Lelej A.S.1, Ovchinnikov S.V. (†), Inayatullah M.2 2013. Velvet ants of the subfamily Myrmillinae (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) of Pakistan // Russian Entomol. J. Vol.22. No.3: 197–199 [in English].

1 Institute of Biology and Soil Science, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, 690022, Russia. E-mail: lelej@biosoil.ru

2 The University of Agriculture, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Peshawar, Pakistan. E-mail: miansb2003@yahoo.com

Key words: Mutillidae, mutillid wasps, Myrmillinae, new species, new records, Pakistan.

Abstract. Four species belonging to three genera of the subfamily Myrmillinae are recorded for the fauna of Pakistan. The genera Bischoffitilla Lelej, 2002 and Spilomutilla Ashmead, 1903 as well as species B. afghanica Lelej, 1980 and Myrmilla (Pseudomutilla) lagmana Lelej, 1980 are newly recorded for the regional fauna. Spilomutilla trjapitzini Lelej et Ovchinnikov, sp.n. is described and illustrated.

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