Species Rhynchium rufipes (Fabricius, 1775)
- Vespa rufipes Fabricius, J.C. 1775. Systema Entomologiae, sistens Insectorum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, adiectis Synonymis, Locis, Descriptionibus, Observationibus. Flensburgi et Lipsiae [= Flensburg & Leipzig] : Kortii xxxii 832 pp. [Date published 17 April] [367].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♀ adult, islands of the Pacific Ocean.
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
No precise locality, islands of Pacific Ocean, Loo-choo, Samoa, Fiji and Rarotonga.
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: volant.
Larva: predator, sedentary.
Extra Ecological Information
Prey larval Lepidoptera.
General References
Cheesman, L.E. 1928. A contribution towards the insect fauna of French Oceania. Part II. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 10 1: 169-194 (distribution includes Australia)
History of changes
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