Dolichovespula asiatica Archer, 1981b

Mahmood, Khalid, Ullah, Mishkat, Aziz, Abdul, Hasan, Syed Azhar & Inayatullah, Mian, 2012, To the knowledge of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Pakistan, Zootaxa 3318, pp. 26-50 : 33-34

Dolichovespula asiatica Archer, 1981b

Figs 8 (a–d)

Female: Body length 15–17 mm (n = 10). Fore wing length 16–17 mm (n = 10).

Material examined. PAKISTAN: Gilgit-Baltistan: Shish Kot, 1Ψ, 21.ix.1987, Afzal; Dih, 1Ψ, 19.viii.1988, Sost, 1Ψ, 21.viii.1988, Abro; Markhun, 2Ψ, 12.viii.2000, Astor, Chilum, 5Ψ, 17.viii.2009, Abbas ( PMNH). Distribution. Afghanistan, China, India, Mongolia, Kazahkstan, Pakistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan ( Carpenter & Kojima 1997).

Figures

FIGURE 8. Dolichovespula asiatica. a, habitus; b, head, frontal view; c, head and mesosoma, dorsal view; d, metasoma, dorsal view.