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 philippinensis de Saussure Figs. 6a, 6c, 7a, 8a, 8c , and 41 Vespa philippinensis de Saussure, 1854: 148 . Holotype male; Philippines (LONDON-NHM). Distribution . Philippines ( Leyte , Luzon, Negros, Samar). Discussion . Little is known about the biology of this endemic species. A nest described by Starr (1987) from the island of Leyte was found in a cavity in the ground ( Archer 1991 ).