Dentilla malinka ( Nurse, 1903 )

Lelej, Arkady S., 2025, Revision of the genus Dentilla Lelej in Lelej et Kabakov, 1980 (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae), Zootaxa 5633 (2), pp. 288-315 : 305

9. Dentilla malinka ( Nurse, 1903)

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Mutilla malinka Nurse, 1903: 399 , ♀, holotype, ♀, Deesa [ India, extreme north of Gujarat, 24°15′31″N 72°11′27″E].

Dentilla malinka : Lelej 2005: 39; Pagliano et al. 2020: Boutin & Vilhelsem 2024: suppl. data, fig. S1.

Diagnosis. FEMALE. Head as wide as mesosoma, head and mesosoma closely punctured, metasoma almost round (dorsal view) with fine and somewhat sparse punctures; mesosoma subquadrate. Head, antennae, mesosoma, legs and apical two or three metasomal segments light red; basal 1–3(4) metasomal segments very dark brown, almost black. Pubescence greyish white, sparse but long, especially on metasoma. Body length 4.0– 5.9 mm. MALE. Unknown.

Material examined. No material examined.

Distribution. India (Gujarat, Maharashtra).

Remarks. Børge Petersen saw the holotype of Mutilla malinka Nurse, 1903 (Petersen in litt., Dec. 12, 1980) and identified the female specimen from Bombay ( India: Maharashtra, Mumbai) in the collection of NHMD as Dentilla malinka . Recently (Boutin & Vilhelsem 2024) the latter specimen has been figured.

Figures

FIGURES 51–54. Dentilla, females. 51–53. D. arabica (Hammer, 1962), paratype. 54. D. malinka (Nurse, 1903). 51, 54. Habitus, dorsal view; 52. Labels; 53. Pygidial area, dorsal view. (54. Photograph by M. Boutin).