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Zeugomutilla saepes

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6a. Zeugomutilla saepes (Chen, 1957)

(Figs 5, 52–55)

Pristomutilla saepes Chen, 1957: 158 ♀.

Zeugomutilla saepes: Lelej 1992: 285; 2005: 38; Lelej et al. 2017: 12.

Diagnosis. FEMALE. The following characters are useful for diagnosis: the head is black, the scape and legs are mostly orange-brown, the pale T2 spots are separated by roughly their own diameter, and the pygidium is mostly smooth with a few punctures. Body length 7–10 mm. MALE. Unknown.

Material examined (10 ♀). THAILAND: Phetchaburi, Kaeng Krachan, Baan Maka Nature Lodge, 12.840 o N 99.590 o E, 140 m: 22–23.V.2018, MKT (2♀ CSCA); Surat Thani, Khlong Sok: Khao Sok Jungle Huts, 8.909 o N 99.526 o E, 70 m: 14.V.2018, MKT (1♀ CSCA); 25–26.V.2018, MKT (1♀ CSCA); Our Jungle House resort, 8.908 o N 99.534 o E, 75 m, 25–27.V.2018, MKT (6♀ CSCA EMUS).

Distribution. Cambodia, China (Fujian, Guangdong), and Thailand (Chaiyaphum, Phetchaburi, Surat Thani).

Remarks. The specimens we collected in Surat Thani represent the new southernmost distribution for this species that was, until recently, known only from Southeast China.

Notes

Published as part of Williams, Kevin A., Lelej, Arkady S., Okayasu, Juriya, Borkent, Christopher J., Malee, Rufeah, Thoawan, Kodeeyah & Thaochan, Narit, 2019, The female velvet ants (aka modkhong) of southern Thailand (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae), with a key to the genera of southeast Asia, pp. 1-69 in Zootaxa 4602 (1) on page 16, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.2669927

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http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DCF504FFFA9870FF392CD54AE2C3E7

Cites
Figure: 10.5281/zenodo.2669929 (DOI)
Figure: 10.5281/zenodo.2669935 (DOI)
Taxonomic treatment: 10.5281/zenodo.3499836 (DOI)
Taxonomic treatment: http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03878787FFDB9965FF01FAC13DAA566A (URL)
Is part of
Journal article: 10.5281/zenodo.2669927 (DOI)
Journal article: http://publication.plazi.org/id/FFE58D7CFFF5987FFFAE2F624960C60C (URL)
Journal article: http://zoobank.org/F066A962-743F-4899-AFAE-485C5A51EF2F (URL)
Is source of
https://biodiversitypmc.sibils.org/collections/plazi/03DCF504FFFA9870FF392CD54AE2C3E7 (URL)
https://www.gbif.org/species/157062778 (URL)
https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/26916/taxon/03DCF504FFFA9870FF392CD54AE2C3E7.taxon (URL)

Biodiversity

Collection code
CSCA , CSCA, EMUS
Event date
2018-05-14 , 2018-05-22 , 2018-05-25
Family
Mutillidae
Genus
Zeugomutilla
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Hymenoptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Chen
Species
saepes
Taxon rank
species
Verbatim event date
2018-05-14 , 2018-05-22/23 , 2018-05-25/26 , 2018-05-25/27
Taxonomic concept label
Zeugomutilla saepes (Chen, 1957) sec. Williams, Lelej, Okayasu, Borkent, Malee, Thoawan & Thaochan, 2019

References

  • Chen, C. - w. (1957) A revision of the velvet ants or Mutillidae of China (Hymenoptera). Quarterly Journal of the Taiwan Museum, 10 (3 - 4), 135 - 224, 6 pls.
  • Lelej, A. S., Williams, K. A., Loktionov, V. M., Pang, H. & Xu, Z. F. (2017) Review of the genus Zeugomutilla Chen, 1957 (Hymenoptera, Mutillidae, Mutillini), with description of two new species. Zootaxa, 4247 (1), 1 - 15. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4247.1.1