Paraicaria bicolor
Ropalidia bicolor
Ropalidia bicolorata bicolorata
Ropalidia bicolorata parvula
Ropalidia bicolorata shiva
Pictorial key to species of the genus Ropalidia Guerin-Meneville, 1831 (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) from China, with description of one new species
Tan, Jiang-Li
Van Achterberg, Kees
Chen, Xue-Xin
ZooKeys
2014
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http://species-id.net/wiki/Ropalidia_bicolorata
van der Vecht, 1962
van der Vecht
1962
Insecta
Vespidae
Ropalidia
CoL
Animalia
Ropalidia bicolorata
Hymenoptera
13
14
Arthropoda
species
bicolorata
Paraicaria bicolorGribodo, 1892: 249 (preoccupied by Ropalidia bicolor( Smith 1865)). Type locality: Myanmar (Chan Yoma). Ropalidia bicolorata bicoloratavan der Vecht, 1962: 38. Ropalidia bicolorata parvulavan der Vecht, 1962: 38, 39. Type locality: N. Borneo (Bettotan near Sandakan). Syn. by Nguyen et al. 2006. Ropalidia bicolorata shivaDas & Gupta, 1984: 428 (nomen nudum); 1989: 153. Type locality: India (Tripura). Syn. by Kojima et al. 2007.
Specimens examined. 1 ♀ (RMNH), syntype of Paraicariabicolor, Chan Yoma, with a red handwritten label: Paraicaria bicolordet. Gribodo. MYANMAR: 1 ♀ (RMNH), Burma, S. Shan States, 1500 m, Taunggyi, i.viii.-22.ix.1934, R Malaise. CHINA: 9 ♀ (NWUM), Longmen, Shangyong, Yunnan, 26-27.ix.2010, JL Tan; 2 ♀ (NWUM), Yaoqu, Mengla, Yunnan, 28-30.ix.2010, JL Tan; 1 ♀ (GSFA), Xishuangbanna, Wangtianshu, Yunnan,23.iv.2002, SP Sun; 3 ♀ (ZJUH), Ruili, Yunnan, 29.iv.1981, JH He, no. 811457, 811458, 811458; 1 ♀ (ZJUH), Mengxiu, Ruili, Yunnan, 2-6.v.1981, JH He, no. 813071; 1 ♀ (ZJUH), Menglian, Yunnan, 19.iv.1981, JH He, no. 812639. THAILAND: 1 ♀ (RMNH), Thailand, Doi Inthanon, 8.i.1958, Umesao. MALAYSIA: 1 ♀ (RMNH), N. Borneo: Bettotan, near Sandakan, 26.vii.1927 (paratype of Ropalidia bicolorata parvulavan der Vecht, 1962).
Remarks. Among the specimens from China, there are two colour forms, parvula and the nominate species bicolorata.
Distribution. China (Yunnan); Borneo; India; Malaysia; Myanmar; Thailand; Vietnam. ( Kojima and Carpenter 1997and updated to 2006, Nguyen et al. 2006, Kojima et al. 2007).