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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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1 Zoological Survey of India, M- Block, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700053, West Bengal, India
2 Western Ghat Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Kozhikode – 673006, Kerala, 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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  • Record of Sleeping Aggregation of the Solitary Aculeate potter wasp Antepipona bipustulata (de Saussure, 1855) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae) from India

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Authors

K. Rajmohana
Zoological Survey of India, M- Block, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700053, West Bengal, India
P. Girish Kumar
Western Ghat Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Kozhikode – 673006, Kerala, India
Amitava Majumder
Zoological Survey of India, M- Block, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700053, West Bengal, India

Abstract


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

Keywords


Antepipona Bipustulata, First Report, Hymenoptera, India, Sleeping Aggregation.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi%2Fv118%2Fi2%2F2018%2F123114