13. Delta esuriens esuriens (Fabricius, 1787)

Vespa esuriens Fabricius, 1787: 293 —“ India ” (BMNH).

Distribution: Bhutan: Trashi Yangtse, Wangduephodrang, Chhukha (Dorji, Klein, et al. 2017a; Nidup et al. 2016). Elsewhere: Arabia; India; Indonesia (Borneo, Java); Iran; Iraq; Israel; Laos; Mauritius; Myanmar; New Caledonia; Oman; Pakistan; Philippines; Qatar; Saudi Arabia; Sri Lanka; Thailand; United Arab Emirates; Vietnam (Bingham 1897; Bodlah, Naeem, Khan, Bodlah & Akhter 2012; Dorji, Klein, et al. 2017a; Gawas et al. 2020; Kumar 2012; Nguyen 2015b; Nidup et al. 2016; Nugroho, Kojima & Ubaidillah 2013; Siddiqui et al. 2015; Srinivasan & Kumar 2010).