Spilomena malabarica (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae: Pemphredoninae), a new species of aphid wasp from Kerala, India
- 28 May 2026
- journal article
- Published by Zoological Survey of India in Records of the Zoological Survey of India
- p. 107-111
Abstract
Spilomena malabarica Amal and Girish Kumar sp. nov., a new species of aphid wasp in the genus Spilomena Shuckard, 1838, is described and illustrated from Kerala, India. The diagnosis of the new species with its nearest species is included. An updated key to the Indian species of Spilomena is provided.Keywords
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