taxonID	type	description	language	source
03A687DAFFB9FFDEFF7BD6E977D9FA3F.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Propodeum with U-shaped dorsal enclosure; both recurrent veins of fore wing received by second submarginal cell; spiracular groove absent; female without fore tarsal rake; tarsi with plantulae; body usually with yellow markings (Bohart & Menke 1976); clypeus of female apico-medially incised, with or without deep / shallow lateral incisions, followed by sublateral lobes (Figs 2, 11, 16, 21, 26, 33, 43, 52); clypeus of male apico-medially emarginate, with or without blunt lobes laterally (Figs 8, 31, 38, 49).	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFB9FFDEFF7BD6E977D9FA3F.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Widely distributed in temperate and tropical regions throughout the world (Pulawski 2021).	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFB9FFDEFF7BD6E977D9FA3F.taxon	biology_ecology	Prey. Spiders belonging to the families Anyphaenidae, Araneidae, Argiopidae, Clubionidae, Heteropodidae, Loxoscelidae, Mimetidae, Miturgidae, Oxyopidae, Philodromidae, Pholcidae, Salticidae, Selenopidae, Scytodidae, Theridiidae and Thomisidae (Camillo 2002; Fateryga & Kovblyuk 2014).	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFB9FFDEFF7BD6E977D9FA3F.taxon	discussion	(Adopted from van der Vecht & van Breugel (1968) and Hensen (1987 )) (Indian species S. neobilineatum Jha & Farooqi, S. paraintrudens Jha & Farooqui, and S. isaaci Jha & Farooqi are excluded due to lack of details in the descriptions; our efforts to locate the type material proved unsuccessful)	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFBAFFDFFF7BD7937642FE9A.taxon	discussion	Pulawski (2021) gives a list of the synonymy, which is not repeated here.	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFBAFFDFFF7BD7937642FE9A.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Frons distinctly pilose; pronotal collar dorsally with yellow band, pronotum side black; scutellum, metanotum and posterior surface of propodeum with yellow markings; mesepisternum dull, distinctly rugose between punctures, yellow mark below tegula; first tergum mostly yellow, and rest of metasomal segments and petiole black; fore and mid legs yellow: coxae, trochanter, base of femora black; hind leg black: tibiae with broad yellow ring at base, hind tarsi partly yellow.	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFBAFFDFFF7BD7937642FE9A.taxon	discussion	Note. As no specimens were seen during the present study, the above diagnosis has been based on published descriptions (F. Smith 1856; Bingham 1897; van der Vecht & van Breugel 1968; Schmidt – Egger 2005).	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFBAFFDFFF7BD7937642FE9A.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India (no specific locality). Elsewhere: Australia; Austria; Bangladesh; Belgium; Belize; Bermuda; Bulgaria; Canada; Canary island; Chile; Cook Island; Costa Rica; Croatia; Cuba; Czech Republic; Eritrea; France; French Polynesia; Fiji; Germany; Hungary; Iran; Italy; Jamaica; Japan; Korea; Luxembourg; Mariana Island; Marshall Island; Mexico; Netherland; New Caledonia; Nicaragua; Portugal; Puerto Rico; Samoa; Slovakia; Switzerland; Ukraine; United States of America; West Indies (Pulawski 2021).	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFBBFFDFFF7BD3007121F855.taxon	description	(Figs 1 – 9)	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFBBFFDFFF7BD3007121F855.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Female. Frons distinctly pilose, sculpture not visible due to pilosity; clypeus incised apico-medially, forming two lobes, yellowish brown macula on upper clypeal margin (Fig. 2); pronotal collar dorsally with yellowish brown band, medially notched; mesoscutum distinctly transversely striate; scutellum with longitudinal oblong striation; metanotum with faint transverse striation; propodeal enclosure transversely striate with shallow longitudinal depression medially, posterior surface of propodeum sometimes with small yellowish brown spot (Fig. 4); mesepisternum and propodeum side with fine striation, yellowish brown spot below tegula on upper mesopleuron (Fig. 5); metasoma black with fine setae (Fig. 6); petiole yellow or yellowish brown. Male. Similar to female. Variability. The specimens examined here differ in colour compared to the description of Hensen (1987). Maculae on upper clypeal margin; ventral surface of scape; and band on pronotum are yellowish brown rather than yellow as mentioned by Hensen.	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFBBFFDFFF7BD3007121F855.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. India: Andaman Islands: South Andaman Dist., Port Blair. 1 ♀, 4. iii. 2020, Coll. A. K Dubey, ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC / I. R. – INV. 15285. Bihar: Purnia Dist., 1 ♀, Date of collection unknown, Coll. Unknown, NZC Regd. No. 14890 / H 3. Delhi: North Delhi Dist., Delhi University Campus, 1 ♀, 15. viii. 1977, Coll. Anita, NZC Regd. No. 14891 / H 3. Goa: North Goa Dist., Salim Ali BS, 1 ♀, 14. v. 2018, Coll. P. Girish Kumar and Party, ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC / I. R. – INV. 14046. Himachal Pradesh: Kangra Dist., Kangra Valley, 1 ♀, March 1899, Coll. Dudgeon, NZC Regd. No. 14892 / H 3. Karnataka: Banglore Dist., G. K. V. K Dok, 1 ♀, Date of collection. unknown, Coll. N. K. K. Kumab, NZC Regd. No. 14893 / H 3; Shimoga Dist., Agumbe, 1 ♂, 27. xii. 2019, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC / I. R. – INV. 14047. Kerala: Ernakulam Dist., Thattekad BS, 1 ♀, 05. ii. 2017, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC / I. R. – INV. 8693; Kozhikode Dist., Nambikulam, 3 ♀, Aug. 