Cephalotilla Bischoff, 1920

Terine, Joshua B., Lelej, Arkady S. & Kumar, Girish P., 2024, Discovery of a new species of the genus Cephalotilla Bischoff, 1920 (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) from India, Zootaxa 5399 (2), pp. 190-194 : 191

Genus Cephalotilla Bischoff, 1920

Cephalotilla Bischoff 1920: 24 ; 1921, 86(4): 509, ♂, ♀; Nonveiller 1979: 81, ♂, ♀; Lelej & Brothers 2008: 14, ♂, ♀; Brothers & Lelej 2017: 95, ♂, ♀; Pagliano et al. 2020: 157; Lelej 2023: 6 , ♂, ♀.

Ctenotilla : Brothers 1975: 592.

Type species: Cephalotilla kamogana Bischoff, 1921 , ♂, by subsequent designation of Bischoff 1921: 509 [Afrotropical].

Diagnosis. Female. Mandibular inner border devoid of subbasal denticle. Pygidial plate granulose or microreticulate. T2 without two subbasal white spots disposed transversally. T2 apically and T3 with band of yellowish or white setae, band on T2 widened medially. Propodeum width much more than T1 width. Postgenal carina anterad with dent. Male. T4–6 with medial longitudinal carina. S8 medially with deep concavity bordered by lateral tuft of setae, without subbasal lateral tubercle. S7 with lateral tubercle. S2 invaginated sublaterally with distinct lateral longitudinal carina and medial longitudinal carina.

Species included. The genus currently includes two valid Oriental species: Cephalotilla (Cephalotilla) porcella ( Turner, 1911) , ♂, ♀ ( Sri Lanka) and Cephalotilla (Cephalotilla) manikandani Terine, Lelej & Girish Kumar , sp. nov., ♀ ( India). The other 54 species are from the Afrotropical Region.

Distribution. Afrotropical and Oriental Regions ( Lelej 2023).