Zeugomutilla saepes ( Chen, 1957 )

Williams, Kevin A., Lelej, Arkady S., Okayasu, Juriya, Borkent, Christopher J., Malee, Rufeah, Thoawan, Kodeeyah & Thaochan, Narit, 2019, The female velvet ants (aka modkhong) of southern Thailand (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae), with a key to the genera of southeast Asia, Zootaxa 4602 (1), pp. 1-69 : 16

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scientific name	Zeugomutilla saepes ( Chen, 1957 )
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6a. Zeugomutilla saepes ( Chen, 1957)

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Pristomutilla saepes Chen, 1957: 158 ♀.

Zeugomutilla saepes: Lelej 1992: 285 ; 2005: 38; Lelej et al. 2017: 12 View Cited Treatment .

Diagnosis. FEMALE. The following characters are useful for diagnosis: the head is black, the scape and legs are mostly orange-brown, the pale T2 spots are separated by roughly their own diameter, and the pygidium is mostly smooth with a few punctures. Body length 7–10 mm. MALE. Unknown.

Material examined ( 10 ♀). THAILAND: Phetchaburi, Kaeng Krachan, Baan Maka Nature Lodge , 12.840 o N 99.590 o E, 140 m: 22–23.V.2018, MKT ( 2♀ CSCA) GoogleMaps ; Surat Thani, Khlong Sok: Khao Sok Jungle Huts , 8.909 o N 99.526 o E, 70 m: 14.V.2018, MKT ( 1♀ CSCA) GoogleMaps ; 25–26.V.2018, MKT ( 1♀ CSCA) ; Our Jungle House resort, 8.908 o N 99.534 o E, 75 m, 25–27.V.2018, MKT ( 6♀ CSCA EMUS) GoogleMaps .

Distribution. Cambodia, China ( Fujian, Guangdong), and Thailand ( Chaiyaphum, Phetchaburi, Surat Thani).

Remarks. The specimens we collected in Surat Thani represent the new southernmost distribution for this species that was, until recently, known only from Southeast China.