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 31. Chalybion bengalense Dahlbom, 1845 (Figure 31) 1845. Pelopoeus bengalensis Dahlbom, Fasc . , 3 : 433, ♀ , ♂ , holotype or syntypes , India : Bengal ; no specific locality ( BMLU ) . Material examined : ZSI/ WGRC /I. R .-INV.12842, 1♀ , INDIA : Kerala , Kannur , Madayipara , 2.xii.2018 , C. Charesh . Distribution : India : Andhra Pradesh , Arunachal Pradesh , Assam , Chhattisgarh , Gujarat , Jharkhand , Kerala , Madhya Pradesh , Odisha , Punjab, Sikkim , Tamil Nadu , Tripura , Uttarakhand , Uttar Pradesh , West Bengal . Elsewhere : Australia ; Bangladesh ; Chagos Archipelago; China ; Egypt ; Eritrea ; Ethiopia ; French Polynesia ; Gilbert Island; Greece ; Indonesia ; Guam Island ; Iraq ; Italy ; Japan ; Lesser Sunda Island; Madagascar ; Malaysia ; Maldives ; Mascarenes; Misool; Mozambique ; Myanmar ; Nepal ; Philippines ; Seychelles islands; Singapore ; Socotra ; South Africa ; Sri Lanka ; Tanzania ; Taiwan ; Ternate ; Thailand ; Timor; United State; Vietnam ; Volcano Island; Yemen ( Pulawski, 2019 ).