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Record of Sleeping Aggregation of the Solitary Aculeate potter wasp Antepipona bipustulata (de Saussure, 1855) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae) from India
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The sleeping aggregation and mandibular roosting behavior of Antepipona bipustulata (de Saussure 1855) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae) is reported for the first time. The observation gains interest since the knowledge on the bionomics of Antepipona bipustulata is extremely sparse
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Antepipona Bipustulata, First Report, Hymenoptera, India, Sleeping Aggregation.
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