The Diversity of Hornets in the Genus Vespa (Hymenoptera: Vespidae; Vespinae), Their Importance and Interceptions in the United States Author Smith-Pardo, Allan H. USDA-APHIS-PPQ, Science and Technology (S & T), Sacramento, CA, allan.h.smith-pardo@usda.gov Author Carpenter, James M. Department of Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY, Author Kimsey, Lynn Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, and text Insect Systematics and Diversity 2020 2020-05-31 4 3 2 1 27 journal article 22147 10.1093/isd/ixaa006 6c2ad151-a6e0-4c1b-be84-d1950abe22dd 2399-3421 3826921 Vespa vivax Smith Figs. 13d and 53 Vespa vivax Smith ( in Horne and Smith), 1870: 190 . Holotype female; India : Binsar , ‘ Binsur , Kumaon’ (LONDON-NHM). Vespa velutina var. mediozonalis Pérez, 1910: 14 . Holotype female; India : Sikkim (PARIS). Vespa wilemani Meade-Waldo, 1911: 104 . Holotype female; Taiwan : ‘ Formosa’ (LONDON-NHM). Distribution . India , Nepal , Myanmar , Thailand , China ( Sichuan , Yunnan , Tibet ), Taiwan . Discussion . Little is known about this south Asian Vespa species. In Taiwan , nests have been found in montane regions at elevations between 1,500 and 2,500 m ( Archer 1994 ).