Vespa velutina

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 velutina
Subspecies: V. v. ardens – V. v. celebensis – V. v. divergens – V. v. flavitarsus – V. v. floresiana – V. v. karnyi – V. v. mediozonalis – V. v. nigrithorax – V. v. sumbana – V. v. timorensis – V. v. variana

Name

Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836

Synonyms

Vespa auraria Smith, 1852

References

Nguyen, L.T.P., Saito, F., Kojima, J.-I. & Carpenter, J.M. 2006. Vespidae of Viet Nam (Insecta: Hymenoptera) 2. Taxonomic Notes on Vespinae. Zoological Science 23(1): 95–104. DOI: 10.2108/zsj.23.95 Reference page.
Vespa velutina – Taxon details on National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
EOL: Vespa velutina

Vernacular names

English: Asian predatory wasp
español: Avispa asiática
suomi: Aasianherhiläinen
français: Frelon asiatique
galego: Avespa asiática
日本語: ツマアカスズメバチ

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