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 9. Anterhynchium (Anterhynchium) abdominale abdominale Illiger, 1802 (Figure 9) 1802. Vespa abdominalis Illiger, Magaz. Insektenk. , 1 : 192, type : “ Bengalen ” (?ZMB). Material examined : ZSI/ WGRC /I. R .-INV.12250, 1♀ , INDIA : Kerala , Kannur , Madayipara , 29.vii.2018 , C. Charesh . Distribution : India : Chhattisgarh , Delhi , Goa, Jharkhand , Karnataka , Kerala , Odisha , Madhya Pradesh , Rajasthan , Sikkim , Tamil Nadu , Tripura , Uttar Pradesh , West Bengal . Elsewhere : Myanmar ; Pakistan ; Sri Lanka ; Vietnam ( Gawas et al., 2019 ).