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Issue: Vol. 5757 No. 6: 11 Feb. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-02-11
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5757.6.5
Page range: 569-576
Abstract views: 51
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Anterhynchium mellyi (de Saussure, 1852) (Hymenoptera, Vespidae): lectotypification, redescription, and a new synonymy

Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Animal Conservation; Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China; Ministry of Education; College of Life Sciences; Northwest University; Xi’an; Shaanxi 710069; China
Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Animal Conservation; Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China; Ministry of Education; College of Life Sciences; Northwest University; Xi’an; Shaanxi 710069; China
Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Animal Conservation; Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China; Ministry of Education; College of Life Sciences; Northwest University; Xi’an; Shaanxi 710069; China
Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Animal Conservation; Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China; Ministry of Education; College of Life Sciences; Northwest University; Xi’an; Shaanxi 710069; China
Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Animal Conservation; Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China; Ministry of Education; College of Life Sciences; Northwest University; Xi’an; Shaanxi 710069; China
Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Animal Conservation; Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China; Ministry of Education; College of Life Sciences; Northwest University; Xi’an; Shaanxi 710069; China
Hymenoptera potter wasps Eumeninae taxonomy

Abstract

To clarify correct identification of the potter wasp Anterhynchium mellyi (de Saussure, 1852), this species is redescribed and illustrated, its lectotype is designated and a new synonym, A. punctatum Nguyen, 2015, syn. nov., is proposed.

 

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How to Cite

Tan, J., Zhang, Y., Huang, X., Li, J., Yang, C. & Guo, H. (2026) Anterhynchium mellyi (de Saussure, 1852) (Hymenoptera, Vespidae): lectotypification, redescription, and a new synonymy. Zootaxa, 5757 (6), 569–576. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5757.6.5