What is Vespa minima Poda, 1760?
Poda collected this species probably around Graz (Austria). Type or the originla collection lost..
Nobody registers it as synonym name but no one may find this species in the Austrian list of Aculeata either. Per moment it is uncertain name.
Probably it is a small Vespoidea (Eumenidae?) or Sphecoidea.
Please, find the original decription attached.
Probably somebody who is competent in European Vespoidea or Sphecoidea could recognise it.
Let's try it. Please, check the description attached.
Vespa minima Poda, 1761
Taxonomy link and other links added
http://insecta.pro/taxonomy/549362
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Vespa/classification/
The links added throw adequate light on the question asked. Thanks Dr Yogesh
This is not adequate ligth at all.
Vespa minima is still doubtful name. (nomen dubia)
If you check the description, please read it again the original description! it is clear, that this species can not be a member of genus Vespa. Especially clear for those who know the European Vespa species. This species is described from around Graz in Austria.
So, what is the current status of Vespa minima?
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