The northernmost record of the Asian hornet Vespa velutina nigrithorax (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)

For the first time the Asian hornet Vespa velutina has been found in Hamburg (Northern Germany). So far this is the northernmost occurrence of this originally SE-Asian species in Europe and in the world. It remains unclear whether this is a single accidentally translocated specimen or one of a popul...

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Main Authors: Martin Husemann, Andreas Sterr, Swen Maack, Rudolf Abraham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2020-02-01
Series:Evolutionary Systematics
Online Access:https://evolsyst.pensoft.net/article/47358/download/pdf/