Vespa basalis Smith, 1852

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 : 8-9

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

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3847026

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scientific name

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 .

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Vespidae

Genus

Vespa

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Vespa basalis Smith

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

Dover 1929: 48
1929
Loc

Vespa basalis

Smith 1852: 46
1852
Loc

Vespa obliterata

Smith 1852: 47
1852
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Vespa basalis

Smith 1852
1852
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