taxonID	type	description	language	source
52C540C08F9C78EF0723BDE238785D7E.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Yunnan, Guangxi); Borneo; Java; Myanmar; Malay Peninsula; Sumatra; Vietnam (Kojima and Carpenter 1997 and updated to 2006, Nguyen et al. 2006).	en	Tan, Jiang-Li, Van Achterberg, Kees, Chen, Xue-Xin (2014): Pictorial key to species of the genus Ropalidia Guerin-Meneville, 1831 (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) from China, with description of one new species. ZooKeys 391: 1-35, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.391.6606, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.391.6606
56248F884A5A61887AE962FFB18F971C.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Yunnan); Borneo; India; Malaysia; Myanmar; Thailand; Vietnam. (Kojima and Carpenter 1997 and updated to 2006, Nguyen et al. 2006, Kojima et al. 2007).	en	Tan, Jiang-Li, Van Achterberg, Kees, Chen, Xue-Xin (2014): Pictorial key to species of the genus Ropalidia Guerin-Meneville, 1831 (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) from China, with description of one new species. ZooKeys 391: 1-35, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.391.6606, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.391.6606
7E2B63DB5FE3E8A348D1EC4B454E5F57.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Guangdong); Myanmar; Thailand. (Kojima and Carpenter 1997 and updated to 2006, Lee 1982, 1985).	en	Tan, Jiang-Li, Van Achterberg, Kees, Chen, Xue-Xin (2014): Pictorial key to species of the genus Ropalidia Guerin-Meneville, 1831 (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) from China, with description of one new species. ZooKeys 391: 1-35, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.391.6606, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.391.6606
48700F121C9E1B3E4B025060BB583F3E.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Guizhou, Fujian, Zhejiang), Myanmar. (Kojima and Carpenter 1997 and updated to 2006, Kojima et al. 2007).	en	Tan, Jiang-Li, Van Achterberg, Kees, Chen, Xue-Xin (2014): Pictorial key to species of the genus Ropalidia Guerin-Meneville, 1831 (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) from China, with description of one new species. ZooKeys 391: 1-35, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.391.6606, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.391.6606
CB2991AD7FEBC3A016F17D81B3C41523.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Yunnan); Bali; India; Java; Lombok; Nepal; Malay Peninsula; Myanmar; Philippine Islands; Sumba, Sulawesi, Sri Lanka; Thailand; Vietnam. (Kojima and Carpenter 1997 and updated to 2006, Kojima et al. 2007).	en	Tan, Jiang-Li, Van Achterberg, Kees, Chen, Xue-Xin (2014): Pictorial key to species of the genus Ropalidia Guerin-Meneville, 1831 (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) from China, with description of one new species. ZooKeys 391: 1-35, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.391.6606, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.391.6606
F9A9C76C16436844F3B04FC1E2AFE495.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Yunnan, Zhejiang); Bali; Bangka; Borneo; Flores; India; Java; Kariman Djava I.; Myanmar; Nepal; Nias; Malay Peninsula; Sumatra; Timor; Palawan; Ryukyu Islands; Philippines (Palawan); Sri Lanka; Thailand; Vietnam. (Kojima and Carpenter 1997 and updated to 2006, Kojima et al. 2007, Barthelemy 2008).	en	Tan, Jiang-Li, Van Achterberg, Kees, Chen, Xue-Xin (2014): Pictorial key to species of the genus Ropalidia Guerin-Meneville, 1831 (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) from China, with description of one new species. ZooKeys 391: 1-35, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.391.6606, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.391.6606
E42E93C27EFB2F9BA0834BABE7CD4053.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Hong Kong); Borneo; Malay Peninsula; Sumatra; Vietnam. (Liu 1936 - 37, van der Vecht 1962, Kojima 1996 a, Kojima and Carpenter 1997 and updated to 2006, Nguyen et al. 2006)	en	Tan, Jiang-Li, Van Achterberg, Kees, Chen, Xue-Xin (2014): Pictorial key to species of the genus Ropalidia Guerin-Meneville, 1831 (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) from China, with description of one new species. ZooKeys 391: 1-35, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.391.6606, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.391.6606
89A6CC932BF61C0DA00D50097519B689.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Guangdong, Hainan, Hong Kong, Jiangxi, Yunnan); Bangka; India; Java; Myanmar; Vietnam. (Kojima and Carpenter 1997 update to 2006, Nguyen et al. 2006, Kojima et al. 2007)	en	Tan, Jiang-Li, Van Achterberg, Kees, Chen, Xue-Xin (2014): Pictorial key to species of the genus Ropalidia Guerin-Meneville, 1831 (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) from China, with description of one new species. ZooKeys 391: 1-35, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.391.6606, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.391.6606
