AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Family Vespidae Leach, 1815 (And Allies)
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
591
9292
32656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
588
9284
32647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
9130
32273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
355
7129
27028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
55
769
2406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
49
746
2390
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
19
373
1842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
61
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
28
74
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melanesia
28 Genera with 74 Species
#ABDELMPQRSV
Agelaia Lepeletier, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Anischnogaster Vecht, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Antepipona Saussure, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Anterhynchium de Saussure, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Apoica Lepeletier, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1792Honey wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Delta Saussure, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1793Aerial Yellowjackets2SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 04SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1841Potter Wasp3SpeciesTaxom
Leptochilus Saussure, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Lissodynerus Giordani Soika, 19412SpeciesTaxom
Maricopodynerus Viereck, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 19493SpeciesTaxom
Monobia Saussure, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Pachodynerus Saussure, 18123SpeciesTaxom
Parapolybia Saussure, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Parodynerus Saussure, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Phimenes Giordani Soika, 19599SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1793Paper nest wasps17SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 17925SpeciesTaxom
Quartinia André, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchium Spinola, 18824SpeciesTaxom
Ropalidia Guérin-Ménev..., 011SpeciesTaxom
Rygchium Spinola, 1806
0SpeciesTaxom
Synoeca de Saussure, 1978Drumming wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
74 Species and 15 Subspecies
Anischnogaster iridipennis Smith, 1859
Antepipona senegalensis Saussure, 1853
Anterhynchium (Epiodynerus) nigrocinctum Saussure, 1853
Apoica (Apoica) strigata Richards, 1978
Brachygastra scutellaris Olivier, 1792
Delta esuriens Fabricius, 1787
Delta latreillei Saussure, 1852
Delta xanthurum Saussure, 1852
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) norwegica Fabricius, 1781Norwegian wasp
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) saxonica Fabricius, 1793Saxon wasp
Eumenes (Eumenes) coyotae Bohart, 1948
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Eumenes xanthura
Eumenes xanthurus de Saussure, 0
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) crypticus Say, 1823
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) hidalgo Saussure, 1857Hidalgo Mason Wasp
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) megaera Lepeletier, 1841
Leptochilus limbiferus achaeus Gusenleitner, 1970
Leptochilus (Zendalia) acolhuus Saussure, 1857
Lissodynerus agilis Smith, 1858
Lissodynerus agilis novaeguineae Giordani Soika, 1941
Maricopodynerus pulvipilus Bohart, 1948
Mischocyttarus (Phi) flavicornis Zikan, 1935
Mischocyttarus illusorius Richards, 1978
Mischocyttarus peruanus Zikan, 1949
Monobia texana Cresson, 1872
Pachodynerus erynnis Lepeletier, 1841Red-and-black Mason Wasp
Pachodynerus guadulpensis Saussure, 1853
Pachodynerus nasidens Latreille, 1812Key hole wasp
Parapolybia varia furva Vecht, 1966
Parodynerus cheesmani Giordani Soika, 1957
Parodynerus quodi Yach., 1908
Phimenes arcuatum (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Phimenes arcuatus Zimmermann, 1931
Phimenes arcuatus Zimmermann, 1931
Phimenes arcuatus amboinensis Vecht, 1959
Phimenes arcuatus buruanus Vecht, 1959
Phimenes arcuatus lyratus Vecht, 1959
Phimenes arcuatus muruensis Vecht, 1960
Phimenes arcuatus obuensis Vecht, 1959
Phimenes arcuatus praslinius Guérin, 1831
Phimenes arcuatus transilis Vecht, 1959
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) bellicosus (Cresson, 1872)⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) erythrocephalus Latreille, 1813
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) exclamans Viereck, 1906Paper wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) instabilis Saussure, 1953Unstable Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) versicolor Olivier, 1791South American paper wasp
Polistes hebridensis erromangensis Giordani Soika, 1981
Polistes (Gyrostoma) olivaceus De Geer, 1773Macao paper wasp
Polistes stenopus stenopus van der Vecht, 1972
Polistes (Megapolistes) tepidus Fabricius, 1775Paper wasp
Polistes (Polistella) bambusae Richards, 1978
Polistes (Polistella) stigma Fabricius, 1793Bernard´s tropical paper wasp
Polistes stigma papuanus Schulz, 1904
Polistes stigma townsvillensis Giordani Soika, 1975
Polistes (Polistes) variatus (Cresson, 1872)⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793
Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793
Polistes macaensis Fabricius, 1793Macao paper wasp
Polybia (Cylindroeca) rejecta Fabricius, 1798
Polybia (Myrapetra) juruana Ihering, 1904
Polybia (Myrapetra) occidentalis Olivier, 1791
Polybia (Pedothoeca) emaciata Lucas, 1879
Polybia (Trichinothorax) sericea Olivier, 1792
Quartinia persephona Richards, 1962
Rhynchalastor xanthianus de Saussure, 1870
Rhynchium annuliferum Boisduval, 1835
Rhynchium atrum Saussure, 1852
Rhynchium haemorrhoidale Fabricius, 1775
Rhynchium medium Maindron, 1882
Ropalidia brunnea Smith, 1859
Ropalidia clavata Saussure, 1853
Ropalidia conservator Smith, 1860
Ropalidia deminutiva Cheesm., 1952
Ropalidia fluviatilis Meade-Waldo, 1912
Ropalidia loriana Buysson, 1910
Ropalidia maculiventris Guérin, 1831
Ropalidia melania Richards, 1978
Ropalidia nigra Smith, 1859
Ropalidia pratti (Cheesm., 1952)⇒ Ropalidia maculiventris Guérin, 1831
Ropalidia zonata Cameron, 0
Synoeca septentrionalis Richards, 1978
Vespa affinis Linnaeus, 1764Lesser banded hornet
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespa tropica Linnaeus, 1758Greater banded hornet

Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in Melanesia
SubfamilyEumeninae
Leach, 1815
Potter and Mason Wasps, Potter wasps, Potter wasps and mason wasps, Wasps
14
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMasarinae
Latreille, 1802
Pollen wasps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
7
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenogastrinae
Bequaert, 1918
Hover wasps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVespinae
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Wasps, Yellowjackets
4
17
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