The cuckoo wasps of Himalaya (Hymenoptera, Chrysididae)

Eighty-two species from 16 genera are reported in this first contribution to the Himalayan Chrysididae. Four new species are described: Chrysis gabriellae Rosa, sp. nov. from India (Sikkim) (ignita group), Chrysis hartmanni Rosa, sp. nov. from Nepal (maculicornis group), Chrysis uncia Rosa & Jacobs, sp. nov. from India (Ladakh) (comparata group), and Chrysellampus himalayanus Rosa, sp. nov. from Nepal. Chrysis ultramonticola Linsenmaier, 1968 is elevated to species rank. Chrysis volatis Smith, 1874 is transferred from the ignita group to the taczanovskii group. Four species from Afghanistan, fourteen from Nepal, four from Pakistan and one from India are reported for the first time. Forty-four species in 11 genera are considered endemic to the Himalayas, including all known members of the genus Hedychridium Abeille de Perrin, 1878. The regions with the highest number of recorded species are Nepal (24 species) and Sikkim (19). In total, the Indian Himalayan states count 41 species.