First record of subgenus Corynopus Lepeletier and Brullé, 1835 (Genus Rhopalum Stephens, Hymenoptera: Crabronidae: Crabronini) from India: a new species and a key to Asian species of the subgenus

Varun Saini; Debjani Dey

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5507.3.5

First record of subgenus Corynopus Lepeletier and Brullé, 1835 (Genus Rhopalum Stephens, Hymenoptera: Crabronidae: Crabronini) from India: a new species and a key to Asian species of the subgenus

Zootaxa. 2024 Sep 13;5507(3):467-477. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5507.3.5.

Authors

Varun Saini¹, Debjani Dey²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Entomology; Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University; Hisar-125004; Haryana; India. [email protected].
² National Pusa Collection; Division of Entomology; ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute; New Delhi-110012; Delhi; India. [email protected].

PMID: 39646613
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5507.3.5

Abstract

The subgenus Corynopus Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau and Brullé, 1835 of the genus Rhopalum Stephens, 1829 is recorded for the first time from India. A new species, viz., Rhopalum (Corynopus) chettalicum, (India: Karnataka) is described. A key and the checklist of all Asian species of the subgenus Corynopus are provided.

MeSH terms

Animal Distribution*
Animal Structures / anatomy & histology
Animal Structures / growth & development
Animals
Body Size*
Female
India
Male
Organ Size
Wasps / anatomy & histology
Wasps / classification