Vespa philippinensis de Saussure, 1854

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 : 18

Vespa philippinensis de Saussure

Figs. 6a, 6c, 7a, 8a, 8c , and 41

Vespa philippinensis de Saussure, 1854: 148 . Holotype male; Philippines (LONDON-NHM).

Distribution. Philippines (Leyte, Luzon, Negros, Samar).

Discussion. Little is known about the biology of this endemic species. A nest described by Starr (1987) from the island of Leyte was found in a cavity in the ground ( Archer 1991).

Figures

Figs. 5–8. Vespa morphology.Fig. 5.Lateral view of metasomal tergum 2.Fig.6. (a,b) Lateral view of pretegular pronotal carina.(c, d) Front view of clypeus.Fig. 7. (a, b) Front view of clypeus. (c, d). Dorsal view of vertex. Fig. 8. (a, c) Lateral view of metasoma. (b, d, e) Dorsal view of metasoma. Fig. 5a, V. fervida. Fig. 5b, V. luctuosa. Figs. 6a, 6c, 7a, 8a, 8c, V. philippinensis. Figs. 6b, 6d, V. velutina. Figs. 7b, 7e, 7f V. tropica. Figs.7c, 7d, 8d, V. ducalis. Fig. 8b, V. bicolor.

Figs. 40 and 41. Vespa color forms, (a) Lateral view. (b) Dorsal view. (c) Front view of face. Fig. 40. V. orientalis. Fig. 41. V. philippinensis.