DB90A14CE10D5AF01D7C1CD3F6C0F69F.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Yunnan), Myanmar. (Kojima and Carpenter 1997 and updated to 2006).	en	Tan, Jiang-Li, Van Achterberg, Kees, Chen, Xue-Xin (2014): Pictorial key to species of the genus Ropalidia Guerin-Meneville, 1831 (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) from China, with description of one new species. ZooKeys 391: 1-35, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.391.6606, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.391.6606
C62DAA80D1ECFC17B3772B493612BC07.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Guangdong, Hong Kong); Australia (Thursday Islands, Queensland); Bali; Bangka; Borneo; India; Java; Kariman Djava I.; Lombok; Malay Peninsula; Mariana Islands; Myanmar; New Britain; New Guinea; Pakistan; Palau Islands; Philippine Islands; Sri Lanka; Sulawesi; Sumatra; Sumba; Sumbawa; Talud Islands; Tukang Besi Islands; Vietnam; Volcano Islands. (Lee 1982, 1985, Kojima and Carpenter 1997 and updated to 2006, Kojima et al. 2007, Barthelemy 2008).	en	Tan, Jiang-Li, Van Achterberg, Kees, Chen, Xue-Xin (2014): Pictorial key to species of the genus Ropalidia Guerin-Meneville, 1831 (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) from China, with description of one new species. ZooKeys 391: 1-35, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.391.6606, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.391.6606
D465C7B5D6B8A8071CD0EF7F6C4F85F1.taxon	distribution	Distribution.? China (Hong Kong), India, Thailand, Vietnam, Bangka, Sumatra, Java, Kariman Djava Isl., Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Flores, Sumba, Timor, Sulawesi. (Kojima and Carpenter 1997 and updated to 2006, Kojima et al. 2007).	en	Tan, Jiang-Li, Van Achterberg, Kees, Chen, Xue-Xin (2014): Pictorial key to species of the genus Ropalidia Guerin-Meneville, 1831 (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) from China, with description of one new species. ZooKeys 391: 1-35, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.391.6606, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.391.6606
B60C4186EB47BAFBCD3F4B6C1A02D317.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Yunnan), Thailand. (Kojima and Carpenter 1997 and updated to 2006).	en	Tan, Jiang-Li, Van Achterberg, Kees, Chen, Xue-Xin (2014): Pictorial key to species of the genus Ropalidia Guerin-Meneville, 1831 (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) from China, with description of one new species. ZooKeys 391: 1-35, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.391.6606, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.391.6606
3FCE5241E15DACC6038CD84047A4F014.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Yunnan); Borneo; Malay Peninsula. (Kojima and Carpenter 1997 and updated to 2006).	en	Tan, Jiang-Li, Van Achterberg, Kees, Chen, Xue-Xin (2014): Pictorial key to species of the genus Ropalidia Guerin-Meneville, 1831 (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) from China, with description of one new species. ZooKeys 391: 1-35, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.391.6606, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.391.6606
38A7D3AFA28340E11B12734E339097AC.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Hainan); Cambodia; India, Malay Peninsula; Myanmar; Thailand; Vietnam. (Kojima and Carpenter 1997 and updated to 2006, Kojima et al. 2007).	en	Tan, Jiang-Li, Van Achterberg, Kees, Chen, Xue-Xin (2014): Pictorial key to species of the genus Ropalidia Guerin-Meneville, 1831 (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) from China, with description of one new species. ZooKeys 391: 1-35, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.391.6606, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.391.6606
B6569D8F5D25A012E8C8DDD4B78F6E84.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. The new species is similar to Ropalidia artifex, but differs as follows: clypeus of female largely black and apically yellow (yellow with a black arrow-shaped mark in Ropalidia artifex); second metasomal tergum entirely black and strongly swollen subapically (with yellow apical band apically and weakly swollen subapically); male genitalia: proximal margin of penis gradually contracted in dorsal view and with a comparatively small hook in ventral view (abruptly contracted in dorsal view and with a large hook in ventral view).	en	Tan, Jiang-Li, Van Achterberg, Kees, Chen, Xue-Xin (2014): Pictorial key to species of the genus Ropalidia Guerin-Meneville, 1831 (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) from China, with description of one new species. ZooKeys 391: 1-35, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.391.6606, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.391.6606
