43) Allorhynchium metallicum (de Saussure, 1852)

Rygchium metallicum de Saussure, 1852: 114 . Type data: Lectotype female, MNHN. Type locality: West Bengal, India.

Rhynchium maldivense Cameron, 1901a: 57 .

Odynerus metallicum; Dover & Rao, 1922: 239.

Allorhynchium metallicum; van der Vecht, 1963: 60.

Allorhynchium maldivense; Giordani Soika, 1986a: 140.

Material examined. INDIA: Karnataka: Dodaballapur, 04.ii.2015, 1 ♀, Coll. Ashwath ; Yelahanka Bengaluru, 04.iv.2016, 2 ♀, Coll. Ashwath & Sandesh. Bangalore , GKVK, 930 m, 13°04’ N 77°34’ E, 26.ii.2012, 1♀; 4, 19, 28.v.2012, 4♀; 18.x.2012, 1♀; 1.ii.2014, 1♂, coll. A. Pannure. Kerala: Kannur, Madayipara, 38 m, 12°01’ N 75°15’ E, 13.viii.2015, 2♀, coll. C. Prashantha.

Distribution. India: Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep Islands, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Odisha, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal. Elsewhere: China (including Taiwan); Indonesia; Maldive Islands; Malaysia; Myanmar; Nepal; Pakistan; Sri Lanka. (Giordani Soika 1992, Girish Kumar & Sharma 2014a, 2014b 2015a & 2015b, Girish Kumar et al. 2016 a, Pannure et al. 2016, Rafi et al. 2017, Sheikh et al. 2017, Tan et. al. 2018, Girish Kumar et al. 2019b).