Vespula vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dvořák, Libor & Castro, Leopoldo, 2007, New and noteworthy records of vespid wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) from the Palaearctic region, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 47, pp. 229-236 : 234

Vespula vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1758)

Material examined. SPAIN: CIUDAD REAL PROVINCE, Cortijo de Arriba, 39º18′ N, 04º03′ W, forest with Quercus rotundifolia and undergrowth of Daphne gnidium , Thymus sp. and Phillyrea angustifolia , 850 m a.s.l., 12.vii.- 16.viii.2006, 1 ♀, beer-baited trap, E. Jordán leg., L. Dvořák det. & coll.

Widespread species known from all of Europe, across the Palaearctic part of Asia to Japan and most of North America, from Alaska to northern Mexico; introduced to Iceland, New Zealand, Australia (Victoria, Tasmania) and Hawaii ( CARPENTER & KOJIMA 1997). In Spain this species has a contiguous distribution only in the northern half, whereas in the rest of the country it is restricted to the highest parts ( MADERO MONTERO 1988). First record from Ciudad Real province.