48. Ropalidia hongkongensis (de Saussure, 1854)

(Figures 6: A, B, C)

Icaria hongkongensis de Saussure, 1854: 239 . Type data: Female, BMNH. Type locality: “La Chine, HongKong ”.

Ropalidia hongkongensis hongkongensis Das & Gupta, 1983: 418 .

Ropalidia hongkongensis juncta van der Vecht, 1941: 141 .

Materials examined: NBCB-00578, 11.v.2015, 1 ♀, Nganglam, Pema Gatshel, Bhutan (26°46'59.88"N & 91°15'0"E, 133 m), Leg.: Phurpa Dorji, Thinley Gyeltshen & Tshering Nidup .

Distribution: Bhutan (new record): Pema Gatshel. Elsewhere: China; Indonesia; India; Laos; Myanmar; Vietnam (Barthélémy, Lee & Kojima 2014; Bui, Tran, Bozdoðan & Nguyen 2020; Das & Gupta 1989; Gawas et al. 2020; Gusenleitner 2011; Kojima et al. 2007; Nguyen, Kojima, et al. 2006; Pham 2014; Pham & Li 2015; Tan, van Achterberg & Chen 2014).