Review of the occurrence of the oriental hornet Vespa orientalis Linnaeus, 1771 in the islands of Greece (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Vespinae)

Ceccolini 2022
Published: May 31, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/eh.28762
Keywords:
distribution faunistics Greek islands wasp
Filippo Ceccolini
Natural History Museum of the University of Florence, Zoological Section “La Specola”, Via Romana 17, I-50125 Florence, Italy.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1476-914X
Abstract
Records of Vespa orientalis Linnaeus, 1771 for 28 islands of Greece are given: in 18 islands (Agistri, Euboea, Folegandros, Kalamos, Kalymnos, Karpathos, Kos, Leros, Lefkada, Naxos, Nisyros, Paros, Patmos, Pserimos, Telendos, Tilos, Tinos, Sifnos), these occurrences are the first record of the species for them. The total number of Greek islands in which V. orientalis is known becomes 33.
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