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Vespa mandarinia Smith

Authors/Creators

  • 1. USDA-APHIS-PPQ, Science and Technology (S & T), Sacramento, CA,
  • 2. Department of Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY,
  • 3. Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, and

Description

Vespa mandarinia Smith

Figs. 33–35

Vespa mandarinia Smith, 1852: 38. 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 (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. Holotype female; Japan: ‘ Hitoyoshi’ (LONDON-NHM).

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

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

Vespa magnifica sonani Matsumura, 1930: 1. 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).

Notes

Published as part of 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, pp. 1-27 in Insect Systematics and Diversity 4 (3) on pages 16-17, DOI: 10.1093/isd/ixaa006, http://zenodo.org/record/3826921

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Cites
Figure: 10.5281/zenodo.3826953 (DOI)
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Journal article: 10.1093/isd/ixaa006 (DOI)
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Biodiversity

Collection code
LONDON-NHM, OXFORD
Scientific name authorship
Smith
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Hymenoptera
Family
Vespidae
Genus
Vespa
Species
mandarinia
Taxon rank
species

References

  • Archer, M. E. 1995. Taxonomy, distribution and nesting biology of the Vespa mandarinia group. Entomol. Mon. Mag. 131: 47 - 53.
  • Archer, M. E. 2008. Taxonomy, distribution and nesting biology of species of the genera Provespa Ashmead and Vespa Linnaeus (Hymenoptera, Vespidae). Entomologist's Monthly Magazine. 144: 69 - 101.
  • Zhang, J. F. 1989. Fossil insects from Shanwang, Shandong, China. Shandong Science and Technology, Shandong, China, Pub. 551 pp.
  • Anonymous. 2020. Three Asian giant hornets found in Nanaimo. Available from https: // bcinvasives. ca / news-events / news-from-iscbc / bc-governmentbulletin-three-asian-giant-hornets-found-in-nanaimo