Abstract
The digger wasp genus Argogorytes Ashmead, 1899 is newly reported from India with two species: A. pulawskii Girish Kumar & Dubey sp. nov. from Andaman Islands and A. tonkinensis (Yasumatsu, 1943) from the States of Chhattisgarh and Kerala. Argogorytes tonkinensis (Yasumatsu, 1943) is redescribed. A key to Argogorytes species reported from the Indian subcontinent is provided.
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