Tiphia (Tiphia) clauseni Allen & Jaynes, 1930

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 : 28-30

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8. Tiphia (Tiphia) clauseni Allen & Jaynes, 1930

( Figs 98–112 View FIGURES 98–101 View FIGURES 102–112 )

Tiphia clauseni Allen & Jaynes, 1930: 89 . Holotype, ♀, Chirrapunji , Assam [Chirrapunji presently in Meghalaya], India (USNM).

Tiphia (Tiphia) clauseni ; Allen, 1975: 89–90.

Material examined. 3♀, INDIA: Karnataka, Chikmagalur district, Bygoor, Kabbinahalli Coffee Estate (13°19′34″N & 75°42′40″E, 1137 m), 26.xii.2019, Coll. P. Girish Kumar & Party, ( ZSIK) Regd. Nos. ZSI / WGRC / IR/INV.17292–17294. GoogleMaps 3♀, 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.17295–17297 GoogleMaps ; 1♀, Kozhikode district, Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary, Kakkayam dam site (10°18′22″N & 77°12′24″E, 596 m), 10.i.2021, Coll. Tessy Rajan, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.17761 GoogleMaps ; 1♀, Wayanad district, Kuruva Island (1149′02″N & 7605′36″E, 714 m), 24.iii.2021, Coll. K.A. Subramanian & Party, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.17941 ; 1♀, Wayanad district , Muthanga , Manchal (1142′11.772″N & 7622′1.38″E, 777 m), 21.ii.2021, Coll. K.A. Subramanian & Party, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.17942.

Diagnosis. Body length 8.4–12.3 mm. Clypeus with basal part imbricate and below coarse punctate and apex smooth, median extension of clypeus rounded ( Fig. 104 View FIGURES 102–112 ); dorsal side of pronotum with faint transverse carina lacking on median one-third ( Fig. 105 View FIGURES 102–112 ); tegula black; metanotum with medium sized coarse punctures ( Fig. 105 View FIGURES 102–112 ); dorsal side of propodeum with weak submarginal carina on lateral side ( Fig. 105 View FIGURES 102–112 ); propodeal areola subrectangular and about 1.75–2.40 × as long as apical width ( Fig. 105 View FIGURES 102–112 ); pygidium apically smooth ( Fig. 108 View FIGURES 102–112 ); fore wing darkly infumate with apical portion faintly infumate ( Fig. 110 View FIGURES 102–112 ); hind basitarsus with groove ( Fig. 107 View FIGURES 102–112 ).

Variations. The specimens examined here differ in the following characters compared to the description of Allen (1975). Propodeal areola subrectangular and about 1.75–2.40 × as long as apical width, tegula black, metanotum with medium sized coarse punctures and fore wing darkly infumate at the basal portion in the specimens examined, while propodeal areola rectangular and about 3 × as long as apical width, tegula almost entirely dark reddish translucent, metanotum with very small punctures located mostly on posterior aspect and fore wing faintly infumate according to Allen.

Male. Unknown.

Distribution. India: Karnataka (new record), Kerala (new record), Meghalaya.

References

Allen, H. W. & Jaynes, H. A. (1930) Contribution to the taxonomy of Asiatic wasps of the genus Tiphia (Scoliidae). Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 76 (17), 1 - 105, pls. 1 - 4. https: // doi. org / 10.5479 / si. 00963801.76 - 2814.1

Allen, H. W. (1975) The genus Tiphia of the Indian Subcontinent. Bulletin of United States Department of Agriculture, 1509, 1 - 96, 6 pls.

Figures

FIGURES 98–101. Tiphia (Tiphia) clauseni Allen & Jaynes, ♀. Type. 98. Habitus, lateral view; 99. Habitus, dorsal view; 100. Head, frontal view; 101. Label.

FIGURES 102–112. Tiphia (Tiphia) clauseni Allen & Jaynes, ♀. 102. Habitus, lateral view; 103. Head, frontal view; 104. Clypeus; 105. Mesosoma, dorsal view; 106. Mesosoma, lateral view; 107. Inner surface of hind basitarsus showing groove; 108. Pygidium; 109. Antenna; 110. Forewing, dorsal view; 111. Metasoma, dorsal view; 112. Metasoma, lateral view.