Corresponding author: Sarfrazul Islam Kazmi (
Academic editor: Matthew Yoder
Taxonomy and diversity of
A new evaniid species
The genus
The specimen was collected using a sweep net from Kadaludi Bird Sanctuary, Kerala, India, killed by ethyl acetate and stored in 70% ethyl alcohol. The specimen was later dried and mounted on a rectangular card using water-soluble glue. Photographs were taken with a Nikon DS-Ri2 camera, mounted on a Nikon SMZ25 stereozoom microscope and processed by the NIS-Elements BR Analysis v5.20.00 software. Generic placement was determined using the key provided by
Female (Fig.
The species is named after Mr. M. Huben, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA in recognition of his contribution to the taxonomy of
India: Kerala.
1 | Face without keels (malar sulcus) [petiole distally white; thorax and base of flagellum black] | |
– | Face with an oblique keel (the malar sulcus) running from below each eye to the base of clypeus |
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2 | Petiole black; antenna reddish-brown [hind tibia and tarsus spinose] | |
– | Petiole with basal half dark brown, apical half white; basal segments of antenna yellowish or white |
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3 | Hind coxa white without punctures; mesosoma orange-brown; the base of flagellum yellowish; petiole without punctures | |
– | Hind coxa black with transverse punctures; mesosoma red; the base of flagellum white; petiole with few large punctures |
We thank the Director, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata for providing basic facilities for research. We wish to acknowledge the constructive comments of two anonymous reviewers who helped to improve our manuscript. We would also like to thank Dr. John Caleb for his support in editing the manuscript.
Habitus
Head, meso and metasoma, lateral view
Head frontal upper view
Head frontal lower view
Antenna
Fore wing
Hind leg
Metasoma with petiole