Vespa mandarinia Smith

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 : 16-17

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

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3847056

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scientific name

Vespa mandarinia Smith
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Vespa mandarinia Smith View in CoL

Figs. 33–35 View Figs

Vespa mandarinia Smith, 1852: 38 View in CoL . Holotype female; China: ‘ Teintung , near Ning-po-foo’ (LONDON-NHM).

Vespa magnifica Smith, 1852: 45 . Syntype females; Nepal ‘ Nepaul’ ( LONDON-NHM, OXFORD) .

Vespa japonica Radoszkowski View in CoL (in Motschulsky), 1857: 410. Type?; Japan, ‘Japon’ (ST. PETERSBURG).

Vespa bellona Smith, 1871: 248 . Holotype female; China: ‘ Yunan’ (LONDON-NHM).

Vespa magnifica var. latilineata Cameron, 1903: 278 View in CoL . Holotype female; Japan: ‘ Hitoyoshi’ (LONDON-NHM).

Vespa mandarina ; Dalla Torre, 1894: 149. Misspelling of Vespa mandarinia Smith. View in CoL

Vespa magnifica var. nobilis Sonan, 1929: 140 . Holotype female; Taiwan: ‘ Musha’ (TAICHUNG).

Vespa magnifica sonani Matsumura, 1930: 1 View in CoL . Lectotype female (designated by Kojima, 1997: 22); Taiwan: ‘ Sina’ (SAPPORO).

Distribution. India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Malaya, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, eastern Russia, Korea, Japan (including Ryukyus).

Discussion. This species occurs in hilly regions. It nests in the ground, starting with mammal burrows or decayed root cavities, enlarging them as the colony develops ( Archer 1995, 2008). This is another species of Vespa that preys on honeybees. Zhang (1989) reported the presence of Vespa magnifica in Miocene deposits in Shandong, China. This identification needs to be verified. This species has also been introduced into the Pacific Northwest, where nests have been found recently ( Anonymous 2020).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Vespidae

Genus

Vespa

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Vespa mandarinia Smith

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

Vespa mandarinia Smith, 1852: 38
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Vespa magnifica

Vespa magnifica Smith, 1852: 45
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Vespa japonica

Vespa japonica Radoszkowski (in Motschulsky), 1857: 410
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Vespa bellona

Vespa bellona Smith, 1871: 248
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Vespa magnifica var. latilineata

Vespa magnifica var. latilineata Cameron, 1903: 278
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Vespa mandarina

Vespa mandarina ; Dalla Torre, 1894: 149
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Vespa magnifica var. nobilis

Vespa magnifica var. nobilis Sonan, 1929: 140
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Vespa magnifica sonani

Vespa magnifica sonani Matsumura, 1930: 1
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