Tiphia (Tiphia) lyrata Magretti, 1892

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 : 64-67

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Tiphia (Tiphia) lyrata Magretti, 1892
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25. Tiphia (Tiphia) lyrata Magretti, 1892

( Figs 328–350 View FIGURES 328–337 View FIGURES 338–340 View FIGURES 341–350 )

Tiphia lyrata Magretti, 1892: 252 . Type, ♀, Burma [ Myanmar], in MCNM; Bingham, 1897: 57; Allen & Jaynes, 1930: 46.

Tiphia (Tiphia) lyrata ; Allen, 1975: 65–67.

Material examined: 2♀, INDIA: Karnataka, Shimoga district, Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary, Yadooru (16°34′31″N & 74°39′31″E, 537 m), 6.ix.2021, Coll. V. D. Hegde & Party, ( ZSIK) Regd. Nos. ZSI / WGRC /IR/ INV.18845–18846 GoogleMaps ; 1♀, Udupi district, Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary, Heddarimane (13°24′41″N & 74°44′44″E, 9 m), 31.viii.2021, Coll. V. D. Hegde & Party, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.18847.1 GoogleMaps ♀, Kerala, Ernakulam district, Vytila (9°58′5.52″N & 76°19′5.52″E), 20.iv.2019, Coll. S. Anagha, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC /IR/ INV.14901 GoogleMaps ; 6♂, Idukki district, Mayiladumpara (9°53′07″N & 77°09′27″E, 1064 m), 26.x.2019, Coll. C. Binoy, ( ZSIK) Regd. Nos. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.18074–18078 & 18907 GoogleMaps ; 2♀, Idukki district, Kulamavu (9°47′31.2″N & 76°53′11.4″E, 724 m), 26.xi.2019, Coll. Mercy, ( ZSIK) Regd. Nos. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.15637–15638 GoogleMaps ; 1♀, Kasargode district, Ranipuram (12°25′19″N & 75°21′06″N, 925 m), 22.i.2020, Coll. Swafvan & Party, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.15639 ; 1♀, Kasargode district, Ranipuram (12°25′19″N & 75°21′06″N, 925 m), 17.xii.2017, Coll. P.M. Rajan, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.15641 ; 2♀, Kasargode district, Panathady (12°27′22″N & 75°18′25″E, 141 m), 29.xi.2017, Coll. P.M. Rajan, ( ZSIK) Regd. Nos. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.15642 & 17311 GoogleMaps ; 1♀, Kollam district, Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary, Kulathupuzha (8°54′35″N & 77°03′37″E, 143 m), 9.xii.2021, Coll. P. Girish Kumar & Party, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.19730–19037 GoogleMaps ; 2♀, Kollam district, Sasthamkotta (9°02′27″N & 76°37′34″N, 4 m), 22.viii.2016, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, ( ZSIK) Regd. Nos. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.13639 & 14902 ; 1♀, Kollam district, Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary, Kulathupuzha (8°54′35″N & 77°03′37″E, 143 m), 9.xii.2021, Coll. P. Girish Kumar & Party, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.20035 GoogleMaps ; 23♂, Kollam district, Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary, Kulathupuzha (8°54′35″N & 77°03′37″E, 143 m), 9.xii.2021, Coll. P. Girish Kumar & Party, ( ZSIK) Regd. Nos. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.20036–20058 GoogleMaps ; 1♀, Kozhikode district, Vilakottur (11°45′22″N & 75°39′06″E, 34m), 21.x.2018, Coll. K.P. Hanima Raveendran, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC / IR/INV.20441 GoogleMaps ; 1♀, Kozhikode district, Elathur (11°20′21″N & 75°44′26″N, 13 m), 15.ii.2020, Coll. C. Binoy, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.15640 ; 8♀, Kozhikode district, Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary, Kakkayam (11°33′27″ N & 75°54′41″E, 543 m), 22.xi.2018, Coll. K.P. Hanima Raveendran, ( ZSIK) Regd. Nos. ZSI / WGRC / IR/INV.14900& 15626–15632 GoogleMaps ; 1♀, Kozhikode district, Nanminda (11°33′27″N & 75°54′41″E, 543 m), 16.x.2017, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.17310 GoogleMaps ; 2♀, Kozhikode district, Kakkadampoyil (11°20′10″N & 76°06′36″N, 672 m), 4.i.2022, Coll. V. D. Hegde & Party, ( ZSIK) Regd. Nos. ZSI / WGRC /IR/ INV.20031 & 20032 ; 2♀, Kozhikode district, Kakkadampoyil (11°20′10″N & 76°06′36″N, 672 m), 24.v.2019, Coll. P.M. Sureshan & Party, ( ZSIK) Regd. Nos. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.13923 & 13924 ; 1♀, Malappuram district, Wandoor (11°11′36″N & 76°14′17″E, 33 m), 27.iv.2019, Coll. C. Binoy, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.15643 GoogleMaps ; 2♀, Malappuram district, Kerala Forest Research Institute Campus, Nilambur (11°18′0.36″N & 76°15′1.44″E, 48 m), 29.ii.2020, Coll. Tessy & Party, ( ZSIK) Regd. Nos. