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Checklist for Family Vespidae Leach, 1815 (And Allies)
and region Taiwan (East Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
650
12552
43810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
648
12549
43801
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
622
12414
43343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
402
9699
34661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
68
1318
5335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
58
1220
5148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
21
376
1849
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
115
461
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
45
204
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Taiwan
45 Genera with 204 Species
#ABCDEKMOPRSVZ
Allorhynchium van der Vecht, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1993European tube wasp7SpeciesTaxom
Ancitrocerus1SpeciesTaxom
Antepipona Saussure, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Anterhynchium de Saussure, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Antodynerus o´neili Came..., 17751SpeciesTaxom
Apodynerus Giordani Soika, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Belonogaster Saussure, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Coeleumenes Vecht, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Cyclostoma Kirby, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Delta Saussure, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Discoelius Latreille, 19973SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1775Aerial Yellowjackets4SpeciesTaxom
Ectopioglossa Perkins, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Epsilon Saussure, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 187313SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1787Potter Wasp5SpeciesTaxom
Kennethis1SpeciesTaxom
Kennetia1SpeciesTaxom
Microdynerus Thomson, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 18707SpeciesTaxom
Okinawepipona Yamane, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Orancistrocerus Vecht, 19393SpeciesTaxom
Oreumenes Bequaert, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Orientalicesa Kocak & Kemal, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Pachymenes Saussure, 01SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptomenes Soika, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 20007SpeciesTaxom
Parapolybia Saussure, 17875SpeciesTaxom
Pararrhynchium Saussure, 20073SpeciesTaxom
Phimenes Giordani Soika, 195919SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1905Paper nest wasps26SpeciesTaxom
Pseudozumia Saussure, 19372SpeciesTaxom
Pseumenes Giordani Soika, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 19763SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchium Spinola, 17938SpeciesTaxom
Ropalidia Guérin-Ménev..., 19354SpeciesTaxom
Rygchium Spinola, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Stenodyneru1SpeciesTaxom
Stenodynerus Saussure, 20045SpeciesTaxom
Subancistrocerus de Saussure, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Symmorphus Wesmael, 19868SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1903Hornets56SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1986Ground Yellowjackets11SpeciesTaxom
Zethus Fabricius, 20172SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Taiwan
204 Species and 43 Subspecies
Allorhynchium argentatum Fabricius, 1804
Allorhynchium chinense Saussure, 1862
Allorhynchium metallicum Saussure, 1853
Ancistrocerus esakii Yasumatsu, 1935
Ancistrocerus intermediatus (Sonan, 1939)⇒ Parancistrocerus samarensis Schulthess, 1934
Ancistrocerus kuraruensis (Sonan, 1939)⇒ Parancistrocerus samarensis Schulthess, 1934
Ancistrocerus montuosus Gusenleitner, 1993
Ancistrocerus nitobei Sonan, 1939
Ancistrocerus taiheizanus Yasumatsum, 1937
Ancistrocerus terayamai Sk. Yamane, 1993
Ancitrocerus intendens (Walker, 1864)⇒ Subancistrocerus sichelii Saussure, 1856
Antepipona biguttata Fabricius, 1787
