Vespa simillima Smith, 1868

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 : 19

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

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3847062

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scientific name

Vespa simillima Smith
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Vespa simillima Smith View in CoL

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Vespa simillima Smith, 1868: 280 View in CoL . Holotype female; Japan: ‘ Hakodadi’ (LONDON-NHM).

Vespa mongolica André, 1884: 4 . Syntype male, female; Russia: ‘Vladivostock, sur l’Amour, dans la Sibérie orientale’ ( PARIS?) .

Vespa xanthoptera Cameron, 1903: 278 View in CoL . Holotype male; Japan: ‘ Michzusawa’ (LONDON-NHM).

Vespa micado Cameron, 1903: 279 View in CoL . Lectotype female (designated by Kojima, 1997: 20); Japan: Nagasaki (LONDON-NHM).

Vespa mongolica var. sexpunctata Pérez, 1905: 24 View in CoL . Holotype female; Japan: ‘ Yokohama’ (PARIS).

Vespa mongolica var. flavata Pérez, 1910: 17 . Holotype female; China (PARIS).

Distribution. China (Liaoning), southwestern Russia, Korea, Japan (including Yaku-shima Is.). Introduced into British Columbia, Canada, but not established; Taiwan?

Discussion. Nests of this species have been found in the ground, and in sheltered above ground sites, such as hollow trees, wall voids, and attics. A queen of V. simillima was found in the village of Tsaochan in Taiwan in 2003, but it is unclear whether the species has established on the island ( Sung et al. 2006). It is apparently not established in British Colombia (Kimsey and Carpenter 2012).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Vespidae

Genus

Vespa

Loc

Vespa simillima Smith

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

Vespa simillima Smith, 1868: 280
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Vespa mongolica André, 1884: 4

Vespa mongolica André, 1884: 4
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Vespa xanthoptera

Vespa xanthoptera Cameron, 1903: 278
Loc

Vespa micado

Vespa micado Cameron, 1903: 279
Loc

Vespa mongolica var. sexpunctata Pérez, 1905: 24

Vespa mongolica var. sexpunctata Pérez, 1905: 24
Loc

Vespa mongolica var. flavata Pérez, 1910: 17

Vespa mongolica var. flavata Pérez, 1910: 17
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