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(1959), Nagase (2004), Nagase & Kawashima for Gavdos Island which are based on specimens
(2012), Ogawa et al. (2012), Paik (1994, 1995), identified by the late G. Nonveiller and kept in the
Sakagami (1980), Sakagami et al. (1982), Smith Natural History Museum of Crete (A. Trichas, in
(1873, 1874), Takahashi (1993), Terayama (2005), litteris 20.i.1999); some other unpublished records
Terayama et al. (2011), Tsuneki (1962, 1972a, have been given in details in Table 3.
1973), Tsurusaki et al. (2012), Vertyankin (2010),
Yasumatsu (1931, 1937), and Yoshida (1989). Statistical analysis
AUSTRALASIA. André (1901b, 1905), Brothers
The effects of geographical predictors on faunal
(1971, 2012), Cameron (1901, 1907), Hill (1955), ensembles were assessed by using simple linear
Jennings et al. (2013), Krombein (1971), Mantero regression analysis with 95% confidence limits and
(1900), Mickel (1935), Montague (1914), Smith performed with the open source software PAST
(1859, 1861b), Turner (1912, 1914), Valentine & version 3.04 (Hammer et al., 2001). Evaluation of
Walker (1983), Villemant (2011), Westwood diversity indices and UPGMA analysis were done
(1843), Williams (1945), and Zavattari (1913b).
using MVSP® (Multivariate Statistical Package),
INDO-MALAY AND AUSTRALASIA. Mickel version 3.22. Numbers that follow ± are referred to
(1937), O’Toole (1975), Pagden (1949), Smith standard error.
(1861–1862, 1864a, 1864b, 1865), and Smith &
Wallace (1873).
CHECKLIST
OCEANIA. Esaki (1938), Krombein (1949a),
Sugiura et al. (2013), Takahashi & Shimizu (2007), In Table 2, 719 species and 49 subspecies of
Tsuneki (1984), and Yasumatsu (1936, 1950).
Mutillidae are listed in alphabetical order with the
NEARCTIC. Bradley (1916b), Cockerell (1915), respective insular distribution. Also, 8 species are
Cooper (1953), Deyrup & Manley (1986), Hurd indicated only at generic rank as quoted in literat-
(1951), McAlister & McAlister (1993), Ortiz ure; the only exception concerns “Ephutomorpha”
(1976), Seavey (1892), and Wilson & Pitts sp. from New Guinea, recorded by André (1896a)
(2009). and Mantero (1900) as the Australian Ephutomor-
pha morosa (Westwood, 1843), that according to
NEOTROPIC. Alayo Dalmau (1975), Ashmead Mickel (1935) probably represents a yet undes-
(1896, 1900), Askew (1980, 1994), Cambra & cribed species.
Quintero Arias (1992, 1993), Cresson (1865), Dow Taxonomy and nomenclature follow those
(1931), Elliott & Elliott (1994, 1996), Elliot et al. adopted by the most recent literature (see Data
(2002), Evans (1972), Fox (1900), Genaro (1997), source), except for the genus Smicromyrme Thom-
Genaro & Torres (1999), Krombein (1949b), son, 1870 which has been considered here as
Lenko (1964), McCallan (1942, 1950, 1990, feminine gender (Romano & Lo Cascio, in prepar-
1991b), Mickel (1926, 1928b, 1952, 1961), Perez- ation). For the species whose generic placement is
Gelabert (2008), Pitts (2007), Portuondo Ferrer still considered doubtful, genus name is indicated
& Fernández Triana (2004), Quintero Arias & in quotes. That is the case, for instance, of the
Cambra (2001), Schuster (1946), Snelling (2005), Madagascan species referred to genus Trogaspidia
Spinola (1841), Starr & Hook (2003), and William Ashmead, 1899 (see Brothers et al., 2011); or the
(1926). whole genus Ephutomorpha André, 1902, appro-
priately defined by Krombein (1971) as a “por-
Finally, the checklist includes data from the list tmanteau”, which currently includes many
of the specimens identified by the late B. Petersen Australasian species that should be assigned to
and kept in the Zoological Museum of the Univer- other genera yet undescribed (see also Brothers,
sity of Copenhagen (hereafter ZMUC, available at: 2012).
www.zmuc.dk/EntoWeb/collections-databaser/ In the next column “E” indicates when a taxon
Hymenoptera); from the distributional maps of is exclusively distributed on islands (specifying
BWARS (www.bwars.com); unpublished records whether it is an endemic subspecies). Ephucilla