Kurzenkotilla rufodorsata ( Cameron, 1897 ) Lelej & Williams & Terine & Okayasu & Parikh & Kumar, 2023

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 rufodorsata ( Cameron, 1897) , comb. nov.

( Figs 29–31 )

Mutilla rufodorsata Cameron, 1897: 65 , ♁, syntypes, “Agra” [ India: Uttar Pradesh], Rothney leg. [OUMNH]; Bingham 1897: 10, 51, ♁ ( India: North-West Provinces); André 1902: 71, ♁, India; Lelej 2005: 36; Terine et al. 2020a: 3; Pagliano et al. 2020: 230.

Material examined. INDIA: Rajasthan, Jodphur , 26°13.42′N 73°01.96′E, 190m, malaise in garden, 11–16.VIII.2008, M.E. Irwin & D.R. Priyadarsanan leg., 1♁ [ EMUS]; New Delhi, IARI, 28°37′51″N 77°9′50″E, 230 m, 3.VII.2005, J. Heraty leg., 1♁ [ UCRC, UCRCENT#434275 ]; Uttar Pradesh, Aligarth Muslim University, 27°55′00″N 78°4′41″E, 190 m, 28.VI.2005, J. Heraty leg., 1♁ [ UCRC, UCRCENT#441172 ] . NEPAL: Jumla district, Sinja Khola , 1900– 2000 m, W. Schwaller leg., 10.VI.1998, 1♁ [ IBSS]; Bagmati, 16.VII.1974, S. Yamaguchi & T. Aoki leg., 1♁ [ NARO] .

Distribution. * Nepal, India (Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh).

Remarks. In both coloration and structure, this species is similar to K. semiviolacea , comb. nov. Prior to this paper, the species was included in the genus Mutilla ( Lelej 2005) , but its similarity to the males of K. annamensis and K. harmandi , and its occurrence in northern India and Nepal suggest that it belongs in Kurzenkotilla .

Figures

FIGURES 29–35. Kurzenkotilla. 29–31. K. rufodorsata, ♁: 29. Habitus, lateral view, 30. Head, face view, 21. T7, dorsal view. 32–35. K. semiviolacea, ♁: 32. Habitus, lateral view, 33. Habitus, dorsal view, 34. Head, face view, 35. T7, dorsal view. (Photographs by K. Williams (29, 30) and A. Lelej 31–35)).