Lipotriches (Lipotriches) fulvinerva (Cameron, 1907)

Lipotriches (Lipotriches) fulvinerva (Cameron, 1907) View in CoL

Figs 2 F – H View Figure 2 , 5 View Figure 5

Nomia fulvinerva Cameron, 1907 View in CoL .

Material examined.

Pakistan. Punjab, Bahawalpur • 1 ♀, 17 October 2020, W. Akram .

Diagnosis.

Female (Fig. 5 View Figure 5 ): Body length ranges from 6–7 mm. Head: Coarsely pitted vertex, slightly convex clypeus and anteriorly rounded, antennae fulvous, scape with pale pubescence, clypeus, gena, and the area near the ocellus covered with very short fulvous pubescence, mandibles dark red. Mesosoma: Closely and finely punctured, posteriorly truncate, somewhat compressed sides, the space at the base moderately wide, coarsely reticulate, tibiae and tarsi completely orange, tibial bristles of hind legs with long branches and short rachises, wings slightly fuscous and hyaline, a fine line over the tegulae and a broad transverse band on the mesonotum anteriorly covered with very short, dense pale fulvous pubescence. Metasoma: Broad transverse bands on the apical or distal margins of the terga 1–6 abdominal segments that are covered with a very short and dense white pubescence, tergum 1 with matte punctures.

Distribution.

Lipotriches (Lipotriches) fulvinerva is distributed in India, Myanmar, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka ( Inoka et al. 2006; Pauly 2009; Saini and Rathor 2012; Gupta 2013; Pauly 2014; Sharma et al. 2016; Saini et al. 2018; Majumder et al. 2020; Ascher and Pickering 2024).

Observed floral host.

Pennisetum glaucum .