of the Tiphiidae (Hymenoptera: Vespoidea). Smithsonian contributions to Zoology, Washington, 374, 1 - 121. https: // doi. org / 10.5479 / si. 00810282.374

Figures

FIGURES 113–122. Tiphia (Punctotiphia) coimbatorea Allen, ♀. 113. Habitus, lateral view; 114. Head, frontal view; 115. Clypeus; 116. Habitus, dorsal view; 117. Mesosoma, dorsal view; 118. Mesosoma, lateral view; 119. Antenna; 120. Forewing, dorsal view; 121. Metasoma, lateral view; 122. Metasoma, lateral view.