Abispa is a genus of large
Australasia
Australasia is a region that comprises Australia, New Zealand and some neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean. The term is used in a number of different contexts, including geopolitically, physiogeographically, philologically, and ecologica ...
n potter wasps belonging to the subfamily
Eumeninae
Potter wasps (or mason wasps), the Eumeninae, are a cosmopolitan wasp group presently treated as a subfamily of Vespidae, but sometimes recognized in the past as a separate family, Eumenidae.
Recognition
Most eumenine species are black or brown, ...
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Species
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Abispa australiana''
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Abispa ephippium'', the "
Australian hornet
The Australian hornet (''Abispa ephippium''), actually a type of potter wasp or "mason wasp", is a vespid native to the Australian states and territories of the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Victoria, Queenslan ...
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Abispa eximia''
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Abispa laticincta''
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Abispa ruficornis''
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Abispa splendida''
References
Biological pest control wasps
Hymenoptera of Australia
Potter wasps
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