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.15635 & 15636 GoogleMaps ; 1♀, Palakkad district, Silent Valley National Park (11°03′51″N & 76°32′16″E, 540m) 12.iii.2021, Coll. K.P. Hanima Raveendran & Party ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.18212 GoogleMaps ; 1♀, Pathanamthitta district, Kochupampa, Goodrical range (9°15′53.12″N & 76°47′13.34″E, 1036 m), 1.xi.2021, Coll. P.M. Sureshan & Party, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC / IR/INV.19368 GoogleMaps ; 1♀, Thiruvananthapuram district, Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve, Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary , Ananirathi (8°32′02″N & 77°08′59″E, 96m), 16.i.2019, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC / IR/INV.19122 GoogleMaps ; 2♀, Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala University Campus (8°30′11.52″N & 76°56′50.28″E, 34 m), 27.ix.2019, Coll. K.P. Hanima Raveendran & Party, ( ZSIK) Regd. Nos. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.15633 & 15634 GoogleMaps ; 1♀, Thiruvananthapuram district, Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve, Ponmudi (8°46′32″N & 77°13′39″E, 1268 m), 18.i.2019, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.15644 GoogleMaps ; 3♀, Thiruvananthapuram district, Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve, Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary , Kaalippara , near temple side (8°31′35″N & 77°08′32″E, 168 m), 3.xii.2021, Coll. P. Girish Kumar & Party, ( ZSIK) Regd. Nos. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.19687– 19689 GoogleMaps ; 7♂, Thiruvananthapuram district, Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve, Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary , Kaalippara , (8°31′35″N & 77°08′32″E, 168 m), 3.xii.2021, Coll. P. Girish Kumar & Party, ( ZSIK) Regd. Nos. ZSI / WGRC / IR/INV.20434–20440 GoogleMaps ; 1♀, Thiruvananthapuram district, Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve, Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary , Peppara dam site (8°37′21″N & 77°08′12″E, 98 m), 4.xii.2021, Coll. P. Girish Kumar & Party, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.19692 GoogleMaps . 9♀, Tamil Nadu, Coimbatore district, Tholampalayam (11°11′24″N & 76°50′53″E, 404 m), 4.i.2019, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, ( ZSIK) Regd. Nos. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.14899& 15618–15625 & 17308 GoogleMaps ; 2♀, Coimbatore district, Kullanadimedu, near Anamalai Tiger Reserve (10°25′23″N & 77°07′32″E, 1048 m), 2.i.2019, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, ( ZSIK) Regd. Nos. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.15645 & 15646 GoogleMaps ; 20♀, 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.15647–15665 & 17924 GoogleMaps ; 1♀, Coimbatore district, Anaikatti (11°06′16″N & 76°46′25″E, 621 m), 28.xii.2018, Coll. K.P. Hanima Raveendran, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.17305 GoogleMaps ; 2♀, Coimbatore district, Valparai (10°19′38″N & 76°57′15″E, 1086 m), 1.i.2019, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, ( ZSIK) Regd. Nos. ZSI / WGRC / IR/INV.13640 & 17304 GoogleMaps ; 2♀, Coimbatore district, Kottur (10°31′34″N & 76°58′35″E, 303 m), 2.i.2019, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, ( ZSIK) Regd. Nos. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.17306 & 17307 GoogleMaps ; 1♂, Coimbatore district, Tholampalayam (11°11′24″N & 76°50′53″E, 404 m), 4.i.2019, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.18908 GoogleMaps ; 1♀, Nilgiris district, Coonoor (11°21′11″N & 76°47′45″E, 1835 m), 7.i.2019, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.17309 GoogleMaps . 3♀, Uttarakhand, Dehradun district, ZSI Campus (30°20′46″N & 78°00′52″E, 682 m), 18.viii.1994, Coll. Arun Kumar & Party, ( ZSIK) Regd. Nos. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.12997 & 17298 & 17299 GoogleMaps ; 1♀, Dehradun district, ZSI Campus (30°20′46″N & 78°00′52″E, 682 m), 29.viii.1994, Coll. Arun Kumar & Party, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.17300 GoogleMaps ; 1♀, Dehradun district, ZSI Campus (30°20′46″N & 78°00′52″E, 682 m), 20.vi.1995, Coll. Vinod Khanna & Party, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.17302 GoogleMaps ; 1♀, Dehradun district, Rajpur (30°20′46″N & 78°00′52″E, 682 m), 15.viii.1993, Coll. Surinder, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC / IR/INV.17301 GoogleMaps ; 2♀, Dehradun district, ZSI Campus (30°20′46″N & 78°00′52″E, 682 m), 18.vii.2019, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, ( ZSIK) Regd. Nos. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.17303, 17925 GoogleMaps .

Description: ♂ (male is hitherto unknown; description is based on the specimen from Kulathupuzha, Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary, mating pairs are collected from field ( Fig. 351 View FIGURE 351 )).

Diagnosis. Mandible with small preapical denticle; lateral side of pronotum with broad transdiscal groove; marginal cell of fore wing only slightly longer than second cubital cell in apical extension; dorsal side of propodeum outside areola shagreened; Gs 6 with tuft of setae.

