Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836

Handru, Alan, Nugroho, Hari, Saito-Morooka, Fuki, Ubaidillah, Rosichon & Kojima, Jun-Ichi, 2020, Eusocial wasp fauna of Sulawesi Island, the central island of Wallacea (Hymenoptera: Vespidae; Polistinae, Vespinae), Zootaxa 4885 (4), pp. 541-559 : 546-547

Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836

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Vespa velutina ”De Haan ” Lepeletier, 1836: 507.

Vespa velutina var. celebensis Pérez, 1910: 12 .

Specimens examined. Sulawesi I.: South East Sulawesi: Mekongga forest: 2 ♀ (MZB), 9.iv.2013 [1 ♀, alt. ca. 1.890 m; 1 ♀, alt. ca. 1.878 m]; South Sulawesi: 1 ♀ (MNHN, holotype of celebensis ), Bua-Kraeng (= Mount Bawakaraeng) [ca. 05˚19’S 119˚57’E]. Indonesian Archipelago other than Sulawesi I.: Simeuleu I.: 1 ♀ (MZB), 02˚31’S 96˚8’E, alt. ca. 16 m, Kuala Makmur, 25.vii.2017, Darmawan & Oskar Effendi; Sumatra I.: Aceh: 1 ♀ (MZB), alt. ca. 2.000 -2.700 m, Mt. Leuser [ca. 03˚46’N 97˚10’E], 1.ii.1937, A. Hoogerwerf; North Sumatra: 1 ♀ (MZB), alt. ca. 1.400 m, Brastagi [ca. 03˚11’N 98˚30’E], 7-14.xi.1950, M.A. Lieftinck; Jambi: 1 ♀ (IUNH), foot of Mt. Kerinci, alt. ca. 1.500 m [ca. 01˚45’S 101˚19’E], 5.xi.2001, JK; West Sumatra: 2 ♀ (SEHU), Air Sirah, Solok [ca. 00˚58’S 100˚53’E], 29.v.1984, Awalludin Jamal; 2 ♀ (SEHU), Koto Atas, Solok [ca. 00˚58’S 100˚53’E], 17.vi.1984, Awalludin Jamal; 7 ♀ (MZB), alt. ca. 1.650 m, Talang Lake [ca. 01˚01’S 100˚42’E], 12.xii.1987, Siti Salmah; South Sumatra: 4 ♀ (MZB), Mt. Tanggamoes [ca. 05˚26’S 104˚40’E] [1 ♀, alt. ca. 1.600 m, 29.vi.1934, L.T. Toxopeus; 2 ♀, 2.i.1935, Lieftinck & Toxopeus; 1 ♀, alt. ca. 2.100 m, 19-31.iii.1940, M.A. Lieftinck]; Java I.: West Java: 4 ♀ (MZB), alt. ca. 1.480 m, Cibodas [ca. 06˚30’S 107˚01’E], 16.iv.1973, C.D. Michener; 3 ♀ (MZB), alt. ca. 1.350 m, Cibodas [ca. 06˚30’S 107˚03’E], 15-16.v.1993, D.C. Darling; 1 ♀, 1 ♂ (MZB), 06˚44’S 106˚32’E, alt. ca. 950 m, Halimun NP, Cikaniki, 5-12.xii.2000, Rofik & Sarino; 1 ♀ (MZB), 06˚44’S 106˚32’E, alt. ca. 900-1.000 m, Gunung Halimun NP, Res. Forest, Gunung Kedung, Cikaniki, 13-20.ii.2001, Woro et al.; 1 ♀ (MZB), 06˚44’S 106˚32’E, alt. ca. 900-1.000 m, Gunung Halimun NP, Cikaniki, 15-22.v.2001, S. Kahono et al.; Central Java: 2 ♀ (MZB), 07˚32’S 110˚22’E, alt. ca. 818 m, Mentuk near Sungai Senowo, Krinjing, Dukun, Magelang, 29.vi.2009, HN; Bali I.: 1 ♀ (MZB), alt. ca. 1.200 m, Lake Bratan, Bedugul [ca. 08˚17’S 115˚10’E], 28.iii.1965, Soemadikarta; 9 ♀ (IUNH), 08°17’S 115°09’E, Bedugul, Baturiti, 7.ix.2005, JK & RU; 3 ♀ (IUNH), 08°20’S 115°11’E, Gunung Kangen, Tabanan, 8.ix.2005, JK & RU; 1 ♀ (IUNH), 08°27’S 115°13’E, Petang Badung, 10.ix.2005, JK & RU; 1 ♀ (IUNH), 08°11’S 114°26’E, Gilimanuk, Negara, 13.ix.2005, JK & RU.; Lombok I.: 1 ♀ (MZB), Pesugulan [ca. 08˚30’S 116˚33’E], 1.i.1980, A. Salim; 1 ♀ (IUNH), Sumbalan Lawang, Bayan [ca. 08˚23’S 116˚29’E], 9.xii.1999, N. Fujiyama; 1 ♀ (IUNH), 08°33’S 116°25’E, alt. ca. 540 m, Tetebatu, Sikur, 5.xi.2000, JK; 2 ♀ (IUNH), 08°34’S 116°14’E, Taman Wisata Alam, Suranadi, 6.xi.2000, JK; Sumbawa I.: 1 ♀ (IUNH), 08°35’S 117°17’E, alt. ca. 800 m, Batudulang, Batulanteh, 10.xi.2000, JK; 1 ♀ (IUNH), 08°27’S 118°44’E, Bima, 12.xi.2000 JK; Dompu: 1 ♀ (IUNH), 08°32’S 118°18’E, alt. ca. 100-150 m, Banggo, Manggalewa, 13.xi.2000, JK; 1 ♀ (IUNH), 08°36’S 118°17’E, Nangatumpuh, Manggalewa, 13.xi.2000, JK; Flores I.: 4 ♀ (MZB), alt. ca. 1.300 -1.500 m, Ranamese [ca. 08˚35’S 120˚40’E], A.M.R. Wegner [2 ♀, 6.iv.1958; 1 ♀, 7.iv.1958; 1 ♀, 10.iv.1958]; 1 ♀ (IUNH), alt. ca. 1.250 m, nr. Pancasila, Mt. Tambora [ca. 08˚16’S 117˚59’E], 22.ix-2.x.1993, C. v. Achterberg; Timor I.: 5 # (MZB), Kupang [ca. 08˚35’S 120˚40’E] [4 ♀, V.1940; 1 ♀, iii.1950].

Remarks. This species, representing many local color forms, is widely distributed in the Oriental Region, generally at places of higher altitude (van der Vecht, 1957; Carpenter & Kojima, 1997).

Distribution records: Indonesian Archipelago: throughout the archipelago except for Moluccas and New Guinea I.; Oriental Region, from Afghanistan in the west to Indonesian Archipelago in the east; introduce to Europe, South Korea and Tsushima and Iki Islands and Kyushu in Japan (van der Vecht, 1957; Carpenter & Kojima, 1997; Nguyen et al., 2006a; Villemant et al., 2006; Choi et al., 2012).

Figures

FIGURES 1–6. ♀ of Vespa species. 1. V. tropica. 2–3. V. velutina. 4. V. affinis. 5–6. V. fervida. 1–5. Metasoma (1, 3–5. Lateral view, 2. Dorsal view). 6. Head, frontal view, arrows indicate apical teeth.