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Vespa Tropica (22)
maheshpatil
![Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 90 W: 36 N: 227]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-s-g.gif) (1233) | Last month i was having walk in mango trees garden in backyard.There I found something buzzing past my ears. I checked near by area and i found a nest of these Wasp in a trunk of a tree. The was of cocnut tree which was cut some years back and was left alone there. These wasp have created a nest there. I tried to invstigate there but could not see much as very little light was reaching coz of mango trees.And it was also dangerous to go near as their sting is so painfull and harmfull. So i sit at around 4-5ft away with my cam and tried to capture some pics. I used whole of 12X zoom and flash. but it was really difficult to capture these as they were busy flying in and out. I managed to get some snaps. Most of them have fluterring wings. This onehas still wings so i am posting this one. I know this is not a quality image.Still i want to post it.I almost spent 2 hrs to find out its species.At last I found it. Its Vespa tropica. But not much information is avalible on these wasp.
Info:
Head, thorax and gaster with erected stiff hairs from each punctures. Head as wide as thorax, dark brown or brownish red; compound eyes kidney-liked with three ocelli; antennae dark brown and last segment pale brown; clypeus black or brownish red with black margin posteriorly, many punctures on the clypeus actually coarse and strong, posterior side of clypeus with blunt triangular lobes; mandibles dark brown to black. Pronotum, mesonotum and propodeum dark brown to black, propodeum usually smooth and impunctate, the median groove short and deep at base, barely continued to the apex of the propodeum. Legs dark brown or black, reddish brown towards the tarsi. Wings dark fuscous and pale brown along their apical margins; tegulae dark brown. Gaster usually dark brown to black; the second segment bright yellow or yellow orange.
This species is a subterranean wasp. Adults are medium to large sized, dark brown to black and yellowish orange marked on the gaster. This species is very similar to Vespa affinis, but easily distinguished from the latter by bright yellow or yellow orange at the second gastral segment.
Taxonomy
Phylum: Uniramia
Superclass: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass: -
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Apocrita
Superfamily: Vespoidea
Family: Vespidae
Picture Info:
Focal Length:72 mm
35mm Equvivalent:454 mm
Exposure:1/500 s
Aperture:f3.5
Flash:On
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