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New Record of the Genus Discoelius Latreille (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae) from Kerala


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1 Western Ghats Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Eranhipalam, Kozhikode, Kerala - 673006, India
 

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The genus Discoelius is reported here for the first time from Kerala with the species, D. vasukii Pannure and Carpenter, 2017. Symbiotic association with mites is observed and a key to species of India and an updated checklist of Oriental species are also provided.

Keywords

Discoelius vasukii, Eumeninae, Ethology, Kerala, New Record.
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  • New Record of the Genus Discoelius Latreille (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae) from Kerala

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Authors

P. Girish Kumar
Western Ghats Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Eranhipalam, Kozhikode, Kerala - 673006, India
P. M. Sureshan
Western Ghats Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Eranhipalam, Kozhikode, Kerala - 673006, India
P. Manju
Western Ghats Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Eranhipalam, Kozhikode, Kerala - 673006, India

Abstract


The genus Discoelius is reported here for the first time from Kerala with the species, D. vasukii Pannure and Carpenter, 2017. Symbiotic association with mites is observed and a key to species of India and an updated checklist of Oriental species are also provided.

Keywords


Discoelius vasukii, Eumeninae, Ethology, Kerala, New Record.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi%2Fv118%2Fi2%2F2018%2F119058