Title of article :
Occurrence of Andreimyrme substriolata (Chen, 1957) and Odontomutilla fletcheri Lelej, Terine Girish Kumar, 2020 (Hymenoptera, Mutillidae) in India, with note on their geographical affinities
Author/Authors :
Terine ، Joshua Benjamin Western Ghat Regional Centre - Zoological Survey of India , Das ، Dipanwita Zoological Survey of India , Girish Kumar ، Puthuvayi Zoological Survey of India - Western Ghat Regional Centre
Abstract :
Andreimyrme substriolata (Chen, 1957) and Odontomutilla fletcheri Lelej, Terine Girish Kumar, 2020 (Hymenoptera, Mutillidae) are newly reported from India. O. fletcheri was only recorded from Sri Lanka till now A. substriolata was only known from various Southeast Asian countries (China, Taiwan, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam), in the present study these species are discovered from India which pronounce the geographical affinities of India with Sri Lanka and Southeast Asian countries and vice versa. Diagnosis, figures, distribution maps and remarks of these species are provided.
Keywords :
Chhattisgarh , Meghalaya , Mutillinae , Odontomutillinae , Oriental , velvet ants
Journal title :
Journal of Insects Biodiversity and Systematics
Journal title :
Journal of Insects Biodiversity and Systematics