Stenodynerus de Saussure, 1863

Pannure, Arati & Carpenter, James M., 2016, Taxonomic studies on potter wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae) of south India, Zootaxa 4171 (1), pp. 1-50 : 40

Genus Stenodynerus de Saussure, 1863

Stenodynerus de Saussure 1863: 228 , division of subgenus Odynerus of genus Odynerus Latreille. Type species: Odynerus chinensis de Saussure, 1863 , by subsequent designation ( Bohart 1939: 100).

Nannodynerus Blüthgen 1938 (1937) : 281, subgenus of “ Euodynerus Blüthgen ” [= Euodynerus Dalla Torre ]. Type species: Lionotus teutonicus Blüthgen, 1937 , by original designation. Synonymized by van der Vecht 1966: 163.

Parhypodynerus Giordani Soika 1973: 110 , genus. Type species: Odynerus pavidus Kohl, 1905 , by original designation. Synonymized by van der Vecht 1977, 238.

Stenodynerus: van der Vecht 1967: 28 , 31; Yamane 1990: 25; Giordani Soika 1994: 133 –152.

Diagnosis. Similar to Parancistrocerus Bequaert , distinguished by absence of an acarinarium on T2. Mandibles longer than length of clypeus. Clyepus as long as wide, emarginate apically. Cephalic foveae present. Anterior surface of pronotum usually with pair of median foveae (sometimes contiguous). Pronotal carina usually complete, sometimes interrupted medially. Tegula longer than wide, emarginate and reaches apex of parategula posteriorly. Mid tibia with one apical spur. SMC2 basally acute. Prestigma shorter than pterostigma. T1 not petiolate, usually distinctly narrower than T2; generally without basal transverse carina. Ƌ: F11 hook like, apex usually reaching base or middle of F9; no cavity on inner margin of flagellomeres. Body length usually less than 10 mm.

Disrtibution. Nearctic, Palearctic, Oriental and Neotropical regions.

Remarks. No specimens from south India examined, but its diagnosis is based on its inclusion in an unpublished key by one author (Carpenter, J.M.).