Sceliphron madraspatanum madraspatanum ( Fabricius, 1781 )

Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C. & Sureshan, P. M., 2021, A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India, Zootaxa 4969 (1), pp. 61-85 : 77-78

c. Sceliphron madraspatanum madraspatanum ( Fabricius, 1781)

( Figs 42–50 )

Sphex madraspatanus Fabricius, 1781: 445 , sex not indicated (as madraspatana, incorrect original gender). Lectotype: ♂, India:

Kerala: former Malabar District (BMNH, coll. Banks), designated by van der Vecht 1961: 43 (use of the word “ type ”). Pulawski (2021) gives a list of the synonymy, which is not repeated here.

Diagnosis. Female. Frons distinctly pilose, sculpture not visible due to pilosity; clypeus apico-medially with median incision separating two lobes, these two lobes followed by lateral incisions forming blunt lobes sublaterally ( Fig. 43 ); pronotal collar dorsally with broad yellow band, medially deeply notched; mesonotum almost transversely striate, striae becoming oblique posteriorly, striation bold and more distinct than in S. javanum nalandicum ; scutellum with longitudinal oblong striation; metanotum with broad yellow band and fine punctures; propodeal enclosure with wavy striation and shallow depression in middle ( Fig. 45 ); mesepisternum shiny with fine punctures; propodeum side with striation and punctures in interstices ( Fig. 46 ); metasoma black with fine setae ( Fig. 47 ); petiole yellow.

Male. Similar to female.

