Vespa coeruleopennis Fabricius, 1798:263,Cajennae (leg. Richard). - As Vespa caeruleopennis: - As Vespa caeruleopennis: - As Vespa coeruleipennis: - Zavattari, 1912Zavattari, E. 1912. Materialien für eine Monographie der Neotropischen Eumeniden. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 78:1-272.:16 ( listed as synonym of Zethus mexicanus (Linnaeus, 1767)). - As Zethus caeruleopennis: - Smith, 1857Smith, F. 1857. Catalogue of Hymenopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part V. Vespidae. London. 147 pp. (distribution); Cameron, 1912Cameron, P. 1912. The Hymenoptera of the Georgetown Museum. Part III. Timehri: The Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of British Guiana 3rd ser. (2):207-231. (distribution). - As Zethus caeruleopennis: - Smith, 1857Smith, F. 1857. Catalogue of Hymenopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part V. Vespidae. London. 147 pp. (distribution); Cameron, 1912Cameron, P. 1912. The Hymenoptera of the Georgetown Museum. Part III. Timehri: The Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of British Guiana 3rd ser. (2):207-231. (distribution). - As Zethus coeruleopennis: - As Zethus mexicanus coeruleipennis: - Zavattari, 1912Zavattari, E. 1912. Materialien für eine Monographie der Neotropischen Eumeniden. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 78:1-272. (distribution).