B6569D8F5D25A012E8C8DDD4B78F6E84.taxon	description	Description. ♀, length of body (head + mesosoma + metasomal segments I-II) 11 - 12 mm, fore wing 10.5 - 12 mm. Head. Head in frontal view about 1.2 x as wide as high; in dorsal view 2.2 x as wide as long, straightly contract behind eye, emarginate posteriorly, about 1.1 x as broad as mesonotum (including tegulae). Gena in lateral view about 0.7 x as wide as eye; occipital carina present completely, slightly sinuate laterally (Fig. 2 C). Posterior ocelli slightly closer to each other than to anterior ocellus; OOL (posterior ocellus-ocular distance): diameter of ocellus: POL (distance between the two posterior ocelli) = 10: 4: 3. Inner eye margins converging ventrally, about 1.25 x further apart at vertex than at clypeus. Clypeus weakly convex, pointed apically, nearly 1.1 x wider than high. Inter-antennal distance slightly shorter than antenna-ocular distance. Antenna about 4.0 mm long, gradually thickened apically; scape slightly curved, about 4.4 x as long as its apical width; third article slightly more than 3.3 x as long as its apical width, about as long as fourth, fifth and sixth articles combined; terminal article bullet-shaped, about 1.2 x as long as its basal width (Fig. 3 A). Mesosoma. Mesosoma robust, in dorsal view about 1.4 x as long as wide (Fig. 3 B). Pronotum in dorsal view broadly and weakly rounded anteriorly, with lateral sides diverging posteriorly in straight lines; ventral corner gradually narrowed (Figs 2 C, 3 B); pronotal carina raised entirely and sinuate laterally. Scutellum trapezoid, strongly convex. Posterior face of propodeum weakly convex, without median complete furrow, slightly depressed in front of orifice (Fig. 3 D). Metasoma. First segment elongate, about 3.5 x as long as high, 2.5 x as long as wide, weakly widening posteriorly from level slightly anterior to spiracle, widest at two thirds of its length and slightly contracted apically. Profile of second sternite in lateral view curved in anterior two thirds, with second tergite strongly swollen subapically (Fig. 3 D, E). Sculpture. Body covered with fine tomentum except in apical half of clypeus and with sparse setae. Clypeus, front, antero-ventral area of mesopleuron, metapleuron and sides of propodeum with scattered fine punctures; vertex, pronotum, mesoscutum, scutellum and postero-dorsal area of mesopleuron reticulate-rugose; posterior face of propodeum densely striate; first metasomal tergite shiny, with fine and sparse punctures on anterior half, and dense punctures on its posterior half; second-sixth metasomal segments dull, with dense punctures. Colour (Fig. 2 C). Body black to blackish brown with irregular reddish brown patches on the following parts: upper half of clypeus, ventral part of ocular sinus, gena, pronotum, mesopleuron antero-dorsally and propodeum laterally, but clypeus apically, mandible basally, tegula, propodeum valve and basal narrow part of second metasomal segment yellowish brown; apical half of first metasomal segment reddish brown. Coxa basally with irregular small yellow stripes. Fore wing slightly brown tinged with pterostigma yellowish brown; marginal cell and median cell apically dark brown (Fig. 3 C). Male (Figs 3 F-J). Similar to female but head more transverse, in frontal view about 1.25 x as wide as high; in dorsal view 3.3 x as wide as long, directly contracted behind eyes (Figs 3 F, G). Antenna with 13 articles, third to terminal articles with slightly raised tyloids (Fig. 3 H). Frons, clypeus, mandible, ventral antenna and antero-ventral area of mesopleuron yellow. Male genitalia (Fig. 3 J): proximal margin of penis gradually contracted in dorsal view and curved slightly into a hook in ventral view.	en	Tan, Jiang-Li, Van Achterberg, Kees, Chen, Xue-Xin (2014): Pictorial key to species of the genus Ropalidia Guerin-Meneville, 1831 (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) from China, with description of one new species. ZooKeys 391: 1-35, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.391.6606, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.391.6606
B6569D8F5D25A012E8C8DDD4B78F6E84.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species name is derived from " para " (Latin for " near ") and " artifex ", because it is similar to Ropalidia artifex.	en	Tan, Jiang-Li, Van Achterberg, Kees, Chen, Xue-Xin (2014): Pictorial key to species of the genus Ropalidia Guerin-Meneville, 1831 (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) from China, with description of one new species. ZooKeys 391: 1-35, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.391.6606, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.391.6606
