A taxonomic note on wasps (Scoliidae, Vespidae, Ampulicidae and Sphecidae) of Madayipara, Kannur, Kerala Author Kumar, P. Girish Western Ghat Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Eranhipalam, Kozhikode, Kerala - 673006, India; Email: kpgiris @ gmail. com, charesh. c @ gmail. com Author Palot, Muhamed Jafer Western Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Pune - 411044, Maharashtra, India; Email: palot. zsi @ gmail. com Author Charesh, C. Western Ghat Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Eranhipalam, Kozhikode, Kerala - 673006, India; Email: kpgiris @ gmail. com, charesh. c @ gmail. com text Records of the Zoological Survey of India 2020 120 4 373 386 journal article 10.26515/rzsi/v120/i4/2020/151352 2581-8686 13186711 34. Sphex sericeus Fabricius, 1793 (Figure 34) 1804. Pepsis sericeus Fabricius, Syst. Piez. : 211, sex not indicated (as sericea, incorrect original termination), lectotype : , “in maris pacifici Insulis” ( UZMC ), designated by van der Vecht , 1961, Zool. Verh. Leiden , 48 : 30 . Material examined : ZSI/ WGRC /I. R .-INV.12845, 1♀ , INDIA : Kerala , Kannur , Madayipara , 11.xi.2018 , C. Charesh . Distribution : India : Kerala , Tamil Nadu , Uttarakhand , West Bengal . Elsewhere : Widely distributed ( Pulawski, 2019 ).