Description of a new species of Leptochilus (Neoleptochilus) Blüthgen, 1961 (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae) from India

<p>A new species, <em>Leptochilus </em>(<em>Neoleptochilus</em>)<em> hassani </em>is described from India and compared with similar already described species:<em> Leptochilus </em>(<em>Neoleptochilus</em>)<em> insitivus </em&...

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Main Authors: P. Girish Kumar, J. M. Carpenter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2015-09-01
Series:Journal of Threatened Taxa
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Online Access:http://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/2322
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Summary:<p>A new species, <em>Leptochilus </em>(<em>Neoleptochilus</em>)<em> hassani </em>is described from India and compared with similar already described species:<em> Leptochilus </em>(<em>Neoleptochilus</em>)<em> insitivus </em>Gusenleitner, 1976 and <em>L. </em>(<em>N.</em>)<em> umerolatus</em> Gusenleitner, 2006.  A checklist of the species of <em>Leptochilus </em>(<em>Neoleptochilus</em>)<em> </em>from the Indian subcontinent is also provided.</p><div> </div>
ISSN:0974-7893
0974-7907