Sceliphron intrudens (F. Smith, 1858 )

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 : 70

7. Sceliphron intrudens (F. Smith, 1858)

Pelopeus intrudens F. Smith, 1858: 15 , ♀, ♂. Lectotype: ♀, Indonesia: Sulawesi: no specific locality (BMNH), designated by van der Vecht & van Breugel 1968: 212.

Diagnosis. Female. Frons distinctly pilose; clypeus incised medially; mesoscutum and propodeum transversely striate; scutellum and metanotum longitudinally striate; mesepisternum more or less coarsely punctate; metasoma smooth and shining; petiole pale yellow.

Male. Similar to female except smaller in size (F. Smith 1858; van der Vecht & van Breugel 1968).

Note. No specimens were seen during the present study, hence the above diagnosis has been based on the published descriptions (F. Smith 1858; Bingham 1897; van der Vecht & van Breugel 1968).

Distribution. India: Sikkim, Meghalaya. Elsewhere: Indonesia; Malaysia; Maldives; Myanmar; Sri Lanka; Thailand; Vietnam ( Jonathan & Kundu 2003; Pulawski 2021).