Standfussidia Lelej, 2005

Lelej, Arkady S., Williams, Kevin A., Terine, Joshua B., Okayasu, Juriya, Parikh, Grishma R. & Kumar, Girish P., 2023, Review of the tribe Mutillini (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) from the Oriental Region, Zootaxa 5228 (4), pp. 455-476 : 470

Genus Standfussidia Lelej, 2005

Standfussidia Lelej, 2005: 107 , 197 (description), ♀; Brothers & Lelej 2017: 96; Pagliano et al. 2020: 236.

Type species: Standfussidia taprobane Lelej, 2005 , ♀, by original designation.

Diagnosis. MALE. Unknown.

FEMALE. Head width equal to mesosomal maximum width. Eyes small, rounded convex, but not hemispherical, closer to mandibular base than posterior head border. F1 1.25 × longer its maximum width, relation of pedicel and F1–3 0.5:0.6:0.6:0.6. Scape curved. Mandible tridentate. Frons lacking carina between tubercles and without carina between tubercle and inner eye border. Maxillary palps shorter than antenna length. Mesosoma length equals its maximum width, mesoscutellum narrowed posterad, propodeum distinctly widened posterad with abrupt posterior slope. Mesosoma dorsally without any traces of sutures, mesopleuron distinctly convex with vertical row of long setae, scutellar scale lacking, posterior dorsal border not dentate nor serrate. Legs not shortened, fore tarsus with pectinate comb, mid and hind tibia with two rows of strong spines. Metasoma distinctly flattened dorso-ventrally, segment 2 very long, segment 1 very wide not constricted posterad. T2 with rather short lateral felt line; S2 without any lateral felt line. T6 with narrow pygidial plate, carinated laterally, with granulated and striate sculpture. Body setae usual, not elongated.

Species included. Standfussidia taprobane Lelej, 2005 .

Distribution. Oriental region: Sri Lanka.

Remarks. This genus differs from all other Oriental Mutillini by the coloration and pygidial structure. The well-defined triangular pygidial plate, and a single basomesal setal spot on T2 and a fore tarsal comb are more similar to members of the tribe Smicromyrmini . The wide T1 shape, however, is diagnostic for the Mutillini . The eventual discovery of males for this genus could necessitate a change in its tribal placement in the future.