Antepipona ferruginea Kim & Yamane, 2003
Antepipona injucunda (Giordani Soika, 1973)⇒ Antepipona biguttata Fabricius, 1787
Antepipona ovalis Saussure, 1852
Anterhynchium (Dirhynchium) flavomarginatum Smith, 1852
Anterhynchium flavomarginatum formosicola Schulthess, 1934
Anterhynchium (Dirhynchium) flavopunctatum Smith, 1852
Antodynerus flavescens Fabricius, 1775
Apodynerus formosensis Schulthess, 1934
Apodynerus yayeyamensis Mats., 1926
Belonogaster petiolata De Geer, 1778
Coeleumenes burmanicus thoracicus Sonan, 1939
Cyclostoma gigas Kirby & Spence, 1826
Delta esuriens Fabricius, 1787
Delta esuriens okinawae Giordani Soika, 1986
Delta pyriforme Fabricius, 1775Potter Wasp
Discoelius esakii Yas., 1934
Discoelius longinodus Sk. Yamane, 1997
Discoelius wangi Sk. Yamane, 1997
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) adulterina du Buysson, 1905Parasitic yellowjacket
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) norwegica Fabricius, 1781Norwegian wasp
Dolichovespula arctica Rohwer, 1916Parasitic Aerial Yellowjacket
Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775Aerial yellowjacket
Ectopioglossa taiwana Sonan, 1938
Epsilon fujianensis Lee, 1981
Eumenes (Eumenes) labiatus Giordani Soika, 1941
Eumenes labiatus labiatus Giordani, Soika, 1941
Eumenes (Eumenes) punctatus de Saussure, 1852
Eumenes punctatus formosensis (Giordani, Soika, 1941)⇒ Eumenes formosensis Giordani Soika, 1941
Eumenes quadratus urainus Sonan, 1939
Eumenes (Eumenes) tosawae Giordani Soika, 1941
Eumenes (Zeteumenoides) formosensis Giordani Soika, 1941
Eumenes fasciata Fabricius Fa..., 1804
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Eumenes formosanum (Tos., 1934)⇒ Eumenes tosawae Giordani Soika, 1941
Eumenes harmandi (Perkins, 1905)⇒ Oreumenes decoratus Smith, 1852
Eumenes japonicus (Saussure, 1858)⇒ Oreumenes decoratus Smith, 1852
Eumenes sinensis (Smith, 1873)⇒ Oreumenes decoratus Smith, 1852
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) dantici Rossi, 1790
Euodynerus dantici nigrescens Gusenleitner, 1979
Euodynerus nipanicus flavicornis Yamane, 1987
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) quadrifasciatus Fabricius, 1793
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) trilobus Fabricius, 1787
Kennethis unifasciata Schulthess, 1934
Kennetia unifasciatum Schulthess, 1934
Microdynerus timidus Saussure, 1856
Odynerus caenocephalus (Cameron, 1908)⇒ Euodynerus trilobus Fabricius, 1787
Odynerus chagosensis (Cameron, 1907)⇒ Euodynerus trilobus Fabricius, 1787
Odynerus coenocephalus (Cameron, 1907)⇒ Euodynerus trilobus Fabricius, 1787
Odynerus emma (Sonan, 1929)⇒ Euodynerus trilobus Fabricius, 1787
Odynerus hindostanus (Cameron, 1900)⇒ Antepipona ovalis Saussure, 1852
Odynerus hokotoensis (Sonan, 1929)⇒ Apodynerus yayeyamensis Mats., 1926
Odynerus tomentosus (Thomson, 1870)⇒ Euodynerus quadrifasciatus Fabricius, 1793
Okinawepipona kogimai taiwana Yamane, 1987
Orancistrocerus drewseni Saussure, 1857
Orancistrocerus drewseni ingens Schulthess, 1934
Orancistrocerus drewseni nigricapitus Sonan, 1939
Oreumenes decoratus Smith, 1852
Orientalicesa confasciatus Tan & Carpenter, 2018
Pachymenes formosensis Schulthess, 0
Paraleptomenes miniatus miniatus Saussure, 1885
Parancistrocerus kuraruensis Sonan, 1939
Parancistrocerus samarensis Schulthess, 1934
Parancistrocerus taihorinensis Schulthess, 1934
Parancistrocerus taihorinshoensis Schulthess, 1934
Parancistrocerus taikonus Sonan, 1939
Parancistrocerus yachowensis konkuensis Giordani Soika, 1995
Parancistrocerus yamanei Gusenleitner, 2000
Parapolybia indica Saussure, 1854
Parapolybia nodosa Vecht, 1966
Parapolybia takasagona (Sonan, 1944)⇒ Parapolybia indica Saussure, 1854
Parapolybia varia Fabricius, 1787
Parapolybia varia varia Fabricius, 1787
Pararrhynchium ornatum sauteri Schulthess, 1934
Pararrhynchium smithii Saussure, 1856
Pararrhynchium taiwanum Kim &Yamane, 2007
Phimenes curvatum Saussure, 1856
Phimenes curvatus Saussure, 1856Black delta vespid wasp
Phimenes flavopictum (Blanchard, 1845)⇒ Phimenes flavopictus Zimmermann, 1931
