Vespa tropica Linnaeus, 1758. Description: English:
Vespa tropica, Greater Banded Hornet, is a tropical species of
hornet found in
Southeast Asia, and commonly found in
West Africa, from
Afghanistan to
New Guinea. It is medium in size; the worker's length is of about 25 mm. The head is dark brown/red; the abdomen is black with a large yellow stripe. Predation by V. tropica is one of the foremost causes of colony failure in P. chinensis. V. tropica may play a significant role in controlling Asian
polistene populations. This species is known to attack the nests of Polistines (paper wasps) in order to obtain the larvae to feed their own larvae. The nest of Vespa tropica is usually underground or in a tree hollow or similar enclosed space. Due to the location, the nest is seldom seen. If excavated, the nest usually appears rhomboid or bowl-shaped, with an open bottom (as opposed to the completely sealed nests of most aerial hornets). The nest envelope is laminar (comprising of distinct, broad individual layers) and very brittle. Vespa tropica can be distinguished from Vespa affinis by its larger size and the distribution of the yellow band on the abdomen; the yellow band covers the first and second segments in Vespa affinis, but only the second in Vespa tropica. (ID by
Sankararaman Harihara Krishnan and
Girish Kumar) മലയാളം: ആനക്കുളവി. Depicted place: English:
Kadavoor,
Kerala,
India. Date: 27 October 2015. Photographer:
Jeevan Jose (1976– )
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Kadavoor:. Work location:
Kerala.
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