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Vespula pensylvanica (Saussure, 1857)

Vespa pensylvanica Saussure, 1857:117, Carpenter & Kojima, 1997Carpenter, J.M. & J. Kojima 1997. Checklist of the species in the subfamily Vespinae (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Vespidae). Nat Hist Bulletin Ibaraki Univer 1:51-92.:79, Lectotype (Genève); Kimsey & Carpenter, 2012Kimsey, L.S. & J.M. Carpenter 2012. The Vespinae of North America (Vespidae, Hymenoptera). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 28:37-65.:60, Lectotype ♀ (Geneva). - As Vespa pennsylvanica: - Dalla Torre, 1894Dalla Torre, C.G. 1894. Catalogus Hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus, IX. Vespidae (Diploptera). Guilelmi Engelmann, 181. (distribution). - As Vespula pensylvanica: - Bequaert, 1931Bequaert, J.C. 1931. A tentative synopsis of the hornets and the yellow-jackets (Vespinae; Hymenoptera) of America. Entomologica Americana 12 (2):71-138. (distribution); Krombein et al., 1979Krombein, K.V., P.D. Hurd, D.R. Smith & B.D. Burks 1979. Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico. Volume 2. Apocrita (Aculeata). Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C. 1199-2209. (distribution); Carpenter & Kojima, 1997Carpenter, J.M. & J. Kojima 1997. Checklist of the species in the subfamily Vespinae (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Vespidae). Nat Hist Bulletin Ibaraki Univer 1:51-92. (distribution); Dvorak, L., 2006Dvorak, L. 2006. Oriental Hornet Vespa orientalis Linnaeus, 1771 found in Mexico (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Vespinae). Ent. Problems 36 (1):80. (distribution); Landolt et al., 2010Landolt, P.J., J.M. Sierra, T.R. Unruh & R.S. Zack 2010. A new species of Vespula, and first record of Vespa crabro L. (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) from Guatemala, Central America. Zootaxa 2629:61-68. (distribution).
Vespa occidentalis Cresson, 1874:100, ♂♀.Nevada (leg. Dr. H.C. Yarrow);New Mexico (leg. Mr. Henshaw); 3 ♂♀; Carpenter & Kojima, 1997Carpenter, J.M. & J. Kojima 1997. Checklist of the species in the subfamily Vespinae (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Vespidae). Nat Hist Bulletin Ibaraki Univer 1:51-92.:79, Lectotype ♀ (Philadelphia); Kimsey & Carpenter, 2012Kimsey, L.S. & J.M. Carpenter 2012. The Vespinae of North America (Vespidae, Hymenoptera). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 28:37-65.:60, Lectotype ♀ (Philadelphia). - Dalla Torre, 1894Dalla Torre, C.G. 1894. Catalogus Hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus, IX. Vespidae (Diploptera). Guilelmi Engelmann, 181. (distribution); Lewis, 1897Lewis, B.S. 1897. Vespinae of the United States and Canada. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 24 (2):169-192, 1 pl. (distribution); Cockerell, 1899Cockerell, T.D.A. 1899. Notes on some Hymenoptera. The Canadian Entomologist 31:255-256. (distribution); Cockerell, 1901Cockerell, T.D.A. 1901. Flower and insect records from New Mexico. Entomological News 12 (2):38-43. (distribution); Cockerell, 1902Cockerell, T.D.A. 1902. Flowers and insects in New Mexico. American Naturalist 36 (430):809-817. (distribution); Bequaert, 1931Bequaert, J.C. 1931. A tentative synopsis of the hornets and the yellow-jackets (Vespinae; Hymenoptera) of America. Entomologica Americana 12 (2):71-138.:95 ( listed as synonym of Vespula pensylvanica (Saussure, 1857)); Krombein et al., 1979Krombein, K.V., P.D. Hurd, D.R. Smith & B.D. Burks 1979. Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico. Volume 2. Apocrita (Aculeata). Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C. 1199-2209.:1520 ( listed as synonym of Vespula pensylvanica (Saussure, 1857)); Carpenter & Kojima, 1997Carpenter, J.M. & J. Kojima 1997. Checklist of the species in the subfamily Vespinae (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Vespidae). Nat Hist Bulletin Ibaraki Univer 1:51-92.:79 ( listed as synonym of Vespa pensylvanica Saussure, 1857).

