Additions to the knowledge on the genus Tiphia Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Tiphiidae: Tiphiinae) from India with the description of ten new species Hanima, Raveendran K. P. Kumar, Girish Hegde, Vishwanath D. Zootaxa 2022 2022-11-03 5204 1 1 106 Linnaeus 1758 [195,784,1630,1657] Insecta Tiphiidae Tiphia Animalia Hymenoptera 80 81 Arthropoda subGenus sp. nov. Tiphia  ( Figs 421–431)  urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 38F0DBD7-9030-4708-9CB5-35A397EA3F16   Material examined:  1♀,  INDIA:  Kerala, Idukki district, Pampadumshola National Park, Vattavada(1008′01″N & 7715′35″E,  1893 m),  26.v. 2014, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI/ WGRC/IR/INV.17854;  1♀, Kasargode district, Ranipuram( 12°25′19″N& 75°21′06″N,  925 m),  22.i.2020, Coll. Swafvan& Party, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI/ WGRC/IR/INV.19331.   Diagnosis. Female.Clypeus basally with punctures and apically smooth, median extension rounded ( Fig. 423); lateral side of pronotum with transdiscal groove ( Fig. 425); metanotum laterally coarsely punctured and medially almost smooth without punctures ( Fig. 424); dorsal side of propodeum with areola 2.3 × apical width; pygidium strongly rugose towards apex ( Fig. 426); hind basitarsus with groove ( Fig. 427).   Description. Holotype, ♀. Body length 8.8 mm. Paratype, ♀. Body length 8.8 mm.  Colour.Body black, following orange red markings: tegula ( Fig. 424), tarsal segments ( Fig. 421), middle part of mandible ( Fig. 423), and apical part of pygidium ( Fig. 426).  Head.Head with medium sized punctures concentrated adjacently in lower frontal area compared to the sparsely arranged punctures in the upper frontal area; HW 1.6 × least distance between eyes; mandible without strong preapical denticle ( Fig. 423); clypeus with its median extension rounded and basally with punctures and apically smooth ( Fig. 423); antenna with shiny scape with punctures, almost half of pedicel and first flagellomere smooth without punctures, second flagellomere at extreme apex bare and smooth, other segments with thick setae ( Fig. 428); length of scape: pedicel: Fu 1: Fu 2: Fu 3: Fu 4: Fu 5: Fu 6: Fu 7: Fu 8: Fu 9: Fu 10= 0.538: 0.180: 0.188: 0.212: 0.224: 0.241: 0.248: 0.255: 0.263: 0.259: 0.249: 0.482 ( Fig. 428).  Mesosoma.Dorsal side of pronotum anteriorly without carina, most of the area with punctures and impunctate area posteriorly ( Fig. 424); lateral side of pronotum with distinct transdiscal groove, smooth with faint aciculations above the groove and striations below ( Fig. 425); length of tegulae 1.4 × as long as its middle width ( Fig. 424); mesoscutum with its notauli not connected to anteriomedian escarpment, punctures closely placed in the middle area and sparsely in other areas ( Fig. 424); scutellum with large punctures on posterior margin and small ones at anterior part; metanotum laterally coarsely punctured and medially almost smooth without punctures ( Fig. 424); dorsal side of propodeum entirely finely imbricate with small scattered punctures, submarginal carina absent on lateral side ( Fig. 424); lateral carina of areola convex towards basal portion and straight in apical portion, areolar carina without crenulations, length of areola 2.1 × basal width and 2.3 × apical width ( Fig. 424); upper part of lateral side of propodeum with uniformely spaced rugulae and lower part imbricate ( Fig. 425); fore wing slightly yellowish infumate ( Fig. 429); hind basitarsus with groove ( Fig. 427). Length of mesososma: 3.1 mm.  Metasoma.All tergites with punctures ( Fig. 430); pygidium strongly rugoso-striate apically, without punctures, basally punctate ( Fig. 426). Length of mesososma: 4.1 mm.  Male.Unknown.   Discussion.As per the key of Allen (1975), this new species comes close to  T.( T.) ordinaria Smithin the following features: dorsal side of propodeum without submarginal carina, hind basitarsus with groove, Gt 1without anterior transverse carina, but this new species differs from  T.( T.) ordinariain the following features: dorsal side of pronotum without strong, complete transverse carina anteriorly (in  T.( T.) ordinaria, dorsal side of pronotum with strong, complete transverse carina anteriorly); scutum with anteromedian groove and notauli not connected (in  T.( T.) ordinaria, scutum with anteromedian groove and notauli strongly connected); metanotum laterally coarsely punctured and medially almost smooth without punctures (in  T.( T.) ordinaria, metanotum entirely coarse punctate); trochanter, femor and tibia of mid and hind legs black (in  T.( T.) ordinaria, trochanter, femur and tibia of mid and hind legs black dark brownish red); pygidium strongly rugoso-striate apically (in  T.( T.) ordinaria, Pygidiumentirely rugose to apex).   Distribution. India: Kerala.   Etymology.The specific name novusis derived from the word ‘novel,’ which means new. 3962301498 2014-05-26 ZSIK, ZSI, WGRC Coll. P. Girish Kumar & Regd. No. India Idukki district 1893 National Park Pampadum 80 81 1 1 Kerala 3962301598 2020-01-22 ZSIK, ZSI, WGRC Swafvan & Party India 925 75.35166 Ranipuram Kasargode district 80 81 1 1 Kerala