Odontomutilla sikkimensis André, 1903 (Andre)

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 : 202

11. Odontomutilla sikkimensis André, 1903

Odontomutilla sikkimensis André, 1903: 425 , ♀, type locality: Sikkim [ India: Sikkim], holotype in MNHN; Lelej 2005: 116, ♀ .

Diagnosis. FEMALE (see André, 1903). Head black. T1 with median pale spot of setae. T 2 in basal half with one spot of pale setae. Legs ferruginous. Pygidial area lacking. MALE. Unknown.

Material examined. No specimens examined.

Distribution. India: Sikkim ( Fig. 36 ).

Remark. B. Petersen labelled the type specimens of O. assamensis Hammer, 1962 , ♀, and O. familiaris trimaculata Hammer, 1962 , ♀ ( Figs 1–2 ) as O. sikkimensis André, 1903 , but we regard them as valid taxa (see key below).

Figures

FIGURE 36. Distribution map of the Indian subcontinent species of Odontomutilla Ashmead.

FIGURES 1–3. Odontomutilla species, habitus and labels. 1. O. assamensis Hammer, ♀, holotype. 2. O. familiaris trimaculata Hammer, ♀, holotype. 3. O. spectra (Bingham), ♀, holotype.