Vespa bellicosa de Saussure, 1854

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, Insect Systematics and Diversity 4 (3), No. 2, pp. 1-27 : 9

Vespa bellicosa de Saussure

Fig. 18

Vespa bellicosa de Saussure, 1854: 146 . Lectotype female (designated by van der Vecht, 1959: 216); ‘Java’ [error; Sumatra or Borneo] (TURIN).

Distribution. Indonesia: Sumatra, Borneo (Kalimantan, Sarawak).

Discussion. This species appears to be associated with lowland tropical forests in Borneo and Sumatra ( Archer 1999). It is unlikely that it would become invasive in other regions. It has very distinctive

black and yellow banding on the thorax and metasoma. It is not known where V. bellicosa build their nests.

Figures

Figs. 17 and 18. Vespa color forms. (a) Lateral view. (b) Dorsal view. (c) Front view of face. Fig. 17. V. basalis. Fig. 18. V. bellicosa.