Vespa mandarinia Smith
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https://doi.org/ 10.1093/isd/ixaa006 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3847056 |
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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).
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Vespa mandarinia Smith
Smith-Pardo, Allan H., Carpenter, James M. & Kimsey, Lynn 2020 |
Vespa mandarinia
Vespa mandarinia Smith, 1852: 38 |
Vespa magnifica
Vespa magnifica Smith, 1852: 45 |
Vespa japonica
Vespa japonica Radoszkowski (in Motschulsky), 1857: 410 |
Vespa bellona
Vespa bellona Smith, 1871: 248 |
Vespa magnifica var. latilineata
Vespa magnifica var. latilineata Cameron, 1903: 278 |
Vespa mandarina
Vespa mandarina ; Dalla Torre, 1894: 149 |
Vespa magnifica var. nobilis
Vespa magnifica var. nobilis Sonan, 1929: 140 |
Vespa magnifica sonani
Vespa magnifica sonani Matsumura, 1930: 1 |