Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics

Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics

Solierella turneri Dutt, 1917 (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae: Crabroninae) from India: description of female and new distribution records

Document Type : Research Article

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Western Ghat Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Eranhipalam, Kozhikode, Kerala- 673006, India.
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The crabronid wasp, Solierella turneri Dutt, 1917 (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae) is newly recorded from various regions of India and female is described. Hitherto, the S. turneri Dutt has been only reported from northern India (Pusa of Bihar), the current record extends its range to southern India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka).

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Solierella turneri Dutt, 1917 (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae: Crabroninae) from India: description of female and new distribution records
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Volume 8, Issue 1
Winter 2022
Pages 111-120

  • Receive Date 16 June 2021
  • Revise Date 23 November 2021
  • Accept Date 10 December 2021
  • Publish Date 05 January 2022