Vespa mocsaryana du Buysson

Smith-Pardo, Allan H., Carpenter, James M. & Kimsey, Lynn, 2020, The Diversity of Hornets in the Genus Vespa (Hymenoptera: Vespidae; Vespinae), Their Importance and Interceptions in the United States, Insect Systematics and Diversity 4 (3), No. 2, pp. 1-27 : 17

Vespa mocsaryana du Buysson

Figs. 10a, 10c , 36 , and 37

Vespa mocsaryana du Buysson, 1905 (1904) : 537. Syntype females, males; India: Malaysia: ‘Presqu’ile de Malacca: Pérak ; India: Sikkim; Assam: Khasia Hills ; Myanmar: Tenasserim: Thagatâ’ (BUDAPEST, VIENNA, LONDON-NHM, GENOVA) .

Distribution. India: Meghalaya, Sikkim, Assam; China: Sichuan, Anhui, Fujian, Hong Kong; Myanmar; Thailand; Laos; Vietnam; Malaysia: Peninsular Malaysia; Indonesia: Sumatra.

Discussion. Not much is known about the biology of this species. It occurs in montane forests in southern Asia. Nests have been found in a shrub and on a ceiling ( Archer 2008).

Figures

Figs. 9–12. Vespa morphology. (a, b) Dorsal view of metasoma. (c, d) Dorsal view of basal metasomal terga. Fig. 10. (a, b) Dorsal view of scutum. (c, d) Dorsal view of metasoma. Fig. 11. (a, b) Lateral view of head. (c, d) Dorsal view of metasoma. Fig. 12. (a, b) Front view of clypeus.(c-f) Dorsal view of metanotum. Figs. 9a, 9b,V. orientalis. Figs. 9c, 10b, d, V. affinis. Fig. 9d, V. crabro. Figs. 10a, 10c, 11b, 11c, V. mocsaryana. Fig. 11a, V. fumida. Fig. 11d. V. dybowskii. Figs. 12a, 12f, V. multimaculata. Figs. 12b, d, e, V. bicolor. Fig. 12c, V. luctuosa.

Figs. 36 and 37. Vespa mocsaryana color forms. (a) Lateral view. (b) Dorsal view. (c) Front view of face.