New species and new records of mutillid wasps from the Socotra Archipelago (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae)

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525-544

Citation

CASCIO, Pietro Lo, ROMANO, Marcello a GRITA, Flavia. New species and new records of mutillid wasps from the Socotra Archipelago (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. Prague: National Museum, 2012, 52, 525-544. ISSN 0374-1036 (print) 1804-6487 (online). Also available from: https://publikace.nm.cz/en/periodicals/aemnp/52-sppl2/new-species-and-new-records-of-mutillid-wasps-from-the-socotra-archipelago-hymenoptera-mutillidae

Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae | 2012/52/sppl2

The present paper provides new data on the mutillid fauna of the Socotra Archipelago (Yemen). The genera Myrmilla Wesmael, 1851, Strangulotilla Nonveiller, 1979, Macromyrme Lelej, 1984, and Dentilla Lelej, 1980 are recorded for the first time. Four new species are described: Strangulotilla dioscoridea sp. nov., Macromyrme bezdeki sp. nov., Dentilla purcharti sp. nov., and Dentilla socotrana sp. nov. On the whole, seven specific taxa have been listed for Socotra Island, two of which inhabit also Samha Island. The archipelago harbours mainly Ethiopian, but also some Palaearctic elements, confirming its significance as crossroad of these biogeographical realms.