Table 1 Classification of Korean Vespa crabro using color pattern phenotypes.

From: Molecular and morphological insights into the taxonomic classification and introduction pathways of Vespa crabro

Group

Thorax

Abdomen

Sample number

C

1

i

3

ii

2

2

i

8

ii

4

3

i

3

ii

2

4

i

1

ii

1

5

i

7

ii

3

6

i

2

ii

3

7

i

1

ii

2

F

8

iii

7

9

iii

49

10

iii

3

X

2

iii

7

3

iii

3

4

iii

2

5

iii

8

6

iii

6

8

i

3

ii

5

9

i

16

ii

10

10

i

2

  1. Classification was performed according to the methodology described by Kim et al.8,9. Group C, individuals classified as V. c. crabroniformis; Group F, individuals classified as V. c. flavofasciata; Group X, individuals exhibiting patterns not previously documented by Kim et al.8,9
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