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Issue: Vol. 4691 No. 3: 31 Oct. 2019
Type: Article
Published: 2019-10-31
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4691.3.8
Page range: 279–285
Abstract views: 85
PDF downloaded: 2

Taxonomic review and distribution of the genus Vespula Thomson, 1869 (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Vespinae) from Vietnam

Insect Ecology Department, Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources (IEBR), Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Road, Nghia Do, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam Graduate School of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Road, Nghia Do, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam
Hanoi Pedagogical University 2, Nguyen Van Linh Str., Xuan Hoa, Phuc Yen, Vinh Phuc, Vietnam
Independent researcher
University of Rzeszów, Faculty of Biology and Agriculture, 1 Ćwiklińskiej St, 35-601 Rzeszów, Poland
Hymenoptera Social Wasps Yellow Jackets Vespula Taxonomy Vietnam

Abstract

A taxonomic review of the genus Vespula Thomson in Vietnam is reported. Three species are recorded: V. flaviceps (Smith, 1870), V. koreensis (Radoszkowski, 1887), and V. orbata (Buysson, 1902). Of these, V. flaviceps is newly recorded from Vietnam. Distribution records of all three species and an identification key to species based on morphological characters are presented. Vespula koreensis is distributed from high (Cao Bang, Vinh Phuc, Quang Tri) to lower areas (Thai Nguyen, Tuyen Quang, Lang Son, Bac Giang), while the other two species are distributed in high mountainous areas of the northern and central regions of Vietnam such as in Cao Bang, Lao Cai, Son La, Phu Tho, Vinh Phuc, Quang Tri and Quang Nam provinces.

 

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