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Checklist for Family Vespidae Leach, 1815 (And Allies)
and region Okinawa Prefecture (Southern Kyushu, Japan)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
353
2726
4216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
353
2726
4216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
338
2668
4123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
225
2163
3400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
34
171
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
31
166
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
127
183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
5
36
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
10
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Okinawa Prefecture
10 Genera with 18 Species
Anterhynchium de Saussure, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Delta Saussure, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1787Potter Wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Pachymenes Saussure, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Pararrhynchium Saussure, 01SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1793Paper nest wasps7SpeciesTaxom
Pseumenes Giordani Soika, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Ropalidia Guérin-Ménev..., 18041SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Okinawa Prefecture
18 Species
Anterhynchium (Dirhynchium) flavomarginatum Smith, 1852
Delta esuriens Fabricius, 1787
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) trilobus Fabricius, 1787
Pararrhynchium ishigakiense Yasumatsu Ya..., 0
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) testaceicolor Bequard, 1937
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) nipponensis Perkins, 1905
Polistes (Polistes) chinensis Fabricius, 1793Asian paper wasp
Pseumenes depressus Saussure, 1856
Rhynchalastor kusigematii Tano, 1987
Ropalidia fasciata Fabricius, 1804
Vespa affinis Linnaeus, 1764Lesser banded hornet
Vespa ducalis Smith, 1852Black-tailed hornet
Vespa mandarinia Smith, 1852Asian giant hornet
Vespa tropica Linnaeus, 1758Greater banded hornet

Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in Okinawa Prefecture
SubfamilyEumeninae
Leach, 1815
Potter and Mason Wasps, Potter wasps, Potter wasps and mason wasps, Wasps
6
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVespinae
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Wasps, Yellowjackets
2
5
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