Discovery of the Darwin wasp subfamily Lycorininae Cushman amp; Rohwer (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) from India with description of a new species from Kashmir.

The Darwin wasp subfamily Lycorininae is newly reported from India with the description of a new species, Lycorina sehgali. A taxonomic key to the identification of Indomalayan and Palaearctic species is given along with the illustration of L. ruficornis, L. spilonotae and L. triangulifera.

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 of H. 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.

Additions to the knowledge on the genus Philanthus Fabricius, 1790 (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae: Philanthinae) from the Indian subcontinent.

Additional information on the genus Philanthus Fabricius from the Indian subcontinent is provided, with a key to species. Two new synonymies are proposed: Philanthus avidus Bingham, 1896 and P. scrutator Nurse, 1902 are synonymised under P. basalis F. Smith, 1856. P. nepalensis Bingham and P. triangulum Fabricius are reported for the first time from India. The distribution data of P. basalis F. Smith, P. dentatus Cameron, P. depredator F. Smith, P. pulcherrimus F. Smith, and P. ramakrishnae Turner within various states of India are augmented.