Colour. Body black except tibia and tarsi of fore and mid legs brownish ( Fig. 328 View FIGURES 328–337 ); palpi and middle region of mandible light brown ( Figs 328, 330 View FIGURES 328–337 ); antennae beneath orange red ( Fig. 328 View FIGURES 328–337 ); posterior margin of dorsal side of pronotum yellow ( Fig. 332 View FIGURES 328–337 ); tegula with upper half black and lower half yellow ( Fig. 332 View FIGURES 328–337 ); fore wing yellowish hyaline ( Fig. 335 View FIGURES 328–337 ); vestiture mixed with white light brown colour ( Fig. 328 View FIGURES 328–337 ).

Head. Front broadly shagreened with setigerous punctures ( Fig. 329 View FIGURES 328–337 ); median extension of clypeus bidentate ( Fig. 330 View FIGURES 328–337 ); mandible with small preapical denticle; HW 2.25 × least distance between eyes; POD 2.25 × LOD and 1.01 × OOD; length of scape: pedicel: Fu 1: Fu 2: Fu 3: Fu 4: Fu 5: Fu 6: Fu 7: Fu 8: Fu 9: Fu 10: Fu 11 = 0.298: 0.148: 0.168: 0.168: 0.175: 0.182: 0.190: 0.191: 0.192: 0.193: 0.193: 0.194: 0.245 ( Fig. 334 View FIGURES 328–337 ).

Mesosoma. Dorsal side of pronotum broadly shagreened with complete anterior transverse carina bordered by short ridges ( Fig. 332 View FIGURES 328–337 ); lateral side of pronotum with broad transdiscal groove, with aciculations on upper part above the groove and ridges below the groove ( Fig. 333 View FIGURES 328–337 ); mesopleuron anteriorly with confluent punctures and posteriorly mixed with large and small punctures ( Fig. 333 View FIGURES 328–337 ); tegula 1.4 × as long as middle width; metanotum with scattered small punctures ( Fig. 332 View FIGURES 328–337 ); dorsal side of propodeum besides areola entirely reticulated, areola keystone shaped and 2 × as long as apical width ( Fig. 332 View FIGURES 328–337 ); lateral side of propodeum with strong, widely spaced rugulae ( Fig. 333 View FIGURES 328–337 ); marginal cell of fore wing slightly longer than second cubital cell in apical extension ( Fig. 335 View FIGURES 328–337 ); hind tibia on inside with long, strong carina. Length of mesosoma: 2.06 mm.

Metasoma. Gt 1 without anterior transverse carina ( Fig. 336 View FIGURES 328–337 ); Gt 1 and Gt 2 smooth and shining with sparse puctures, others imbricate with almost uniformly spaced punctures ( Fig. 336 View FIGURES 328–337 ); Gs 5 with appressed lateral denticle ( Fig. 337 View FIGURES 328–337 ); Gs 6 with tuft of setae ( Fig. 337 View FIGURES 328–337 ). Length of metasoma: 4.08 mm.

Genitalia. Paramere with a stalk and apical rounded part covered with setae; digitus with basal portion wider and apical part slender and with beak-like projection; cuspis slender; aedeagus stout ( Figs 338–340 View FIGURES 338–340 ).

Diagnosis. Female. Body length 9.7–14.9 mm. Mandible without preapical denticle ( Fig. 343 View FIGURES 341–350 ); lateral side of pronotum with distinct transdiscal groove ( Fig. 346 View FIGURES 341–350 ); mesoscutum with anteromedian escarpment and notaulices not connected ( Fig. 345 View FIGURES 341–350 ); metanotum with few scattered punctures ( Fig. 345 View FIGURES 341–350 ); dorsal side of propodeum with distinct submarginal carina between areola and lateral margin ( Fig. 345 View FIGURES 341–350 ); areola of propodeum with five carinae, 2 nd and 4 th not complete ( Fig. 345 View FIGURES 341–350 ); posterior side of propodeum without carana; marginal cell of fore wing without apical spur ( Fig. 348 View FIGURES 341–350 ); hind basitarsus without groove.

Variations. The specimens examined here differ in the following characters compared to the description of Allen (1975). Mesoscutum with anteromedian escarpment and notaulices connected and marginal cell of fore wing with apical spur directed inwardly toward coastal margin in the specimens examined, while mesoscutum with anteromedian escarpment and notaulices not connected and marginal cell of fore wing without apical spur according to Allen.

Distribution. India (new record): Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand. Elsewhere: Myanmar.

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Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Tiphiidae

Genus

Tiphia

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Tiphia (Tiphia) lyrata Magretti, 1892

Hanima, Raveendran K. P., Kumar, Girish & Hegde, Vishwanath D. 2022
2022
Loc

Tiphia (Tiphia) lyrata

Allen, H. W. 1975: 65
1975
Loc

Tiphia lyrata

Allen, H. W. & Jaynes, H. A. 1930: 46
Bingham, C. T. 1897: 57
Magretti, P. 1892: 252
1892
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