Bischoffitilla malica ( Zavattari, 1914 )

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 : 27

Bischoffitilla malica ( Zavattari, 1914)

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Mutilla malica Zavattari, 1914: 83 , ♀, holotype ♀ (Perak, Malacca, [ Malaysia]) [MSNG].

Squamulotilla malica : Mickel 1935: 193, ♀.

Bischoffitilla malica : Lelej 2002: 127; Lelej 2005: 27; Okayasu et al. 2018: 306, ♀; Williams et al. 2019b: 15, ♀; Pagliano et al. 2020: 142; Boutin & Vilhelmsen 2024: supplementary table S2, S3, ♀.

Material examined. 4♀. Vietnam: HANOI: Ba Vi National Park , 400–600 m, 21°03'N 105°22'E, 11.XI.1999, K. Eguchi leg. [1♀ SKYC] ; BAC GIANG: W. Yen Tu, 190 m, ground & litter, 25.III.2003, K. Eguchi leg. [1♀ SKYC] ; NGHE AN: Ban Xan , 16.IV.1999, V. T. Viet leg. [2♀ SKYC] .

Identification source. Keyed using Mickel (1935) and compared with the original description.

Previous record. None.

Distribution. Malaysia. Myanmar. Thailand. Vietnam *: Hanoi, Bac Giang, Nghe An.

Occurrence in Vietnam. March, April, November. South China-Vietnam subtropical evergreen forests, Northern Indochina subtropical forests, and Red River freshwater swamp forests ecoregions. 190–600 m alt.

Sex association. Male unknown.

Remarks. This species is easily recognized in the Vietnamese Bischoffitilla females by having the dorso-lateral mesosomal margins distinctly dentate and legs entirely bright orange.