A taxonomic review of the genus Spilomena Shuckard (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae: Pemphredoninae) from the Indian subcontinent with the description of a new species from Southern Western Ghats

The genus Spilomena Shuckard, 1838, is reviewed from the Indian subcontinent. One new species, Spilomena keralaensis Rajan, Sureshan & Girish Kumar sp. nov. is described from the Southern Western Ghats of Kerala and differences from similar species are given.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tessy Rajan, Pavittu Meethal Sureshan, Puthuvayi Girish Kumar, Ayisha N.V. Mawadda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tarbiat Modares University 2018-09-01
Series:Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics
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Online Access:http://jibs.modares.ac.ir/article-36-24505-en.pdf