Abstract
The spider wasp genus Episyron Schiødte, 1837 is reviewed, with five species recorded from various parts of India along with three new species described and illustrated from Kerala: E. keralaensis Anju, Girish Kumar & Thejass, sp. nov., E. nigrocalcarius Anju, Girish Kumar & Thejass, sp. nov., and E. rufotibius Anju, Girish Kumar & Thejass, sp. nov. Diagnosis of species occurring in India, comparisons of new species with congeners and a key to the Indian species also are provided.
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