An annotated distributional checklist of Vespidae (Hymenoptera: Vespoidea) of India Author Gawas, Sandesh M. Author Kumar, Girish Author Pannure, Arati Author Gupta, Ankita Author Carpenter, James M. text Zootaxa 2020 4784 1 1 87 journal article 21800 10.11646/zootaxa.4784.1.1 4d93f591-1785-4eea-9b96-49b782137498 1175-5326 3862319 8D684A40-4102-4592-9084-7589B0B40028 69) Antepipona rufescens ( Smith, 1857 ) Odynerus rufescens Smith 1857: 61 . Type data: Female, BMNH. Type locality: “Ceram”. Odynerus diffinis var. rufescens : Giordani Soika 1941: 263 . Antepipona rufescens : Giordani Soika 1982a [1981]: 205, 209 (key), 235. Antepipona ferruginea Kim and Yamane, 2003: 287 . Material examined. INDIA : Karnataka : Nandi Hills Chikkaballapur, 30.vi.2016 , 1 ♀ , Coll. S K Rajeshwari. Distribution. India: Karnataka (new record), Kerala , Meghalaya , Sikkim , Telangana, Tripura . Elsewhere : China (including Taiwan); Indonesia ; Laos ; Malaysia ; Myanmar ; Thailand . ( Giordani Soika 1982a [1981], Gusenleit- ner 2011, Girish Kumar et al . 2016b , Girish Kumar et al. 2019b).