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Checklist for Family Vespidae Leach, 1815 (And Allies)
and region Hong Kong (South-central China, China)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
325
2686
4513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
325
2686
4513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
2609
4405
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
188
1986
3313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
30
192
421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
28
190
418
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
12
132
325
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
44
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
24
49
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Hong Kong
24 Genera with 49 Species
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Allorhynchium van der Vecht, 19972SpeciesTaxom
Antepipona Saussure, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Anterhynchium de Saussure, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Apodynerus Giordani Soika, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Belonogaster Saussure, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Calligaster Saussure, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Delta Saussure, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1787Potter Wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Eustenogaster Vecht, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Orancistrocerus Vecht, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Pachymenes Saussure, 01SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Parapolybia Saussure, 17874SpeciesTaxom
Pareumenes Saussure, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Phimenes Giordani Soika, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1940Paper nest wasps8SpeciesTaxom
Pseumenes Giordani Soika, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Quartinia André, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchium Spinola, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Ropalidia Guérin-Ménev..., 18583SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1836Hornets7SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1870Ground Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom
Zethus Fabricius, 18581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Hong Kong
49 Species and 2 Subspecies
Allorhynchium chinense Saussure, 1862
Allorhynchium quadrimaculatum Gusenleitner, 1997
Antepipona menkei Giordani Soika, 1986
Anterhynchium (Anterhynchium) mellyi Saussure, 1853
Anterhynchium (Dirhynchium) flavomarginatum Smith, 1852
Apodynerus formosensis continentalis Giordani Soika, 1995
Apodynerus troglodytes Saussure, 1856
Belonogaster indica Saussure, 1854
Calligaster himalayensis Cameron, 1904
Delta campaniforme Fabricius, 1775Yellow and black potter wasp
Delta esuriens Fabricius, 1787
Delta pyriforme Fabricius, 1775Potter Wasp
Eumenes (Eumenes) punctatus de Saussure, 1852
Eumenes (Eumenes) quadratus Smith, 1852
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) trilobus Fabricius, 1787
Eustenogaster nigra Saito & Nguyen, 2006
Orancistrocerus aterrimus Saussure, 1852
Pachymenes formosensis Schulthess, 0
Parancistrocerus hongkongensis Gusenleitner, 2002
Parancistrocerus samarensis Schulthess, 1934
Parapolybia crocea Saito-Morook..., 0
Parapolybia indica Saussure, 1854
Parapolybia nodosa Vecht, 1966
Parapolybia varia Fabricius, 1787
Pareumenes quadrispinosus Saussure, 1855
Phimenes flavopictus Zimmermann, 1931
Polistes (Gyrostoma) gigas Kirby, 1826
Polistes (Gyrostoma) jokahamae Radoszkowski, 1887Paper wasp
Polistes (Gyrostoma) olivaceus De Geer, 1773Macao paper wasp
Polistes (Gyrostoma) rothneyi Cameron, 1900
Polistes (Polistella) japonicus (Saussure, 1858)⇒ Polistes jokahamae Radoszkowski, 1887
Polistes (Polistella) sagittarius Saussure, 1854
Polistes (Polistella) stigma Fabricius, 1793Bernard´s tropical paper wasp
Polistes (Polistella) strigosus Bequard, 1940
Pseumenes depressus Saussure, 1856
Quartinia persephona Richards, 1962
Rhynchium brunneum Fabricius, 1793
Rhynchium quinquecinctum Fabricius, 1787
Ropalidia fasciata Fabricius, 1804
Ropalidia hongkongensis Saussure, 1854
Ropalidia stigma Smith, 1858
Vespa affinis Linnaeus, 1764Lesser banded hornet
Vespa bicolor Fabricius, 1787Black shield wasp
Vespa ducalis Smith, 1852Black-tailed hornet
Vespa soror du Buysson, 1905Southern giant hornet
Vespa tropica Linnaeus, 1758Greater banded hornet
Vespa tropica haematodes Bequard, 1936
Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836Asian Hornet
Vespula flaviceps Smith, 1870
Zethus (Zethoides) miniatus Saussure, 1858

Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in Hong Kong
SubfamilyEumeninae
Leach, 1815
Potter and Mason Wasps, Potter wasps, Potter wasps and mason wasps, Wasps
15
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMasarinae
Latreille, 1802
Pollen wasps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenogastrinae
Bequaert, 1918
Hover wasps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVespinae
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Wasps, Yellowjackets
5
15
Genera
Species

Taxom



Vespidae (Leach 1815)
Vespidae (Leach 1815)


Links, sources and further information
Vespidae at artfakta.se
Vespidae at dyntaxa.se
Vespidae at gbif.org
Vespidae at irmng.org
Vespidae at itis.gov