HYMENOPTERA :: Vespidae

Vespinae Latreille, 1802

Vespa Linnaeus, 1758

Vespula Thomson, 1869

Biology

Eusocial. Nests partially or completely enveloped, aerial or subterranean. Prey on arthropods.

Sources

Barthélémy, C. A. Provisional Identification Guide to the Social Vespids of Hong Kong (Hymenoptera: Vespidae). Available online: http://insectahk.com

Barthélémy C & Guénard B. 2025. An annotated and illustrated checklist of Hong Kong aculeate wasps (Hymenoptera: Apoid wasps; Pompilioidea; Scolioidea; Thynnoidea; Tiphioidea; Vespoidea; Chrysidoidea). Insecta Mundi 1115: 1–230.