Material examined. India: Assam : Cachar Dist. , Dehangi ; 1♀, 23.v.1979, Coll. S.B. Roy and Party , NZC Regd. No. 15047/H3; Dhubri Dist. , 1♀ and 2♂, 30.v.1966, Coll. A.N. T. Joseph, NZC Regd. Nos. 15048/H3 and 15052/ H3–15043/H3. Andhra Pradesh: 1♂, 15.x.1998, Coll. S.K. Mandal and party, NZC Regd. No. 15056/H3. Arunachal Pradesh: East Siang Dist. , Ruehin, 1♂, 25.ix.2002, Coll. M. Sil and Party, NZC Regd. No. 15057/H3; West Siang Dist. , Kambang, 1♀, 14.x.1966, Coll. S.K. T and G.S.A, NZC Regd. No. 15067/H3. Bihar: Purnia Dist. , 2♀, Date of Collection unknown, Coll.Unknown, NZC Regd. Nos. 15081/H3 and 15082/H3; Saran Dist. , Siripur, 1♀, 26.ix.1910, Coll. Unknown, NZC Regd. No. 15472/H3. Chhatisgarh: Bastar Dist. , Sonpur, 1♀ and 1♂, 01.i.1981, Coll. S.S. Saha and Party, NZC Regd. Nos.15084/H3 and 15085/H3; Jashpur Dist. , Badalkhol, 4♀, 25.v.2012, Coll. A. Raha and Party, NZC Regd. Nos. 15316/H3–15319/H3. Jharkhand: West Singbhum Dist. , Chotanagpur, Manoharpur, 12♀ and 6♂, 24.ii.1954, 26.ii.1954, 27.ii.1954, Coll. A.P. Kapur, NZC Regd. Nos. 15326/H3–15332/H3, 15333/ H3–15341/H3 and 15342/H3–15343/H3; Hazaribagh Dist. , 1♀, 13.vi.1994, Coll.A.K. Sanyal and Party, NZC Regd. No. 15344/H3. Himachal Pradesh: Shimla Dist. , Tatta Pani, 1♂, 18.ix.1969, Coll. O.B. Chhotany and Party, NZC Regd. No. 15351/H3; Kangra Dist. , Kangra Valley , 1♀, Date of Collection unknown, Coll. Dudgeon, NZC Regd. No. 15352/H3. Karnataka: Bangalore Dist. , Bangalore, 1♂, Date of Collection unknown, Coll. Unknown, NZC Regd. No. 15353/H3; Chikmagalore Dist., Mudigere, 1♂, 30.xii.1980, Coll. S.K. Gupta and Party, NZC Regd. No. 15366/H3. Kerala : Kozhikode Dist., Kizhakkoth , Valiyaparamba , 1♀, 15.ii.2016, Coll. T. P. Dijila, ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI/ WGRC /I. R.–INV. 7225; Ernakulam Dist. , Thattekkad BS, Kolumba, 1♀, 20.ix.2016, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI/ WGRC /I. R.–INV. 7865; Thiruvananthapuram Dist. , Karyavattom, Kerala University Campus, 2♀ and 1♂, 27.ix.2019, Coll. S. Anagha, ZSIK Regd. Nos. ZSI/ WGRC /I. R.–INV. 14870–14872. Maharashtra: Kohlapur Dist. , Rankala, 1♀ and 1♂, 06.iv.2005, Coll. R. Babu and Party, NZC Regd. Nos. 15370/H3 and 15371/H3; Amrabati Dist. , Melghat, 1♂, 22.ix.2007, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, NZC Regd. No. 15372/H3; Pune Dist. , Khandala, Western Ghat , 1♂, 24.i.1966, Coll. M.S. Mani, NZC Regd. No. 15373/H3. Madhya Pradesh: Mandsaur Dist. , 1♂, 11.v.1975, Coll. S.K. Gupta and Party, NZC Regd. No. 15377/H3. Manipur: Bishnupur Dist. , Lamjo, 1♂, 22.v.1993, Coll. B. Mitra and Party, NZC Regd. No. 15377/H3; 16 Mile north of Imphal on Dimapur road, 1♀, 20.ix.1945, Coll. M.L. Roonwal, NZC Regd. No. 15381/H3. Meghalaya: East Garo Hills Dist. , Sonsak 1♀, 22.xi.1975, Coll. N. Muraleedharan and Party, NZC Regd. No. 15382/H3; East Garo Hills Dist. , Dainadubi, 1♀ and 2♂, 08.v.1979, Coll. S.B. Roy and Party, NZC Regd. Nos. 15383/H3–15385/H3. Odisha: Mayurbhanj Dist. , Bahadurpur, 1♂, 13.ix.1972, Coll. K. Rai and Party, NZC Regd. No. 15388/H3; Cuttack Dist. , Biological Park, 1♀, 22.iii.1974, R. K. Kakkar and Party, NZC Regd. No. 15389/H3. Sikkim: South Sikkim Dist. , Jorethang, 2♀ and 3♂, 11.iv.1994, Coll. P.H. Roy and Party, NZC Regd. Nos. 15392/H3–15395/H3, 15401/H3. Uttarakhand: Pithoragarh Dist. , Pacholi, 1♀, 22.ix.2004, Coll. B. Mitra and Party, NZC Regd. No. 15406/H3; Nainital Dist. , Kota, 1♀, 05.v.1908, Coll. R.H., NZC Regd. No. 15407/H3. Uttar Pradesh: Azamgarh Dist. , Jamalpur, 7♀ and 3♂, 02.v.1981, Coll. T. R. Mitra and Party, NZC Regd. Nos. 15409/H3–15418/H3; Junpur Dist. , Gujartal, 1♂, 25.xi.2000, Coll. M. Prasad and Party, NZC Regd. No. 15424/H3. Tamil Nadu: Tirunelveli Dist. , Manimuthar dam site, 2♀, 01.x.2018, Coll. P. Girish Kumar and Party, ZSIK Regd. Nos. ZSI/ WGRC /I. R.–INV. 14873 and 14874; Tenkasi Dist. , Ukkonam, 1♂, 27.vii.2019, Coll. B.H.C.K. Murthy and Party, ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI/ WGRC /I. R.–INV. 14876. Telengana: Ranga Reddy Dist. , Rajendra Nagar, 1♂, 24–25.x.2016, Coll. P. Girish Kumar and Party, ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI/ WGRC /I. R.–INV. 14877. Tripura: North Tripura Dist. , Dharamnagar, 1♀ and 7♂ 01.vi.1978 and 24.v.1978, Coll. J.K. Jonathan and Party, NZC Regd. Nos. 15434/H–15439/H3 and 15440/H3–15441/H3. West Bengal : Kolkata Dist. , 2♀, 26.vii.1907, Coll. Unknown, NZC Regd. Nos. 15442/H3 and 15448/H3; Kolkata Dist. , 1♀, Date of Collection unknown, Coll. Unknown, NZC Regd. No. 15445/H3; South 24 Parganas Dist., Herobhanga, 1♀ and 1♂ and, 19.iv.1986, Coll. B.N. Das and Party, NZC Regd. Nos. 15452/H3 and 15467/H3 .

Distribution. India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand (new state record), Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharastra, Manipur (new state record), Meghalaya, Odisha, Pondichery, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura (new state record), Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal. Elsewhere: Afganisthan; Arabia; Bangladesh; Bulgaria; Cambodia; China; Croatia; Democratic Republic of Congo; France; Greece; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; Italy; Japan; Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Laos; Madagascar; Malaysia; Maldives; Montenegro; Myanmar; Nepal; Oman; Pakistan; Philippines; Russia; Spain; Sri Lanka; Syria; Taiwan; Tajikistan; Thiland; Turkey; Turkmenistan; United Arab Emirates; Ukraine; Uzbekistan; Vietnam (van der Vecht & van Breugel 1968; Jonathan & Kundu 2003; Kundu et al. 2006; Pulawski 2021).

Figures

FIGURES 42–50. Sceliphron madraspatanum madraspatanum (Fabricius), 42–48 ♀. 42. Habitus, lateral view; 43. Head, frontal view; 44. Hind coxa, dorsal view; 45. Mesosoma, dorsal view; 46. Mesosoma, lateral view; 47. Metasoma, dorsal view; 48. Apical metasomal sterna; 49–50 ♂. 49. Head, frontal view; 50. Metasoma, dorsal view.