2018 – May 2019, Coll. Sandra Lishikumar, ZSIK Regd. Nos. ZSI / WGRC / I. R. – INV. 12454 – 12456; Thiruvananthapuram Dist., Paruthippara, 1 ♀, 18. xi. 2018, Coll. N. V. Ayisha Mawadda, ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC / I. R. – INV. 14034; Kannur Dist., Aralam, 1 ♂, 16. iii. 2019, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC / I. R. – INV. 14035. Maharashtra: Satara Dist., Panchgani, 1 ♀ and 1 ♂, Date of collection unknown, Coll. E. Flatter and J. Fernandez, NZC Regd. Nos. 14894 / H 3 and 14895 / H 3. Odisha: Mayurbhanj Dist., Burrapani, 1 ♀, 06. iv. 1923, R. P. Mullins, NZC Regd. No. 14896 / H 3; Keonjhar Dist., Jajpur Road Temple, 1 ♀, 19. viii. 1972, S. K. Mitra and Party, NZC Regd. No. 14897 / H 3. Punjab: Jalandhar Dist., 2 ♀, 05. iv. 1905, Coll. Unknown, NZC Regd. Nos. 14898 / H 3 and 14899 / H 3. Sikkim: 1 ♀, August 1897, Coll. Dudgeon, NZC Regd. No. 14900 / H 3. Tamil Nadu: Cuddalore Dist., Pichavaram Mangrove Island, 1 ♀, 29. i. 1981, Coll. M. Srinivas and Party, NZC Regd. No. 14901 / H 3. Uttarakhand: Dehradun Dist., Sahastra Dhara Hills, 1 ♀, 24.6.1964, Coll. R. K. Bhatnagar, NZC Regd. No. 14902 / H 3; Dehradun Dist., Mussorie, 1 ♀, 29. v. 1965, Coll. T. D. Soota, NZC Regd. No. 15626 / H 3; Dehradun Dist., Kalsi, 5 ♂, Coll. P. Girish Kumar; 18. vii. 2019, ZSIK Regd. Nos. ZSI / WGRC / I. R. – INV. 14039 – 14043. Uttar Pradesh: Bareilly Dist., 1 ♀, 01. ix. 1905, Coll. Brunetti, NZC Regd. No. 14903 / H 3. West Bengal: Kolkata, Southern Avenue, 1 ♀ and 7 ♂, 26. vii. 2011 and 04. iv. 2012, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, NZC Regd. Nos. 14904 / H 3 – 14908 / H 3 and 14910 / H 3 – 14912 / H 3; Nadia Dist., Chakdah, 1 ♀, 10. x. 2012, C. R. Satpati and Party, NZC Regd. No. 14909 / H 3.	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFBBFFDFFF7BD3007121F855.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India: Andaman Islands (new union territory record), Assam, Bihar, Delhi (new state record), Goa (new state record), Himachal Pradesh (new state record), Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Odisha, Pondicherry, Punjab (new state record), Sikkim (new state record), Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand (new state record), Uttar Pradesh (new state record), West Bengal. Elsewhere: Bangladesh; Cambodia; Laos; Malaysia; Myanmar; Sri Lanka; Thailand (Hensen 1987; Dollfuss 2016; Pulawski 2021).	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFBDFFD9FF7BD2F970E1FB5E.taxon	description	(Figs 10 – 14)	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFBDFFD9FF7BD2F970E1FB5E.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Female. Frons distictly pilose, upper frons rugulose to inconspicuously striate punctate, sculpture on remaining frons not visible due to pilosity; clypeus apico-medially produced with median incision forming two lobes, yellow macula on upper clypeal margin (Fig. 11); pronotal collar dorsally with yellow band, medially notched; mesoscutum with irregular rugulose striae; scutellum with longitudinal oblong striae and distinct punctures, broad yellow patch antero – medially; metanotum irregularly rugulose; propodeal enclosure ruguloso-striate with shallow depression in middle, large yellow spot on posterior region of propodeum (Fig 12); mesepisternum finely striate to alveolate, coarsely punctate towards posterior region, yellow mark below tegula; propodeum side with rugulose striae (Fig. 13); metasoma with yellowish brown band on terga (Fig. 14); petiole black. Male. Not seen in the present study. Similar to female except for petiole little longer (Hensen 1987). Variability. Band on pronotum; patch on antero – median scutellum; large spot on posterior surface of propodeum are reddish brown in some female specimens examined here.	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFBDFFD9FF7BD2F970E1FB5E.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. India: Himachal Pradesh: Chamba Dist., Khajjiar, 1 ♀, 26. vi. 2012, Coll. D. Banerjee and Party, NZC Regd. No. 15580 / H 3; Kangra Dist., Kangra Valley, 6 ♀, May 1899, Coll. Dudgeon, NZC Regd. Nos. 15610 / H 3 – 15616 / H 3; Shimla Dist., 1 ♀, viii. 1925, Coll. B. C. Chopra, NZC Regd. No. 15617 / H 3; Chamba Dist., Khajjiar, 1 ♀, 29. vi. 1965, Coll. D. Ram, NZC Regd. No. 15618 / H 3. Jammu and Kashmir: N-W Himalayas, 1 ♀, 1915, H. T. Pease, NZC Regd. No. 15619 / H 3; Srinagar Dist., Pari Mahal, 1 ♀, 10. x. 2020, Coll. A. H. Sheikh, ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC / I. R. – INV. 17126. Uttarakhand: Nainital Dist., Nainital, 2 ♀, 1908, Coll. R. E. Lloyd, NZC Regd. Nos. 15579 / H 3 and 15620 / H 3; Dehradun Dist., Mussorie, 3 ♀, 20. v. 1905 and 20. vi. 1906, Coll. Brunetti, NZC Regd. Nos. 15621 / H 3 – 15623 / H 3.	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFBDFFD9FF7BD2F970E1FB5E.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India: Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Nagaland, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh. Elsewhere: Afghanistan; Argentina; Austria; Belarus; Belgium; Bulgaria; Chile; Croatia; Czech Republic; France; French Polynesia; Georgia; Germany; Greece; Hungary; Iraq; Italy; Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Lithuania; Montenegro; Nepal; Netherland; Pakistan; Poland; Portugal; Russia; Serbia; Slovakia; Slovenia; Spain; Switzerland; Tajikistan; Turkey; Ukraine; Uzbekistan (Pulawski 2021).	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFBDFFD9FF7BD7457004F813.taxon	materials_examined	Pelopoeus deformis F. Smith, 1856: 231, ♀. Lectotype: ♀, North China: no specific locality (BMNH), designated by Hensen, 1987: 238. Sceliphron deforme taiwanum Tsuneki, 1971: 6, ♀, ♂. Holotype: ♀, Taiwan: Taitung Prefecture: Chulu (originally K. Tsuneki coll., now USNM). Synonymized with Sceliphron deforme deforme by Hensen, 1987: 238.	