Tiphia (Tiphia) pulchaukiae 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 : 85-87

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scientific name	Tiphia (Tiphia) pulchaukiae Allen, 1975
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33. Tiphia (Tiphia) pulchaukiae Allen, 1975

( Figs 442–454 View FIGURES 442–451 View FIGURES 452–454 )

Tiphia (Tiphia) pulchaukiae Allen, 1975: 8–9 . Holotype, ♂. Pulchauki , Katmandu, Nepal (CERI).

Material examined. 1♂, INDIA: Jammu & Kashmir, Shopian district, Pir Ki Gali (33°37′49″N & 74°31′13″E, 3491 m), 1.ix.2018, Coll. A.H. Sheikh, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.18562.1 GoogleMaps ♂, Karnataka, Kodagu district, Bettathur near Madikeri (12°51′24.516″N & 77°51′20.952″E), 24.xii.2019, Coll. P. Girish Kumar & Party, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.17104 GoogleMaps ; 1♂, Kodagu district, Bettathur (12°24′29″N & 75°39′40″E, 1194 m), 23.xii.2019, Coll. P. Girish Kumar & Party, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.17105 GoogleMaps . 1♂, Kerala, Kozhikode district, Malabar Wildlife sanctuary, Kakkayam dam site (11°33′27″N & 75°54′41″E, 543 m), 10.i.2021, Coll. Tessy Rajan, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.17106 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.17099 ; 2♂, Wayanad district, Moolankavu (11°40′24″N & 76°17′21″N, 913 m), 7.i.2018, Coll. Sreeraman, ( ZSIK) Regd. Nos. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.17100 & 17101 ; 1♂, Kozhikode district, Kakkadampoyil (11°20′10″N & 76°06′36″N, 672 m), 24.v.2019, Coll. P.M. Sureshan & Party, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.17102 ; 1♂, Kozhikode district, Kakkadampoyil (11°20′10″N & 76°06′36″N, 672 m), 4.i.2022, Coll. V. D. Hegde & Party, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.20033 ; 2♂, Wayanad district, Edavambam (1142′21.4128″N & 7620′12.0012″E, 848 m) 20.ii.2021, Coll. K.A. Subramanian & Party, ( ZSIK) Regd. Nos. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.18213 & 18214 ; 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.17103 . 1♂, Tamil Nadu, Nilgiris district, Ooty , H.P.F. Quarters (11°16′6.96″N & 75°47′33.72″E, 6 m), 8.i.2019, Coll. P. Girish Kumar & Party, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.17852 GoogleMaps ; 1♂, Thirunelveli district, Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, Kuthiravetti (8°41′18″N & 77°18′33″E, 228 m), 23.viii.2019, Coll. B.H.C.K. Murthy & Party, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.17098 GoogleMaps . 1♂, Uttarakhand, Chamoli district, Ghangaria (30°42′03″N & 79°35′36″E, 3098m), 15.vii.2018, Coll. J. Saini, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.12558 GoogleMaps .

Diagnosis. Body length 5.6–8 mm. Upper frons with scattered punctures, lower frons with adjacently spaced punctures ( Fig. 443 View FIGURES 442–451 ); mandible with preapical denticle ( Fig. 444 View FIGURES 442–451 ); median extension of clypeus emarginated ( Fig. 444 View FIGURES 442–451 ); dorsal side of pronotum with distinct transverse carina ( Fig. 446 View FIGURES 442–451 ); dorsal side of propodeum outside areola reticulate ( Fig. 446 View FIGURES 442–451 ); metasoma without conspicuous rows of dark-orange bristles ( Figs 450, 451 View FIGURES 442–451 ); marginal cell of fore wing distinctly less than second cubital cell in apical extension ( Fig. 449 View FIGURES 442–451 ); Gs 5 with lateral denticle; Gs 5 and Gs 6 without brush of dense setae ( Fig. 451 View FIGURES 442–451 ); Gt 1 without anterior transverse carina ( Fig. 450 View FIGURES 442–451 ).

Variations. The specimens examined here differ in the shape of propodeal areola compared to the description of Allen (1975). Areola shape varies in the specimens examined, while areola rectangular shaped according to Allen.

Genitalia. Paramere spatula-shaped and covered with setae; cuspis not clearly visible; digitus and aedeagus folded completely ( Figs 452–454 View FIGURES 452–454 ).

Female. Unknown.

Distribution. India: Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka (new record), Kerala (new record), Tamil Nadu (new record), Uttarakhand. Elsewhere: Nepal.