Vespa dybowskii André

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 : 14

Vespa dybowskii André

Figs. 11b, 11d , and 29

Vespa dybowskii ‘Rad. in litt’. André, 1884: 582. Holotype female; Russia: ‘ Sibérie’ (PARIS?).

Vespa dubowskii ; Dalla Torre, 1904: 65. Misspelling of Vespa dybowskii André.

Vespa walkeri du Buysson, 1905 (1904) : 539. Syntype female, male; China: ‘ Haï-ning’ ( LONDON-NHM) .

Vespa dybowskii mutata Ma, 1937: 30 . Holotype male; China: ‘ Hangchow’ (HANGZHOU, destroyed?).

Distribution. Myanmar, China (Tibet, Zhejiang), Russia (Siberia, Primorsky), Korea, Japan.

Discussion. This species is relatively rare in collections. It is a nest parasite of Vespa crabro and V. simillima . Vespa dybowskii queens take over the nests of these species and use the host workers to raise their own brood ( Martin et al. 2008)

Figures

Figs. 9–12. Vespa morphology. (a, b) Dorsal view of metasoma. (c, d) Dorsal view of basal metasomal terga. Fig. 10. (a, b) Dorsal view of scutum. (c, d) Dorsal view of metasoma. Fig. 11. (a, b) Lateral view of head. (c, d) Dorsal view of metasoma. Fig. 12. (a, b) Front view of clypeus.(c-f) Dorsal view of metanotum. Figs. 9a, 9b,V. orientalis. Figs. 9c, 10b, d, V. affinis. Fig. 9d, V. crabro. Figs. 10a, 10c, 11b, 11c, V. mocsaryana. Fig. 11a, V. fumida. Fig. 11d. V. dybowskii. Figs. 12a, 12f, V. multimaculata. Figs. 12b, d, e, V. bicolor. Fig. 12c, V. luctuosa.

Figs. 29 and 30. Vespa color forms, (a) Lateral view. (b) Dorsal view. (c) Front view of face.Fig. 29. V. dybowskii. Fig. 30. V. fervida.