Checklist of Family Vespidae Leach, 1815 (And Allies)
for Ryukyu Islands (Okinawa Prefecture, Japan)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 348
2667
4080 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 348
2667
4080 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 333
2610
3989 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 220
2112
3277 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 34
166
214 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 31
161
211 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 17
124
176 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps | 5
36
48 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Vespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps | 10
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Ryukyu Islands
10 Genera with 17 Species | Anterhynchium de Saussure, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Delta Saussure, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1787 | Potter Wasp | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pachymenes Saussure, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pararrhynchium Saussure, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polistes Latreille, 1793 | Paper nest wasps | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Pseumenes Giordani Soika, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ropalidia Guérin-Ménev..., 1804 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vespa Linnaeus, 1852 | Hornets | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Ryukyu Islands
17 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, 1887 | Paper wasp | | Polistes (Gyrostoma) olivaceus De Geer, 1773 | Macao 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, 1793 | Asian paper wasp | | Pseumenes depressus Saussure, 1856 | | | Rhynchalastor kusigematii Tano, 1987 | | | Ropalidia fasciata Fabricius, 1804 | | | Vespa affinis Linnaeus, 1764 | Lesser banded hornet | | Vespa ducalis Smith, 1852 | Black-tailed hornet | | Vespa mandarinia Smith, 1852 | Asian giant hornet |
Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in Ryukyu Islands
 | | Vespidae (Leach 1815) |
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