Auplopus wahisi, a new species of spider wasp (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) with biological notes from India

Abstract

A new species of cosmopolitan genus Auplopus Spinola (Pompilidae, Pepsinae) is described as new to science with illustrations based on both sexes from South India (Kerala). Comparison with congeners and notes on its development and host spider are also provided.

Keywords

• Biology
• India
• New species
• Oriental region
• Taxonomy