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFBDFFD9FF7BD7457004F813.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Female. Frons distinctly pilose; clypeus apico-medially incised without lateral incisions (c. f. Figs 33 & 34 of Hensen (1987: 229 )); pronotal collar and scutellum with yellow markings; mesoscutum and propodeum transversely striate; propodeum with large basal spots and sometimes with pair of spot at apex of dorsal enclosure; metasoma with reddish yellow band on all terga. Male. Darker than the female, yellow markings less developed: clypeus often with pair of small spots; basal propodeal spots and bands on terga usually reduced, sometimes nearly absent.	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFBDFFD9FF7BD7457004F813.taxon	discussion	Note. As no specimens were seen during the present study, the above diagnosis has been based on the published descriptions of the species (F. Smith 1856; Tsuneki 1971; Hensen 1987).	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFBDFFD9FF7BD7457004F813.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India: Assam. Elsewhere: China (including Hong Kong); France; Japan; Kazakhstan; Korea; Laos; Mongolia; Montenegro; Myanmar; Philippines; Russia; Tajikistan; Taiwan; Thailand; Vietnam (Barthélémy 2014; Dollfuss 2016; Pulawski 2021).	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFB0FFD4FF7BD2F970B7F9FE.taxon	description	(Figs 15 – 19)	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFB0FFD4FF7BD2F970B7F9FE.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Female. Frons distictly pilose, upper frons rugulose to weakly striate, sculpture on remaining frons not visible due to pilosity; clypeus apico-medially produced with median incision forming two lobes; pale yellowish brown macula on upper clypeal margin (Fig. 16); pronotal collar dorsally with broad pale yellowish brown band, medially notched; mesoscutum transversely striate; scutellum with longitudinal oblong striations and punctures, broad pale yellowish patch antero – medially; metanotum faintly and transversely striate; propodeal enclosure transversely striate, with shallow depression in middle, basal propodeal spots (on each side), pair of small spots at apex of dorsal enclosure and large mark at posterior surface of propodeum pale yellowish brown (Fig. 17); mesepisternum and propodeum side with fine striation, pale yellowish brown mark below tegula (Fig. 18); metasoma with first and second tergum mostly reddish brown to deep brown, paler on posterior margin of remaining terga (Fig. 19); petiole black. Male. Not seen during the present study. Colouration similar to female or at most reduced: clypeus with pair of small yellow spots or completely black; yellow spots at base of propodeum small or absent; metasoma with narrow yellow bands on fourth to sixth tergum, those on second and third reduced or absent (Hensen 1987). Variability. The female specimens examined here differ in colour from the description of Bingham (1897). Macula on upper clypeal margin; band on pronotum; antero – median patch on scutellum; pair of spots at apex of dorsal enclosure and large mark on posterior surface of propodeum are pale yellowish brown in the specimens examined, while yellow according to Bingham.	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFB0FFD4FF7BD2F970B7F9FE.taxon	materials_examined	Material Examined. India: Arunachal Pradesh: Papumpare Dist., Itanagar, Shanke Valley, 2 ♀, 08. vii. 2002, Coll. P. T. Bhutia and Party, NZC Regd. Nos. 15555 / H 3 – 15556 / H 3; Papumpare Dist., Tipi, 1 ♀, 03. v. 1966, Coll. A. N. T. Joseph, NZC Regd. No. 15557 / H 3. Assam: Kamrup Dist., Manas, Kahitama, 1 ♀, 24. iv. 1986, S. S. Saha and Party, NZC Regd. No. 15558 / H 3. Meghalaya: East Garo Hills Dist., Songsok, 5 ♀, 05. v. 1979, Coll. J. K. Jonathan and Party, NZC Regd. Nos. 15559 / H 3 – 15563 / H 3; East Garo Hills Dist., Dainadubi, 1 ♀, 08. v. 1979, Coll. J. K. Jonathan and Party, NZC Regd. No. 15564 / H 3; East Garo Hills Dist., Williamnagar, 1 ♀, 27. v. 1990, Coll. M. S. Shisodia and Party, NZC Regd. No. 15567 / H 3; West Garo Hills Dist., Bhaitbari, 1 ♀, 06. iv. 1973, Coll. S. Biswas and Party, NZC Regd. No. 15568 / H 3; West Garo Hills Dist., Anugiri, 1 ♀, 20. iv. 1991, Coll. B. C Das and Party, NZC Regd. No. 15569 / H 3. Manipur: Thoubal Dist., Thoubal, 1 ♀, 21. viii. 1922, Coll. Unknown, NZC Regd. No. 15569 / H 3. Tripura: Unakoti Dist., Kailashahar, 1 ♀, 28. v. 1978, Coll. J. K. Jonathan and Party, NZC Regd. No. 15571 / H 3. West Bengal: Darjeeling Dist., Siliguri, 2 ♀, 06. iv. 1973, Coll. N. S. Sharma and Party, NZC Regd. Nos. 15572 / H 3 and 15573 / H 3; Darjeeling Dist., Singla, 2 ♀, Date of Collection. unknown, Coll. Lord Carmichael, NZC Regd. Nos. 15574 / H 3 and 15575 / H 3.	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFB0FFD4FF7BD2F970B7F9FE.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India: Arunachal Pradesh (new state record), Assam (new state record), Manipur (new state record), Meghalaya, Sikkim, Tripura (new state record), Uttarakhand, West Bengal. Elsewhere: Australia; Bangladesh; Myanmar; Tanzania (Bingham 1897; Pulawski 2021).	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFB0FFD5FF7BD4A57312FD2E.taxon	description	(Figs 20 – 24)	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFB0FFD5FF7BD4A57312FD2E.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Female. Frons pilose, distinctly punctate; clypeus apico – medially produced with median incision forming two lobes, these lobes followed by lateral incisions forming blunt lobes sublaterally (Fig. 21); pronotal collar finely punctate with notch in middle; mesoscutum with more or less distinct, fine close striation, anteriorly almost transversely striate, becoming oblique posteriorly; scutellum and metanotum with longitudinal oblong striation; metanotum with broad yellowish brown band (Fig. 22); propodeal enclosure with wavy striation, medially with shallow depression; mesepisternum shiny, with close and coarse fine punctures; propodeum side with distinct striation and punctures in interstices (Fig. 23); metasoma black (Fig. 24); tegula and petiole yellowish brown. Male. Not seen during the present study. Similar to female in most aspects (Kohl 1918). Variability. The female specimens examined here differ in colour compared to the description of Schmid – Egger (2005). Tegula, band on metanotum, petiole, parts of legs are yellowish brown in the specimens examined, while lemon yellow according to Schmid – Egger.	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFB0FFD5FF7BD4A57312FD2E.taxon	materials_examined	Material Examined. India: Himachal Pradesh: Shimla Dist., 1 ♀, May 1971, Coll. Unknown, ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC / I. R. – INV. 14897.	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFB0FFD5FF7BD4A57312FD2E.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India (new country record): Himachal Pradesh. Elsewhere: Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Austria; Bulgaria; China; Croatia; Czech Republic; France; Germany; Greece; Hungary; Iran; Iraq; Israel; Italy; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Macedonia; Montenegro; Morrocco; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Russia; Serbia; Slovakia; Slovenia; Spain; Switzerland; Syria; Tajikistan; Tunisia; Turkey; Turkmenistan; Ukraine; Uzbekistan (Pulawski 2021).	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFB1FFD5FF7BD0947694FAE4.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Female. Frons distinctly pilose; clypeus apico-medially incised with lateral incisions (see Fig. 103 of Hensen (1987: 250 )); pronotal collar with yellow band; mesoscutum and propodeum transversely striate; scutellum with yellow patch; basal spot on each side of propodum, large one posteriorly and two oblong large spots in middle, yellow; metasoma with first, fourth (more or less), fifth, and sixth terga and petiole yellow (see Fig. 86 of Hensen (1987: 245 )). Male. Second tergum black, or with strongly reduced band; sterna usually black; petiole and antennal scape yellow; petiole a little longer than in female. Note. No specimens were seen during the present study, so the above diagnosis has been based on the published descriptions (F. Smith 1856; Kohl 1918; Hensen 1987).	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFB1FFD5FF7BD0947694FAE4.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India: Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh. Elsewhere: Australia; China; Indonesia; Japan; Myanmar; New Guinea (Kundu et al. 2006; Pulawski 2021).	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFB1FFD5FF7BD7DB7115F8F2.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Female. Frons distinctly pilose; clypeus incised medially; mesoscutum and propodeum transversely striate; scutellum and metanotum longitudinally striate; mesepisternum more or less coarsely punctate; metasoma smooth and shining; petiole pale yellow. Male. Similar to female except smaller in size (F. Smith 1858; van der Vecht & van Breugel 1968). Note. No specimens were seen during the present study, hence the above diagnosis has been based on the published descriptions (F. Smith 1858; Bingham 1897; van der Vecht & van Breugel 1968).	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFB1FFD5FF7BD7DB7115F8F2.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India: Sikkim, Meghalaya. Elsewhere: Indonesia; Malaysia; Maldives; Myanmar; Sri Lanka; Thailand; Vietnam (Jonathan & Kundu 2003; Pulawski 2021).	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFB3FFD7FF7BD2F97396FD44.taxon	materials_examined	Pelopaeus javanus Lepeletier 1845: 309, ♀ (as Javanus, incorrect original capitalization). Holotype: ♀, Indonesia: Java: no specific locality (originally Audinet-Serville coll., now M. Spinola collection (MRSN )).	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFB3FFD7FF7BD2F97396FD44.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Female. Mesoscutum more or less distinctly striate, but striae not sharply defined; scutellum longitudinally striate; propodeum transversely striate with shallow depression medially; second submarginal cell anteriorly narrower than third; petiole equal to length of hind tibia; hind tibia black; hind femur yellow with usually ill defined fuscous mark at apex above; fore and mid femora black, brownish at apex; fore and mid tibiae orange yellow to pale brown. Male. Similar to female except for petiole little longer (Bingham, 1897).	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFB3FFD7FF7BD2F97396FD44.taxon	discussion	Note. No specimens were seen during the present study, so the above diagnosis has been based on the published descriptions (Bingham 1897; van der Vecht & van Breugel 1968).	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFB3FFD7FF7BD2F97396FD44.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India: Arunachal Pradesh, Kerala, Sikkim, West Bengal. Elsewhere: Cambodia; China; Indonesia; Japan; Laos; Malaysia; Myanmar; Nepal; Sri Lanka; Thailand; Vietnam (Barthélémy 2014; Dollfuss 2016; Kundu et al. 2006; Pulawski 2021).	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFB3FFD7FF7BD17B70E5F903.taxon	description	(Figs 25 – 31)	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFB3FFD7FF7BD17B70E5F903.