Anterhynchium is an Afrotropical, Indomalayan, Australian and Palearctic genus of potter wasps. As in many species of wasp, female wasps defend against predation using a modified ovipositor to sting predators. Like some other wasps in the Vespidae family, male wasps can produce a "pseudo-sting" with two sharp spines on either side of their genitals; however, unlike in the females, this "sting" is venomless.
Species
The following species are classified within the genus Anterhynchium:
- Anterhynchium abdominale <small>(Illiger, 1802)</small>
- Anterhynchium aestuans <small>Saussure, 1863</small>
- Anterhynchium alecto <small>(Lepeletier, 1841)</small>
- Anterhynchium andreanum <small>(de Saussure, 1890)</small>
- Anterhynchium argenteopilosellum <small>(Giordani Soika, 1937)</small>
- Anterhynchium astrophilum <small>Giordani Soika, 1996</small>
- Anterhynchium auromaculatum <small>(de Saussure, 1852)</small>
- Anterhynchium basimacula <small>(Cameron, 1897)</small>
- Anterhynchium bugandanum <small>Giordani Soika, 1987)</small>
- Anterhynchium cariosum <small>Giordani Soika, 1987</small>
- Anterhynchium coracinum <small>Vecht, 1963</small>
- Anterhynchium decoratum <small>(de Saussure, 1856)</small>
- Anterhynchium denticulatum <small>(Mocsáry, 1903)</small>
- Anterhynchium fallax <small>(de Saussure, 1855)</small>
- Anterhynchium flavolineatum <small>(Smith, 1857)</small>
- Anterhynchium flavomarginatum <small>Smith, 1852</small>
- Anterhynchium flavopunctatum <small>Smith, 1852</small>
- Anterhynchium fulvipenne <small>Smith, 1859</small>
- Anterhynchium gibbifrons <small>Yamane et Murota 2015</small>
- Anterhynchium grandidieri <small>(de Saussure, 1890)</small>
- Anterhynchium grayi <small>(de Saussure, 1853)</small>
- Anterhynchium hamatum <small>Vecht, 1963</small>
- Anterhynchium inamurai <small>(Sonan, 1937)</small>
- Anterhynchium indosinense <small>Gusenleitner, 1998</small>
- Anterhynchium madecassum <small>(de Saussure, 1852)</small>
- Anterhynchium melanopterum <small>Sk. Yamane, 1981</small>
- Anterhynchium mellyi <small>(de Saussure, 1853)</small>
- Anterhynchium mephisto <small>Gribodo, 1892</small>
- Anterhynchium nigrocinctum <small>(de Saussure, 1853)</small>
- Anterhynchium nimbosum <small>Giordani Soika, 1987</small>
- Anterhynchium osborni <small>(Bequaert, 1918)</small>
- Anterhynchium pacificum <small>(Kirsch, 1878)</small>
- Anterhynchium pensum <small>Giordani Soika, 1937</small>
- Anterhynchium rufipes <small>(Fabricius, 1775)</small>
- Anterhynchium sulphureomaculatum <small>Schulthess, 1928</small>
- Anterhynchium synagroide <small>(de Saussure, 1852)</small>
- Anterhynchium tamarinum <small>(de Saussure, 1853)</small>
- Anterhynchium tasmaniense <small>(de Saussure, 1853)</small>
- Anterhynchium townesi <small>van der Vecht, 1963</small>
- Anterhynchium vastator <small>Giordani Soika, 1983</small>
- Anterhynchium woodfordi <small>Meade-Waldo, 1910</small>
- Anterhynchium yunnanense <small>Giordani Soika, 1973</small>
Elsewhere, under Anterhynchium synagroides
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