Ephucilla viet (Lelej, 1995)

Okayasu, Juriya, Lelej, Arkady S., Williams, Kevin A., Brabant, Craig M., Nguyen, Lien Thi Phuong, Nguyen, Anh Duc, Pham, Thai Hong & Truong, Tuong Thi Cat, 2025, Current knowledge on the velvet ants (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae, Myrmosidae) of Vietnam: faunal review and new distributional records, Zootaxa 5668 (1), pp. 1-104 : 38

Ephucilla viet (Lelej, 1995)

urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:4B896FBA-7FDA-4325-9F2B-2159CB4CD7E6

( Figs 11E, 11F)

Sinotilla viet Lelej, 1995b: 25 , ♀, holotype ♀ ( Dong Kho , Quang Ninh, Vietnam) [IBSS].

Ephucilla viet : Lelej 2005: 41; Lo Cascio 2015: 548; Okayasu et al. 2018: 303, ♀; Williams et al. 2019b: 17 , ♀; Okayasu 2020: 65; Pagliano et al. 2020: 172; Boutin & Vilhelmsen 2024: supplementary table S2, S3, ♀.

Previous record. This species was described from Quang Ninh by Lelej (1995b). Later, Williams et al. (2019b) recorded this species from Vinh Phuc.

Distribution. Malaysia. Thailand. Vietnam: Vinh Phuc, Quang Ninh.

Occurrence in Vietnam. March, May. South China-Vietnam subtropical evergreen forests ecoregion.

Sex association. Male unknown.

Remarks. This species is variable in color; head and legs vary from black with various portions reddish to largely red ( Lelej 1995b; Williams et al. 2019b; Figs 11E, 11F).

Genus Mickelomyrme Lelej, 1995

urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:18E1B55F-1A03-4FAC-AA77-CAEFCF661142

Mickelomyrme Lelej, 1995a: 17 , ♂ ♀; Lelej 1996d: 278, ♂ ♀; Lelej 2002: 54; Lelej 2005: 43; Lelej & Brothers 2008: 34 ; Pagliano et al. 2020: 174; Lelej & Williams 2023: 116, ♂ ♀. Type species: Mutilla hageni Zavattari, 1913 (♂), by original designation.

Diversity and distribution. This genus includes 23 Oriental species ( Lelej 1996d, 2005; Williams et al. 2019b; Thaochan et al. 2022). Two of them also occur in the Palaearctic part of China.

Remarks. This genus was reviewed by Lelej (1996d). However, many species were subsequently recognized (Lelej 2005; Williams et al. 2019b; Thaochan et al. 2022). Mickelomyrme species are generally small and are abundant in Southeast Asia ( Williams et al. 2019b).