Lyroda formosa F. Smith, 1858

Schmid-Egger, Christian & Al-Jahdhami, Ali, 2021, The genus Lyroda Say, 1837 in Africa and Arabian Peninsula with description of two new species (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae), Zootaxa 4915 (2), pp. 273-281 : 276

Lyroda formosa F. Smith, 1858

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Morphota formosa F. Smith, 1858: 17 : Syntype ♀, Indonesia: Sulawesi (as Celebes): no specific locality (BMNH).

Diagnosis: The species is well characterized and unique among old world Lyroda species by a red abdominal base. Head and thorax with long, pale bristles, which lack in African and Arabian species. For a detailed description, see Tsuneki (1983b).

Distribution: Widespread in tropical and subtropical Asia: from Arabia to India and China, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and Solomon Islands ( Li et al. 2009). In the here treated area only in northern Oman, already mentioned by Guichard (1980) from Rostaq.

Material examined: BANGLADESH: 2 ƋƋ, 24.ii.2011, Gaziput, Bshra Campus ; CAMBODIA: 2 ♀♀, 25.viii.2014, Phom Penth garden, 11030 ’N 104053 ’E ; INDIA: 1 ♀, 8.v.2005, Karnataka, Sulya Medikeri, 12031 ’N, 75029 ’E ; 1 ♀, 5.v.2003, Kerala, Themala, 8058 ’N 77003 ’E ; LAOS: 1 ♀, 29.v.2004, Kammouam, 18007 ’N 104029 ’E ; THAILAND: 1 ♀, ii.2015, Koh Samui isl ., 5 ♀♀, 13.v. 2012, 8 km S Mae Charim , 18038 ’N 101000 ’E ; VIETNAM: 5 ♀♀, 28.vii.2008, Dak Lak Province, Krong Bong, Chu Dak , 12034 ’N 108024 ’E (all specimens collected by J. Halada and in coll. OLL) . OMAN. 2 ♀♀, 21.vi.2019, 14.xii.2019, Al Mudhaibi, Samed Ashan , 22.8220 N 58.1500 E (leg. Al-Jahdhami coll. AAJ and CSE) .

Figures

FIGURES 1–8. Specimens in dorsal view. 1. Lyroda aethiopica ♀ from Burkina Faso. 2. Lyroda aethiopica Ƌ from Ethiopia. 3. Lyroda centralafricana ♀ from Central African Republic. 4. Lyroda centralafricana Ƌ holotype. 5. Lyroda formosa ♀ from Vietnam. 6. Lyroda formosa Ƌ from Bangladesh. 7. Lyroda salalah ♀ holotype. 8. Lyroda salalah Ƌ.