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Area distribution map

map of Vespula pensylvanica (Saussure, 1857)

Distribution

CANCanada
 (Krombein et al., 1979)
CAN-AlbCanada - Alberta
 (Carpenter & Kojima, 1997)
CAN-BrCCanada - British Columbia
 (Bequaert, 1931; Carpenter & Kojima, 1997)
CAN-ManCanada - Manitoba
 (Carpenter & Kojima, 1997)
CAN-SasCanada - Saskatchewan
 (Carpenter & Kojima, 1997)
MEXMexico
 (Bequaert, 1931; Krombein et al., 1979; Dvorak, L., 2006; Landolt et al., 2010)
MEX-BaCMexico - Baja California
 (Carpenter & Kojima, 1997)
MEX-MdOMexico - Michoacán
 (Carpenter & Kojima, 1997)
USAUnited States
 (Krombein et al., 1979)
USA-AZUnited States - Arizona
 (Bequaert, 1931; Carpenter & Kojima, 1997)
USA-CAUnited States - California
 (Bequaert, 1931; Carpenter & Kojima, 1997)
USA-COUnited States - Colorado
 (Lewis, 1897 [as Vespa occidentalis Cresson, 1874]; Bequaert, 1931; Carpenter & Kojima, 1997)
USA-HawHawaii
 (Carpenter & Kojima, 1997 introduced)
USA-IDUnited States - Idaho
 (Bequaert, 1931; Carpenter & Kojima, 1997)
USA-MIUnited States - Michigan
 (Carpenter & Kojima, 1997)
USA-MTUnited States - Montana
 (Carpenter & Kojima, 1997)
USA-NDUnited States - North Dakota
 (Carpenter & Kojima, 1997)
USA-NEUnited States - Nebraska
 (Bequaert, 1931; Carpenter & Kojima, 1997)
USA-NMUnited States - New Mexico
 (Dalla Torre, 1894 [as Vespa occidentalis Cresson, 1874]; Lewis, 1897 [as Vespa occidentalis Cresson, 1874]; Cockerell, 1899 [as Vespa occidentalis Cresson, 1874]; Cockerell, 1901 [as Vespa occidentalis Cresson, 1874]; Cockerell, 1902 [as Vespa occidentalis Cresson, 1874]; Bequaert, 1931; Carpenter & Kojima, 1997; Carpenter & Kojima, 1997)
USA-NVUnited States - Nevada
 (Cresson, 1874 [as Vespa occidentalis Cresson, 1874]; Lewis, 1897 [as Vespa occidentalis Cresson, 1874]; Bequaert, 1931; Carpenter & Kojima, 1997)
USA-ORUnited States - Oregon
 (Bequaert, 1931; Carpenter & Kojima, 1997)
USA-PAUnited States - Pennsylvania
 (Dalla Torre, 1894)
USA-SDUnited States - South Dakota
 (Bequaert, 1931; Carpenter & Kojima, 1997)
USA-TXUnited States - Texas
 (Carpenter & Kojima, 1997)
USA-UTUnited States - Utah
 (Bequaert, 1931; Carpenter & Kojima, 1997)
USA-WAUnited States - Washington
 (Bequaert, 1931; Carpenter & Kojima, 1997)
USA-WIUnited States - Wisconsin
 (Carpenter & Kojima, 1997)
USA-WYUnited States - Wyoming
 (Bequaert, 1931; Carpenter & Kojima, 1997)

Literature

  • Bequaert, J.C. 1931. A tentative synopsis of the hornets and the yellow-jackets (Vespinae; Hymenoptera) of America. Entomologica Americana 12 (2):71-138.
  • Carpenter, J.M. & J. Kojima 1997. Checklist of the species in the subfamily Vespinae (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Vespidae). Nat Hist Bulletin Ibaraki Univer 1:51-92.
  • Cockerell, T.D.A. 1899. Notes on some Hymenoptera. The Canadian Entomologist 31:255-256.
  • Cockerell, T.D.A. 1901. Flower and insect records from New Mexico. Entomological News 12 (2):38-43.
  • Cockerell, T.D.A. 1902. Flowers and insects in New Mexico. American Naturalist 36 (430):809-817.
  • Cresson, E.T. 1874. Descriptions of new Hymenoptera. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 5:99-102.
  • Dalla Torre, C.G. 1894. Catalogus Hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus, IX. Vespidae (Diploptera). Guilelmi Engelmann, 181.
  • Dvorak, L. 2006. Oriental Hornet Vespa orientalis Linnaeus, 1771 found in Mexico (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Vespinae). Ent. Problems 36 (1):80.
  • Kimsey, L.S. & J.M. Carpenter 2012. The Vespinae of North America (Vespidae, Hymenoptera). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 28:37-65.
  • Krombein, K.V., P.D. Hurd, D.R. Smith & B.D. Burks 1979. Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico. Volume 2. Apocrita (Aculeata). Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C. 1199-2209.
  • Landolt, P.J., J.M. Sierra, T.R. Unruh & R.S. Zack 2010. A new species of Vespula, and first record of Vespa crabro L. (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) from Guatemala, Central America. Zootaxa 2629:61-68.
  • Lewis, B.S. 1897. Vespinae of the United States and Canada. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 24 (2):169-192, 1 pl.