Vespa lama du Buysson, 1903: 175. Type data: Holotype female, MNHN. Type locality: Sikkim, India.
Dolichovespula nyalamensis Lee, 1986: 197
Distribution: Bhutan: Bumthang, Wangduephodrang, Mongar (Dorji, Klein, et al. 2017a, 2017b). Elsewhere: India; Nepal; China (Archer 1989, 1999, 2006, 2012; Carpenter & Kojima 1997; Daglio 2019; Das & Gupta 1983, 1989; Dorji, Klein, et al. 2017a, 2017b).