Xenos ropalidiae (Kinzelbach, 1975) comb. nov.

Pseudoxenos ropalidiae Kinzelbach, 1975: 69.

Hosts.

Ropalidia cincta (Lepeletier, 1836); Ropalidia fulvopruinosa (Cameron, 1906); Ropalidia marginata (Lepeletier, 1836) (as Ropalidia ferruginea F.); Ropalidia nobilis ( Gerstäcker, 1857); Ropalidia variegata (Smith, 1852) (Kinzelbach 1975; Cook 2019); Ropalidia malayana (Cameron 1903) (Benda et al. 2021).

Distribution.

Democratic Republic of Congo; India; Indonesia: Java; Papua New Guinea; Philippines (Kinzelbach 1975; Cook 2019); Laos; Nepal; Malaysia (Benda et al. 2021).

Note.

Benda et al. (2021) proposed three lineages possibly representing separate species. More comprehensive sampling and detailed study are necessary.