Stenodynerus nepalensis Giordani Soika 1985

28. Stenodynerus nepalensis Giordani Soika, 1985 (Figures 3: D, E, F) Stenodynerus nepalensis Giordani Soika, 1985: 37, 40. Type data: female, BMNH. Type locality: “ NEPAL: Tapleijung Distr., tra Sangu e Tamram, c. 6200 ft ”. Materials examined: NBCB-00554 & NBCB-00555, 28.v.2019, 2 ♀, Langjophaga (above road), Thimphu, Bhutan (89°38'46''N & 27°30'06''E, 2591 m), Leg.: Karma Lekshey & Phurpa Dorji; NBCB-00556, 20.v.2017, 1 ♀, Bumdeling, Trashi Yangtse, Bhutan (27°39'45.2"N & 91°26'04.9"E, 1974 m), Leg.: Phurpa Dorji & Wim Klein; NBCB-00557, 22.v.2017, 1 ♀, Trashi Yangtse, Bhutan (27°36'32.4"N & 91°29'46.3"E, 3053 m), leg.: Phurpa Dorji & Wim Klein; NBCB-00558, 30.viii.2016, 1 ♀, Wangbama, Thimphu, Bhutan (27°18'28.45"N & 89°35'11.03"E, 2317 m), leg.: Phurpa Dorji. Distribution: Bhutan (new record): Trashi Yangtse, Thimphu. Elsewhere: India; Nepal; Thailand; China (Gawas et al. 2020; Ma et al. 2016).Published as part of Dorji, Phurpa, Nidup, Tshering, Klein, Wim, Dorji, Cheten, Daglio, Anthony & Gyeltshen, Choki, 2022, An annotated checklist of the Vespidae (Hymenoptera: Vespoidea) of Bhutan with new records, pp. 301-332 in Zootaxa 5150 (3) on pages 310-311, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5150.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/662290