taxonID	type	description	language	source
827E6B37FFD9FF9BFF47F88AFD2FFEF3.taxon	materials_examined	Provespa barthelemyi (du Buysson, 1905) Female: Body length 14 – 15 mm (n = 2), fore wing length 14 – 16 mm (n = 2). Material examined. BANGLADESH: Kaptai, 1 Ψ, 6. v. 1964, Khan (PFI); Dulahazari, 1 Ψ, 10. iv. 1964, Gullah (PFI).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFD9FF9BFF47F88AFD2FFEF3.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam (Carpenter & Kojima 1997, Kumar & Nguyen 2010).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFDAFF9BFF47F996FE5BF83C.taxon	description	Female: Body length 14 – 22 mm (n = 50), fore wing length 15.5 – 21.5 mm (n = 50).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFDAFF9BFF47F996FE5BF83C.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. PAKISTAN: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Abbottabad, 2 Ψ, 20. viii. 2008, Mardan, 1 Ψ, 25. viii. 2008, Aziz (AUPKP). Punjab: Islamabad, 1 Ψ, 21. ix. 1981, 1 Ψ, 06. x. 1981, 1 Ψ, 23. v. 1982, 1 Ψ, 21. xi. 1982, 1 Ψ, 22. xi. 1982, 1 Ψ, 07. x. 1987, Abro; 4 Ψ, 23. x. 1989, 3 Ψ, 24. x. 1989, 5 Ψ, 29. x. 1989, 3 Ψ, 02. xi. 1989, 6 Ψ, 07. xi. 1989, 1 Ψ, 08. xi. 1989, 4 Ψ, 18. xi. 1989, 3 Ψ, 27. xi. 1989, 1 Ψ, 21. iv. 1990, 1 Ψ, 27. x. 2007, 1 Ψ, 15. v. 2008, Fida; 6 Ψ, 24. x. 1989, 3 Ψ, 29. x. 1989, 8 Ψ, 31. x. 1989, 3 Ψ, 02. xi. 1989, 5 Ψ, 07. xi. 1989, 7 Ψ, 27. xi. 1989, Riaz (PMNH).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFDAFF9BFF47F996FE5BF83C.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam (Carpenter & Kojima 1997).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFDBFF9AFF47FA67FD70F8A0.taxon	description	Female: Body length 20 – 26 mm (n = 36), fore wing length 18 – 20 mm (n = 36). Male: Body length 22 mm (n = 1), fore wing length 19.5 (n = 1).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFDBFF9AFF47FA67FD70F8A0.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. PAKISTAN: Gilgit-Baltistan: Chillas, 1 Ψ, 04. viii. 1987, Dassu, 1 Ψ, 14. viii. 1988, Gilgit, 1 Ψ, 16. viii. 1988, Abro; Nomal, 3 Ψ, 24. ix. 1987, Afzal (PMNH). Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Bannuu, 2 Ψ, 09. ix. 1988, Afzal; Peshawar, 3 Ψ, 23. x. 2007, Khalid; Peshawar, 1 ɗ & 1 Ψ, 23 – 27. x. 2007, Malaise trap; Kohat, 1 Ψ, 24. x. 2007, Mishkat Ullah; Charsada, Ser Deryab, 1 Ψ, 25. x. 2007, Fida; Peshawar, Warsak, 4 Ψ, 26. x. 2007, Fida (PMNH). Abbottabad, 6 Ψ, 20. viii. 2008, 3 Ψ, 21. viii. 2008, Mansehra, 1 Ψ, 22. viii. 2008, Mardan, 2 Ψ, 25. viii. 2008, Peshawar, 3 Ψ, 28. viii. 2008, Peshawar, 1 Ψ, 29. viii. 2008, Aziz (AUPKP). Punjab: Islamabad, 1 Ψ, 21. iv. 2008, Fida; Fort Abbas, 1 Ψ, 13. iv. 2009, Mishkat Ullah (PMNH).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFDBFF9AFF47FA67FD70F8A0.taxon	distribution	Distribution. This species is widespread from southern Italy and Libya in the west to India and Nepal in the east, including Pakistan (Gusenleitner 2010).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFDCFF9DFF47FF73FF1FFE3F.taxon	description	Female: Body length 18.5 – 25.5 mm (n = 8), fore wing length 18.5 – 27 mm (n = 8).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFDCFF9DFF47FF73FF1FFE3F.