Discovery of the velvet ant genus Orientilla Lelej from Laos (Hymenoptera, Mutillidae, Dasylabrinae), with description of a related new species from India

Abstract

The genus Orientilla Lelej, 1979 is newly recorded from Laos based on O. tamaderaisp. nov. (Xieng Khouang) and O. vietnamica Lelej, 1979 (Vientiane). One additional new species, O. nitenssp. nov., is described from India (Tamil Nadu). These three species share many diagnostic features within Orientilla, but they are distinguished by the body coloration and shape of clypeus, hypostomal carina, humeral carina, and metasomal terga 1–2. An identification key to females of the genus is provided.