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On Delta Dimidiatipenne (De Saussure, 1852) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae) from India


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The potter wasp species Delta dimidiatipenne (de Saussure, 1852) is redescribed here
with detailed synonymical references and new distributional records.


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Delta dimidiatipenne, Redescription, New Records.
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Authors

P. Girish Kumar
Zoological Survey of India, M- Block, New Alipore, Kolkata, West Bengal- 700 053, India

Abstract


The potter wasp species Delta dimidiatipenne (de Saussure, 1852) is redescribed here
with detailed synonymical references and new distributional records.


Keywords


Delta dimidiatipenne, Redescription, New Records.

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