Vespa mandarinia magnifica Smith 1852 (Asian giant hornet)
Insecta - Hymenoptera - Vespidae
Alternative combination: Vespa magnifica
Full reference: F. Smith. 1852. Descriptions of some hymenopterous insects from northern India. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, New Series 2:45-48
Belongs to Vespa mandarinia according to M. E. Archer 1995
See also Smith 1852 and Zhang 1989
Sister taxa: none
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Shanwang, Linqu County, collection s (Shandong Provincial Museum) (Miocene of China)