Carinostigmus griphus Krombein, 1984

Rajan, Tessy, Sureshan, P. M. & Kumar, P. Girish, 2020, Additions to the knowledge on the genus Carinostigmus Tsuneki (Hymenoptera Crabronidae: Pemphredoninae) from the Indian subcontinent with the description of two new species, Zootaxa 4881 (1), pp. 152-164 : 163

Carinostigmus griphus Krombein, 1984

( Figs 46–54 )

Carinostigmus griphus Krombein, 1984:13 , ♂, ♀. Holotype: ♂: Sri Lanka, Southern Province, Galle District, Kanneliya Sec- tion, Sinharaja Jungle (USNM).

Material examined. INDIA: Kerala, Palakkad district, Kaikatti, Nelliampathy (11° 16’ 27.84’’ N, 77° 3’ 14.4’’ E), 2 ♀, 27.ii.2017, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, ZSIK Regd. Nos. ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV.12537–12538 ; Kerala, Palakkad district, Nelliampathy, Victoria , (10° 32’ 7.44’’ N, 76° 41’ 36.96’’ E), 1 ♀, 27.ii.2017, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV.12541 ; Rajasthan, Sirohi district, Mount Abu (24° 35’ 33.36’’ N, 72° 42’ 56.16’’ E), 4 ♂, 27.iii.2019, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, ZSIK Regd. Nos. ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV.12542–12545 .

Distribution. India: Karnataka, Kerala (new record), Rajasthan (new record), Tamil Nadu; Sri Lanka ( Krombein 1984; Gracy et al. 2019).

Figures

FIGURES 46–54. Carinostigmus griphus Krombein ♀. 46. Habitus, lateral view; 47. Head, in frontal view; 48. Lower half of head; 49. Head, pronotum, mesoscutum and scutellum, dorsal view; 50. Mesosoma, lateral view; 51. Fore wing; 52. Hindwing; 53. Propodeum; 54. Metasoma, dorsal view.