Scientific Name

Antepipona ovalis (de Saussure, 1853)

Taxonomic Placement

Hymenoptera: Vespoidea: Vespidae: Eumeninae: Odynerini: Antepipona

Synonyms/Original combination

Vespa quadripunctata Fabricius 1787: 291.
Odynerus ovalis de Saussure 1853: 215.
Odynerus hindostanus Cameron 1900: 504.
Odontodynerus ovalis; Blüthgen 1960: 279.
Lionotus ovalis; Baltazar 1966: 302.
Antepipona ovalis; van der Vecht 1970: 16.

Brief diagnosis

Female: Frons and clypeus shiny, thickly punctate. Clypeus wider than its length. Claws bifid. Metanotum bidentate. Metanotal teeth very small, close to lateral margin of metanotum. Metasoma not petiolate. T1 in dorsal view broader than its median length. Colour: Body black with yellow markings.

Images

Adult- dorsal view
Adult- lateral view
Adult- frontal view

Distribution

India: Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal.
Elsewhere: Afghanistan; Bangladesh; China; Pakistan; Sri Lanka.

Distribution within India

References

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