Open AccessA new distribution record of mason wasp Pison punctifrons Shuckard, 1838 (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae: Larrinae) from Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Author(s) -
Rajiv K. Singh Bais,
Aakash Singh Bais
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of threatened taxa
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.264
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 0974-7907
pISSN - 0974-7893
DOI - 10.11609/jott.6428.13.5.18227-18236
Subject(s) - sphecidae , uttar pradesh , hymenoptera , nest (protein structural motif) , predation , geography , distribution (mathematics) , ecology , biology , socioeconomics , mathematics , sociology , biochemistry , mathematical analysis
This paper reports occurrence of mason wasp Pison punctifrons Shuckard, 1838 from Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. This is a new distribution record for the species. This paper examines the nest architecture and prey choices of the wasp and carries the photographic record of a live P. punctifrons Shuckard on her nest with prey.