Abispa

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
Abispa ephippium
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Vespidae
Subfamily:	Eumeninae
Genus:	Abispa Mitchell, 1838
Synonyms[1][2]
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]