Provespa
Encyclopedia
Provespa is a lesser known genus of Vespidae, made up of a group of nocturnal wasp
s from Southeast Asia
, such as P. barthelemyi and P. nocturna.
They tend to build their nests from fibrous plant material, making them a uniform greyish brown colour which is often difficult to locate.
Wasp
The term wasp is typically defined as any insect of the order Hymenoptera and suborder Apocrita that is neither a bee nor an ant. Almost every pest insect species has at least one wasp species that preys upon it or parasitizes it, making wasps critically important in natural control of their...
s from Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...
, such as P. barthelemyi and P. nocturna.
They tend to build their nests from fibrous plant material, making them a uniform greyish brown colour which is often difficult to locate.
Species
- Provespa anomala (Saussure, 1854)
- Provespa barthelemyi (Buysson, 1905)
- Provespa nocturna Vecht, 1935
External links
- Hornets of Malaysia
- http://users.skynet.be/fa968040/VESPIDAE/Genus_Provespa.htm
- http://www.sci.ibaraki.ac.jp/~jkrte/wasp/vespinae/Provespa.html