A taxonomic review of the genus Antepipona de Saussure, 1855 (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae) from India Author Kumar, Girish P. Author Carpenter, James M. Author Sureshan, Pavittu M. text Zootaxa 2016 2016-08-16 4150 5 501 536 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.4150.5.1 daab555c-f51a-41af-978b-7fe5679463e3 1175-5326 272127 8C7D1E3C-FEDC-4D75-926B-7AE58E16766C 10b. Antepipona guttata guttata ( Smith, 1852 ) Diagnosis. ♀ . Apex of clypeus more closely and deeply emarginated, teeth widely rounded; S2 almost regularly convex from base to apex; metanotal teeth of normal size; mesopleuron moderately punctate; posterior side of propodeum without superior carinae; fundamental body colour black. Colour . Body black with yellow markings. Yellow markings: V–shaped mark on mandible; clypeus; large mark on front, except at interantennal space black; wide band along inner orbits of lower lobes of eye up to ocular sinus; scape, except triangular black spot on apical half of outer face; an elongated large spot on temple; anterior two–thirds of dorsal surface of pronotum; large round spot on mesepisternum; scutellum; metanotum; dorsal face of propodeum; tegula; parategula; femur, tibiae and tarsi of all legs except basal half of hind femora black; an apical band, large at middle and narrow to sides, on T1; two large spots at base, and an apical band enlarged in middle and at sides, on T2; apical bands on T3 and T4; round spot on T6; broad apical band, enlarged at middle and on sides, on S2; apical spots on lateral margin of S3. Wings lightly browned; fore wing more infumated along coast. Size (H+M+T1+T2). 8 mm . Ƌ. Giordani Soika, 1982 , stated in his key that Ƌ was unknown, but he (1941: 263) stated that some Ƌ from Jubbulpore certainly conspecific, and described Ƌ in contrast to A. guttata diffinis . Clypeus wider than long, semi circularly emarginate, covered with large punctures; last antennal article thin, reaching near base of 10th article; yellow markings: clypeus, mandibles, scape, much of front, eye emargination. Material examined . INDIA : Tamil Nadu , Nedungadu, Tanjore, 1♀ , 30.v , Coll. P.S. Nathan ( AMNH ); Nedungadu, Tanjore, 1Ƌ, 17.v , Coll. P.S. Nathan ( AMNH ). Distribution . India : Karnataka , Madhya Pradesh , Maharashtra , Sikkim , Tamil Nadu , Uttarakhand , West Bengal ; Malaysia ; Myanmar ; Singapore .