Philoplitis adustipalpus

General description: 

Quick diagnosis: Body color black; palpi brown; mediotergite 1 length 2.0× its apical width; mediotergite 2 with medial length 0.50× its width at apex and with median zone outlined by rounded groove widening toward apex of tergite (Northern India).

This species is the only known Philoplitis one with palpi completely brown, and it also has the shortest metatibial spurs, the inner one being 0.45× the length of the basitarsus (> 0.50 in all other species). It is separated from P. coniferens by the combination of black color and shorter length/width ratio of mediotergite 1; from P. striatus by its smooth mediotergite 2, much shorter tergum 3 and shorter inner metatibial spur (compared to length of both basitarsus and outer spur); from P. masneri by the color of mediotergite 2 and its length/apical width ratio; and from P. punctatus by the length of inner metatibial spur and shape of mediotergite 2.

Philoplitis adustipalpus was described from two females collected in northern India (Uttar Pradesh). Based on the description and three figures provided by the authors (Ahmad et al., 2005) it is clearly separated from the closer species geographically (P. striatus, from southern India) as well from as the rest of the species within the genus.

Quick diagnosis: Body color black; palpi brown; mediotergite 1 length 2.0× its apical width; mediotergite 2 with medial length 0.50× its width at apex and with median zone outlined by rounded groove widening toward apex of tergite (Northern India).

This species is the only known Philoplitis one with palpi completely brown, and it also has the shortest metatibial spurs, the inner one being 0.45× the length of the basitarsus (> 0.50 in all other species). It is separated from P. coniferens by the combination of black color and shorter length/width ratio of mediotergite 1; from P. striatus by its smooth mediotergite 2, much shorter tergum 3 and shorter inner metatibial spur (compared to length of both basitarsus and outer spur); from P. masneri by the color of mediotergite 2 and its length/apical width ratio; and from P. punctatus by the length of inner metatibial spur and shape of mediotergite 2.

Philoplitis adustipalpus was described from two females collected in northern India (Uttar Pradesh). Based on the description and three figures provided by the authors (Ahmad et al., 2005) it is clearly separated from the closer species geographically (P. striatus, from southern India) as well from as the rest of the species within the genus.

Diagnostic description: 

Body color black; palpi brown; mediotergite 1 length 2.0× its apical width; mediotergite 2 with medial length 0.50× its width at apex and with median zone outlined by rounded groove widening toward apex of tergite (Northern
India).

Body color black; palpi brown; mediotergite 1 length 2.0× its apical width; mediotergite 2 with medial length 0.50× its width at apex and with median zone outlined by rounded groove widening toward apex of tergite (Northern
India).

Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith