Checklist of vespid wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) of Arunachal Pradesh, India, with a new distribution record of Vespula flaviceps (Smith)
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ICAR- National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources (NBAIR), P. Bag No 2491, H. A. Farm Post, Bellary Road, Hebbal, Bengaluru - 560 024, Karnataka ,IN
Kenny Sora -
ICAR- National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources (NBAIR), P. Bag No 2491, H. A. Farm Post, Bellary Road, Hebbal, Bengaluru - 560 024, Karnataka ,INSandesh M. Gawas
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ICAR- National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources (NBAIR), P. Bag No 2491, H. A. Farm Post, Bellary Road, Hebbal, Bengaluru - 560 024, Karnataka ,INAnkita Gupta
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Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Sai Nagar Jora, Krishak Nagar, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, 492 012 ,INSHAW S. S.
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https://doi.org/10.18311/jbc/2019/24148Keywords:
Arunachal Pradesh, checklist, new record, Vespidae, Vespula flavicepsAbstract
The species Vespula flaviceps (Smith) belonging to subfamily Vespinae is a new record for the state Arunachal Pradesh. A total of 26 genera and 62 species of vespid wasps have been reported from the state. A distributional checklist along with brief diagnosis of V. flaviceps is provided.
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Published 2020-04-06
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