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Issue: Vol. 5154 No. 1: 13 Jun. 2022
Type: Article
Published: 2022-06-13
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5154.1.6
Page range: 87-92
Abstract views: 326
PDF downloaded: 17

Taxonomic notes on the little-known genus Cyanotiphia Cameron, 1907 (Hymenoptera: Tiphidae: Tiphinae)

Department of Zoology, University of Allahabad, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India—211002 2Zoological Survey of India, M Block, New Alipore, Kolkata—700053
Zoological Survey of India, M Block, New Alipore, Kolkata—700053
Zoological Survey of India, M Block, New Alipore, Kolkata—700053
Zoological Survey of India, M Block, New Alipore, Kolkata—700053
Hymenoptera Cyanotiphia description monotypic Oriental Region Tiphiidae Tiphiinae

Abstract

Cyanotiphia ruficauda Cameron, 1907 is the genotype of the monotypic genus Cyanotiphia Cameron, 1907. This species was previously known from a single female specimen, the holotype; after an extended period of 114 years, the male of this species is firstly described from North Sumatra, Indonesia. Material information of additional female records is also added.

 

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