taxonID	type	description	language	source
0384878DFF8C506CFF49BBC56344E7B1.taxon	description	(Figs 1 – 10)	en	Amal, S., Achterberg, Cornelis Van, Rameshkumar, A., Kumar, P. Girish (2024): Range Extension of the Genus Lycogaster Shuckard, 1841 (Hymenoptera: Trigonalyidae) to India with the Species L. rufiventris (Magretti, 1897) from Northeastern India. Zootaxa 5541 (2): 241-244, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5541.2.9, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5541.2.9
0384878DFF8C506CFF49BBC56344E7B1.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. India: Meghalaya, East Garo Hills, Darugiri (25 ° 27 ' 37 '' N, 90 ° 00 ' 57 '' E, altitude 129 m), 14 – 20. v. 1979, 1 ♀, coll. S. B. Roy & Party, ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC / I. R. - INV. 27051; Meghalaya, North Garo Hills, Dainadubi (25 ° 53 ' 27 '' N, 90 ° 47 ' 22 '' E, altitude 85 m), 8 – 13. v. 1979, 1 ♀, coll. S. B. Roy & Party, ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC / I. R. - INV. 27052; Tripura, South Tripura, Trishna Wildlife Sanctuary, Abhoya range (23 ° 16 ' 43 '' N, 91 ° 22 ' 11 '' E, altitude 76 m), 16. v. 1978, 1 ♀, coll. J. K. Jonathan & Party, ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC / I. R. - INV. 27053.	en	Amal, S., Achterberg, Cornelis Van, Rameshkumar, A., Kumar, P. Girish (2024): Range Extension of the Genus Lycogaster Shuckard, 1841 (Hymenoptera: Trigonalyidae) to India with the Species L. rufiventris (Magretti, 1897) from Northeastern India. Zootaxa 5541 (2): 241-244, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5541.2.9, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5541.2.9
0384878DFF8C506CFF49BBC56344E7B1.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Female: Length 8.0 – 10.0 mm. Body covered in white setae. Antenna reddish black. Head black with clypeus pale yellowish except for black apex. Mandible largely blackish in lateral view. Mesosoma black with patch on ventral area of pronotum, spot on posterior lateral corner (near tegula) of pronotum, tegula, small indistinct oval spot on anterior-central scutellum, large spot on median area of metanotum white. Legs black to reddish black with most of trochanters except ventrally, extreme tip at base and apex of femora, fore tarsus, and bases of mid- and hind tibiae white and outer surface of fore tibia brownish yellow. Metasoma orange with tergite 5 or 6 to apex, and sterna 3 to apex black. Wings lightly infuscated, a little darker toward apex; veins and stigma black. Antenna with 25 antennomeres; flagellum somewhat incrassate at center. Vertex shiny, sparsely punctate; frons more densely punctate. Mesosoma shiny, uniformly densely punctate. Metasoma shiny, uniformly densely punctate partly forming reticulations. Medio-apical process of sternite 2 subtruncate with small indentations at the center.	en	Amal, S., Achterberg, Cornelis Van, Rameshkumar, A., Kumar, P. Girish (2024): Range Extension of the Genus Lycogaster Shuckard, 1841 (Hymenoptera: Trigonalyidae) to India with the Species L. rufiventris (Magretti, 1897) from Northeastern India. Zootaxa 5541 (2): 241-244, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5541.2.9, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5541.2.9
0384878DFF8C506CFF49BBC56344E7B1.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Myanmar (Magretti, 1897), India (New record) (Manipur, Tripura).	en	Amal, S., Achterberg, Cornelis Van, Rameshkumar, A., Kumar, P. Girish (2024): Range Extension of the Genus Lycogaster Shuckard, 1841 (Hymenoptera: Trigonalyidae) to India with the Species L. rufiventris (Magretti, 1897) from Northeastern India. Zootaxa 5541 (2): 241-244, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5541.2.9, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5541.2.9
0384878DFF8E506FFF49BEF76569E386.taxon	materials_examined	Material (after Smith and Tripotin 2015). Holotype, Thailand: Prachaub Khiri, Khan, Khao Sam Yot NP, Saline wetland / Pa Gwad / N (12 ° 9 ' 11 '' N, 99 ° 58 ' 19 '' E, altitude 1 m), Malaise trap, 18 – 26. i. 2009, leg. Yai Amnad, H 2648 (1 ♀, QSBG). Paratypes: (all Thailand): same data as holotype, but 1 – 8. ii. 2009, T 4191 (1 ♂, QSBG )); Lampang, Chae Son NP, behind youth camp (18 ° 49 ' 52 '' N, 99 ° 27 ' 29 '' E, altitude 445 m), Malaise trap, 14 – 21. ii. 2008, leg. B. Kwannui & A. Sukpeng, H 2572 (1 ♂, USNM); Loei, Phu Kradueng NP, mixed deciduous / S Na Noy office (16 ° 49 ' 1 '' N, 101 ° 47 ' 38 '' E, altitude 276 m), Malaise trap, 7 – 14. v. 2008, Thonghuay Phatai, H 2611 (1 ♀, USNM); Sakon Nakhon, Phu Phan NP, stream entrance of Nam Pung substation (16 ° 54.63 ' N, 103 ° 54.266 ' E, altitude 281 m), Malaise trap, 6 – 12. v. 2007, leg. Sailom Tongboonchai, T 2611 (1 ♀, QSBG); Nakhon Si Thammarat, Namtok Yong NP, behind campground lavatory (8 ° 10.434 ' N, 99 ° 44.508 ' E, altitude 80 m), Malaise trap, 23 – 29. vii. 2008, leg. K. Uprai, T 3082 (1 ♀, PT).	