A taxonomic study of the genus Tiphia Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Tiphiidae: Tiphiinae) from Kashmir, India with the description of one new species

Abstract

A new species of tiphiid wasp, namely, Tiphia kashmirensis Hanima & Girish Kumar sp. nov. is described from Kashmir, India. Male of Tiphia khasiana is described for the first time. Key to species of Tiphia from the Indian subcontinent of Allen (1975) is modified here to accommodate the new species and male of T. khasiana.

Keywords

• tiphia kashmirensis
• new species
• t. khasiana
• t. exacta
• key