Pictorial key to species of the genus Ropalidia Guerin-Meneville, 1831 (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) from China, with description of one new species
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Tan, Jiang-Li
Author
Van Achterberg, Kees
Author
Chen, Xue-Xin
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.391.6606
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.391.6606
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Ropalidia binghami van der Vecht, 1941
Icaria sumatrae
; Bingham, 1897: 387 (misidentification).
Ropalidia binghami
van der Vecht, 1941: 113. Type locality: Thailand (Siam).
Ropalidia binghami binghami
;
van der Vecht 1962
: 8.
Ropalidia sumatrae sumatrae
;
Lee 1982
: 88,
1985
: 50.
Specimens examined.
1 ♀, Luang Prabang, Hat Thoun, Siam, 10. xi.1917, RV De Salvaza (holotype, BMNH) 1♂, Mergui, Tenasserim, May 1890, CT Bingham (allotype, BMNH. "This specimen bears a label in
Bingham's
handwriting: "
Icaria cotonata
White ♀").
Remarks.
No specimens from China were available, but this species is included in the key because it has been listed for China by
Lee (1982
,
1985
) as
Ropalidia (Anthreneida) sumatrae sumatrae
(Weber). Considering the description and illustration of
Lee (1982
,
1985
), we agree with
Kojima and Carpenter (1997)
and
Kojima (2006)
that it most likely concerns
Ropalidia binghami
van der Vecht, 1941.
Distribution.
China (Guangdong); Myanmar; Thailand. (
Kojima and Carpenter 1997
and updated to 2006,
Lee 1982
,
1985
).