Scientific Name

Phimenes indosinensis (van der Vecht, 1959)

Taxonomic Placement

Hymenoptera: Vespoidea: Vespidae: Eumeninae: Eumenini: Phimenes

Synonyms/Original combination

Eumenes indosinensis van der Vecht, 1959b: 12 (key), 18.
Delta indosinense; van der Vecht, 1981: 451.

Brief diagnosis

Female: Mesosoma globular, as wide as high. Pretegular carina present. Forewing with prestigma longer than pterostigma. Mid tibia with 1 spur. Claws bifid. Metasoma petiolate. Colour: Body entirely black.

Images

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

Distribution

India: Goa, Meghalaya.
Elsewhere: Myanmar; Laos; Vietnam.

Distribution within India

References

  • Gawas, S.M., Girish Kumar, P., Gupta, A. & Sureshan, P.M. (2019) Checklist of vespid wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) of Goa, India, with new records and a key to species. Zootaxa, 4585 (2), 269–294.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4585.2.3
  • Nguyen, L.T.P., Dai Nguyen, D. & Carpenter, J.M. (2016) Additions to the Knowledge of the Genus Phimenes (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae) from Vietnam. Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity, 32(1), 21–27.