en	Amal, S., Achterberg, Cornelis Van, Rameshkumar, A., Kumar, P. Girish (2024): Range Extension of the Genus Lycogaster Shuckard, 1841 (Hymenoptera: Trigonalyidae) to India with the Species L. rufiventris (Magretti, 1897) from Northeastern India. Zootaxa 5541 (2): 241-244, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5541.2.9, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5541.2.9
0384878DFF8E506FFF49BEF76569E386.taxon	diagnosis	Differential diagnosis. Very similar to L. rufiventris (Magretti) but the female of L. smithi differs by having a pair of robust triangular teeth (Fig. 6 in Smith and Tripotin 2015) medio-apically on the second metasomal sternite. In L. rufiventris the apex of the second sternite is subtruncate and weakly serrate (Fig. 9). In addition, the eye in lateral view is about 1.5 × higher than wide in lateral view (about 1.7 × in L. rufiventris), the outer surface of the fore tibia is white (brownish yellow in L. rufiventris) and the mandible is mainly ivory in lateral view (mainly blackish in L. rufiventris). The male of L. rufiventris is unknown but may be recognised by the nearly entirely dark mandible in lateral view.	en	Amal, S., Achterberg, Cornelis Van, Rameshkumar, A., Kumar, P. Girish (2024): Range Extension of the Genus Lycogaster Shuckard, 1841 (Hymenoptera: Trigonalyidae) to India with the Species L. rufiventris (Magretti, 1897) from Northeastern India. Zootaxa 5541 (2): 241-244, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5541.2.9, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5541.2.9
0384878DFF8E506FFF49BEF76569E386.taxon	description	Description. See description and illustrations of L. rufiventris sensu Smith and Tripotin in Smith and Tripotin (2015).	en	Amal, S., Achterberg, Cornelis Van, Rameshkumar, A., Kumar, P. Girish (2024): Range Extension of the Genus Lycogaster Shuckard, 1841 (Hymenoptera: Trigonalyidae) to India with the Species L. rufiventris (Magretti, 1897) from Northeastern India. Zootaxa 5541 (2): 241-244, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5541.2.9, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5541.2.9
0384878DFF8E506FFF49BEF76569E386.taxon	discussion	Notes. Smith and Tripotin (2015) reported L. rufiventris as new for Thailand and redescribed the species on the basis of a small series comprising both sexes. Unfortunately, the female holotype (not male, see Schulz 1908) is most likely lost (Carmean and Kimsey 1998), but luckily, the holotype was redescribed by Schulz (1908) and partly figured (Fig. 2 a – d). The holotype of L. rufiventris has only a short subtruncate and weakly serrate protuberance at the apex of the second sternite (Fig. 2 d in Schulz 1980); this protuberance fits in with the illustrated one of the females from India (Fig. 8). The apex of the female second metasomal sternite has a pair of robust triangular teeth in L. rufiventris sensu Smith and Tripotin from Thailand (Fig. 6 in Smith and Tripotin 2015). Obviously, the series from NE India concerns the real L. rufiventris (see illustrations and redescription above) and the series from Thailand belongs to a new species, L. smithi van Achterberg, sp. nov.	en	Amal, S., Achterberg, Cornelis Van, Rameshkumar, A., Kumar, P. Girish (2024): Range Extension of the Genus Lycogaster Shuckard, 1841 (Hymenoptera: Trigonalyidae) to India with the Species L. rufiventris (Magretti, 1897) from Northeastern India. Zootaxa 5541 (2): 241-244, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5541.2.9, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5541.2.9
0384878DFF8E506FFF49BEF76569E386.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The new species is dedicated to Dr David R. Smith (1937 – 2024) for his lifelong dedication to Hymenoptera, especially Symphyta.	en	Amal, S., Achterberg, Cornelis Van, Rameshkumar, A., Kumar, P. Girish (2024): Range Extension of the Genus Lycogaster Shuckard, 1841 (Hymenoptera: Trigonalyidae) to India with the Species L. rufiventris (Magretti, 1897) from Northeastern India. Zootaxa 5541 (2): 241-244, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5541.2.9, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5541.2.9
