Female: Frons and clypeus shiny, thickly punctate. Pronotum with anterior carina well developed on lateral sides, bends inwards before reaching dorsal side. Dorsal side completely rounded with additional carina. Claws bifid. Metanotum bidentate. Metasoma not petiolate. T1 in dorsal view broader than its median length. Colour: Body black with yellow markings.
India: Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Nagaland, Odisha, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal.
Elsewhere: Myanmar; Sri Lanka.
Distribution within India
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