Auplopus wahisi, a new species of spider wasp (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) with biological notes from India

2022/09/30 by C. Binoy · 1 voice
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Plant and animal studies #Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny #Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior

paper · doi:10.1016/j.japb.2022.09.009

openalex publication_date 2022/09/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29

Abstract

A new species of cosmopolitan genus Auplopus Spinola (Pompilidae, Pepsinae) is described as new to science with illustrations based on both sexes from South India (Kerala). Comparison with congeners and notes on its development and host spider are also provided.

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