First report of Methocha ubiquita Krombein (Hymenoptera: Tiphiidae: Methochinae) from India

Hanima, Raveendran K.P.; Viswanath, Tharakadu K.; Girish Kumar, Puthuvayi

doi:10.52547/jibs.8.1.9

First report of Methocha ubiquita Krombein (Hymenoptera: Tiphiidae: Methochinae) from India

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

Raveendran K.P. Hanima

Tharakadu K. Viswanath

Puthuvayi Girish Kumar

Western Ghat Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Kozhikode, Kerala-673006, India.

10.52547/jibs.8.1.9

Abstract

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The Sri Lankan species, Methocha ubiquita Krombein, 1982 is newly reported for the fauna of India. Differential characters, figures, distribution map and comparisons of the newly recorded species with original description of type material are provided.

Graphical Abstract

First report of Methocha ubiquita Krombein (Hymenoptera: Tiphiidae: Methochinae) from India

Keywords

Tiphiid wasp

Kerala

Cicindellidae

ectoparasitoid

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