Abstract:The genus Polemistus de Saussure (Crabronidae: Pemphredoninae: Pemphredonini) from China is reviewed and a key to the Chinese species is provided. Four new species, Polemistus clypeisinuatus and Polemistus gutianus from Zhejiang Province, and Polemistus divaricatus and Polemistus pediflavidus from Yunnan Province are described and illustrated.
A review of the genus Polemistus de Saussure has resulted in identifying and describing a new species from Kerala viz., P. jaferi Tessy, Girish Kumar & Sureshan sp. nov. A key to species of Polemistus from the Indian subcontinent is provided.
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