Panjal, a new subgenus of the genus Crossocerus (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae), with description of a new species from Pakistan

V. Saini & D. Dey

Abstract. A new subgenus Panjal subgen. nov. of the genus Crossocerus Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau et Brullé, 1835 (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae: Crabroninae: Crabronini) is described from Pakistan, with C. dutti sp. nov. as a type species. The characters for distinguishing the new species from other species of Crossocerus known on the Indian Subcontinent are provided. An updated checklist of the genus Crossocerus of the Indian Subcontinent is given.

Key words: Indian Subcontinent, checklist, Crabronidae, Crabronini, Crossocerus, new subgenus, new species

Zoosystematica Rossica, 2022, 31(1): 87-97 ▪ Published online 7 June 2022

https://doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2022.31.1.87 ▪ Open full article

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