An annotated distributional checklist of solitary wasps of the subfamily Eumeninae (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) of Vietnam

Abstract

A total of 45 species belonging to 26 genera of the solitary wasp subfamily Eumeninae are listed, including 13 species and six genera that are newly recorded for Vietnam. The references for distribution in Vietnam are provided. Ectopioglossa keiseri nigra Giordani Soika is synonymized under Ectopioglossa keiseri van der Vecht; the male of this species is also described for the first time.

Taxonomic notes on the paper wasps of the subgenus Polistes (Gyrostoma) (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Polistinae) occurring in Vietnam, with description of a new species

“…Its distribution is restricted to one area in the northeastern part of India (Sikkim), southern China including Hong Kong, and Taiwan (Das and Gupta 1989;Tan et al 2014). In Vietnam, this species has been recorded from many localities in the northern part of the country (Nguyen et al 2005). In this study, some new localities in the northern part are added to the distribution range of the species, and a record of one locality in the southern part is also added.…”

“…24) Notes. This species has been recorded from the northern part of Vietnam (Nguyen et al 2005) (Fig. 25).…”

The Eumeninae (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) of Hong Kong (China), with description of two new species, two new synonymies and a key to the known taxa

“…Asian species have been partially reviewed in the last decade or so and we will refer the reader to the works of Yamane 1990, Nugroho et al 2013, Nguyen et al 2014, Girish Kumar and Sharma 2014, 2015, Pannure et al 2016, Tan et al 2018b, and Li and Carpenter 2018, 2019 for additional and comparative information. Prior to this study, 22 species in 15 genera of the subfamily Eumeninae were fragmentarily reported in the literature from Hong Kong.…”

Taxonomic review of the genus Zethus Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae) from Vietnam with descriptions of four new species

“…In Vietnam, only two species, Z. dolosus Bingham, and Z. nigerrimus Gusenleitner, , were previously recorded (Nguyen et al. ).…”