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Issue: Vol. 5353 No. 1: 6 Oct. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-10-06
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.6
Page range: 82-88
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A new species of the genus Smicromyrme THOMSON, 1870 (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) from India

Zoological Survey of India; Western Ghat Regional Centre; Kozhikode 673006; Kerala; India
Zoological Survey of India; Western Ghat Regional Centre; Kozhikode 673006; Kerala; India
Hymenoptera velvet ant Smicromyrmini Kerala oriental Region

Abstract

Smicromyrme (Eremotilla) williamsi Terine & Girish Kumar, sp. nov. is described based on a female specimen from Kerala, Southern India. A modified key to the S. coromandelica species-group (females only) is given.

 

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