Vespa basalis Smith 1852
- Dataset
- To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Insecta
- order
- Hymenoptera
- family
- Vespidae
- genus
- Vespa
- species
- Vespa basalis
description
Female: Body length 14 – 22 mm (n = 50), fore wing length 15.5 – 21.5 mm (n = 50).
distribution
Distribution. China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam (Carpenter & Kojima 1997).
materials_examined
Material examined. PAKISTAN: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Abbottabad, 2 Ψ, 20. viii. 2008, Mardan, 1 Ψ, 25. viii. 2008, Aziz (AUPKP). Punjab: Islamabad, 1 Ψ, 21. ix. 1981, 1 Ψ, 06. x. 1981, 1 Ψ, 23. v. 1982, 1 Ψ, 21. xi. 1982, 1 Ψ, 22. xi. 1982, 1 Ψ, 07. x. 1987, Abro; 4 Ψ, 23. x. 1989, 3 Ψ, 24. x. 1989, 5 Ψ, 29. x. 1989, 3 Ψ, 02. xi. 1989, 6 Ψ, 07. xi. 1989, 1 Ψ, 08. xi. 1989, 4 Ψ, 18. xi. 1989, 3 Ψ, 27. xi. 1989, 1 Ψ, 21. iv. 1990, 1 Ψ, 27. x. 2007, 1 Ψ, 15. v. 2008, Fida; 6 Ψ, 24. x. 1989, 3 Ψ, 29. x. 1989, 8 Ψ, 31. x. 1989, 3 Ψ, 02. xi. 1989, 5 Ψ, 07. xi. 1989, 7 Ψ, 27. xi. 1989, Riaz (PMNH).
Name
- Homonyms
- Vespa basalis Smith 1852