Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics

Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics

Taxonomic study of social vespid wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Vespinae & Polistinae) in Bhutan

Authors
1 Royal Society for Protection of Nature (RSPN), Thimphu, Bhutan.
2 School of Life Science, Sherubtse College, Royal University of Bhutan, Kanglung, Bhutan.
3 Naturalis Biodiversity Centre, 2300 RA Leiden, Netherlands.
Abstract
The social vespid wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Vespinae and Polistinae) was studied in Bhutan during 2014-2016. A total of fifteen species were collected and identified that all of them are reported as new records from Bhutan: Vespa vivax Smith, V. velutina variana van der Vecht, V. fumida van der Vecht, Dolichovespula lama (du Buysson), Vespula flaviceps Smith, V. nursei Archer, V. vulgaris (Linnaeus), V. structor (Smith), Polistes (Polistella) nigritarsus (Cameron), Parapolybia varia (Fabricius), P. nodosa van der Vecht, Ropalidia artifex (de Saussure), R. stigma (Smith), R. ornaticeps (Cameron) and R. rufoplagiata gravelyi (Dover & Rao). Diagnostic characters and geographical distribution of all species are presented.

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Taxonomic study of social vespid wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Vespinae & Polistinae) in Bhutan
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Volume 3, Issue 2
Spring 2017
Pages 91-104

  • Receive Date 17 February 2017
  • Revise Date 20 February 2017
  • Accept Date 01 March 2017
  • Publish Date 01 March 2017