Bingham's hornet
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Vespidae
Genus: Vespa
Species:
V. binghami
Binomial name
Vespa binghami

Vespa binghami, also known as Bingham's hornet,[1] is a species of hornet found in northern Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, parts of India, parts of China, Korea, and parts of Russia.[2]

Description

Vespa binghami is a medium to large-sized hornet. The size of workers average to 30mm,[2] with a forewing size ranging between 19.0mm to 25.6mm in both males and females.[3] The colour of the hornets can vary, with ones found in Southeast Asia having a brown body with a yellow head, and ones found in Russia and Korea being mostly brown with yellow markings on the abdomen.[2] The key distinguishing feature of Vespa binghami are that the ocelli are much larger than those found in other related species.[2]

Distribution

Vespa binghami are found in the Chiang Mai region of northern Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, parts of India, parts of China, (Yunnan and Sichuan) the peninsula of Korea, (discovered in Korea in 1925.[3]) and in parts of Russia. (Primor'ye and Sakhalin.)[2]

Behaviours

Not much is known about the behaviours of Vespi binghami due to it being a rarely sighted species despite its range.[2] Unlike other hornet species, Vespa binghami are nocturnal creatures, and may be the reason behind the enlarged oculli that it possesses.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Bingham's Hornet (Vespa binghami)". iNaturalist.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Untitled Document". www.vespa-bicolor.net.
  3. 1 2 "Discovery of Vespa binghami (Vespidae: Hymenoptera) in Korea".
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