Vanhartenidia felix, Lelej, Arkady S. & Harten, Antonius Van, 2006

Lelej, Arkady S. & Harten, Antonius Van, 2006, A review of the Mutillidae (Hymenoptera) of Yemen, Zootaxa 1226, pp. 1-50 : 42-43

Key to the species of Vanhartenidia

Males

1. Head and mesosoma ferruginous­red. Forewing bright yellow in proximal half and dark fuscous in distal half. 10.5–12.0 mm. ( Yemen) .............................. V. felix sp. nov.

­ Head and mesosoma black. Forewing dark fuscous with basal quarter yellowish or hyaline ........................................................................................................................... 2

2. Basal quarter of forewing hyaline. Metasoma yellowish­red including apical segments. 10.0–12.0 mm. ( Yemen) ......................................................... V. tihama sp. nov.

­ Basal quarter of forewing yellowish. Metasoma black with ferruginous­red segments 1 and 2. 12.0 mm. ( India, Pakistan, Iran) ................................................. V. dives (Smith)