New record of Vechtia rugosa (F. Smith, 1858) (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae, Crabroninae) from India | ||
| Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics | ||
| Article 6, Volume 9, Issue 4, 2023, Pages 687-693 PDF (4.38 M) | ||
| Document Type: Short Paper | ||
| DOI: 10.61186/jibs.9.4.687 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Puthuvayi Girish Kumar* ; Raveendran K.P. Hanima; Sreedharan Amal; Vishwanath D. Hegde | ||
| Western Ghat Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Kozhikode, Kerala-673006, India | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Range extension of the square-headed wasp, Vechtia rugosa (F. Smith, 1858), which is primarily the Southeast Asian species, towards India is presented. A key to species and subspecies of the genus Vechtia Pate, 1944 is also provided with illustrations of V. rugosa rugosa (F. Smith, 1858). The known distribution of the Vechtia species in Southeastern Asia is also discussed. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Square-headed wasps; Crabronini; Crabronina; Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary; Karnataka | ||
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