Odontomutilla fletcheri Lelej, Terine & Girish Kumar, 2020

Terine, Joshua Benjamin, Das, Dipanwita & Girish Kumar, Puthuvayi, 2024, Occurrence of Andreimyrme substriolata (Chen, 1957) and Odontomutilla fletcheri Lelej, Terine & Girish Kumar, 2020 (Hymenoptera, Mutillidae) in India, with note on their geographical affinities, Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 10 (1), pp. 81-89 : 84

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scientific name	Odontomutilla fletcheri Lelej, Terine & Girish Kumar, 2020
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Odontomutilla fletcheri Lelej, Terine & Girish Kumar, 2020 ( Figs 2B, 3)

Odontomutilla trichocondyla : Lelej, 2005:117, ♀, part. ( Sri Lanka); Odontomutilla fletcheri Lelej, Terine & Girish Kumar, 2020 in Lelej et al., 2020:194, ♀, ♂, Holotype ♀ ( Sri Lanka) [NMC].

Diagnosis. Female. Head and mesosoma ( Figs 3A–3C) brownish red. T1 ( Fig. 3D) without any spots. T 2 in basal half without pale spots or band of setae. T2 apically with a widely interrupted band of setae. T2 length equal to its maximum width. Width of apico-lateral spot of golden setae of T2 equal to or less than distance between spots. Head and mesosoma ( Figs 3A–3C) dorsum deeply punctate. Mesopleuron punctate sparsely, vertical carina extends to a prominent tooth. Propodeum postero-laterally with shallow sparse punctures. Scutellar scale lacking. Posterior propodeal face abrupt. T1 ( Fig. 3D) wide with distinct anterior and dorsal faces. T1 with small dense punctures. T2 wider than T1. T2 with antero-lateral pubescent fovea. T2 and S2 with large coarse punctures. T4–T5 ( Fig. 3D) and S3–S5 ( Fig. 3E) with small dense punctures. Pygidial plate ( Fig. 3F) with weak transverse striae.

Male. See Lelej et al. (2020).

Material examined. 1♀, INDIA, Chhattisgarh, Koriya district, Guru Ghasidas National Park, Mari Nala , 23°47'5.67"N, 82°0'56.56"E, 724 m, 10. V GoogleMaps .2012, Sunil & party, ZSI/ WGRC /IR/INV. 24694 [ ZSIK].

Distribution ( Fig. 2B). India (Chhattisgarh) [New record], Sri Lanka (Southern Province) ( Lelej et al., 2020).

Variations. The specimen studied from India varies from Sri Lankan specimens in the following respects: body length 15.8 mm (specimens from Sri Lanka 12.0– 13.6 mm); the colour on head and mesosoma is brownish-ferruginous (ferruginous in Sri Lankan specimen); and mesopleuron is dark brownish (ferruginous in Sri Lankan specimen).