The female velvet ants (aka modkhong) of southern Thailand (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae), with a key to the genera of southeast Asia
Author
Williams, Kevin A.
Author
Lelej, Arkady S.
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Okayasu, Juriya
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Borkent, Christopher J.
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Malee, Rufeah
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Thoawan, Kodeeyah
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Thaochan, Narit
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Zootaxa
2019
2019-05-07
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10.5281/zenodo.2669927
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2669927
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Genus 14.
Sinotilla
Lelej, 1995
Diagnosis.
FEMALE. This genus can be recognized by having the mesosoma with a scutellar scale and T6 convex without any trace of a defined pygidium. Other useful features are discussed by
Okayasu (2017)
. MALE. See Lelej (1995b).
Diversity and Distribution.
This genus includes 21 species in the eastern Oriental region (
Okayasu 2017
, Okayasu
et al.
2018).
Remarks.
The females of this genus were recently reviewed by
Okayasu (2017)
. The species treated here, including two newly recorded from
Thailand
, were identified using his keys. In minor features, they differ from other specimens of those taxa. Comparison of larger series or discovery of the males could necessitate that these be described as new species.