Vespa affinis (Linnaeus)

Apis affinis Linnaeus 1764: 417

Vespa formosana Sonan 1927: 125 –128 [lectotype Ƥ (here designated) in TARI; synonymized under Vespa affinis (Linnaeus) by Bequaert (1936: 345) and the synonymy was confirmed by Bequaert (1939: 42)]; Sonan, 1929: 145 –146.

Vespa affinis (Linnaeus): Starr 1992: 102 –103.