Abispa
Genus of wasps
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Abispa is a genus of large Australasian potter wasps belonging to the subfamily Eumeninae.[3] The genus was first described in 1838 by Thomas Livingstone Mitchell.[1][4]
| Abispa | |
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| Abispa ephippium | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Vespidae |
| Subfamily: | Eumeninae |
| Genus: | Abispa Mitchell, 1838 |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Monerebia Saussure, 1852 | |
Species of this genus are found throughout Australia,[1] while Abispa splendida (Guerin, 1838) is found in both New Guinea and Australia.[2]
Species
- Abispa australiana
- Abispa ephippium, the "Australian hornet"
- Abispa eximia
- Abispa laticincta
- Abispa meadewaldensis[1]
- Abispa ruficornis
- Abispa splendida[5]
