Harpactus Shuckard, 1837

Binoy, C., Kumar, P. Girish, Monks, Joseph & Sheikh, Altaf Hussain, 2022, A review of digger wasp genus Harpactus Shuckard, 1837 (Hymenoptera Crabronidae) of the Indian subcontinent, with description of a new species and rediscovery of Harpactus impudens (Nurse, 1903), Zootaxa 5190 (4), pp. 531-542 : 532

Genus Harpactus Shuckard, 1837

Arpactus Jurine, 1807: 192 , junior homonym of Arpactus Panzer, 1805 , and of Arpactus Panzer, 1806 (both junior synonyms of Gorytes Latreille, 1804 ).

Type species: Arpactus formosus Jurine, 1807 , designated by Shuckard 1837: 220.

Harpactus Shuckard 1837: 221 . Emendation of Arpactus Jurine , 107 on linguistic grounds, thus an available new name, with its own date and author (Articles 19 and 33.2). Since Harpactus is an emendation, it has the same type-species as Arpactus Jurine (Article 67.8).

Harpactes Dahlbom 1843: 147 , junior homonym of Harpactes Swainson, 1837 (Aves) , and of Harpactes Templeton, 1834 (Arachnida) . Emendation of Harpactus Shuckard.

Dienoplus W.J. Fox 1894: 548 .

Type species: Dienoplus pictifrons Fox, 1894 , by monotypy.

Key to Harpactus species of India and adjacent territories

1. Head and mesosoma without distinct punctures............................................................. 2

- Head, mesosoma, [and T2] distinctly foveolate-punctate, with scattered foveae. [Kashmir].......... H. pulawskii sp. nov.

2. Propodeum with oblique and irregular striae................................................................ 3

- Propodeum with distinct coarse, longitudinal striae [ Pakistan].................................. H. vividus (Turner)

3. Fore wing with fuscous patch in radial and cubital cells; propodeal enclosure red. [Northern India; Myanmar]................................................................................................. H. ornatus (Smith)

- Fore wing usually without fuscous patch in radial and cubital cells; propodeal enclosure black. [Oriental India].............................................................................................. H. impudens (Nurse)