Vespa abdominalis Illiger 1802: 192.
Vespa transversa Fabricius, 1804: 257.
Rhygchium dichotomum de Saussure, 1852: 116.
Rygchium transversum; de Saussure, 1852:117.
Rhynchium abdominale; de Saussure, 1855: 172.
Ehynchium abdominale var. dichotomum; de Saussure, 1855:172.
Rhynchium transversum; Smith, 1857: 48.
Odynerus abdominalis; Bequaert, 1918: 292.
Anterhynchium abdominale; van der Vecht, 1963: 75.
Brief diagnosis
Clypeus with weak punctures, from the middle of clypeus to apex with few irregular longitudinal striations; narrow basal part of first gastral sternite smooth; gastral tergites only finely punctate at base; basal two thirds of second gastral tergite very finely and shallowly punctate, the interspaces everywhere much larger than the punctures; mandibles of male deeply emarginate on inner side near the middle. Gaster mostly red except the following black markings: a narrow transverse band at the apex of first gastral tergite, a spot on the middle of posterior apex of the second tergite and sternite (sometimes third, fourth and fifth tergites and sternites also), last tergite and sternite entirely.
Images
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Distribution
India: Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal.
Elsewhere: China; Myanmar; Pakistan; Sri Lanka; Vietnam.
Distribution within India
References
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