Ropalidia (Antreneida) brevita Das and Gupta, 1989: 110, 121, 163.
Brief diagnosis
Female: Pronotum with dorsal carina. Hind wing with jugal lobe. Propodeum with paired longitudinal basal carinae. Propodeal orifice narrow. Metasoma petiolate. Colour - Body red with following yellow portions: A pair of faint marks on metanotum, a pair of longitudinal marks on propodeum, narrow apical band on T1 and T2 with yellow apical band swollen anteriorly on lateral sides.
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