Vespa velutina Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau, 1836

Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula: Yemen (introduced) (Richards 1985b as Vespa velutina auraria Smith, 1852; Carpenter & Kojima 1997).

Extralimital distribution: Afghanistan, Belgium (introduced), Bhutan, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, France, Germany, Italy, Kenya, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom.