Author(s): Móczár, L.
Title: Oriental Mesitiinae (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae)
Year: 1984
Volume: 45
Pages: 109-150.
Abstract: Sixty-five species belonging in six genra are recorded from the Oriental territory: 2 species of Anaylax Móczár, 1 species of Incertosulcus móczár, 4 species of Metrionotus, 3 species of Pycnomesitius, 50 species of Sulcomesitius and 5 species of Heterocelis Dahibom. 4 species are known in both sexes, and 61 from only one sex. 8 species occur only in East India, 27 are found in Sri Lanka, 16 were collected in south-East India, 4 in Sundas, 5 in Philippines, 2also in south-East India, as wellas in Sundas and 1 species each partly in East India and in Palearctis (Mediterranean region), partly in south-East India and in the latter and partly in East India and in Sri-Lanka. The 13 new species are Metrionotus subminimus, M. rufohumerus, Sulcomesitius bicolor, S. pilosus, S. masneri, S. nigroalatus, S. petersi, S. menkei, S. brevis (eachfemale), and Sulcomesitius kibissaensis, S. wahisi, S. kosztrabi and Heterocoelia granulata (each male). The previously unknown female of Heterocoelia hirashimai is described. Heterocoelia hirashimai, Sulcomesitius krombeini, S. krombeinicus are transferred to Pycnomesitius Móczár.Journal: Folia entomologica hungaricaJournal abbreviation: Folia ent. hung.ISSN: 0373-9465Publisher: , Editor(s): Mahunka, S.