265) Dolichovespula sylvestris (Scopoli, 1763)

Vespa sylvestris Scopoli, 1763: 309 . Type data: (destroyed?). Type locality: “ Carnioliae ” [Slovenia].

Vespa parietum Harris, 1776: 128 .

Vespa holsatica Fabricius, 1793: 257 .

Vespa frontalis Latreille, 1802: 290 .

Vespa campanaria Fowler, 1833: 536, 538.

Vespa anglica “Leach ” Smith, 1843:168.

Vespa pilosella Costa, 1858: 20, 28.

Vespa silvestris (!) var. sumptuosa du Buysson, 1905 (1904): 493.

Dolichovespula xinjiangensis Lee, 1986a: 195, 199.

Distribution. India: Jammu & Kashmir. Elsewhere: Afghanistan; Albania; Armenia; Austria; Belarus; Belgium; Bulgaria; China; Czech Republic; Denmark; Finland; France; Georgia; Germany; Greece; Hungary; Iran; Ireland; Italy; Japan; Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Luxembourg; Macedonia; Mongolia; Morocco; Netherlands; North Korea; Norway; Pakistan; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Russia; Slovakia; Slovenia; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Syria; Tajikistan; Turkey; Ukraine; United Kingdom; Uzbekistan. (Archer 1989, Archer 1999, Carpenter & Kojima 1997, Archer 1999, Rafi et al. 2017, Fateryga 2018).