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. PAKISTAN: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Abbottabad, 1 Ψ, 19. viii. 2008, Peshawar, 1 Ψ, 29. viii. 2008, Aziz (AUPKP). Punjab: Islamabad, 1 Ψ, 30. ix. 1981, Fiaz; 1 Ψ, 06. x. 1981, Afzal; 1 Ψ, 25. vii. 2002, 1 Ψ, 18. iv. 2007, 1 Ψ, 18 – 26. vi. 2007, 1 Ψ, 20. vii. 2007, 1 Ψ, 06. ix. 2008, 1 Ψ, 29. viii. 2008, 2 Ψ, 07. vii. 2009, Fida (PMNH).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFDCFF9DFF47FF73FF1FFE3F.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam and Sri Lanka (Carpenter & Kojima 1997; Dvořák 2007).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFDCFF9CFF47F93BFD22FEF2.taxon	description	Female: Body length 15.5 – 20.5 mm (n = 33), fore wing length 14 – 19 mm (n = 33).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFDCFF9CFF47F93BFD22FEF2.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. PAKISTAN: Gilgit-Baltistan: Diamar, 1 Ψ, 26. vii. 1987, Gilgit, 1 Ψ, 28. vii. 1987, Abro; Gilgit, 3 Ψ, 29. vii. 1987, Chilas, 1 Ψ, 4. viii. 1987, Nomal, 1 Ψ, 24. ix. 1987, Afzal (PMNH). Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa: Swat, Charbagh, 1 Ψ, 29. vii. 1986, Afzal; Shangla, 2 Ψ, 09. viii. 1988, Fiaz; 2 Ψ, 09. viii. 1988, Abro; Dir, 1 Ψ, 13. viii. 1987, Afzal, 1 Ψ, 13. viii. 1987, Abro; Shougran, 1 Ψ, 13. vi. 2010, Garihabibullah, 9 Ψ, 15. vi. 2010, Jaba, 2 Ψ, 15. vi. 2010, Mishkat Ullah (PMNH); Abbottabad, 1 Ψ, 18. iv. 1963, Khan; Nathia gali, 1 Ψ, 24. ix. 1966, Khan (PFI). Punjab: Islamabad, 1 Ψ, 29. x. 1989, 1 Ψ, 31. x. 1989, 1 Ψ, 12. iii. 1990, 1 Ψ, 13. iii. 1990, Riaz; 1 Ψ, 29. x. 1989, 1 Ψ, 07. xi. 1989, 1 Ψ, 13. iii. 1990, 1 Ψ, 15. xi. 2006, 1 Ψ, 17. v. 2007, Fida; 1 Ψ, 20. viii. 1982, 1 Ψ, 14. iv. 1987, Abro (PMNH).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFDCFF9CFF47F93BFD22FEF2.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Bhutan, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Thailand, Taiwan, and Vietnam (Carpenter & Kojima 1997, Dvořák 2007).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFDDFF9CFF47F998FD21F842.taxon	description	Female: Body length 8 – 9 mm (n = 6), fore wing length 8 – 10 mm (n = 6).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFDDFF9CFF47F998FD21F842.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. PAKISTAN: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa: Swat, Usho, 4 Ψ, 10. viii. 1987, Afzal; Swat, Bhan, 1 Ψ, 10. viii. 1987, Batgram, 1 Ψ, 24. vii. 1988, Abro.	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFDDFF9CFF47F998FD21F842.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China, India, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Nepal, Russia (Primorskii Krai), Thailand, Taiwan and Pakistan (Carpenter & Kojima 1997; Dvořák 2007).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFDEFF9EFF47FA42FB4EFED1.taxon	description	Female: Body length 8 – 13 mm (n = 25), fore wing length 9 – 13 mm (n = 25). Male: Body length 13 mm (n = 1), fore wing length 14 mm (n = 1).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFDEFF9EFF47FA42FB4EFED1.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. PAKISTAN: Balochistan: Ziarat, 2 Ψ, 17. ix. 1988, Kalat, 1 Ψ, 20. ix. 1988, Afzal (PMNH). Gilgit-Baltistan: Daimer, 2 Ψ, 26. vii. 1987, Abro; Gilgit, 2 Ψ, 29. vii. 1987, Bagrot, 1 Ψ, 29. vii. 1987, Hunza, 5 Ψ, 31. vii. 1987, Afzal; Chillas, 5 Ψ, 04. viii. 1987, Abro; Gulmit, 3 Ψ, 14. ix. 1987, Khyber, 6 Ψ, 16. ix. 1987, Dih, 1 Ψ, 17. ix. 1987, Burt, 1 Ψ, 18. ix. 1987, Khuramabad, 2 Ψ, 19. ix. 1987, Shish kot, 5 Ψ, 21. ix. 1987, Gulkin, 1 Ψ, 27. ix. 1987, Passu, 10 Ψ, 29. ix. 1987, Aliabad, 3 Ψ, 30. ix. 1987, Nagar, 1 ɗ, 01. x. 1987, Afzal; Denor, 2 Ψ, 17. viii. 1988, Dih, 3 Ψ, 19. viii. 1988, Sost, 1 Ψ, 20. viii. 1988, Abro; Sost, 1 Ψ, 16. viii. 1988, Fiaz; Misger (Boyber), 1 Ψ, 10. viii. 2000, Mahmood (PMNH). Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa: Dir, 1 Ψ, 22. vii. 1986, Fiaz; Swat, Usho 4 Ψ, 10. viii. 1987, Abro; Chitral, 1 Ψ, 05. ix. 2006, Fakhruddin (PMNH); Abbottabad, 1 Ψ, 20. viii. 2008, 1 Ψ, 21. viii. 2008, Mansehra, 1 Ψ, 22. viii. 2008, Aziz (AUPKP).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFDEFF9EFF47FA42FB4EFED1.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Ascension Island, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Chile, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Gerogia, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Kazahkstan, Korea, Luxembourg, Malta, Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, across Russia to Primorskii Krai, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Kingdom, USA, Ukraine, Uzbekistan (Carpenter & Kojima 1997; Dvořák 2007).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFDFFF9EFF47F9EFFAE5F934.taxon	description	Female: Body length 10 mm (n = 4), fore wing length 11 mm (n = 4).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFDFFF9EFF47F9EFFAE5F934.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. PAKISTAN: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa: Dir, 1 Ψ, 12. viii. 1987, Abro; Ayubia, 3 Ψ, 17. vi. 2010, Mishkat Ullah (PMNH).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFDFFF9EFF47F9EFFAE5F934.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China, India and Philippines (Carpenter & Kojima 1997) and Pakistan (new record).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFDFFF91FF47F88AFE5BFED1.taxon	description	Female: Body length 15 – 17 mm (n = 10). Fore wing length 16 – 17 mm (n = 10).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFDFFF91FF47F88AFE5BFED1.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. PAKISTAN: Gilgit-Baltistan: Shish Kot, 1 Ψ, 21. ix. 1987, Afzal; Dih, 1 Ψ, 19. viii. 1988, Sost, 1 Ψ, 21. viii. 1988, Abro; Markhun, 2 Ψ, 12. viii. 2000, Astor, Chilum, 5 Ψ, 17. viii. 2009, Abbas (PMNH). Distribution. Afghanistan, China, India, Mongolia, Kazahkstan, Pakistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan (Carpenter & Kojima 1997).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFD0FF91FF47F9D5FBFAF8ED.taxon	description	Female: Body length 16 mm (n = 1), fore wing length 17 mm (n = 1).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFD0FF91FF47F9D5FBFAF8ED.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. PAKISTAN: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa: Swat, Gabral, 1 Ψ, 19. viii. 1963, S. M. Khan (PFI). Distribution. Afghanistan, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Morocco, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, across Russia to Primorskii Krai, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey and United Kingdom (Carpenter & Kojima 1997).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFD1FF94FF47FA54FB0FF912.taxon	description	Female: Body length 13 – 14 mm (n = 2), fore wing length 15 – 15.5 mm (n = 2).