Euodynerus radula (Fabricius, 1787)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Vespa radula Fabricius, 1787 (original combination); Odynerus radula (Fabricius, 1787)
The earliest described Hawaiian insect (Swezey, 1929).
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: 19 August 1925 (source)
Distribution
Kauai & Oahu, Hawaiian Islands, USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Fabricius, J. C. (1787). Mantissa Insectorum Sistens Eorum Species Nuper Detectas Adjectis Characteribus Genericis Differentiis Specificis, Emendationibus, Observationibus. Tome I. Hafniae: Christ. Gottl. Proft. xvi + 348 pp.
Other references:
Carpenter, James M. (2008). Review of Hawaiian Vespidae (Hymenoptera). Bishop Occasional Papers 99: 1-18.
Swezey, O. H. (1929). The earliest described Hawaiian insects. Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society 7(2): 267-269.