Black-bellied hornet

Black-bellied hornet
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Vespidae
Genus:	Vespa
Species:	V. basalis
Binomial name
	Vespa basalis; Smith, 1852

The black-bellied hornet (Vespa basalis) is a species of hornet native to Taiwan. It is one of the most dangerous species of hornet on the island, and its venom induces edema.^[1] Colonies may have as many as 5,000 individual hornets.^[2]

Distribution

Introduced

None known.^[3] One specimen was photographed in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, in July 2019 and was identified by several experts as V. basalis.^[4]^[5]^[6] However there have been no other sightings and this is believed to not represent a local population.^[4]^[5]^[6]

References

^ Toxicology abstracts. 1992. p. 64.
^ Ronald Jenner; Eivind Undheim (2017). Venom: The Secrets of Nature's Deadliest Weapon. Smithsonian Institution. p. 92. ISBN 978-1-58834-454-0.
^ "Black-bellied Hornet (Vespa basalis)". iNaturalist. 2018-08-22. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
^ ^a ^b Kozak, Paul; Otis, Gard. "From the Province" (PDF). Ontario Animal Health Network.
^ ^a ^b "Proceedings 2019/20" (PDF). Hilton Garden Inn, Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Association of Professional Apiculturists. 2020-01-21.
^ ^a ^b Potter, Tammy Horn. Reed, Mary (ed.). "May-June 2020" (PDF). Apiary Inspectors of America.

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[1] Toxicology abstracts. 1992. p. 64.

[JennerUndheim2017-2] Ronald Jenner; Eivind Undheim (2017). Venom: The Secrets of Nature's Deadliest Weapon. Smithsonian Institution. p. 92. ISBN 978-1-58834-454-0.

[iNaturalist-3] "Black-bellied Hornet (Vespa basalis)". iNaturalist. 2018-08-22. Retrieved 2020-12-26.

[OAHN-Rich-BC-2019-07-4] Kozak, Paul; Otis, Gard. "From the Province" (PDF). Ontario Animal Health Network.

[CAPA-Rich-BC-2019-07-5] "Proceedings 2019/20" (PDF). Hilton Garden Inn, Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Association of Professional Apiculturists. 2020-01-21.

[AIA-Rich-BC-2019-07-6] Potter, Tammy Horn. Reed, Mary (ed.). "May-June 2020" (PDF). Apiary Inspectors of America.

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