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Female. Frons distinctly pilose, sculpture not clearly visible due to pilosity; clypeus apico – medially produced with median incision forming two lobes, these two lobes followed by lateral incisions forming blunt lobes sublaterally (Fig. 26); pronotal collar finely punctate with mesal notch; mesoscutum with more or less distinct fine close striation, anteriorly almost transversely striate, striae becoming oblique posteriorly; scutellum and metanotum with longitudinal oblong striation; propodeal enclosure with wavy striation, medially with shallow depression (Fig. 28); mesepisternum shiny with fine punctation; propodeum side with distinct striation and punctures in interstices (Fig. 29); metasoma black with fine setae (Fig. 30); tegula black; petiole yellow. Male. Similar to female.	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFB3FFD7FF7BD17B70E5F903.taxon	materials_examined	Material Examined. India: Meghalaya: West Garo hills Dist., Tura, 1 ♀, 15. vi. 1915, Coll. S. K. Kemp, NZC Regd. No. 15658 / H 3. Odisha: Mayurbhanj Dist., Magshani, 1 ♀, 19. iii. 1973, Coll. S. K. Gupta and Party, NZC Regd. No. 15653 / H 3; Mayurbhanj Dist., Astic, Baripada, 1 ♀, 21. iii. 1973, Coll. S. K. Gupta and Party, NZC Regd. No. 15654 / H 3; Mayurbhanj Dist., Burrapani, 2 ♀, 06. iv. 1923, Coll. R. P. Mullins, NZC Regd. Nos. 15655 / H 3 and 15656 / H 3. Kerala: Idukki Dist., Periyar, 1 ♀, 01. iii. 1981, Coll. R. S. Pillai and Party, NZC Regd. No. 15657 / H 3; Kozhikode Dist., Kottooli wetland, 1 ♀, 08. v – 20. vi. 2017, Coll. Anisha and Party, ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC / I. R. – INV. 10006; Kannur Dist., Kannapuram mangrooves, 13 - 14. v. 2018, 1 ♂, Coll. C. Charesh, ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC / I. R. – INV. 11436.	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFB3FFD7FF7BD17B70E5F903.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India: Kerala, Maharashtra, Meghalaya (new state record), Odisha (new state record), Pondicherry, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal. Elsewhere: Bangladesh; Indonesia; Sri Lanka (van der Vecht & van Breugel 1968; Bohart & Menke 1976; Pulawski 2021).	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFB3FFD1FF7BD4B870F4FEE2.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Mesoscutum more or less distinctly striate, but striae not sharply defined; scutellum longitudinally striate; second submarginal cell anteriorly as a rule narrower than third; petiole distinctly longer than hind tibia; at least apical third of hind femur black, dark area rather sharply separated from basal yellow part. According to Kohl (1918), S. javanum petiolare Kohl is similar to S. javanum javanum (Lepeletier) in general sculpture. Note. No specimens were seen during the present study, so the above diagnosis has been based on the published descriptions (Kohl 1918; van der Vecht & van Breugel 1968).	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFB3FFD1FF7BD4B870F4FEE2.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India (no specific locality). Elsewhere: Indonesia; Malaysia; Myanmar; Thailand; Vietnam (van der Vecht & van Breugel 1968; Pulawski 2021).	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFB5FFD1FF7BD3D873EAFBD4.taxon	description	(Figs 32 – 36)	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFB5FFD1FF7BD3D873EAFBD4.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Female. Similar to S. madraspatanum madraspatanum (Fabricius) in general morphology and colouration except pronotum and metanotum entirely black (Fig. 34). Male. Similar to female.	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFB5FFD1FF7BD3D873EAFBD4.taxon	materials_examined	Material Examined. India: Andaman and Nicobor Island, 1 ♀ and 1 ♂, Date of Collection unknown, Coll. Unknown, NZC Regd. Nos. 15504 / H 3 and 15505 / H 3; South Andaman Dist., Aberdeen, 1 ♀ and 1 ♂, 19. vi. 1935, Coll. H. S. Rao, NZC Regd. No. 15502 / H 3 and 15506 / H 3; Nicobar Dist., Swarup Nullah, 1 ♀ and 1 ♂, 21. vii. 1984, Coll. S. S. Saha and Party, NZC Regd. Nos. 15503 / H 3 and 15507 / H 3; South Andaman Dist., Viper Island, 1 ♀, 28. viii. 1928, Coll. R. B. S. Sewell, NZC Regd. No. 15508 / H 3; Nicobar Dist., Campbell, 1 ♀, 07. xii. 2010, Coll. E. E. Jehamalar, NZC Regd. Nos. 15509 / H 3 – 15511 / H 3; South Andaman Dist., Port Blair, 1 ♀, 15. ii. 1915, Coll. Kewp, NZC Regd. No. 15512 / H 3. Arunachal Pradesh: West Siang Dist., Basar, 1 ♀, 31. x. 1966, Coll. S. K. T and G. S. A, NZC Regd. No. 15530 / H 3. Odisha: Koraput Dist., Jagannath Sagar, Jaypore, 2 ♂, 16. ii. 1972, Coll. K. V. S. Rao and Party, NZC Regd. No. 15513 / H 3 and 15514 / H 3.	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFB5FFD1FF7BD3D873EAFBD4.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh (new state record), Odisha (new state record) (Pulawski 2021).	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFB5FFD1FF7BD6CB7178F8F8.taxon	description	(Figs 37 – 41)	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFB5FFD1FF7BD6CB7178F8F8.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Female. Similar to S. madraspatanum madraspatanum (Fabricius) in general morphology and colouration except distinct yellow mark below tegula (Fig. 40); scutellum with large yellow spot (Fig. 39). Male. Similar to female.	