taxonID	type	description	language	source
617C3A01FFD5FF9E73ABFE01FAADFA77.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Mutilla thoracosulcata Magretti, 1906, ♂, by original designation.	en	Terine, Joshua B., Lelej, Arkady S., Kumar, Girish P. (2021): Discovery of the genus Strangulotilla Nonveiller, 1979 (Hymenoptera, Mutillidae) in India and description of a new species from the Western Ghats. Zootaxa 5057 (3): 429-436, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5057.3.7
617C3A01FFD5FF9E73ABFE01FAADFA77.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis (based on Nonveiller 1979 with adding). MALE. Metasomal sterna armed, rarely simple. Head subrectangular. Eyes deeply emarginated on inner margin. Prementum flat. T 2 with long lateral felt line, S 2 lacking lateral felt line. S 7 unarmed, S 8 with elongated curved carina laterally, rarely ecarinate. Mandible with strong tooth on inner margin, bidentate apically. Aedeagus with short, lamelliform parapenial lobes. Gonostyle apically narrow, rounded and slightly flattened. FEMALE. Scutellar scale lacking. T 2 without pair of pale setae spots, at most with median spot of pale setae. T 6 with well-defined glabrous shiny or weakly shagreened pygidial area carinated laterally. T 1 without dorsal surface. Head with rounded posterolateral angles. Mesosoma with sides parallel or slightly dilated to propodeum, the latter weakly dilated, wider than the pronotum in dorsal view. Posterior margin of the mesosoma with 7 – 12 relatively short spines. Sex association. The male of the type species was associated and identified as Mutilla mitana Cameron, 1910 by Nonveiller 1979: 44.	en	Terine, Joshua B., Lelej, Arkady S., Kumar, Girish P. (2021): Discovery of the genus Strangulotilla Nonveiller, 1979 (Hymenoptera, Mutillidae) in India and description of a new species from the Western Ghats. Zootaxa 5057 (3): 429-436, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5057.3.7
617C3A01FFD5FF9E73ABFE01FAADFA77.taxon	discussion	Remarks The genus Strangulotilla is newly recorded from India. In the Oriental Region the genus Strangulotilla closely related to the genera Lehritilla Lelej, 2005 and Zeugomutilla Chen, 1957. The males of Strangulotilla differs from the males of Lehritilla in having: S 8 and S 7 without any carina or tubercle (in Lehritilla, S 8 with strong medial carina and S 7 with lateral tubercle); gonostylus not bilobed, much longer than volsella, rather straight (in Lehritilla, gonostylus bilobed with strong basal lobe curved dorsally and narrow short distal lobe); and mandible with strong subbasal inner tooth (in Lehritilla, mandible bidentate with weak subbasal inner tooth). The females of Strangulotilla differs from females of Zeugomutilla in having: T 2 without pale spots located transversely, posterad without (S. krombeini) or with pale band (Afrotropical species) (in Zeugomutilla, T 2 with two pale spots located transversely near the middle) (Lelej 2005). Natural history. Strangulotilla krombeini Lelej, 2005 is distributed in the Dry Zone of Sri Lanka, mostly at low elevations (Fig. 1). A cumulative occurrence per months of 24 specimens collected in Sri Lanka during eight years see Fig. 2. Strangulotilla sureshani sp. nov. has been collected in India in the moist deciduous forest.	en	Terine, Joshua B., Lelej, Arkady S., Kumar, Girish P. (2021): Discovery of the genus Strangulotilla Nonveiller, 1979 (Hymenoptera, Mutillidae) in India and description of a new species from the Western Ghats. Zootaxa 5057 (3): 429-436, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5057.3.7
617C3A01FFD5FF9A73ABFA6EFA2BF969.taxon	description	(Figs 3 – 15)	en	Terine, Joshua B., Lelej, Arkady S., Kumar, Girish P. (2021): Discovery of the genus Strangulotilla Nonveiller, 1979 (Hymenoptera, Mutillidae) in India and description of a new species from the Western Ghats. Zootaxa 5057 (3): 429-436, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5057.3.7
617C3A01FFD5FF9A73ABFA6EFA2BF969.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. MALE. Ocelli small, postocellar line 0.50 × ocellocular line. Occipital carina developed dorsally and slightly raised vertically above pronotal neck. Mandible bidentate at apex, with strong subbasal tooth on inner margin equal to subapical tooth; with curved dorsal carina extending from base of mandible to subbasal tooth; outer margin simple beneath, emarginate and broadened basally. Ratio of length of pedicel and F 1 – 3 = 15: 23: 35: 30. Notauli visible in posterior two-thirds of mesoscutum, parapsids visible in posterior half. FEMALE. Unknown.	en	Terine, Joshua B., Lelej, Arkady S., Kumar, Girish P. (2021): Discovery of the genus Strangulotilla Nonveiller, 1979 (Hymenoptera, Mutillidae) in India and description of a new species from the Western Ghats. Zootaxa 5057 (3): 429-436, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5057.3.7
