Spilomena Shuckard, 1838

Rajan, Tessy, Kumar, P. Girish, Sureshan, P. M. & Binoy, C., 2021, A review of the genus Spilomena Shuckard (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae) with the description of six new species from India, Zootaxa 5068 (2), pp. 263-276 : 264-265

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Key to the Indian species of Spilomena Shuckard View in CoL

1. Inner mandibular tooth broad and blunt.................................................................... 2

— Inner mandibular tooth pointed............. S. keralaensis Tessy, Sureshan et Girish Kumar ( Fig. 2 View FIGURES 1–8 of Rajan et al. 2018)

2. Interantennal tubercle not distinctly pointed ( Figs 2 View FIGURES 1–8 , 10 View FIGURES 9–16 , 18 View FIGURES 17–20 , 22 View FIGURES 21–28 , 30 View FIGURES 29–36 & 38 View FIGURES 37–44 ); mesosoma black or brownish black ( Figs 1 View FIGURES 1–8 , 9 View FIGURES 9–16 , 17 View FIGURES 17–20 , 21 View FIGURES 21–28 , 29 View FIGURES 29–36 & 37 View FIGURES 37–44 ); body length 2.5 – 4.6 mm ....................................................................... 3

— Interantennal tubercle acutely pointed ( Fig. 46 View FIGURES 45–52 ); mesosoma brownish yellow with few black patches ( Fig. 49 View FIGURES 45–52 ); body length 5.6 mm .................................................. S. tuberculata Tessy, Sureshan et Girish Kumar , sp. nov.

3. Posterior surface of propodeum without median carina ( Figs 5 View FIGURES 1–8 , 13 View FIGURES 9–16 , 20 View FIGURES 17–20 & 37 View FIGURES 37–44 ); recurrent vein of fore wing interstitial ( Fig. 15 View FIGURES 9–16 ) or nearly so ( Figs 7 View FIGURES 1–8 & 31 View FIGURES 29–36 ) with first transverse cubital vein.................................................... 4

— Posterior surface of propodeum with median carina ( Figs 25 View FIGURES 21–28 & 41 View FIGURES 37–44 ); recurrent vein of fore wing received well within first submarginal cell ( Figs 27 View FIGURES 21–28 & 43 View FIGURES 37–44 )............................................................................. 7

4. Recurrent vein of fore wing interstitial with first transverse cubital vein ( Fig. 15 View FIGURES 9–16 ).................................. 5

— Recurrent vein of fore wing nearly interstitial with first transverse cubital vein ( Fig. 7 View FIGURES 1–8 & 35 View FIGURES 29–36 ).......................... 6

5. Body black ( Fig. 17 View FIGURES 17–20 ); propodeum rugose ( Fig. 20 View FIGURES 17–20 ).......................................... S. indostana Turner View in CoL

— Mesosoma black with mesoscutum laterally and mesopleuron yellowish brown ( Fig. 9 View FIGURES 9–16 ); propodeum entirely transversely striate ( Fig. 12 View FIGURES 9–16 ).................................................. S. fulvopleuris Tessy, Sureshan et Binoy , sp. nov.

6. Interantennal tubercle extending into long median carina reaching up to mid frons ( Fig. 2 View FIGURES 1–8 ); anterior carina of pronotal collar deeply emarginate ( Fig. 3 View FIGURES 1–8 ); inner eye margin slightly concave ( Fig. 2 View FIGURES 1–8 ); upper frons and vertex without setigerous punctures ( Fig. 2 View FIGURES 1–8 ); propodeal dorsum transversely striate, with two median longitudinal carinae; posterior surface of propodeum with irregular transverse ridges; lateral surface of propodeum finely aciculate ( Figs 5 & 4 View FIGURES 1–8 ); body length 3.5 mm .......................................................................... S. attenboroughi Tessy, Sureshan et Binoy , sp. nov.

— Interantennal tubercle extending into short median carina, at most reaching lower frons ( Fig. 30 View FIGURES 29–36 ); anterior carina of pronotal collar straight ( Fig. 31 View FIGURES 29–36 ); inner eye margin straight ( Fig. 30 View FIGURES 29–36 ); upper frons and vertex with setigerous punctures ( Fig. 30 View FIGURES 29–36 ); propodeal dorsum and posterior surface of propodeum rugose and rugulose, lateral surface of propodeum transversely striate ( Figs 33 & 32 View FIGURES 29–36 ); body length 4.6 mm ........................... S. sahyadriensis Tessy, Sureshan et Girish Kumar , sp. nov.

7. Mesopleuron finely reticulate, with several well-defined punctures ( Fig. 24 View FIGURES 21–28 ); gena imbricate; frons reticulate; anterior carina of pronotal collar slightly emarginate ( Fig. 23 View FIGURES 21–28 ); stigma elongate ( Fig. 27 View FIGURES 21–28 ); propodeal enclosure with delimiting furrow; lateral surface of propodeum with transverse ridges ( Figs 25 & 24 View FIGURES 21–28 ).............. S. reticularis Tessy, Sureshan et Binoy , sp. nov.

— Mesopleuron finely aciculate, with ill-defined punctures ( Fig. 40 View FIGURES 37–44 ); gena finely aciculate; frons imbricate; anterior carina of pronotal collar deeply emarginate ( Fig. 39 View FIGURES 37–44 ); stigma not elongate ( Fig. 43 View FIGURES 37–44 ); propodeal enclosure without delimiting furrow; lateral surface of propodeum finely aciculate ( Figs 41 & 40 View FIGURES 37–44 ) .............. S. tsunekii Tessy, Sureshan et Girish Kumar , sp. nov.