Vespa fumida van der Vecht

Fig. 31

Vespa variabilis du Buysson, 1905 (1904): 522. Lectotype female (designated by van der Vecht, 1959: 228); China: Mou-pin (PARIS). Nec Vespa variabilis Fabricius, 1781 .

Vespa variabilis fumida van der Vecht, 1959: 228 . Holotype female; India: ‘ British Bootan’, Padong’ (PARIS).

Distribution. India, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, China (Sichuan, Yunnan, Hubei, Fujian).

Discussion. Vespa fumida is found at high altitudes between 600 m and 3,000 m across northeastern India into China (Archer 1999). Otherwise, little is known about its biology.