Tiphia (Tiphia) nathani Allen, 1975

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 : 71

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27. Tiphia (Tiphia) nathani Allen, 1975

( Figs 362–384 View FIGURES 362–371 View FIGURES 372–374 View FIGURES 375–384 )

Tiphia (Tiphia) nathani Allen, 1975: 52–54 . Holotype, ♂. Kadamparai, Anamalai Hills , Tamil Nadu (RNHM).

Material examined: 2♀, INDIA: Andaman & Nicobar Islands, South Andaman district, Port Blair, Attam Pahar (11°38′00″N & 92°41′49″E, 27 m), 7.vii.2021, Coll. A.K. Dubey, ( ZSIK) Regd. Nos. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.18385 & 18386 GoogleMaps . 2♀, Karnataka, Shimoga district, Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary, Hulikal FRH (13°43′45″N & 75°01′08″E, 579 m), 7.ix.2021, Coll. V. D. Hegde & Party, ( ZSIK) Regd. Nos. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.18853 & 18854 GoogleMaps . 2♂, Kerala, Idukki district, Chinnar (10°18′22″N & 77°12′24″E, 596 m), 28.xi.2018, Coll. M. Jafer Palot & Party, ( ZSIK) Regd. Nos. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.16925 & 16926 GoogleMaps ; 1♂, Wayanad district, Kuruva Island, Palkulam (1149′02″N & 7605′36″E, 714 m), 22.iii.2021, Coll. K.A. Subramanian & Party, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC / IR/INV.18565 . 3♀, Maharashtra, Thane district, Mumbai (19°06′15″N & 72°53′40″E, 34 m), 14.viii.2017, Coll. A. Ramesh Kumar, ( ZSIK) Regd. Nos. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.18156–18158 GoogleMaps . 1♂, Tamil Nadu, Coimbatore district, Sadivayal, Siruvani (10°56′22″N & 76°44′52″E, 458 m), 5.i.2019, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.18564 GoogleMaps . 2♀, Uttarakhand, Dehradun district, WII Campus (30°16′55″N & 77°58′24″E, 605 m), 12.viii.2017, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, ( ZSIK) Regd. Nos. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.18154 & 18155 GoogleMaps ; 1♀, Dehradun district, WII Campus (30°16′55″N & 77°58′24″E, 605 m), 8.x.2017, Coll. K. Ramesh Kumar, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.18217 GoogleMaps ; 1♀, Dehradun district, Doon Nursery, near Ballupur (30°20′02″N & 78°00′18″E, 673 m), 10.viii.1991, Coll. S.K. Gupta, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.18159 GoogleMaps .

Diagnosis. Male. Body length 6.9–9.1 mm. Clypeus fully punctured with median extension bidentate ( Fig. 364 View FIGURES 362–371 ); dorsal pronotal carina buttressed with distinct ridges ( Fig. 366 View FIGURES 362–371 ); lateral side of pronotum with groove not complete across disk ( Fig. 367 View FIGURES 362–371 ); upper half of lateral side of propodeum with widely spaced rugulae ( Fig. 367 View FIGURES 362–371 ); metanotum coarsely punctate ( Fig. 366 View FIGURES 362–371 ); fore wing densely infumated with marginal cell moderately longer than second cubital cell in apical extension ( Fig. 369 View FIGURES 362–371 ); Gt 1 without transverse carina ( Fig. 370 View FIGURES 362–371 ); Gs 5 with lateral denticle; Gs 6 with short, sparse setae.

Genitalia. Paramere spatula-shaped and covered with long hairs; cuspis not clearly visible; digitus basally with beak like projection; aedeagus folded completely ( Figs 372–374 View FIGURES 372–374 ).

Female. Body length 10.3–14.1 mm. Clypeus with basal half punctured, apical half smooth and median extension rounded ( Fig. 377 View FIGURES 375–384 ); lateral side of pronotum with distinct groove ( Fig. 380 View FIGURES 375–384 ); metanotum densely set with large punctures ( Fig. 379 View FIGURES 375–384 ); dorsal side of propodeum with elongate areola, lateral carina convex towards base ( Fig. 379 View FIGURES 375–384 ); posterior side of propodeum without median carina ( Fig. 379 View FIGURES 375–384 ); fore wing darkly infumated ( Fig. 382 View FIGURES 375–384 ); marginal cell of fore wing without terminal spur ( Fig. 382 View FIGURES 375–384 ); femora of mid and hind legs bright red to orange ( Fig. 378 View FIGURES 375–384 ); hind basitarsus without groove; Gt 1 without anterior transverse carina ( Fig. 383 View FIGURES 375–384 ).

Distribution. India: Andaman & Nicobar Islands (new record), Karnataka, Kerala (new record), Maharashtra (new record), Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand (new record). Elsewhere: Thailand.