Smicromyrme indiga Bingham, 1908

Lelej, Arkady S., Terine, Joshua B., Kumar, Girish P., Das, Dipanwita & Sureshan, Pavittu M., 2020, Review of the genus Odontomutilla Ashmead, 1899 (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) of the Indian subcontinent, with description of two new species, Zootaxa 4822 (2), pp. 191-208 : 206-207

Smicromyrme indiga Bingham, 1908 , comb. nov.

( Figs 37–41 )

Mutilla indiga Bingham, 1908: 351 , ♂, type locality, Jhansi [ India: Uttar Pradesh], holotype in NZC.

Odontomutilla indiga: Lelej 2005: 115 .

Material examined. Holotype of Mutilla indiga , ♂, India, Jhansi, N.W. India, alt 850 ped, 2.08.[19]05, Brunetti // Mutilla indiga ♂ Bingh. Type // B // 6065, 15 // Type // Holotype // Smicromyrme indigo Holotype B. Petersen det. 19[80] // Calcutta [ NZC] .

Remark. Bingham’s (1908) notes that this species “superficially resembles Mutilla (Odontomutilla) herpa Cameron , from Sarawak, but structure, shape of median segment, and sculpture, all differ widely”. These characters were the reason for the preliminary placement of Mutilla indiga in the genus Odontomutilla ( Lelej 2005) . After studying the holotype we hereby transfer this species to Smicromyrme Thomson, 1870 .

Figures

FIGURES 37–41. Mutilla indiga Bingham, ♂, holotype. 37. Habitus, lateral view. 38. Head and mesosoma, dorsal view. 39. Metasoma, dorsal view. 40. Face view. 41. Labels.