Allepipona Explained

Allepipona is an Afrotropical genus of potter wasps.

Species

The following species are included in the genus Allepipona:^[1]

• Allepipona erythrospila (Cameron, 1905) - Lesotho, South Africa and Zimbabwe
• Allepipona erythrura Giordani Soika, 1987 - Namibia
• Allepipona perspicax Giordani Soika, 1987 Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa and Zimbabwe
• Allepipona schultzeana (von Schulthess, 1914) - (Namibia, South Africa)
• Allepipona emortualis (Saussure, 1853) - Ethiopia, Lesotho, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.
• Allepipona similis Gusenleitner, 2000 - Kenya and Tanzania
• Allepipona splendida Gusenleitner, 1997 - South Africa

Notes and References

1. Web site: Eumeninae Classification and checklist of Afrotropical Potter wasps . 15 April 2017 . Iziko Museums of South Africa . Simon van Noort . WaspWeb: Hymenoptera of the Afrotropical region . 2017.