A review of digger wasp genus Harpactus Shuckard, 1837 (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae) of the Indian subcontinent, with description of a new species and rediscovery of Harpactus impudens (Nurse, 1903)

The digger wasp genus Harpactus Shuckard (Crabronidae: Bembicinae) of the Indian subcontinent is reviewed, resulting in the discovery of a new species H. pulawskii Binoy & Girish Kumar and the rediscovery of H. impudens (Nurse) after more than a century since its description. All species are illustrated, including the holotypes ofH. ornatus F. Smith and H. vividus (Turner) whose illustrations were provided by the Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK). Brief diagnoses and a key to species are also given.

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This article reviews the digger wasp genus Harpactus Shuckard in the Indian subcontinent, and discovers a new species and a rediscovered species. The article provides illustrations of all species, as well as brief diagnoses and a key to species.