Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Hymenoptera (Sawflies, wasps, ants, bees) ➔ Family Vespidae (Social wasps and some solitary wasps)
Vespa orientalis Linnaeus, 1771
Orientalische Hornisse Oriental Hornet
Synonyms and other combinations:
Vespa aegyptiaca André, 1884 | Vespa aegyptiaca Vallot, 1802 | Vespa fusca Christ, 1791 | Vespa indica Wrought., 1889 | Vespa jurinei de Saussure, 1854 | Vespa quadripunctata Forskal, 1775 | Vespa turcica Drury, 1773 |
Classification:
Vespa orientalis belongs to the subfamily Vespinae.References, further reading, links:
- Gusenleitner J. (2016). ZOBODAT: Zoological-Botanical Database (Vespoidea) (version 4.0, Oct 2011). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2016 Annual Checklist (Roskov Y., Abucay L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Flann C., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., eds). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2016. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-884X.
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