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFD1FF94FF47FA54FB0FF912.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. BANGLADESH: Barcadbla, 1 Ψ, 4. vi. 1965, N. Zaman (PFI); Ramgrab, 1 Ψ, 16. ix. 1965, N. Zaman (PFI).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFD1FF94FF47FA54FB0FF912.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand (Das & Gupta 1989, Kojima & Carpenter 1997, Saito et al. 2005, Kojima et al. 2006). Polistes (Polistella) stigma tamulus (Fabricius, 1798) Figs 9 (a – d)	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFD1FF94FF47FA54FB0FF912.taxon	description	Female: Body length 14.4 – 12.8 mm (n = 7), fore wing length 12 mm (n = 7). Male: Body length 12.0 mm (n = 1), fore wing length 11.6 mm (n = 1).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFD1FF94FF47FA54FB0FF912.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. PAKISTAN: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa: Siadu Sharif, 1 Ψ, 08. viii. 1988, Swat, 1 ɗ, 04. viii. 1988, Miadam, 1 Ψ, 04. viii. 1988, Fiaz; Miadam, 3 Ψ, 07. viii. 1987, Afzal; Miadam, 2 Ψ, 07. viii. 1987, Abro (PMNH).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFD1FF94FF47FA54FB0FF912.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Taiwan (Dover 1929, Starr 1992, Kojima & Carpenter 1997) and Pakistan (new record).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFD1FF94FF47FA54FB0FF912.taxon	description	Female: Body length 12 – 13 mm (n = 3), fore wing length 12.5 – 14 mm (n = 3).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFD1FF94FF47FA54FB0FF912.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. PAKISTAN: Gilgit-Baltistan: Skardu, 3 Ψ, 30. viii. 1988, Abro (PMNH). Distribution. Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, Ethiopia, Iran, Israel, Mongolia, Pakistan, Russia (south of European part), Turkey, Turkmenistan and Ukraine (Dvořák 2007, Gusenleitner 2007, Kojima & Carpenter 1997).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFD1FF94FF47FA54FB0FF912.taxon	description	Female: Body length 10 – 12 mm (n = 10), fore wing length 11 – 12.5 mm (n = 10). Male: Body length 10.5 mm (n = 6), fore wing length 11.5 mm (n = 6).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFD1FF94FF47FA54FB0FF912.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. PAKISTAN: Gilgit-Baltistan: Hunza, 1 Ψ, 31. vii. 1987, Chillas, 3 Ψ, 04. viii. 1987, Abro; 1 Ψ, 04. viii. 1988, Afzal; 2 Ψ, 5 – 10. vii. 2006, Abbas (PMNH). Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa: Kohat, Abad Khel, 1 Ψ, 24. x. 2007, Fida; 1 ɗ, 24. x. 2007, Mishkat Ullah. Punjab: Bahawalpur, Chak 28 BC, 1 Ψ, 07. ix. 2010, Mishkat Ullah (PMNH). Sindh: Sukkur, Allahyar Pinhwar, 1 Ψ & 1 ɗ, 09. v. 2010, Ghotki, Taj Mohammad Ruk, 1 ɗ, 15. xi. 2009, 1 ɗ, 10. v. 2010, Sukkur, Rajab Ali Bharo, 2 ɗ, 14. xi. 2009, Mishkat Ullah (PMNH).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFD1FF94FF47FA54FB0FF912.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Oman and Pakistan (Gusenleitner 2007, Dvořák 2007, Kojima & Carpenter 1997).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFD1FF94FF47FA54FB0FF912.taxon	description	Female: Body length 12 mm (n = 2), fore wing length 11 mm (n = 2).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFD1FF94FF47FA54FB0FF912.