Tiphia kashmirensis Hanima & Girish Kumar, 2019: 127–141 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 Hanima & Girish Kumar, 2019 Hanima & Girish Kumar 2019 [195,944,1234,1261] Insecta Tiphiidae Tiphia Animalia Hymenoptera 48 49 Arthropoda species kashmirensis Tiphia  ( Figs 232–252)      Tiphia kashmirensis Hanima & Girish Kumar, 2019: 127–141. Holotype, ♂, Shalimar Garden, Srinagar, Kashmir (ZSIK).   Material examined:  3♀,  INDIA:  Karnataka, Shimoga district, Hosagadde, Near Kudajadri( 13°51′45″N& 74°52′30″E,  1130 m),  29.xii.2019, Coll. P. Girish Kumar& Party, ( ZSIK) Regd. Nos. ZSI/ WGRC/IR/INV.18371– 18373;  1♀, Kodagu district, Bettathur( 12°24′29″N& 75°39′40″E,  1194 m),  23.xii.2019, Coll. P. Girish Kumar& Party, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI/ WGRC/IR/INV.18381.  1♀,  Jammu& Kashmir, Pulwama district, Shaji Marg( 33°48′12.9″N& 74°49′37.5″E,  1569 m),  29.viii.2021, Coll. A.H. Sheikh, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI/ WGRC/IR/ INV.19373;  2♂, Pulwama district, Arehel( 33°52′18.62″N& 74°53′57.75″E,  1652 m),  15.viii.2021, Coll. A.H. Sheikh, ( ZSIK) Regd. Nos. ZSI/ WGRC/IR/INV.19374–19375.  3♀,  Kerala, Idukki district, Thekkadi, Kumarikulam( 9°43′00″N& 76°57′51″E,  1003 m),  6.ix.2018, Coll. C. Charesh, ( ZSIK) Regd. Nos. ZSI/ WGRC/IR/INV.16630– 16633;  4♀, Thiruvananthapuram district, Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve, Ponmudi( 8°46′32″N& 77°13′39″E,  1268 m),  18.i.2019, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, ( ZSIK) Regd. Nos. ZSI/ WGRC/IR/INV.18374–18377;  1♀, Wayanad district, Kalpatta, Madakkimala( 8°46′32″N& 77°13′39″E,  1268 m),  6.i.2009, Coll. K. Rajmohana, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI/ WGRC/IR/INV.18566.  2♀,  Tamil Nadu, Nilgiris district, Coonoor( 11°21′11″N& 76°47′45″E,  1835 m),  7.i.2019, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, ( ZSIK) Regd. Nos. ZSI/ WGRC/IR/INV.18378–18379;  1♀, Nilgiris district, Ooty( 11°24′51″N& 76°41′25″E,  2241 m),  8.i.2019, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI/ WGRC/IR/INV.18380.  1♀,  Uttarakhand, Tehri Garhwal district, Kanatal( 30°24′43″N& 78°20′34″E,  2297m),  20.vii.2019, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI/ WGRC/IR/INV.18382;  1♀, Dehradun district, Chakrata( 30°42′17″N& 77°52′11″E,  1963 m),  18.vii.2019, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, ( ZSIK) Regd. No. ZSI/ WGRC/IR/INV.18383.   Diagnosis. Male.Body length 7.1 mm. Median extension of clypeus bidentate ( Fig. 234); upper half of frons with interspaces between punctures not narrower than ocellus; lateral side of pronotum with transdiscal groove intersected with ridges ( Fig. 237); lateral side of propodeum with moderately spaced rugae ( Fig. 237); metanotum laterally with coarse contiguous punctures and medially with few punctures ( Fig. 236); POD 0.80–0.84 × OOL; fore wing with marginal cell shorter than second cubital cell in apical extension ( Fig. 239).  Genitalia.Paramere with a stalk like basal part and almost rounded flat apex covered with setae; digitus rounded apically; cuspis broad and covered with setae; aedeagus short with lobed apical part (As in Fig. 7of Hanima et al.2019).  Female.Body length 8.6–12.2 mm. Apical margin of clypeal lobe rounded ( Fig. 244); lateral side of pronotum with a distinct transdiscal groove ( Fig. 247); lateral carinae of areola convex towards basal part ( Fig. 246); fore wing yellowish hyaline ( Fig. 248); middle and hind trochanters, femora and tibia entirely bright red ( Fig. 242); hind basitarsus with groove on inner face; Gt 1without anterior transverse carina ( Fig. 251); apical half of pygidium shagreened and apical margin wrinkled ( Fig. 250).   Distribution. India: Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka( new record), Kerala( new record), Tamil Nadu( new record), Uttarakhand( new record). 3962301661 2019-12-29 ZSIK, ZSI, WGRC P. Girish Kumar & Party India Shimoga district 1130 13.8625 Near Kudajadri 21 74.875 Hosagadde 48 49 3 3 Karnataka 3962301587 2019-12-23 ZSIK, ZSI, WGRC P. Girish Kumar & Party India 1194 12.408055 Bettathur 21 75.66111 Kodagu district 48 49 1 1 Karnataka 3962301308 2021-08-29 ZSIK, ZSI, WGRC Coll. A. H. Sheikh & Regd. No. India Jammu 1569 33.80358 Shaji Marg 1 74.82708 Pulwama district 48 49 1 1 Kashmir 3962301625 2021-08-15 ZSIK, ZSI, WGRC Coll. A. H. Sheikh & Regd. Nos. India 1652 33.871838 Arehel 1 74.899376 Pulwama district 48 49 2 2 Kashmir 3962301685 2018-09-06 ZSIK, ZSI, WGRC Coll. C. Charesh & Regd. Nos. India Idukki district 1003 9.716666 Kumarikulam 21 76.964165 Thekkadi 48 49 3 3 Kerala 3962301686 2019-01-18 ZSIK, ZSI, WGRC Coll. P. Girish Kumar & Regd. Nos. India Thiruvananthapuram district 1268 8.775556 Ponmudi 21 77.2275 Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve 48 49 4 4 Kerala 3962301501 2009-01-06 ZSIK, ZSI, WGRC Coll. K. Rajmohana & Regd. No. India Wayanad district 1268 8.775556 Madakkimala 21 77.2275 Kalpatta 48 49 1 1 Kerala 3962301708 2019-01-07 ZSIK, ZSI, WGRC Coll. P. Girish Kumar & Regd. Nos. India 1835 11.353056 Coonoor 21 76.79583 Nilgiris district 48 49 2 2 Tamil Nadu 3962301442 2019-01-08 ZSIK, ZSI, WGRC Coll. P. Girish Kumar & Regd. No. India 2241 11.414166 Ooty 21 76.69028 Nilgiris district 48 49 1 1 Tamil Nadu 3962301419 2019-07-20 ZSIK, ZSI, WGRC Coll. P. Girish Kumar & Regd. No. India 2297 30.411943 Kanatal 20 78.34278 Tehri Garhwal district 48 49 1 1 Uttarakhand 3962301427 2019-07-18 ZSIK, ZSI, WGRC Coll. P. Girish Kumar & Regd. No. India 1963 30.704723 Chakrata 20 77.86972 Dehradun district 48 49 1 1 Uttarakhand