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFB5FFD1FF7BD6CB7178F8F8.taxon	materials_examined	Material Examined. India: Bihar: Bhojpur Dist., Arrha, 1 ♀, 10. xii. 2012, Coll. B. K. Singh, NZC Regd. No. 15538 / H 3. Chhattishgarh: Kabirdham Dist., Chilpi, 1 ♂, 09. vi. 2012, NZC Regd. No. 15539 / H 3. Jharkhand: Singbhum Dist., Chotonagpur, Manoharpur, 1 ♀ and 3 ♂, 26. ii. 1954 and 24. ii. 1954, Coll. A. P. Kapur, NZC Regd. Nos. 15533 / H 3 – 15534 / H 3, 15535 / H 3 and 15536 / H 3; Manoharpur, 1 ♀, 27. ii. 1954, Coll. A. P. Kapur, NZC Regd. No. 15537 / H 3. Maharashtra: Thanae Dist., Kalyan East, 23. iii. 2019, 1 ♂, Coll. C. Charesh, ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC / I. R. – INV. 14881. Odisha: Ganjam Dist., Chilka Lake, 1 ♀, Date of Collection. unknown, Coll. Annandale, NZC Regd. No. 15540 / H 3. Kerala: Kollam Dist., Sasthamkotta, 1 ♂, 26. ix. 2017 Coll. P. Girish Kumar, ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC / I. R. – INV. 10147. Uttar Pradesh: Sitapur Dist., Laharpur, 1 ♂, 24. ix. 2006, Coll. M. Sil and Party, NZC Regd. No. 15531 / H 3; Sitapur Dist., Gangaganj, 1 ♂, 22. ix. 2006, Coll. M. Sil and Party, NZC Regd. No. 15532 / H 3.	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFB5FFD1FF7BD6CB7178F8F8.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India (new country record): Bihar, Chhattishgarh, Jharkhand, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh. Elsewhere: China; Japan; Taiwan (Pulawski 2021).	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFA8FFCDFF7BD2F9770FFDBA.taxon	description	(Figs 42 – 50)	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFA8FFCDFF7BD2F9770FFDBA.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Female. Frons distinctly pilose, sculpture not visible due to pilosity; clypeus apico-medially with median incision separating two lobes, these two lobes followed by lateral incisions forming blunt lobes sublaterally (Fig. 43); pronotal collar dorsally with broad yellow band, medially deeply notched; mesonotum almost transversely striate, striae becoming oblique posteriorly, striation bold and more distinct than in S. javanum nalandicum; scutellum with longitudinal oblong striation; metanotum with broad yellow band and fine punctures; propodeal enclosure with wavy striation and shallow depression in middle (Fig. 45); mesepisternum shiny with fine punctures; propodeum side with striation and punctures in interstices (Fig. 46); metasoma black with fine setae (Fig. 47); petiole yellow. Male. Similar to female.	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFA8FFCDFF7BD2F9770FFDBA.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. India: Assam: Cachar Dist., Dehangi; 1 ♀, 23. v. 1979, Coll. S. B. Roy and Party, NZC Regd. No. 15047 / H 3; Dhubri Dist., 1 ♀ and 2 ♂, 30. v. 1966, Coll. A. N. T. Joseph, NZC Regd. Nos. 15048 / H 3 and 15052 / H 3 – 15043 / H 3. Andhra Pradesh: 1 ♂, 15. x. 1998, Coll. S. K. Mandal and party, NZC Regd. No. 15056 / H 3. Arunachal Pradesh: East Siang Dist., Ruehin, 1 ♂, 25. ix. 2002, Coll. M. Sil and Party, NZC Regd. No. 15057 / H 3; West Siang Dist., Kambang, 1 ♀, 14. x. 1966, Coll. S. K. T and G. S. A, NZC Regd. No. 15067 / H 3. Bihar: Purnia Dist., 2 ♀, Date of Collection unknown, Coll. Unknown, NZC Regd. Nos. 15081 / H 3 and 15082 / H 3; Saran Dist., Siripur, 1 ♀, 26. ix. 1910, Coll. Unknown, NZC Regd. No. 15472 / H 3. Chhatisgarh: Bastar Dist., Sonpur, 1 ♀ and 1 ♂, 01. i. 1981, Coll. S. S. Saha and Party, NZC Regd. Nos. 15084 / H 3 and 15085 / H 3; Jashpur Dist., Badalkhol, 4 ♀, 25. v. 2012, Coll. A. Raha and Party, NZC Regd. Nos. 15316 / H 3 – 15319 / H 3. Jharkhand: West Singbhum Dist., Chotanagpur, Manoharpur, 12 ♀ and 6 ♂, 24. ii. 1954, 26. ii. 1954, 27. ii. 1954, Coll. A. P. Kapur, NZC Regd. Nos. 15326 / H 3 – 15332 / H 3, 15333 / H 3 – 15341 / H 3 and 15342 / H 3 – 15343 / H 3; Hazaribagh Dist., 1 ♀, 13. vi. 1994, Coll. A. K. Sanyal and Party, NZC Regd. No. 15344 / H 3. Himachal Pradesh: Shimla Dist., Tatta Pani, 1 ♂, 18. ix. 1969, Coll. O. B. Chhotany and Party, NZC Regd. No. 15351 / H 3; Kangra Dist., Kangra Valley, 1 ♀, Date of Collection unknown, Coll. Dudgeon, NZC Regd. No. 15352 / H 3. Karnataka: Bangalore Dist., Bangalore, 1 ♂, Date of Collection unknown, Coll. Unknown, NZC Regd. No. 15353 / H 3; Chikmagalore Dist., Mudigere, 1 ♂, 30. xii. 1980, Coll. S. K. Gupta and Party, NZC Regd. No. 15366 / H 3. Kerala: Kozhikode Dist., Kizhakkoth, Valiyaparamba, 1 ♀, 15. ii. 2016, Coll. T. P. Dijila, ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC / I. R. – INV. 7225; Ernakulam Dist., Thattekkad BS, Kolumba, 1 ♀, 20. ix. 2016, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC / I. R. – INV. 7865; Thiruvananthapuram Dist., Karyavattom, Kerala University Campus, 2 ♀ and 1 ♂, 27. ix. 2019, Coll. S. Anagha, ZSIK Regd. Nos. ZSI / WGRC / I. R. – INV. 14870 – 14872. Maharashtra: Kohlapur Dist., Rankala, 1 ♀ and 1 ♂, 06. iv. 2005, Coll. R. Babu and Party, NZC Regd. Nos. 15370 / H 3 and 15371 / H 3; Amrabati Dist., Melghat, 1 ♂, 22. ix. 2007, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, NZC Regd. No. 15372 / H 3; Pune Dist., Khandala, Western Ghat, 1 ♂, 24. i. 1966, Coll. M. S. Mani, NZC Regd. No. 15373 / H 3. Madhya Pradesh: Mandsaur Dist., 1 ♂, 11. v. 1975, Coll. S. K. Gupta and Party, NZC Regd. No. 15377 / H 3. Manipur: Bishnupur Dist., Lamjo, 1 ♂, 22. v. 1993, Coll. B. Mitra and Party, NZC Regd. No. 15377 / H 3; 16 Mile north of Imphal on Dimapur road, 1 ♀, 20. ix. 1945, Coll. M. L. Roonwal, NZC Regd. No. 15381 / H 3. Meghalaya: East Garo Hills Dist., Sonsak 1 ♀, 22. xi. 1975, Coll. N. Muraleedharan and Party, NZC Regd. No. 15382 / H 3; East Garo Hills Dist., Dainadubi, 1 ♀ and 2 ♂, 08. v. 1979, Coll. S. B. Roy and Party, NZC Regd. Nos. 15383 / H 3 – 15385 / H 3. Odisha: Mayurbhanj Dist., Bahadurpur, 1 ♂, 13. ix. 1972, Coll. K. Rai and Party, NZC Regd. No. 15388 / H 3; Cuttack Dist., Biological Park, 1 ♀, 22. iii. 1974, R. K. Kakkar and Party, NZC Regd. No. 15389 / H 3. Sikkim: South Sikkim Dist., Jorethang, 2 ♀ and 3 ♂, 11. iv. 1994, Coll. P. H. Roy and Party, NZC Regd. Nos. 15392 / H 3 – 15395 / H 3, 15401 / H 3. Uttarakhand: Pithoragarh Dist., Pacholi, 1 ♀, 22. ix. 2004, Coll. B. Mitra and