Kurzenkotilla scrobiculata ( Hammer, 1962 )

Lelej, Arkady S., Williams, Kevin A., Terine, Joshua B., Okayasu, Juriya, Parikh, Grishma R. & Kumar, Girish P., 2023, Review of the tribe Mutillini (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) from the Oriental Region, Zootaxa 5228 (4), pp. 455-476 : 466

Kurzenkotilla scrobiculata ( Hammer, 1962)

( Figs 40–41 )

Mutilla scrobiculata Hammer, 1962: 4 , ♀, holotype, ♀, Bijrani, Nainital Dist [rict], W[est] Himalayas [ India, Uttarakhand], [NZC].

Kurzenkotilla scrobiculata: Lelej 2005: 35 , ♀; Nithya & Dey 2013: 289, ♀; Terine et al. 2020a: 3; Pagliano et al. 2020: 225.

Material examined. NEPAL: Jumla District: lower Sinja Khola, 1700–1900 m, 9.VI.1998, G. Miksch leg., 2♀ [ IBSS]; Mahakali / Darchula Ghamna, Chamliya Khola, 29º41′25″N 80º41′04″E, 30.V. 2005, 830 m, at light, A. Weigel leg., 1♀ [ IBSS]; Unknown district : Nepal, I. Yoneta leg., 1♀ [ SEHU].. INDIA: Uttarakhand, Gobind Ghat Village , 30º37.5′N 79º33.5′E, 1750–1900 m, 17–23.V.1999, Yu. Marusik leg., 2♀ [ IBSS]; Dehra Dun, 28.IX.1944, 1 ♀ [ UMMZ] .

Distribution. * Nepal, India (Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh).

Remarks. The male of this species might eventually be recognized to be K. rufodorsata , comb. nov., based on their co-occurrence in both India and Nepal.

Figures

FIGURES 36–43. Kurzenkotilla and Standfussidia, ♀♀. 36–37. K. niveosignata. 38–39. K. visrara. 40–41. K. scrobiculata. 42–43. S. taprobane. 36, 38, 40, 42. Habitus, dorsal view. 37, 39, 41, 43. Habitus, lateral view. (Photographs by K. Williams).