A new species of the genus Smicromyrme THOMSON, 1870 (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) from India Author Terine, Joshua B. 0000-0002-6981-7401 Zoological Survey of India, Western Ghat Regional Centre, Kozhikode 673006, Kerala, India. & terinejb @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 6981 - 7401 terinejb@gmail.com Author Kumar, Girish P. 0000-0003-2121-0165 Zoological Survey of India, Western Ghat Regional Centre, Kozhikode 673006, Kerala, India. & kpgiris @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 2121 - 0165 kpgiris@gmail.com text Zootaxa 2023 2023-10-06 5353 1 82 88 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.6 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.6 1175-5326 032C0924-846F-4DCC-A5BE-24566CEB6333 Key to the coromandelica group-species (females only) (Modified from Lelej 2005 ) 1. Head entirely ferruginous............................................................................... 2 - Head black, ferruginous behind eyes, upper vertex to occipital carina, extending acutely anterad towards central vertex and over gena and postgena.................................................................. S. ( E. ) williamsi sp. nov. 2. Metasomal tergum 2 posterad with pale band, which widened medially........................................... 3 - Metasomal tergum 2 posterad with three pale spots (medial is larger)............................................ 5 3. Head dorsally with sparse black hairs, mesosoma dorsally with sparse black hairs medially and sparse silver hairs laterally................................................................................... S. ( E. ) frederici (André) - Head and mesosoma dorsally with sparse yellowish hairs...................................................... 4 4. Legs with yellowish femur. Posterior band on metasomal tergum 2 very narrow (like fascia). Lateral setae on metasomal tergum 6 black or brownish...................................................... S. ( E. ) coromandelica (Motschulsky) - Legs with brownish-red femur. Posterior band on metasomal tergum 2 wider. Lateral setae on metasomal tergum 6 white.................................................................................... S. ( E. ) neglecta Hammer 5. Pygidial area oval. Medial pale spot located on metasomal tergum 5......................... S. ( E. ) ocellata (Saussure) - Pygidial area elongated. Medial pale spot located on metasomal terga 4 and 5..................................... 6 6. Metasomal tergum 2 with developed basal medial pale spot.............................. S. ( E. ) sexmaculata Hammer - Metasomal tergum 2 at most with tuft of pale hairs...................................... S. ( E. ) desiderata (Turner)