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. PAKISTAN: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa: Swat, Kalam, 1 Ψ, 10. viii. 1987, Abro, 1 Ψ, 10. viii. 1987, Afzal (PMNH).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFD1FF94FF47FA54FB0FF912.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Azerbaijan, China, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Madeiras, Mongolia, Pakistan and Turkey (Zimmermann 1930, Das & Gupta 1989, Kojima & Carpenter 1997).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFD1FF94FF47FA54FB0FF912.taxon	description	Female: Body length 13 – 17 mm (n = 3), fore wing length 14 – 18.5 mm (n = 3).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFD1FF94FF47FA54FB0FF912.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. PAKISTAN: Gilgit-Baltistan: Nagar, 1 Ψ, 23. vii. 1986, Rafique (PMNH). Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa: Naran, 1 Ψ, 18. vii. 1987, Abro (PMNH). Punjab: Islamabad, 1 Ψ, 06. viii. 2007, Fida (PMNH).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFD1FF94FF47FA54FB0FF912.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Afghanistan, Australia, Chile, Cambodia, Egypt, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Oman, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, Tongas, USA and Vietnam (Dover 1929, Das & Gupta 1989, Kojima & Carpenter 1997); Pakistan (new record). Polistes (Gyrostoma) rothneyi carletoni van der Vecht, 1968 Figs 14 (a – d)	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFD1FF94FF47FA54FB0FF912.taxon	description	Female: Body length 12 – 17 mm (n = 8), fore wing length 13 – 19 mm (n = 8).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFD1FF94FF47FA54FB0FF912.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. PAKISTAN: Gilgit-Baltistan, Daimer, 3 Ψ, 26. vii. 1987, Bagrot, 1 Ψ, 29. vii. 1987, Afzal; Sassi, 2 Ψ, 29. viii. 1988, Gech, 1 Ψ, 25. viii. 1988, Abro (PMNH). Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Dir, 1 Ψ, 13. viii. 1987, Afzal; Miadam, 2 Ψ, 04. viii. 1988, Abro; Mansehra, Jaba, 3 Ψ, 15. vi. 2010, Garihabibullah, 5 Ψ, 15. vi. 2010, Mishkat Ullah (PMNH); Abbottabad, 2 Ψ, 20. viii. 2008, 1 Ψ, 21. viii. 2008, Mardan, 1 Ψ, 25. viii. 2008, Peshawar, 1 Ψ, 28. viii. 2008, Aziz (KPUAP). Punjab, Islamabad, 1 Ψ, 05. vii. 2007, 1 Ψ, 06. viii. 2007, 1 Ψ, 21. iv. 2008, Fida (PMNH).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFD1FF94FF47FA54FB0FF912.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India, Nepal and Pakistan (Das & Gupta 1989, Gusenleitner 2006, Dvořák 2007)	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFD5FF97FF47F8D6FCC5FD49.taxon	description	Female: Body length 11 – 15 mm (n = 25), fore wing length 11 – 17 mm (n = 25). Male: Body length 15 – 16 mm (n = 2), fore wing length 15.5 – 17 mm (n = 2).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFD5FF97FF47F8D6FCC5FD49.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. PAKISTAN: Gilgit-Baltistan, Hunza, 1 Ψ, 30. vii. 1987, 1 Ψ, 31. vii. 1987, Diamer, 2 Ψ, 26. vii. 1987, Abro; Gilgit, 1 Ψ, 28. vii. 1987, Afzal; Dassu, 2 Ψ, 14. viii. 1988, Abro; Basha, 2 Ψ, 06. vii. 2006, Abbas; Chillas, 3 Ψ, 04. vii. 1987, Abro, 1 Ψ, 5 – 10. vii. 2006, Abbas (PMNH). Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Dir, 1 Ψ, 13. viii. 1987, Abro; Peshawar, 1 ɗ, 23. x. 2007, Kohat, 1 ɗ, 24. x. 2007, Mishkat; Peshawar, Warsak, 2 Ψ, 26. x. 2007, Fida (PMNH). Abbottabad, 3 Ψ, 20. viii. 2008, 1 Ψ, 21. viii. 2008, Mansehra, 1 Ψ, 20. viii. 2008, Mardan, 3 Ψ, 20. viii. 2008, Peshawar, 1 Ψ, 29. viii. 2008, Aziz (KPUAP). Punjab, Islamabad, 3 Ψ, 27. iii. 1981, Afzal, 1 Ψ, 09. vii. 1981, Abro, 2 Ψ, 09. vii. 1981, 1 Ψ, 21. vii. 1981, Fiaz, 1 Ψ, 27. vii. 1981, 1 Ψ, 15. x. 1981, Abro, 2 Ψ, 27. iii. 1982, Afzal, 1 Ψ, 08. iv. 1982, Abro, 1 Ψ, 14. iii. 2005, 2 Ψ, 17. iii. 2005, 1 Ψ, 22. iii. 2005, 1 Ψ, 20. iv. 2005, 1 Ψ, 29. iii. 2007, 1 Ψ, 18. iv. 2007, 2 Ψ, 17. v. 2007, 1 Ψ, 23. vii. 2007, 1 Ψ, 21. iv. 2008, Fida; Bahawalpur, Habib Massan, 3 Ψ, 28. viii. 2009, Chak 28 BC, 2 Ψ, 11. v. 2010, Abbaspur, 1 Ψ, 12. v. 2010, Mishkat Ullah (PMNH). Sindh, Ghotki, Drago, 2 Ψ, 27. viii. 2009, Taj Mohammad Rukh, 2 ɗ, 15. xi. 2009, 5 Ψ, 10. v. 2010, Sukkur, Rajab Ali Bharo, 2 ɗ, 14. xi. 2009, Allahyar Pinhwar, 09. v. 2010, Mishkat Ullah (PMNH).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFD5FF97FF47F8D6FCC5FD49.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Afghanistan, China, India, Iran, Iraq, Mauritius, Oman, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia (Das & Gupta 1989, Kojima & Carpenter 1997, Gusenleitner 2007).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFD7FF96FF47FA7BFC3FF8D3.taxon	description	Female: Body length 12 – 13 mm (n = 15), fore wing length 9 – 11 mm (n = 15). Male: Body length 12.5 – 14.25 mm (n = 2), fore wing length 11 mm (n = 2).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFD7FF96FF47FA7BFC3FF8D3.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. PAKISTAN: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Mansehra, 1 ɗ, 02. viii. 1988, Ghari Habibullah, 1 ɗ, 12. vi. 1991, Abro (PMNH). Abbottabad, 1 Ψ, 20. viii. 2008, Mansehra, 1 Ψ, 22. viii. 2008, Aziz (KPAUP). Punjab, Islamabad, 1 Ψ, 05. vii. 2005, 1 Ψ, 02. vi. 2005, 1 Ψ, 13. vi. 2005, 2 Ψ, 15. vi. 2005, 1 Ψ, 17. vi. 2005, 2 Ψ, 05. ix. 2005, 2 Ψ, 18. vii. 2006, 1 Ψ, 19. v. 2007, 1 Ψ, 21. v. 2007, 1 Ψ, 02. vi. 2007, 3 Ψ, 18 – 26. vi. 2007, 1 Ψ, 02. vii. 2007, 1 Ψ, 15. ix. 2007, Fida, 1 Ψ, 15. vi. 2005, 1 Ψ, 30. vii. 2007, Khurram (PMNH).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFD7FF96FF47FA7BFC3FF8D3.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India (Das & Gupta 1989) and Pakistan (new record).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFD7FF89FF47F896FE1BFF3A.taxon	description	Female: Body length 7.5 mm (n = 1), fore wing length 6 mm (n = 1).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFD7FF89FF47F896FE1BFF3A.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. PAKISTAN: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Swat, 1 Ψ, 08. viii. 1987, Abro. Distribution. India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines and Sri Lanka (Kojima & Carpenter 1997); Pakistan (new record).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFC8FF89FF47F97CFB63F84A.taxon	description	Female: Body length 10.0 mm (n = 1), fore wing length 9.0 mm (n = 1).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFC8FF89FF47F97CFB63F84A.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. PAKISTAN: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Swat, Usho, 1 Ψ, 10. viii. 1987, Abro. Distribution. This species is widely distributed in the Palaearctic region including Afghanistan; it has been introduced into North America and New Zealand (Buck et al. 2008); Pakistan (new record).