Further Distributional Record of Chalybion Bengalense (Dahlbom) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) from Indian States

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Authors

  • P. C. Mazumdar
     Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata-700 053, West Bengal ,IN
  • S. I. Kazmi
     Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata-700 053, West Bengal ,IN
  • P. Girish Kumar
     Western Ghat Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Kozhikode-673006, Kerala ,IN

Keywords:

Chalybion Bengalense, Distribution, India.

Abstract

Study of sizeable collection of sphecids recorded Chalybion bengalense (Dahlbom, 1845) for the first time from the Indian States of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Chattishgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab.

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2018-12-01

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Volume 15, Issue 2, December 2018

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