58. Vespa basalis Smith, 1852

Vespa basalis Smith, 1852: 46, female, “Nepaul” (London-NHM).

Vespa obliterata Smith, 1852: 47 .

Vespa basilis Dover, 1929: 48 .

Distribution: Bhutan: Trashigang, Samdrup Jongkhar, Punakha, Trongsa, Bumthang (Dorji, Gyeltshen, et al. 2017; Dorji, Klein, et al. 2017a). Elsewhere: India; Nepal; Pakistan; China; Myanmar; Laos; Malaysia; Indonesia; Thailand; Vietnam; Korea (Archer 1989, 2012; Carpenter & Kojima 1997; Daglio 2019; Das & Gupta 1983, 1989; Dorji, Gyeltshen, et al. 2017; Dorji, Klein, et al. 2017a; Gawas et al. 2020; Ghosh et al. 2020; Gusenleitner 2011; Kim, Moon & Yoon 1994; Kumar, Kundu, et al. 2015; Kumar & Srinivasan 2010; Nguyen, Saito, et al. 2006; Nugroho 2012; Pham & Li 2015; Qasim et al. 2018; Rafi et al. 2017; Siddiqui et al. 2015; Sora et al. 2019; Smith-Pardo et al. 2020; Tenzin & Katel 2019; van der Vecht 1959, 1979).