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFC9FF88FF47FA08FC21F8A6.taxon	description	Female: Body length 22 – 24.5 mm (n = 5), fore wing length 20.5 – 22 mm (n = 5). Male: Body length 18.5 – 19.5 mm (n = 4), fore wing length 16.25 – 17 mm (n = 4).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFC9FF88FF47FA08FC21F8A6.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. PAKISTAN: Azad Kashmir: Bagh, 1 Ψ, 29. vii. 1986, Afzal. Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa: Mansehra, Balakot, 1 ɗ, 23. vii. 1987, Fiaz; Dir, 1 ɗ, 13. viii. 1987, Abro; Noshkey, 1 ɗ, 21. ix. 1988, Fida (PMNH); Peshawar, 2 Ψ, 28. viii. 2008, Aziz (KPAUP). Punjab: Islamabad, 1 ɗ, 08. xi. 1989, 1 Ψ, 19. vii. 2002, 1 Ψ, 19. viii. 2006, Fida (PMNH).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFC9FF88FF47FA08FC21F8A6.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Afghanistan, Algeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Madagascar, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Palestine, Somalia, South Africa, Syria and Yeman (Srinivasan & Kumar 2010).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFCAFF8BFF47FA67FDF7F974.taxon	description	Female: Body length 15.5 – 16.5 mm (n = 3), fore wing length 12.5 – 13 mm (n = 3).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFCAFF8BFF47FA67FDF7F974.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. PAKISTAN: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa: Dir, 1 Ψ, 13. viii. 1987, Swat, 1 Ψ, 10. ix. 1989, Afzal, (PMNH), Mansehra, 1 Ψ, 22. viii. 2008, Aziz (KPUAP). Punjab: Khanpur, Head Fareed, 1 Ψ, 10. iv. 2009, Mishkat Ullah (PMNH).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFCAFF8BFF47FA67FDF7F974.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Srilanka and Thailand (Srinivasan & Kumar 2010)	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFCAFF8AFF47F8E9FECBFF3A.taxon	description	Female: Body length 23.6 mm (n = 1), fore wing length 17.6 mm (n = 1).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFCAFF8AFF47F8E9FECBFF3A.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. PAKISTAN: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa: Peshawar, 1 Ψ, 28. viii. 2008, Aziz (KPUAP). Punjab: Islamabad, 1 ɗ, 8. xi. 1989, Fida (PMNH).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFCAFF8AFF47F8E9FECBFF3A.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Hawaii, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Moluccas, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. (Gusenleitner 2007, Srinivasan & Kumar 2010).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFCBFF8AFF47F9CFFBC9F938.taxon	description	Female: Body length 16 mm (n = 1), fore wing length 14 mm (n = 1).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
827E6B37FFCBFF8AFF47F9CFFBC9F938.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. PAKISTAN: Punjab: Islamabad, 1 Ψ, 31. viii. 1987, Fiaz (PMNH). Distribution. China, Korea and Mongolia (Kim 2003); Pakistan (new record).	en	Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar, Inayatullah, Mian (2012): To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan. Zootaxa 3318: 26-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281144
