Vespinae

Subfamily Vespinae Laicharting

Three genera of this subfamily were collected. The following key allows separation of the genera known from Iran.

1. Vertex long, distance between posterior ocelli and occiput twice the distance between posterior ocelli and compound eye (Fig. 86) ...................................................................................................... Vespa Linnaeus - Vertex short, distance between posterior ocelli and occiput shorter than or equal to distance between posterior ocelli and compound eye (Fig. 81) ....................................................................................................2 2. Pronotal carina present laterally (Fig. 89); malar space longer than the last antennal article (Fig. 88) ........ ............................................................................................................................... Dolichovespula Rohwer - Pronotal carina absent (Fig. 84); malar space shorter than the last antennal article (Figs. 82–83, 85, 87) .. ......................................................................................................................................... Ves p ul a Thomson