Tiphia (Tiphia) lotharae 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 : 62

24. Tiphia (Tiphia) lotharae Allen, 1975

( Figs 315–327 )

Tiphia (Tiphia) lotharae Allen, 1975: 24–25 . Holotype, ♂. Lothar near Birganj, Nepal (CERI).

Material examined. 9♂, INDIA: Karnataka, Kodagu district, Bettathur, near Madikkeri (12°51′24.516″N & 77°51′20.952″E), 23.xii.2019, 24.xii.2019, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, ( ZSIK) Regd. Nos. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.16826 & 16827, 16819–16825 . 8♂, Kerala, Idukki district, Thekkadi, Kumarikulam (9°43′00″N & 76°57′51″E, 1003 m), 6.ix.2018, Coll. C. Charesh, ( ZSIK) Regd. Nos. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.18145–18152 ; 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.16817 ; 3♂, Wayanad district, Chandanathodu (11°50′47″N & 75°48′33″E, 810 m), 15.ii.2021, Coll. K.A. Subramanian & Party, ( ZSIK) Regd. Nos. ZSI / WGRC /IR/INV.18207–18209 . 1♂, Tamil Nadu, 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.16818 .

Diagnosis. Body length 8.7–11.4 mm. Front shagreened ( Fig. 316 ); mandible with small distinct preapical denticle ( Fig. 317 ); dorsal side of pronotum with strong and complete carina with obscure buttressing ridges ( Fig. 319 ); lateral side of pronotum with curved groove ( Fig. 320 ); mesopleuron shagreened and mixed with large and minute punctures ( Fig. 320 ); metanotum with coarse punctures ( Fig. 319 ); posterior side of propodeum without median carina; marginal cell of fore wing greatly longer than second cubital cell in apical extension ( Fig. 322 ); Gt 1 without anterior transverse carina ( Fig. 323 ); Gs 6 with sparse setae ( Fig. 324 ).

Genitalia. Paramere with a stalk and rounded flat apex covered with setae; digitus pointed apically; cuspis slender and beak-like apically and wholly covered with setae; aedeagus folded completely ( Figs 325–327 ).

Female. Unknown.

Distribution. India (new record): Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: Nepal.

Figures

FIGURES 315–324. Tiphia (Tiphia) lotharae Allen, ♂. 315. Habitus, lateral view; 316. Head, frontal view; 317. Clypeus; 318. Habitus, dorsal view; 319. Mesosoma, dorsal view; 320. Mesosoma, lateral view; 321. Antenna; 322. Forewing, dorsal view; 323. Metasoma, dorsal view; 324. Metasoma, lateral view.

FIGURES 325–327. Tiphia (Tiphia) lotharae Allen. 325. Genitalia, dorsal view; 326. Genitalia, ventral view; 327. Genitalia, lateral view.