Zavatilla, Tsuneki, 1993

Zhou, Hu-Ting, Lelej, Arkady S., Williams, Kevin A. & Liu, Jing-Xian, 2018, Revision of the Oriental genus Zavatilla Tsuneki (Hymenoptera, Mutillidae, Trogaspidiini), with descriptions of two new species, Zootaxa 4418 (2), pp. 101-120 : 103

Key to species of Zavatilla

1. Males.............................................................................................. 2

- Females............................................................................................. 4

2. Metasomal segments 1–3 ferruginous; metasomal tergum 2 apically with fringe of oblique pale orange setae................................................................................................... Z. xuzaifui sp. nov.

- Metasomal segments 1–3 black; metasomal tergum 2 apically with narrow band of dense decumbent white or golden setae. 3

3. Tegula brownish; scapal carina apically without yellow strip; disc of metasomal tergum 2 with large wide smooth and shiny area; metasomal tergum 2 posteriorly and metasomal tergum 3 with band of dense whitish decumbent setae; apex of volsellar digitus and apex of penis valve located on same level................................... Z. gutrunae ( Zavattari, 1913)

- Tegula yellowish; scapal carina apically with yellow strip; disc of metasomal tergum 2 with smaller smooth and shiny area; metasomal tergum 2 posteriorly and metasomal tergum 3 with band of dense golden decumbent setae; apex of volsellar digitus evidentlylocatedproximallyofapexofpenisvalve................. Z. flavotegulata ( Chen, 1957)

4. Scape, pedicel, flagellomere 1, and legs black; dorsal clypeal transverse carina with inconspicuous sublateral tubercles which are smaller than basal median tubercle.................................................................... 5

- Scape, pedicel, and flagellomere 1 ferruginous or brownish-ferruginous, legs ferruginous; dorsal clypeal transverse carina with lateral tubercles as large as median clypeal tubercle.......................................................... 6

5. Metasomal tergum 2 posteriorly with fringe of pale setae; metasomal sternum 1 with longitudinal carina divided by deep emargination into equal anterior and posterior parts. China (Taiwan) ........................ Z. gutrunae ( Zavattari, 1913)

- Metasomal tergum 2 posteriorly with fringe of black setae. Metasomal sternum 1 with longitudinal carina having inconspicuousemargination................................ Z. nepalensis sp. nov.

6. Scape, pedicel, and flagellomere 1 ferruginous; legs totally ferruginous; mesonotum with well-developed prescutellar row of denticles................................ Z. flavotegulata ( Chen, 1957)

- Scape brownish; legs ferruginous with brownish tibiae; mesonotum with inconspicuous prescutellar row of denticles............................................................................................ Z. xuzaifui sp. nov.