Rhynchium brunneum brunneum (Fabricius, 1793)

Li, Ting-Jing, Barthelemy, Christophe & Carpenter, James M., 2019, The Eumeninae (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) of Hong Kong (China), with description of two new species, two new synonymies and a key to the known taxa, Journal of Hymenoptera Research 72, pp. 127-176 : 127

(33) Rhynchium brunneum brunneum (Fabricius, 1793)

Figs 110-112

Vespa brunnea Fabricius, 1793: 264, “Tranquebariae” (Tharangambadi, Tamil Nadu, India), ZMUC. Type: sex not stated.

Material examined.

CHINA: Hong Kong : 2♀, Pak Sha O, hand net, 11.vii.03 & 12.vi.2011, UTM: 50Q KK 242852, 70m , refs.: 0091. A.Hy. 1 [CBC] & 0440. A.Hy. 1, leg. C. Barthélémy [AMNH]; 1♂ 1♀, Mai Po Nature Reserve, hand net, 19.vii.2014, UTM: R. 50Q JK 959903, 1m , refs.: 0527. G.Hy. 3 & 0527. G.Hy. 6 both [CBC] .

Distribution.

China (Guangdong, *Hong Kong, Taiwan, Yunnan); Pakistan; Seychelles; India; Bangladesh; Myanmar; Thailand; Cambodia; Laos; Vietnam; Malaysia; Indonesia; New Britain; Marianas; Palau.

Remarks.

An occasional wasp in Hong Kong. Easily confused with Rhynchium quinquecinctum quinquecinctum and only minor colour differences of the scutellum permit differentiation.

Figures

Figures 98 - 112. Parancistrocerus yachowensis, female 98 habitus (lateral view) 99 habitus (dorsal view) 100 head (frontal view) 101 - 103 Pareumenes quadrispinosus acutus, female 101 habitus (lateral view) 102 habitus (dorsal view) 103 head (frontal view) 104 - 106 Pseudozumia indica indica, female 104 habitus (lateral view) 105 habitus (dorsal view) 106 head (frontal view) 107 - 109 Pseumenes depressus depressus, male 107 habitus (lateral view) 108 habitus (dorsal view) 109 head (frontal view) 110 - 112 Rhynchium brunneum brunneum, female 110 habitus (lateral view) 111 habitus (dorsal view) 112 head (frontal view).