Abispa Explained

Abispa is a genus of large Australasian potter wasps belonging to the subfamily Eumeninae.^[1] The genus was first described in 1838 by Thomas Livingstone Mitchell.^[2]

Species of this genus are found throughout Australia, while Abispa splendida (Guerin, 1838) is found in both New Guinea and Australia.^[3]

Species

• Abispa australiana
• Abispa ephippium, the "Australian hornet"
• Abispa eximia
• Abispa laticincta
• Abispa meadewaldensis
• Abispa ruficornis
• Abispa splendida^[4]

External links

• Abispa: Images & occurrence data from GBIF

Notes and References

1. Web site: ADW: Abispa: CLASSIFICATION. 2022-12-28. animaldiversity.org.
2. Web site: Genus Abispa Mitchell, 1838 . 2024-10-25 . Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Government.
3. van der Vecht, J.. Jacobus van der Vecht. 1960. On Abispa and some other Eumenidae from the Australian region (Hymenoptera, Vespoidea). Nova Guinea (Zoologie). 6. 91-115 [92].
4. Web site: Zicha. Ondrej. BioLib: Biological library. 2022-12-28. www.biolib.cz.