8. a. Sceliphron javanum javanum (Lepeletier, 1845)

Pelopaeus javanus Lepeletier 1845: 309, ♀ (as Javanus, incorrect original capitalization). Holotype: ♀, Indonesia: Java: no specific locality (originally Audinet-Serville coll., now M. Spinola collection (MRSN)).

Diagnosis. Female. Mesoscutum more or less distinctly striate, but striae not sharply defined; scutellum longitudinally striate; propodeum transversely striate with shallow depression medially; second submarginal cell anteriorly narrower than third; petiole equal to length of hind tibia; hind tibia black; hind femur yellow with usually ill defined fuscous mark at apex above; fore and mid femora black, brownish at apex; fore and mid tibiae orange yellow to pale brown.

Male. Similar to female except for petiole little longer (Bingham, 1897).

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

Distribution. India: Arunachal Pradesh, Kerala, Sikkim, West Bengal. Elsewhere: Cambodia; China; Indonesia; Japan; Laos; Malaysia; Myanmar; Nepal; Sri Lanka; Thailand; Vietnam (Barthélémy 2014; Dollfuss 2016; Kundu et al. 2006; Pulawski 2021).