Apodynerus troglodytes troglodytes (de Saussure, 1855)

Kumar, P. Girish & Rajmohana, K., 2018, Taxonomic studies on Wasps of Kottooli and Thalassery-Dharmadam Mangroves of Kerala (Insecta: Hymenoptera), Records of the Zoological Survey of India 118 (4), pp. 337-349 : 341

11. Apodynerus troglodytes troglodytes (de Saussure, 1855)

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1855. Odynerus troglodytes de Saussure , 249, ♂ (in subgenus Odynerus division Parodynerus ), “Le Sénégal ” (MRSN).

1988. Apodynerus troglodytes troglodytes ; Gusenleitner: 180.

Material examined: INDIA: Kerala, Kozhikode district, Kottooli Wetland , 1 ♀ & 4 ♂, 28.vi.2008, Coll. K.C. Gopi & Party, NZC Regd. Nos. 13919/H3 to 13923/H3 ; Kerala, Kottooli wetland, 1 ♀ & 5 ♂, 7.v.2016, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, ZSIK Regd. Nos. ZSI/ WGRC /I.R-INV.8949–8954 .

Diagnosis: Clypeal apex emarginate with dentiform angles; occipital carina strong, complete and narrowed ventrally; anterior face of pronotum smooth with group of transverse striations at middle and few punctures on lateral sides; pronotal carina strong, except at middle weak, and reaching lateral margin of pronotum; epicnemial carina distinct; T2 with thin apical lamellae; T1 with strong punctures, diameter of most of punctures more than distance between interspaces; T2 and S2 with distinct, moderately strong punctures, diameter of most of punctures almost equal to distance between interspaces.

Distribution: India: Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Karnataka, Kerala, West Bengal. Elsewhere: Bhutan; China (including Hong Kong); Borneo, Myanmar; Philippines, Thailand; Laos; Malaysia (including Sarawak, Sabah); Singapore; Indonesia: Sumatra, Java (including Kangean), Sulawesi, Moluccas; Vietnam (Girish Kumar et. al., 2013).