title: Establishment of Vespa bicolor in Taiwan (Hymenoptera: Vespidae).
abstract: The establishment of a hornet, Vespa bicolor F., in Taiwan was confirmed based on successful field collection of adults of both sexes and two subterranean colonies. Information on nesting habitat, nest measurement, and colony composition of this species are provided in this article. V. bicolor is the ninth hornet species ever recorded from Taiwan. Possible pathway for the introduction of this alien species is also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Miaoli District Agricultural Research and Extension Station, Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan, Miaoli 363, Taiwan.
authors.forename: I-Hsin
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Sung
authors.affiliation: Taiwan Forestry Research Institute, Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan, Taipei 100, Taiwan sslu@tfri.gov.tw.
authors.forename: Sheng-Shan
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.affiliation: Taiwan Forestry Research Institute, Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan, Taipei 100, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Jung-Tai
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Chao
authors.affiliation: Taiwan Forestry Research Institute, Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan, Taipei 100, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Wen-Chi
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Yeh
authors.affiliation: Raptor Research Group of Taiwan, Taipei 104, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Wei-Jie
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D013624:Taiwan; D014863:Wasps / Q000502:physiology*
keywords: Taiwan; honey bee predator; hornet; new record; social wasp