617C3A01FFD5FF9A73ABFA6EFA2BF969.taxon	description	Description. MALE. Body length 7.73 mm. Coloration and setation. Head and mesosoma black, metasoma brownish. Antennae, legs, mandibles and sternum reddish brown. Head with whitish setae denser at region of clypeus and mandible, eye rim with dense whitish setae. Scape with whitish setae and flagellomeres with small whitish brown setae. Mesosoma with white erect setae along with sparse scattered yellowish-brown setae. Tegulae yellowish-brown with sparse yellowish-brown setae. Mesopleuron and legs with dense white setae. T 1 with sparse whitish setae. T 2 – 7 with long dense recumbent yellowish setae and sparse suberect whitish setae, punctures scarcely visible. Metasoma towards apex with long whitish and yellowish setae mixed. Sterna with whitish setae, denser apically on each segment. Head. Head oval with dense minute punctures throughout. Ocelli small, postocellar line 0.50 × ocellocular line. Occipital carina developed dorsally and slightly raised vertically above pronotal neck (see head in face view). Mandible bidentate at apex, with strong subbasal tooth on inner margin, equal to subapical tooth; with curved dorsal carina extending from base of mandible to subbasal tooth; outer margin simple beneath, slightly emarginate and broadened basally. Scape widened apically, bicarinate beneath, lower carina much developed. Ratio of length of pedicel and F 1 – 3 = 15: 23: 35: 30. Eye emarginated on inner margin, head slightly elongated behind eyes (distance between lateral ocellus and posterior head border 1.7 × postocellar line). Clypeus medially with longitudinal conspicuous depression. Hypostomal carina not tuberculate. Transverse carina between torulus and eye lacking. Mesosoma. Pronotum, mesoscutum and mesoscutellum with dense coarse large punctures. Propodeum reticulate, reticulae larger dorsally. Notauli visible in posterior two-third of mesoscutum, parapsids visible in posterior half. Tegula large, projecting over scuto-scutellar suture, shiny, with sparsely punctured inner margin. Parategular carina not developed. Metasoma. Maximum width of T 1 0.6 × maximum width of T 2, T 1 not constricted with T 2, with sparse large punctures. T 2 – 6 with small minute punctures. T 2 with long lateral felt line, S 2 lacking lateral felt line. S 2 – 8 with small, moderately dense punctures throughout, sparser on S 2. S 7 visible, S 8 simple, lacking any carina or tubercle. Wing. Slightly flavo-hyaline. Fore wing with first radio-medial cell somewhat longer than radial cell. Tubular veins not extending to apical margin on both wings. Genitalia. Gonostyle long, apically rounded and laterally flattened, slightly curved dorsally. Cuspis wide, lamellate slightly curved inside, rounded apically, with long dense setae ventrally and apically; digitus stick-like with few long setae apically. Penis valve strong, apically triangulate and ending ventrally to acuminate tooth. FEMALE. Unknown.	en	Terine, Joshua B., Lelej, Arkady S., Kumar, Girish P. (2021): Discovery of the genus Strangulotilla Nonveiller, 1979 (Hymenoptera, Mutillidae) in India and description of a new species from the Western Ghats. Zootaxa 5057 (3): 429-436, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5057.3.7
617C3A01FFD5FF9A73ABFA6EFA2BF969.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Holotype ♂, INDIA: Karnataka, Kodagu district, Talakaveri Wildlife Sanctuary, 12 ° 25 ’ 57.36 ’’ N, 75 ° 27 ’ 19.8 ’’ E, 374 m, 5. II. 2013, P. M. Sureshan & party, ZSI / WGRC / IR / INV. 17107 [ZSIK].	en	Terine, Joshua B., Lelej, Arkady S., Kumar, Girish P. (2021): Discovery of the genus Strangulotilla Nonveiller, 1979 (Hymenoptera, Mutillidae) in India and description of a new species from the Western Ghats. Zootaxa 5057 (3): 429-436, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5057.3.7
617C3A01FFD5FF9A73ABFA6EFA2BF969.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India (Karnataka).	en	Terine, Joshua B., Lelej, Arkady S., Kumar, Girish P. (2021): Discovery of the genus Strangulotilla Nonveiller, 1979 (Hymenoptera, Mutillidae) in India and description of a new species from the Western Ghats. Zootaxa 5057 (3): 429-436, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5057.3.7
617C3A01FFD5FF9A73ABFA6EFA2BF969.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific name is a noun in the genitive case in honor of Dr. P. M. Sureshan, Scientist-E & Officer-in-Charge (Western Ghat Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Kozhikode, India) for his keen interest and constant encouragements to our studies and contribution to Indian hymenopteran taxonomy, especially on the family Pteromalidae.	en	Terine, Joshua B., Lelej, Arkady S., Kumar, Girish P. (2021): Discovery of the genus Strangulotilla Nonveiller, 1979 (Hymenoptera, Mutillidae) in India and description of a new species from the Western Ghats. Zootaxa 5057 (3): 429-436, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5057.3.7
617C3A01FFD5FF9A73ABFA6EFA2BF969.taxon	discussion	Remarks. In lacking the lateral tubercle on metasomal S 8 and having short notauli this species is similar to, S. krombeini Lelej, 2005 but differs by lacking transverse carina between torulus and eye (well developed in S. krombeini), by brown antennae and metasoma (black in S. krombeini), and by T 2 – 6 with long dense recumbent yellowish setae and sparse suberect whitish setae (T 2 – 6 with fringe of whitish setae posteriorly in S. krombeini).	en	Terine, Joshua B., Lelej, Arkady S., Kumar, Girish P. (2021): Discovery of the genus Strangulotilla Nonveiller, 1979 (Hymenoptera, Mutillidae) in India and description of a new species from the Western Ghats. Zootaxa 5057 (3): 429-436, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5057.3.7
