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Issue: Vol. 5737 No. 2: 23 Dec. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-12-23
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5737.2.3
Page range: 219-234
Abstract views: 75
PDF downloaded: 3

Four new species of Podagritus from Western Australia and redescription of Podagritus noongaris Leclercq (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae)

Department of Entomology; California Academy of Sciences; 55 Music Concourse Drive; Golden Gate Park; San Francisco; California 94118; USA.
Hymenoptera Podagritus taxonomy new species australia

Abstract

Four new species of Podagritus Spinola, 1851 from Western Australia are described and illustrated: P. clypeatus, P. ferrugineus, P. pilosus, and P. propodealis. Podagritus noongaris Leclercq, 1998 is redescribed and its male first recognized.

 

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How to Cite

Pulawski, W.J. (2025) Four new species of Podagritus from Western Australia and redescription of Podagritus noongaris Leclercq (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae). Zootaxa, 5737 (2), 219–234. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5737.2.3