Timulla ( Trogaspidia ) suspiciosa lingnani Mickel, 1933b: 310 Chen 1957 : 170 Lelej 2005 :102 The female velvet ants (aka modkhong) of southern Thailand (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae), with a key to the genera of southeast Asia Williams, Kevin A. Lelej, Arkady S. Okayasu, Juriya Borkent, Christopher J. Malee, Rufeah Thoawan, Kodeeyah Thaochan, Narit Zootaxa 2019 2019-05-07 4602 1 1 69 (Mickel, 1933) Williams & Lelej & Okayasu & Borkent & Malee & Thoawan & Thaochan 2019 Mickel 1933 [208,649,772,798] Insecta Mutillidae Trogaspidia GBIF Animalia Hymenoptera 45 46 Arthropoda species lingnani stat. nov.  ( Figs 152–154)    Timulla( Trogaspidia) suspiciosa lingnaniMickel, 1933b: 310, ♂.    Trogaspidia suspiciosa lingmami:  Chen 1957: 170, ♂.    Trogaspidia sibylla lingnani:  Lelej 2005:102, ♂   Diagnosis.FEMALE. This species can be recognized by the following characters: the legs are entirely black, the scutellar scale is transverse and ~3 punctures wide, the T1 fringe is predominantly black, the felt line on T2 is simple, the T2 apex has a medially-interrupted band of pale golden setae, T3 has an entire band of pale golden setae, T4 lacks a pale setal band, and the pygidium is broad and striate nearly to the apex. Body length 9.5–11.5 mm. MALE. See Mickel (1933b).   Material examined. Type material.  Paratypeof  Timulla( Trogaspidia) suspiciosa lingnani, ♂, CHINA, Hainan, Beggar Village, SW of Nodoa,  16.VII.1929, Lingnan University Fifth Hainan Island Expedition( SYSM).   Othermaterial ( 9 ♀and 3 males). LAOS,  Attapeu Province, Thong Kai Ohk, Ban Kachungenvirons,  1200–1450 m, 15 o0 1'N 107 o26'E,  10–24.VI.2011, M. Brancucci, M. Geiser, D. Hauck, Z. Kraus, A. Phantala, and E. Vongphachan( 4♀ RHMB);   Khammouan Province, Nakai-Nam TheunNPA, Ban Nav Vangenvirons,  600–750 m, 17 o57'N 105 o13'E,  18–21.V.2012, M. Brancucci, M. Geiser, K. Phanthavong, and S. Xayalath( 1♀ RHMB).  THAILAND:  Nakhon Si Thammarat,  4.4 kmN Hin Tok, Mountainsiderubber farm, 8.303 oN 99.849 oE,  8.IV.2017, MKT ( 1♀ CSCA);   Satun, Tarutao Island, Ao Son,  15.III.1993, G.R. Balmer( 1♀ UCRC);   Surat Thani, Khlong Sok: Khao Sok Jungle Huts, 8.909 oN 99.526 oE,  70 m:  14.V.2018, MKT ( 2♀ CSCA);   25–26.V.2018, MKT ( 1♂ CSCA);  Our Jungle Houseresort, 8.908 oN 99.534 oE,  75 m,  25–27.V.2018, MKT ( 1♀ CSCA);  Khao Lak,  50 m, 8 o54'28"N 98 o31'51"E,  20–21.II.2005, G.R. Balmer( 1♀ 1♂ in copula, UCRC).   Distribution. China( Anhui, Fujian, Hainan, Jiangsu, Zheijiang), Laos* ( Attapeu, Khammouan), Thailand* ( Nakhon Si Thammarat, Satun, Surat Thani).   Remarks.This species was until now treated as a subspecies of  T. sibylla( Smith, 1857)from Borneo and Indonesia. Females can readily be separated from  T. sibyllaand  T. pendleburyi(Pagden, 1934)from peninsular Malaysiabecause those species lack the interrupted band of golden setae at the T2 apex. 2238655934 1929-07-16 SYSM Lingnan University Fifth & Island Expedition China Beggar Village 45 46 1 1 Hainan paratype 2238655984 2011-06-10 2011-06-24 2011-06-10 RHMB M. Brancucci & M. Geiser & D. Hauck & Z. Kraus & A. Phantala & Vongphachan Laos Other 1325 15.0002775 Ban Kachung 893 107.433334 Thong Kai Ohk 45 46 16 13 3 Attapu paratype 2238655835 2012-05-18 2012-05-21 2012-05-18 RHMB M. Brancucci & M. Geiser & K. Phanthavong & Xayalath Laos 675 17.95 Ban Nav Vang 1277 105.21667 Nakai-Nam Theun 45 46 1 1 Khammouan paratype 2238655956 2017-04-08 CSCA Thailand 8.303 Mountainside 77 99.849 45 46 1 1 Nakhon Si Thammarat paratype 2238655909 [366,1138,1447,1472] 1993-03-15 UCRC G. R. Balmer Thailand Ao Son Tarutao Island 45 46 1 1 Satun paratype 2238655874 2018-05-14 CSCA Thailand 70 8.909 Khao Sok Jungle Huts 77 99.526 Khlong Sok 45 46 2 2 Surat Thani paratype 2238655849 [1053,1432,1486,1511] 2018-05-25 2018-05-26 2018-05-25 CSCA Thailand 45 46 1 1 Surat Thani paratype 2238655857 [151,1109,1521,1549] 2018-05-25 2018-05-27 2018-05-25 CSCA Thailand 75 8.908 Our Jungle House 77 99.534 45 46 1 1 Surat Thani paratype 2238655978 2005-02-20 2005-02-21 2005-02-20 UCRC G. R. Balmer Thailand 50 8.907778 Khao Lak 21 98.53084 45 46 2 1 1 Surat Thani paratype