Sceliphron madraspatanum andamanicum Kohl, 1918

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9. a. Sceliphron madraspatanum andamanicum Kohl, 1918

( Figs 32–36 )

Sceliphron madraspatanum var. andamanicum Kohl, 1918: 109 , sex not indicated. Syntypes: Andaman Islands (NHMW).

Diagnosis. Female. Similar to S.madraspatanum madraspatanum (Fabricius) in general morphology and colouration except pronotum and metanotum entirely black ( Fig. 34 ).

Male. Similar to female.

Material Examined. India: Andaman and Nicobor Island, 1♀ and 1♂, Date of Collection unknown, Coll. Unknown, NZC Regd. Nos. 15504/H3 and 15505/H3; South Andaman Dist., Aberdeen, 1♀ and 1♂, 19.vi.1935, Coll. H.S. Rao, NZC Regd. No. 15502/H3 and 15506/H3; Nicobar Dist., Swarup Nullah, 1♀ and 1♂, 21.vii.1984, Coll. S.S. Saha and Party, NZC Regd. Nos. 15503/H3 and 15507/H3; South Andaman Dist., Viper Island, 1♀, 28.viii.1928, Coll. R.B.S. Sewell, NZC Regd. No. 15508/H3; Nicobar Dist., Campbell, 1♀, 07.xii.2010, Coll. E.E. Jehamalar, NZC Regd. Nos. 15509/H3–15511/H3; South Andaman Dist., Port Blair, 1♀, 15.ii.1915, Coll. Kewp, NZC Regd. No. 15512/H3. Arunachal Pradesh: West Siang Dist., Basar, 1♀, 31.x.1966, Coll. S.K. T and G.S.A, NZC Regd. No. 15530/H3. Odisha: Koraput Dist., Jagannath Sagar, Jaypore, 2♂, 16.ii.1972, Coll. K. V.S. Rao and Party, NZC Regd. No. 15513/H3 and 15514/H3.

Distribution. India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh (new state record), Odisha (new state record) ( Pulawski 2021).

Figures

FIGURES 32–36. Sceliphron madraspatanum andamanicum Kohl, ♀. 32. Habitus, lateral view; 33. Head, frontal view; 34. Mesosoma, drsal view; 35. Mesosoma, lateral view; 36. Metasoma, dorsal view.