Party, NZC Regd. No. 15406 / H 3; Nainital Dist., Kota, 1 ♀, 05. v. 1908, Coll. R. H., NZC Regd. No. 15407 / H 3. Uttar Pradesh: Azamgarh Dist., Jamalpur, 7 ♀ and 3 ♂, 02. v. 1981, Coll. T. R. Mitra and Party, NZC Regd. Nos. 15409 / H 3 – 15418 / H 3; Junpur Dist., Gujartal, 1 ♂, 25. xi. 2000, Coll. M. Prasad and Party, NZC Regd. No. 15424 / H 3. Tamil Nadu: Tirunelveli Dist., Manimuthar dam site, 2 ♀, 01. x. 2018, Coll. P. Girish Kumar and Party, ZSIK Regd. Nos. ZSI / WGRC / I. R. – INV. 14873 and 14874; Tenkasi Dist., Ukkonam, 1 ♂, 27. vii. 2019, Coll. B. H. C. K. Murthy and Party, ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC / I. R. – INV. 14876. Telengana: Ranga Reddy Dist., Rajendra Nagar, 1 ♂, 24 – 25. x. 2016, Coll. P. Girish Kumar and Party, ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC / I. R. – INV. 14877. Tripura: North Tripura Dist., Dharamnagar, 1 ♀ and 7 ♂ 01. vi. 1978 and 24. v. 1978, Coll. J. K. Jonathan and Party, NZC Regd. Nos. 15434 / H – 15439 / H 3 and 15440 / H 3 – 15441 / H 3. West Bengal: Kolkata Dist., 2 ♀, 26. vii. 1907, Coll. Unknown, NZC Regd. Nos. 15442 / H 3 and 15448 / H 3; Kolkata Dist., 1 ♀, Date of Collection unknown, Coll. Unknown, NZC Regd. No. 15445 / H 3; South 24 Parganas Dist., Herobhanga, 1 ♀ and 1 ♂ and, 19. iv. 1986, Coll. B. N. Das and Party, NZC Regd. Nos. 15452 / H 3 and 15467 / H 3.	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFA8FFCDFF7BD2F9770FFDBA.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand (new state record), Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharastra, Manipur (new state record), Meghalaya, Odisha, Pondichery, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura (new state record), Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal. Elsewhere: Afganisthan; Arabia; Bangladesh; Bulgaria; Cambodia; China; Croatia; Democratic Republic of Congo; France; Greece; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; Italy; Japan; Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Laos; Madagascar; Malaysia; Maldives; Montenegro; Myanmar; Nepal; Oman; Pakistan; Philippines; Russia; Spain; Sri Lanka; Syria; Taiwan; Tajikistan; Thiland; Turkey; Turkmenistan; United Arab Emirates; Ukraine; Uzbekistan; Vietnam (van der Vecht & van Breugel 1968; Jonathan & Kundu 2003; Kundu et al. 2006; Pulawski 2021).	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFA9FFCDFF7BD0E170B6FB38.taxon	description	(Figs. 51 – 55)	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFA9FFCDFF7BD0E170B6FB38.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Female. Similar to S. madraspatanum madraspatanum (Fabricius) in general morphology and colouration except propodeal dorsum with large yellow marks, confluent with large yellow mark on apex; scutellum with large yellow spot (Fig. 53); distinct yellow mark below tegula (Fig. 54). Male. Similar to female.	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFA9FFCDFF7BD0E170B6FB38.taxon	materials_examined	Material Examined. India: Rajasthan, Pali Dist., Thar desert, Bhandari, 1 ♀, 28. iii. 2019, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC / I. R. – INV. 14878; Jodhpur Dist., Thar desert, Kailana Lakeside, 1 ♂, 18. xi. 2013, Coll. Gaurav Sharma and party, ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC / I. R. – INV. 14879. Uttar Pradesh; Ghaziabad Dist., Salarpur Kalan, 1 ♀, 06. vi. 1989, Coll. M. S. Shishodia and party, ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI / WGRC / I. R. – INV. 14880.	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFA9FFCDFF7BD0E170B6FB38.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India: Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan (new state record), Uttar Pradesh (new state record), West Bengal. Elsewhere: Afghanistan; Iran; Oman; Pakistan; Qatar; Turkmenistan; United Arab Emirates (van der Vecht & van Breugel 1968; Gadallah 2020; Pulawski 2021).	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFA9FFCDFF7BD77F7084F8FD.taxon	materials_examined	Sceliphron pulchellum Gussakovskij, 1933: 275, ♂. Holotype: ♀, Iran: Bushire, now Bushehr (ZIN). As Sceliphron rectum pulchellum: Hensen, 1987: 226 (new status).	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFA9FFCDFF7BD77F7084F8FD.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Female. Clypeus apico-medially incised, without lateral incisions (see Fig. 12 of Hensen (1987: 223); metanotum with broad yellow band; propodeum with yellow basal spots and very large terminal yellow mark confluent with pair of spots in dorsal enclosure; legs yellow except basal third of femora and hind tibia black; first tergum with large yellow markings; petiole in lateral view nearly straight. Male. Similar to female except additional yellow spot on all coxae; first tergum nearly entirely yellow, third to seventh terga with yellow apical bands. Hensen (1987) notes that the third and fourth terga are black in specimens from India and Pakistan.	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFA9FFCDFF7BD77F7084F8FD.taxon	discussion	Note: No specimens were seen during the present study, so the above diagnosis has been based on the description by Hensen (1987).	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFA9FFCDFF7BD77F7084F8FD.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India: Bihar, Gujarat. Elsewhere: Iran; Iraq; Oman; Pakistan; Russia; United Arab Emirates (Hensen, 1987; Gadallah, 2020; Pulawski, 2021).	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFACFFC8FF7BD6417663FA6E.