Vespa basalis Smith, 1852
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https://doi.org/ 10.1093/isd/ixaa006 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/51438154-7E59-FF91-FCBD-10683E24F983 |
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Vespa basalis Smith |
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Vespa basalis Smith View in CoL
Figs. 13a View Figs and 17 View Figs
Vespa basalis Smith, 1852: 46 View in CoL . Holotype female; Nepal: ‘ Nepaul’ (LONDON-NHM).
Vespa obliterata Smith, 1852: 47 View in CoL . Holotype female; ‘ Northern India’ (LONDON-NHM).
Vespa basilis Dover, 1929: 48 . Misspelling of Vespa basalis Smith, 1852 View in CoL .
Distribution. Pakistan; India, Nepal, China, Taiwan, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Indonesia: Sumatra.
Discussion. Vespa basalis occurs in forested regions between 500 m and 1,500 m ( Archer 1999). Nests are built on tree branches, in shrubs, on buildings, in rock crevices, and even in the ground. The mostly dark brown to black metasoma is one of the more distinctive features of V. basalis .
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Vespa basalis Smith
Smith-Pardo, Allan H., Carpenter, James M. & Kimsey, Lynn 2020 |
Vespa basilis
Dover 1929: 48 |
Vespa basalis
Smith 1852: 46 |
Vespa obliterata
Smith 1852: 47 |
Vespa basalis
Smith 1852 |