62. Vespa mandarinia Smith, 1852

Vespa mandarinia Smith, 1852: 38 . Holotype female; China: ‘ Teintung, near Ning-po-foo’ (LONDON-NHM).

Vespa magnifica Smith, 1852: 45 .

Vespa japonica Radoszkowski (in Motschulsky), 1857: 410.

Vespa bellona Smith, 1871: 248 .

Vespa magnifica var. latilineata Cameron, 1903: 278 .

Vespa mandarina; Dalla Torre, 1894: 149.

Vespa magnifica var. nobilis Sonan, 1929: 140 .

Vespa magnifica sonani Matsumura, 1930: 1 .

Distribution: Bhutan: Chhukha, Trongsa, Zhemgang, Mongar, Trashigang (Dorji, Gyeltshen, et al. 2017; Dorji, Klein, et al. 2017a). Elsewhere: India; Nepal; Sri Lanka; China; Japan; Thailand; Myanmar; Laos; Malaysia; Russia; Korea; Pakistan; Vietnam (Archer 1989, 2012; Barthélémy et al. 2014; Carpenter & Kojima 1997; Choi & Kwon 2015; Das & Gupta 1983, 1989; Dorji, Gyeltshen, et al. 2017; Dorji, Klein, et al. 2017a; Dubatolov & Dolgikh 2009; Gawas et al. 2020; Ghosh et al. 2020; Gusenleitner 2006, 2011; Kim et al. 1994; Kumar & Srinivasan 2010; Nguyen, Saito, et al. 2006; Pham & Li 2015; Rafi et al. 2017; Sora et al. 2019; Smith-Pardo et al. 2020; Tenzin & Katel 2019; van der Vecht 1959).