Vespa luctuosa 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 : 15-16

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.1093/isd/ixaa006

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3847032

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/51438154-7E50-FF96-FCBD-10D53DC3F96C

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scientific name

Vespa luctuosa de Saussure
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Vespa luctuosa de Saussure View in CoL

Figs. 4c, 4f View Figs , 5b View Figs , 12c View Figs , and 32 View Figs

Vespa luctuosa de Saussure, 1854: 143 View in CoL . Holotype male; Philippines (LONDON-NHM).

Vespa bellicosa var. semperi du Buysson, 1905 (1904) : 542. Lectotype female (designated by van der Vecht, 1957: 48). Philippines: Camiguin Is., ‘Comigu’ (VIENNA).

Vespa luctuosa var. luzonensis Bequaert, 1934: 5 View in CoL . Holotype female; Philippines: Luzon (BERLIN).

Vespa luctuosa negrosensis Kojima and Tano, 1985: 436 View in CoL . Holotype female; Philippines: ‘ Mambucal , Negros Is’. (TOKYO). Synonymized by Archer (1999).

Distribution. Philippines.

Discussion. This species has been found nesting in forested regions between 200 and 1,500 m elevation.The nests are built on tree branches, sometimes as high as 20 m above the ground ( Archer 1999).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Vespidae

Genus

Vespa

Loc

Vespa luctuosa de Saussure

Smith-Pardo, Allan H., Carpenter, James M. & Kimsey, Lynn 2020
2020
Loc

Vespa luctuosa

Vespa luctuosa de Saussure, 1854: 143
Loc

Vespa bellicosa var. semperi

Vespa bellicosa var. semperi du Buysson, 1905 (1904) : 542
Loc

Vespa luctuosa var. luzonensis

Vespa luctuosa var. luzonensis Bequaert, 1934: 5
Loc

Vespa luctuosa negrosensis

Vespa luctuosa negrosensis Kojima and Tano, 1985: 436
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