New Distributional Record of Spilomutilla eltola (Cameron, 1898) (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) From India

Authors

  • Joshua B. Terine
     Zoological Survey of India, Western Ghat Regional Centre, Kozhikode 673006, Kerala
  • Girish P. Kumar
     Zoological Survey of India, Western Ghat Regional Centre, Kozhikode 673006, Kerala

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v123/i2S/2023/172593

Keywords:

Velvet ant, Sri Lanka, India, Tamil Nadu.

Abstract

The Sri Lankan mutillid species, Spilomutilla eltola (Cameron, 1898) (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) is newly reported from India. Differential characters, figures, distribution map and comparisons of the newly recorded species with description of materials from Sri Lanka is provided.

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Published

2023-07-01

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B. Terine, J., & P. Kumar, G. (2023). New Distributional Record of <i>Spilomutilla eltola</i> (Cameron, 1898) (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) From India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 123(2S), 641–644. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v123/i2S/2023/172593

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Volume 123, Issue 2S, Special Issue 2023

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