Scientific Name

Antepipona sibilans (Cameron, 1903)

Taxonomic Placement

Hymenoptera: Vespoidea: Vespidae: Eumeninae: Odynerini: Antepipona

Synonyms/Original combination

Odynerus sibilans Cameron 1903b: 129.
Odontodynerus deflendiformis Giordani Soika 1961c: 377.
Antepipona deflendiformis; Giordani Soika 1970: 120.
Antepipona sibilans Giordani Soika 1982a [1981]: 206, 207 (key), 225.

Brief diagnosis

Female: Frons and clypeus shiny, thickly punctate. Clypeus in both sexes wider than long. Claws bifid. Metanotum bidentate. Metasoma not petiolate. T1 in dorsal view broader than its median length. Colour: Body black with following yellow markings: apical band on T1 along with two lateral spots, T2 with 2 large lateral spots connected with apical band by narrow lateral line.

Images

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

Distribution

India: Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal.
Elsewhere: Nepal; Pakistan.

Distribution within India

References

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  • Giordani Soika, A. (1982a [1981]) Revisione delle specie orientali del genere Antepipona Sauss. Bollettino del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Venezia, 32, 205–257.
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