Kudakrumia rangnekari Girish Kumar & Lelej, 2019

Kumar, Girish P., Lelej, Arkady S., Das, Dipanwita, Raveendran, Hanima K. P. & Loktionov, Valery M., 2019, Discovery of the genus Kudakrumia Krombein, 1979 (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) in India and description of a new species, Zootaxa 4612 (2), pp. 260-266 : 261-264

Kudakrumia rangnekari Girish Kumar & Lelej , sp. nov.

( Figs. 1–10 )

Type material. Holotype ♂, mounted on card stock, India: Goa, South Goa district, Kotigao Wildlife Sanctuary (14°58’36’’N 74°12’22’’E, 108 m), 18.v.2018, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI/ WGRC /IR/INV.12178 . Paratype ♂, India: Kerala, Kasaragod district, Ranipuram Hill (12°24’56’’N 75°21’11’’E, 901 m), 21.i.2018, Coll. P.M. Rajan, ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI/ WGRC /IR/INV.12179 .

Diagnosis. Male. This new species is characterized by the following combination of characters: metasomal sternum 1 basally with distinct, long process ( Fig. 1 ); metapleuron uniformly punctured, except median small smooth area ( Fig. 5 ); propodeum punctate laterally (near metapleuron) ( Fig. 5 ); propodeum strongly punctate without microsculptures ( Fig. 5 ); parapenial lobe of basiparamere apically not modified, simple ( Fig. 10 ). Female unknown.

Description. Holotype male. Length: 3.28 mm. Body black but mandible except base, scape, pedicel and flagellum beneath brownish red; palpi, tegulae and legs testaceous except mesocoxa partially, metacoxa, apical half of mesofemur, metafemur almost entirely, meso- and metatibia except base, protarsomere 2–5, meso- and metatarsomere 1–5 black. Vestiture short and silvery, moderately dense and appressed on most of body, sparse erect setae also present between punctures. Wings hyaline, veins testaceous.

Head. Sculpture dense, fine, at higher magnification polygonal in shape ( Fig. 2 ); eye setae length about half frons setae length; apical clypeus margin not emarginated; mandible with three teeth; POL 0.605 × OOL; POL 1.619 × LOL; POL 2.44 diameter of posterior ocellus; scape ( Fig. 3 ) 1.59 × as long as wide, inner lateral margin carinate, inner surface of flagellomeres 2–10 with few shorter, stouter setae.

Mesosoma . Notauli almost touching anterior border of mesoscutum, parapsidal lines two-thirds of mesoscutum length, dorsum with slightly larger, more separated punctures, with microsculpture similar to that of head ( Fig. 4 ); propodeum strongly punctate without microsculptures; metapleuron uniformly punctured, except median small area smooth. Forewing as in Fig. 6 ; basal part of medial vein of hindwing curved but not angulate ( Fig. 7 ).

Metasoma. First two metasomal terga with fine, subcontiguous punctures, with microsculpture almost similar to that of mesosomal dorsum, remaining terga with finer, slightly separated punctures ( Fig. 8 ); sternum 1 basally with distinct long process ( Fig. 1 ); second sternum with larger subcontiguous punctures, remaining sterna with small subcontiguous punctures ( Fig. 9 ). Genitalia as in Fig. 10 . Parapenial lobe of basiparamere apically not modified, simple.

Female. Unknown.

Etymology. The species is named after Mr. Parag Rangnekar, a well-known butterfly and dragonfly specialist from Goa who helped the first author to conduct a collection tour in Goa state during which the holotype was collected.

Distribution. India: Goa, Kerala.

Remark. The differences between the male of this new species and Kudakrumia mirabilis are given in the key below.

Figures

FIGURES 1–10. Kudakrumia rangnekari sp. nov., ♂. 1–9. Holotype. 1. Habitus, lateral view; 2. Head, frontal view; 3. An- tenna; 4. Mesosoma, dorsal view; 5. Mesosoma, lateral view; 6. Forewing; 7. Hindwing; 8. Metasoma, dorsal view; 9. Metasomal sterna 5–8; 10. Paratype, genitalia, ventral view.