#2153 - Anterhynchium nigrocinctum
A Potter Wasp found in much of the Australian mainland, but most of the records are from Victoria.
The genus is found in the Afrotropical, Indomalayan, Australian and Palearctic bioregions. Like most other potter wasps, Anterhynchium nigrocinctum is a solitary, excavating a nesting hole or using a pre-existing cavity in which to nest. The single egg in each cell is provisioned with paralysed caterpillars and other insects.
Although usually docile compared to social wasps, they'll still defend themselves by stinging with their modified ovipositor. Like some other Vespids, male Anterhynchium can produce a "pseudo-sting" with two sharp spines on either side of their genital, but the "sting" is venomless.
Uranquinty, NSW
