g6 CHAPTER I 



ECTEMNius (cLYTOCHRYSUs) LAPiUARius Panz. (comptus Lep. & Brull.) 



Brit. Isl., Eur. (generally), Cauc, W Alas.-Labr., Nfld., U.S.A. (generally). 



Sib., Amur, Sakhal., Japan. 



ECTEMNIUS (CLYTOCHRYSUS) NIGRIFRONS CreSS. 



Brit. Isl., Eur. (generally), W Sib., Wash.-E Can., Nfld., U.S.A. (generally). 



Kamch., Sakhal., Japan. 



ECTEMNIUS (mETACRABRO) QUADRICINCTUS F. 



Brit. Isl., Eur. (except the north). t E Can., NE U.S.A. S to Maryl., W to 



Illin. 



RHOPALUM (CRABRO, EUPLILIS) CLAVIPES L. 



Brit. Isl., Eur. E to Ural. (t) Wash.-Calif.; NE U.S.A. 



RHOPALUM (CRABRO) COARCTATUM Scop. 



Brit. Isl., Eur. (widely), Sib. E to Brit. Col.-E Can., N U.S.A. 



Baical. 



Vespidae, Vespinae — True Wasps 



The records for North America were obtained from the 195 1 catalogue, those for 

 the Old World mainly from Berland (1928) and Weyrauch (1937). 



VESPA (vespula) adulterina Buyss. 



/. typ. sbsp. arctica Rohw. 



Mts. of C Eur., Cauc, Mongol., Sakhal. Alas.-N. Carol. 

 Brit. Col.-Color. 



VESPA (vespula) austriaca Panz. 

 N & C Eur., Asia E to Kamch. Alas.-New Jers., S to Color. 



VESPA CRABRO L. (incl. Several forms) 



Brit. Isl., Eur. (widely), N. Afr., W & f Atl. States of U.S.A. (sbsp. germana 

 NAsia. Christ., of C Eur.). 



VESPA (vespula) norvegica F. 



/. typ. sbsp. albida Slad. sbsp. norvegicoides Slad. 



Eur., Sib. E to Kamch. Alas.-Labr. Alas.-N. Carol. 



& Sakhal. 



