Vespa affinis

Vespa affinis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Vespoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Hymenopterida Ordo: Hymenoptera Subordo: Apocrita Superfamilia: Vespoidea

Familia: Vespidae
Subfamilia: Vespinae
Genus: Vespa
Species: Vespa affinis
Subspecies: V. a. alduini – V. a. alticincta – V. a. archiboldi – V. a. continentalis – V. a. hainensis – V. a. indosinensis – V. a. moluccana – V. a.  nigriventris – V. a. picea – V. a. rufonigrans

Name

Vespa affinis (Linnaeus, 1764)

original combination

• Apis affinis Linnaeus, 1764

Synonym

• Vespa unifasciata Olivier, 1792 nec Gmelin, 1790

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1764. Museum Sae Rae Mtis Ludovicae Ulricae Reginae Svecorum, Gothorum, Vandalorumque. In quo Animalia Rariora Imprimis & Exotica: Insecta & Conchilia describuntur & determinantur. [viii], 1–720 + [2] pp. Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page.  Original description: page 417

Additional references

• Harris, A.C.; Patrick, B.H. 1997: A large queen Asian hornet (Vespa affinis; Hymenoptera: Vespidae) captured live in Arrowtown. Weta, 20: 9–13. PDF
• Nguyen, L.T.P.; F. Saito; J.I. Kojima & J.M. Carpenter, 2006, Vespidae of Viet Nam (Insecta: Hymenoptera) 2. Taxonomic Notes on Vespinae. Zoological Science 23: 95–104. (PDF)

Vernacular names

English: Lesser banded hornet

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