Vespa affinis

Vespa affinis

==Taxonavigation==

Taxonavigation: Vespoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
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 S:ae R:ae M:tis Ludovicae Ulricae Reginae Svecorum, Gothorum, Vandalorumque &c. &c. &c. 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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