Ropalidia brevita Das & Gupta, 1989

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Ropalidia brevita Das & Gupta, 1984: 416 . Nomen nudum.

Ropalidia brevita Das & Gupta, 1989: 110 (key), 121, map 16, ♂, ♀ (in marginata -group of subgenus Anthreneida White), “ India: Dehli: University Ridge” (holotype ♂ Calcutta).

Material examined. Islamabad, 19.ix.12, 2♀, 3♂; Rawalpindi, 01.xii.12, 1♀, 16.ix.12, 9♀, 6♂; Murree, 14.vi.13, 1♀; Attock, 20.v.12, 3♀; Chakwal, 17.ix.12, 1♂, 2♀; Jhelum, 25.ix.12, 2♀.

Distribution. India (Das & Gupta 1989), Pakistan (Mahmood et al. 2012)

Comments. Specimens collected from Pakistan were compared with the published description of Ropalidia brevita Das & Gupta by Mahmood et al. (2012). This species is distinguished on the basis of the yellow stripe at the apex of the red clypeus.