B6569D8F5D25A012E8C8DDD4B78F6E84.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Yunnan); Thailand.	en	Tan, Jiang-Li, Van Achterberg, Kees, Chen, Xue-Xin (2014): Pictorial key to species of the genus Ropalidia Guerin-Meneville, 1831 (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) from China, with description of one new species. ZooKeys 391: 1-35, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.391.6606, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.391.6606
5D36D33976BBCDAB13FAC3278C8C1EE5.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Tibet); India; Laos; Myanmar; Thailand; Vietnam. (Kojima and Carpenter 1997 and updated to 2006, Kojima et al. 2007).	en	Tan, Jiang-Li, Van Achterberg, Kees, Chen, Xue-Xin (2014): Pictorial key to species of the genus Ropalidia Guerin-Meneville, 1831 (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) from China, with description of one new species. ZooKeys 391: 1-35, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.391.6606, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.391.6606
D024147E1E844540ACE818C9321B5BCC.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Tibet); India. (Kojima and Carpenter 1997 and updated to 2006, Kojima et al. 2007).	en	Tan, Jiang-Li, Van Achterberg, Kees, Chen, Xue-Xin (2014): Pictorial key to species of the genus Ropalidia Guerin-Meneville, 1831 (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) from China, with description of one new species. ZooKeys 391: 1-35, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.391.6606, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.391.6606
811121512F0D7E475A3CB86382ABAAEA.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Yunnan); India; Myanmar; Thailand. (Kojima and Carpenter 1997 and updated to 2006, Kojima et al. 2007).	en	Tan, Jiang-Li, Van Achterberg, Kees, Chen, Xue-Xin (2014): Pictorial key to species of the genus Ropalidia Guerin-Meneville, 1831 (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) from China, with description of one new species. ZooKeys 391: 1-35, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.391.6606, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.391.6606
C2CE3B3577DAD036B9B9EC8AAFE88E8D.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Hainan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Tibet); Bali; Borneo; India; Java; Malay Peninsula; Myanmar; Nepal; Philippine Islands; Sri Lanka; Sumatra; Thailand; Vietnam. (Kojima and Carpenter 1997 and updated to 2006, Nguyen et al. 2006, Kojima et al. 2007).	en	Tan, Jiang-Li, Van Achterberg, Kees, Chen, Xue-Xin (2014): Pictorial key to species of the genus Ropalidia Guerin-Meneville, 1831 (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) from China, with description of one new species. ZooKeys 391: 1-35, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.391.6606, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.391.6606
8ADF27BDA58A1E9CD239D8F5909B20BF.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Yunnan); Bangka; Borneo; India; Malaysia (Sabah, Sarawak) (rec. n.); Myanmar; Sumatra; Thailand; Vietnam. (Lee 1982, 1985, Kojima and Carpenter 1997 and updated to 2006, Kojima et al. 2007).	en	Tan, Jiang-Li, Van Achterberg, Kees, Chen, Xue-Xin (2014): Pictorial key to species of the genus Ropalidia Guerin-Meneville, 1831 (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) from China, with description of one new species. ZooKeys 391: 1-35, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.391.6606, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.391.6606
BBB4A297622D5BBACC5C65461325AE7B.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Jiangxi, Fujian, Taiwan); Myanmar. (Kojima and Carpenter 1997 and updated to 2006)	en	Tan, Jiang-Li, Van Achterberg, Kees, Chen, Xue-Xin (2014): Pictorial key to species of the genus Ropalidia Guerin-Meneville, 1831 (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) from China, with description of one new species. ZooKeys 391: 1-35, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.391.6606, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.391.6606
D56FF01EC92682BBF93A9DB5C5B7ADC7.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China; India; Malay Peninsula; Myanmar; Nepal; Pakistan; Sulawesi. (Kojima and Carpenter 1997 and updated to 2006).	en	Tan, Jiang-Li, Van Achterberg, Kees, Chen, Xue-Xin (2014): Pictorial key to species of the genus Ropalidia Guerin-Meneville, 1831 (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) from China, with description of one new species. ZooKeys 391: 1-35, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.391.6606, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.391.6606
