Tiphia chareshi is a species of wasp belonging to the family Tiphiidae, subfamily Tiphiinae.[1][2] The species is named after Mr.C.Charesh.[3]

Tiphia chareshi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Tiphiidae
Genus: Tiphia
Species:
T. chareshi
Binomial name
Tiphia chareshi
Hanima & Girish Kumar, 2022

Distribution and habitat

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It is observed in Tamil Nadu.

Description

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Grows up to 5.9 mm. Median extension of clypeus is deeply emarginated. Mandible is without preapical denticle. Lateral side of pronotum has crenulated transdiscal groove. Marginal cell of fore wing equals second cubital cell in apical extension. Color is generally black with antennae beneath reddish brown, inner side of fore tibia and fore and mid tarsi yellowish orange; middle part of mandible and its extreme apex reddish brown; and fore wing hyaline.

References

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  1. ^ Hanima, Raveendran K. P.; Kumar, P. Girish; Hegde, Vishwanath D. (2022-11-03). "Additions to the knowledge on the genus Tiphia Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Tiphiidae: Tiphiinae) from India with the description of ten new species". Zootaxa. 5204 (1): 1–106. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5204.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334.
  2. ^ https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.5204.1.1
  3. ^ "രാജ്യത്ത് പുതുതായി കണ്ടെത്തിയ കടന്നലുകൾക്ക് കണ്ണപുരം സ്വദേശിയുടെ പേര്". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). Retrieved 2022-11-12.