By Jean-Luc Renneson with collaboration of Alexander Antropov, Leopoldo Castro and Takeyuki Nakamura
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Vespa simillima Smith, 1868
synonyme : Vespa mongolica (André, 1884)
Distribution de Vespa simillima : Chine (China), Russie (Russia), Corée (Korea), Japon (Japan).
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