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Female. Frons with fine longitudinal diverging striation mixed with punctures; clypeus apico-medially incised with lateral incisions (see Fig. 5 of Jha & Farooqi (1995: 14 )); pronotal collar notched in middle, transversely finely striate, side punctate; mesoscutum finely striate, transverse anteriorly and oblique posteriorly; scutellum longitudinally striate; metanotum with fine sparse punctuation; propodeal enclosure with longitudinal depression in middle; mesopleuron punctate; petiole yellow. Male. Resembles female in general morphology, clypeus similar as in pictum but lobes more pronounced (See Fig. 4 of Jha & Farooqi (1995: 14 )); lobes of collar more pronounced with front surface rather densely striate; metanotum narrow, longitudinally and roughly striate; petiole longer than in female.	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFACFFC8FF7BD6417663FA6E.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India: Andaman Islands (Jha & Farooqi 1995; Pulawski 2021).	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFACFFC8FF7BD45571E6F87C.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Female. Frons with fine striation diverging from ocellar region; clypeus apico-medially incised, without lateral incisions (see Fig. 10 of Jha & Farooqi (1995: 18 )); pronotal collar with yellow band, transversely striate and finely pitted anteriorly; mesoscutum with regular transverse striation; scutellum and top of metanotum yellow, scutellum longitudinally and metanotum transversely striate; propodeal enclosure transversely striate, with narrow longitudinal furrow in middle, posterior half of propodeum yellow except along median line; mesopleuron striate and punctate; petiole, anterior half of first metasomal tergum sub-apically and sub- basally yellow. Male. Striation on mesoscutum posteriorly usually circular; mesopleural striation broken and distantly placed; petiole longer than in female.	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFACFFC8FF7BD45571E6F87C.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India: Bihar (Jha & Farooqi 1995; Pulawski 2021).	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFACFFC8FF7BD2F973D1FDF2.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Female. Frons distinctly pilose; clypeus apico-medially without lateral incisions (c. f. Fig. 12 of Hensen (1987: 223 )); pronotal collar and scutellum dorsally with yellow band; petiole in lateral view nearly straight, yellowish; propodeum and metasoma black. Male. Metanotum, propodeum and metasoma black; hind tibiae yellow on outer side. According to Hensen (1987), S. rectum rectum Kohl is similar to S. rectum pulchellum Gussakovskij in general morphology and differs only in colouration. Note. No specimens were seen during the present study, so the above diagnosis has been based on the published descriptions (Kohl 1918; Hensen 1987).	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFACFFC8FF7BD2F973D1FDF2.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India: Sikkim. Elsewhere: Croatia; Iran; Iraq; Italy; Oman; United Arab Emirates (Gadallah 2020; Pulawski 2021).	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFADFFC9FF7BD0E47066FB32.taxon	description	Sceliphron javanum chinense van Breugel in van der Vecht & van Breugel 1968: 244, ♀, ♂. Holotype: ♀, China: Island of Hainan: Fan Heang (MCZ).	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFADFFC9FF7BD0E47066FB32.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Mesoscutum more or less distinctly striate, but striae not sharply defined; scutellum longitudinally striate; second submarginal cell anteriorly as a rule narrower than third; hind tibia black; hind femur yellow, with usually ill defined fuscous mark at apex above; at least apical third of fore and mid femora yellow to yellowish brown; fore and mid tibiae orange yellow. According to van der Vecht & van Breugel (1968: 244), S. javanum chinense van Breugel is very similar to S. javanum javanum (Lepeletier) and S. javanum petiolare Kohl, but differs mainly by leg colour. Note. van der Vecht & van Breugel (1968) tentatively placed specimens from Sikkim, West Bengal, Assam (presently Meghalaya) under S. javanum chinenense van Breugel as sufficient materials from these areas were not available for them. For this reason this subspecies has been excluded from the present study.	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFADFFC9FF7BD0E47066FB32.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India: Meghalaya, Sikkim (?), West Bengal. Elsewhere: China; Laos; Vietnam (van der Vecht & van Breugel 1968; Pulawski 2021).	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFADFFC9FF7BD2F971E6FDBF.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Female. Frons with very fine shallow close punctures; clypeus apico-medially incised, forming two lobes, outer margin of each lobe obliquely truncate, incision on either side delimiting middle lobe (see Fig. 15 of Jha & Farooqi (1995: 18 )); pronotal collar with fine shallow crowded punctation; mesonotum with very fine striation, transverse anteriorly, becoming oblique posteriorly; scutellum and metanotum longitudinally finely striate; propodeal enclosure with longitudinal depression in middle, striation comparatively bold, but similar as in S. madraspatanum in arrangement; mesopleuron with crowded punctation; petiole reddish yellow. Male. Metanotum transversely striate; petiole longer than female and pale yellow except apex.	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
03A687DAFFADFFC9FF7BD2F971E6FDBF.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India: Bihar (Jha & Farooqi 1995; Pulawski 2021).	en	Anagha, S., Kumar, P. Girish, Binoy, C., Mazumdar, P. C., Sureshan, P. M. (2021): A review of the mud-dauber wasps of genus Sceliphron Klug (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) from India. Zootaxa 4969 (1): 61-85, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.3
