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 bellicosa de Saussure Fig. 18 Vespa bellicosa de Saussure, 1854: 146 . Lectotype female (designated by van der Vecht , 1959: 216); ‘Java’ [error; Sumatra or Borneo] (TURIN). Distribution . Indonesia : Sumatra , Borneo ( Kalimantan , Sarawak ). Discussion . This species appears to be associated with lowland tropical forests in Borneo and Sumatra ( Archer 1999 ). It is unlikely that it would become invasive in other regions. It has very distinctive black and yellow banding on the thorax and metasoma. It is not known where V. bellicosa build their nests.