A new Darwin wasp genus, Soliga (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Metopiinae), from India
- Metopiinae is a relatively large subfamily of Darwin wasps with a cosmopolitan distribution. Species of this subfamily can be distinguished by a convex, and mostly undivided face and clypeus. Among 113 species in 24 genera of the Oriental region, only 24 species in eight genera are reported from India. Here, we describe and illustrate a new genus, Soliga, based on collections made from the Western Ghats and Eastern Himalayas, two important biodiversity hotspots. The combination of absence of epicnemial carina on dorsolateral part of mesopleuron, absence of propodeal carinae and dorsal carinae of first metasomal tergite differentiates the new genus from other metopiine genera. An illustrated key to the Indo-Australian metopiine genera is provided along with comments on new generic placement and character variability of metopiines.
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| Author: | A. P. RanjithORCiD, Dharma Rajan PriyadarsananORCiD |
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| URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-688648 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.852.2009 |
| ISSN: | 2118-9773 |
| Parent Title (German): | European journal of taxonomy |
| Series (Serial Number): | European journal of taxonomy : EJT (852:57-76) |
| Publisher: | Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle |
| Place of publication: | Paris |
| Document Type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Date of Publication (online): | 2022/12/16 |
| Date of first Publication: | 2022/12/16 |
| Publishing Institution: | Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg |
| Release Date: | 2022/12/16 |
| Tag: | Indian Metopiinae; Malaise trap; new genus; taxonomic key |
| Volume: | 2022 |
| Issue: | 852 |
| Page Number: | 20 |
| First Page: | 57 |
| Last Page: | 76 |
| HeBIS-PPN: | 505334607 |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 59 Tiere (Zoologie) / 590 Tiere (Zoologie) |
| Sammlungen: | Sammlung Biologie / Sondersammelgebiets-Volltexte |
| : | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-257882 |
| Licence (German): |  Creative Commons - Namensnennung 4.0 |
