New distributional records of Vespidae (Hymenoptera: Vespoidea) for Telangana, India Author Kumar, P. Girish Author Sureshan, P. M. Author Nikhil, K. text Records of the Zoological Survey of India 2019 119 4 journal volume 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i4/2019/147655 2581-8686 16. Delta pyriforme pyriforme ( Fabricius, 1775 ) (Image 16) 1775. Vespa pyriformis Fabricius , 371. Type : China (?). 1991. Delta pyriforme pyriforme ; Krombein, 8. Material examined : INDIA : Telangana , Hyderabad , Rajendranagar , 2♀ & 1♂ , 24-25.x.2016 , Coll. P. Girish Kumar , ZSIK Regd.Nos.ZSI/ WGRC /I. R .-INV.7834–7836; Rangareddy, Sathamrai, 1♀ , 26.x.2016 , Coll. P. Girish Kumar , ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI/ WGRC /I. R .-INV.7837; Medak, Patancheru, 1♀ , 27.x.2016 , Coll. P. Girish Kumar , ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI/ WGRC /I. R .-INV.7838 . Distribution : Bhutan , India : Andaman & Nicobar Islands , Andhra Pradesh , Arunachal Pradesh , Assam , Chhattisgarh , Delhi , Goa, Gujarat , Himachal Pradesh , Jharkhand , Karnataka , Kerala , Madhya Pradesh , Maharashtra , Manipur , Meghalaya , Mizoram , Nagaland , Odisha , Pondicherry , Rajasthan , Sikkim , Tamil Nadu , Telangana (new record), Tripura , Uttarakhand , Uttar Pradesh , West Beng al., Elsewhere : Bhutan , Cambodia , China (including Hong Kong ), Hawaii, Indonesia , Laos , Malaysia , Moluccas , Myanmar , Laos , Nepal , New Guinea , Pakistan , Sri Lanka , Taiwan , Thailand , Vietnam . ( Pham & Li, 2015 ; Nidup et al., 2016 ; Rafi et al., 2017 ; Gawas et al., 2019 ).