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The Systematics of Timulla oculata (Fabricius) (Hymenoptera, Mutillidae)
Author(s) -
O'Toole Christopher
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
zoologica scripta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.204
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1463-6409
pISSN - 0300-3256
DOI - 10.1111/j.1463-6409.1975.tb00733.x
Subject(s) - subspecies , biology , biological dispersal , archipelago , hymenoptera , zoology , systematics , taxonomy (biology) , ecology , demography , population , sociology
Timulla oculata (Fabr.) is redescribed and ten nominal species of Oriental Timulla are placed in synonymy with it. Fourteen subspecies, including two new ones (T. oculata rosemariae subsp.n. and T. oculata timorensis subsp.n.), are recognised and keys to the subspecies are given. Geographic variation and the application of the polytypic species concept are discussed. The structure of the male genitalia of Timulla is related to dispersal strategies. The distribution and subspeciation of T. oculata is discussed in relation to the geological history of South East Asia and the Malay Archipelago.