Odontomutilla familiaris trimaculata Hammer, 1962

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 : 194

4. Odontomutilla familiaris trimaculata Hammer, 1962

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Odontomutilla familiaris trimaculata Hammer, 1962: 2 , 4, ♀, type locality: Margherita [ India: Assam], holotype in NZC; Lelej 2005: 115, ♀ .

Diagnosis. FEMALE. Head black. T1 without median pale spot. T 2 in basal half with large medial spot of pale setae and two smaller posterolateral spots of the same setae. T3 with widely interrupted band of yellowish setae. MALE. Unknown.

Material examined. Holotype of Odontomutilla familiaris trimaculata , ♀, India, with the labels: Margherita, 9260, 8 // Odontomutilla trimaculata Type ♀ det. Hammer // 1954, H3 // 117 // Type // Mutilla ? kirbyii Magr. // Odontomutilla sikkimensis André, B. Petersen det. 1980; ZSI 1954/H3 [ NZC].

Distribution. India: Assam ( Fig. 36 ).

Remark. The female of O. familiaris trimaculata differs from that of nominative subspecies by having small posterolateral spots of pale setae on T2 (lacking in Odontomutilla familiaris familiaris ) and widely interrupted band of pale setae on T3 (uninterrupted band in O. f. familiaris ).

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.