Three new species and one new country record of velvet ants (Hymenoptera, Mutillidae) from Thailand

By

Thaochan, Narit
Williams, Kevin A.
Thoawan, Kodeeyah
Jeenthong, Tadsanai
Sittichaya, Wisut

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2022

Original Publication

MycoKeys

Volume

93

Pages

151--165

Subjects

diversity , Mutillidae , new record , new species , Oriental region , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers 2011-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.93.94727

 

Abstract

Three new species of velvet ants known from females are here described: Mickelomyrme leleji Sittichaya & Williams, sp. nov., Nordeniella dokbua Sittichaya & Williams, sp. nov., and Smicromyrme songkhwae Sittichaya & Williams, sp. nov. One additional species is newly recorded from Thailand: Bischoffitilla selangorensis (Pagden). Synoptic list of Mutillidae in Thailand Natural History Museum with new records is given.