Odontomutilla trichocondyla ( André, 1894 )

Lelej, Arkady S., Terine, Joshua B., Kumar, Girish P., Das, Dipanwita & Sureshan, Pavittu M., 2020, Review of the genus Odontomutilla Ashmead, 1899 (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) of the Indian subcontinent, with description of two new species, Zootaxa 4822 (2), pp. 191-208 : 202-205

13. Odontomutilla trichocondyla ( André, 1894)

( Figs 27–35 )

Mutilla trichocondyla André, 1894: 468 , 483, ♀, type locality, Kanara [ India: Karnataka], holotype in MNHN; Bingham 1897: 7, 36, ♀ .

Odontomutilla trichocondyla: André 1902: 13 , 30, ♀; Lelej 2005: 117, ♀, part. (Karnataka).

Diagnosis. FEMALE. Head brownish-ferruginous.T 2 in basal half without pale setae. T2 length 0.80–0.84 × its maximum width. Width of apicolateral spot of golden setae of T2 at least twice the distance between spots. Propodeum longitudinally rugose posterolaterally. Mesosoma brownish-red, pronotum and mesonotum ferruginous. MALE. Head and mesosoma, except black propodeum, ferruginous. T 2 in basal two thirds without band or spots of pale setae. Mesoscutellum with long (as long as mesoscutellum length) dense yellowish setae apically, oriented backward. Posterolateral propodeal dent with patch of dense long golden setae.

Description. MALE (hitherto unknown). Body length: 13.0 mm. Forewing length: 8.0 mm. Colouration and setation. Black with head, pronotum, mesoscutum, mesoscutellum, upper part of mesopleuron, antennae, pro- and mesolegs except coxae and metatibiae and metatarsi ferruginous. Head and mesosoma with grey sparse subappressed setae; propodeal dorsum with dense recumbent yellowish setae, posterolateral propodeal dent with patch of dense golden setae; mesoscutellum apically with long (as long as mesoscutellum length) dense yellowish setae, oriented backward; legs with recumbent yellowish setae, denser and golden on tibiae. T1 and T2 anterolaterally with sparse yellowish setae; T2 posteriorly, T3 and T4 with uninterrupted band of dense golden setae; S2–S4 posteriorly with fringe of golden setae; remaining metasomal segments with recumbent sparse black setae, denser on T5 and T6. T2 lateral felt line in deep narrow groove. S2 without lateral felt line.

Head. Ratio of head width and mesosoma width including tegula approximately 65:90. Mandible tridentate at apex, without subbasal tooth on inner margin and with weak dorsal carina extending from base to subapical tooth; outer margin without any subbasal tooth ventrally. Clypeus with preapical transverse groove. Scape slightly curved ventrally, shiny, with two obscure carinae, F1 length 0.40 × F2; antennal scrobe dorsally carinate. Genal carina strong, forming tooth at hypostomal carina and extending posteriorly to occipital carina where distinctly angulate. Ocelli small, POD:OOD=0.80. Distance between outer ocellar margins 1.17 × distance between posterior ocelli and posterior head border. Ventral region of the postoccipital carina raised, with medial lamella. Frons, vertex, and gena with coarse punctures.

Mesosoma. Notauli and parapsids scarcely visible near scuto-scutellar suture. Tegula large, disc and posterior part smooth and shiny. Mesoscutellum flat, shallowly emarginate medially, laterally with strong carina ending in tooth-like projection. Metanotum with raised setose area medially. Pronotum, scutum, and mesopleuron with dense confluent punctures; mesoscutellum with moderately coarse, somewhat confluent punctures; propleuron shiny with few punctures; inferior portions of metapleuron glabrous and shiny. Propodeum reticulate, dorsal and posterior faces separated by weak carina, laterally with strong dent. Forewing dark fuscous, with two submarginal cells and one medial cell.

Metasoma. Longitudinal carina on S1 well developed, triangle shape, 0.75 × as long as S 1 in profile; T1, T2 and S2 with dense large punctures mixed with smaller ones; T2 posteriorly, T5, T6, and S3–S6 with moderately fine, well separated punctures; S7 with apical transverse carina; S8 simple, with dense punctures; T7 with moderately coarse, dense punctures without pygidial plate. Gonostylus of genitalia sharply enlarged distally of volsellar cuspis and dorsally strongly carinated. Volsellar digitus lamelliform, setose. Volsellar cuspis lamelliform, ventrally carinate, with apicoventral angle almost right and apicodorsal angle curved. Paracuspis absent. Penis valve apically as wide as cuspis apically, widely curved, ventrally with apical tooth, preapical emargination with setae; distance between apex of penis valve and apex of cuspis less than apical width of cuspis.

Material examined. India: Karnataka, 4 ♀, 1 ♂, 15 km N Bangalore , 23–24.VII.[19]96, KT, K. Werner & L. Lorenz leg. [ MZUF, IBSS] .

Distribution. India: Karnataka ( Fig. 36 ).

Figures

FIGURE 36. Distribution map of the Indian subcontinent species of Odontomutilla Ashmead.

FIGURES 27–35. Odontomutilla trichocondyla (André). 27–30, ♀. 31–35, ♂. 27, 31. Habitus, dorsal view. 28, 32. Habitus, lateral view. 29, 33. Face view. 30. T6. 34, 35. Genitalia (34—ventral view, 35 –lateral view).