Phimenes flavopictus Zimmermann, 1931
Phimenes flavopictus aidrytus Vecht, 1959
Phimenes flavopictus andamanicus Zimm., 1931
Phimenes flavopictus baweanus Vecht, 1959
Phimenes flavopictus blanchardi de Saussure, 1852
Phimenes flavopictus continentalis Zimm., 1931
Phimenes flavopictus dammais Dalla Torre, 1904
Phimenes flavopictus engganensis Vecht, 1959
Phimenes flavopictus formosanus Zimmermann, 1931
Phimenes flavopictus kalimantenus Vecht, 1959
Phimenes flavopictus maidli Giordani Soika, 1934
Phimenes flavopictus nicobaricus Meade-Waldo, 1910
Phimenes flavopictus simalurensis Giordani Soika, 1934
Phimenes flavopictus telonumensis Vecht, 1959
Phimenes flavopictus timorensis Vecht, 1959
Phimenes flavopictus umbripennis Vecht, 1959
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) testaceicolor Bequard, 1937
Polistes (Gyrostoma) gigas Kirby, 1826
Polistes (Gyrostoma) jadwigae (Dalla Torre, 1904)⇒ Polistes jokahamae Radoszkowski, 1887
Polistes (Gyrostoma) jokahamae Radoszkowski, 1887Paper wasp
Polistes (Gyrostoma) rothneyi Cameron, 1900
Polistes rothneyi gressitti Vecht, 1968
Polistes (Gyrostoma) tenebricosus Lepeletier, 1836
Polistes (Polistella) eboshinus Sonan, 1943
Polistes (Polistella) ebsohinus Sonan, 1943
Polistes (Polistella) formosanus (Sonan, 1927)⇒ Polistes japonicus formosanus
Polistes (Polistella) huisunensis Kuo, 1987
Polistes (Polistella) japonicus (Saussure, 1858)⇒ Polistes jokahamae Radoszkowski, 1887
Polistes japonicus formosanus
Polistes (Polistella) mandarinus Saussure, 1853
Polistes (Polistella) sagittarius Saussure, 1854
Polistes (Polistella) shirakii Sonan, 1943
Polistes snelleni takasagonus Sonan, 1943
Polistes (Polistella) stigma Fabricius, 1793Bernard´s tropical paper wasp
Polistes stigma stigma Fabricius, 1793
Polistes (Polistella) strigosus Bequard, 1940
Polistes strigosus strigosus Bequaert, 1940
Polistes (Polistella) takasagonus Sonan, 1943
Polistes (Polistes) chinensis Fabricius, 1793Asian paper wasp
Polistes chinensis chinensis Fabricius, 1793
Polistes javanicus (Cameron, 1905)⇒ Polistes tenebricosus Lepeletier, 1836
Polistes varicornis (Cameron, 1905)⇒ Polistes tenebricosus Lepeletier, 1836
Pseudozumia indosinensis Giordani Soika, 1958
Pseudozumia taiwana Sonan, 1937
Pseumenes depressus depressus Saussure, 1855
Pseumenes imperatrix Smith, 1857
Rhynchalastor chinensis Sk. Yamane &..., 1982
Rhynchalastor incurvitus Gusenleitner, 2003
Rhynchalastor pappi Giordani Soika, 1976
Rhynchium atrissimum Vecht, 1968
Rhynchium atrum Saussure, 1852
Rhynchium brunneum Fabricius, 1793
Rhynchium clypeatum (Cameron, 1900)⇒ Allorhynchium argentatum Fabricius, 1804
Rhynchium maldivense (Cameron, 1902)⇒ Allorhynchium metallicum Saussure, 1853
Rhynchium mandarineum (Saussure, 1855)⇒ Anterhynchium flavopunctatum Smith, 1852
Rhynchium quinquecinctum Fabricius, 1787
Rhynchium quinquecinctum brunneum Fabricius, 1793
Ropalidia fasciata Fabricius, 1804
Ropalidia formosana (Kuo, 1987)⇒ Ropalidia taiwana Sonan, 1935
Ropalidia koshunensis (Sonan, 1935)⇒ Ropalidia taiwana Sonan, 1935
Ropalidia taiwana Sonan, 1935
Rygchium inamurai (Sonan, 1937)⇒ Anterhynchium flavopunctatum Smith, 1852
Stenodyneru chinensis Saussure, 1863
Stenodynerus chinensis Saussure, 1863
Stenodynerus incurvitus (Gusenleitner, 2003)⇒ Rhynchalastor incurvitus Gusenleitner, 2003
Stenodynerus pappi (Giordani Soika, 1976)⇒ Rhynchalastor pappi Giordani Soika, 1976
Stenodynerus pappi luteifasciatus Kim & Yamane, 2004
Stenodynerus taiwanus Kim & Yamane, 2004
Subancistrocerus kankauensis Schulthess, 1934
Subancistrocerus sichelii Saussure, 1856
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) mizuhonis Tsuneki, 1977
Symmorphus hoozanensis Schulthess, 1934
Symmorphus iiyamai (Tsuneki, 1986)⇒ Symmorphus mizuhonis Tsuneki, 1977
Symmorphus kurentzovi (Kurzenko, 1981)⇒ Symmorphus mizuhonis Tsuneki, 1977
Symmorphus ornatus Gusenleitner, 2000
Symmorphus piceanus (Tsuneki, 1986)⇒ Symmorphus mizuhonis Tsuneki, 1977
Symmorphus sassai (Tsuneki, 1986)⇒ Symmorphus mizuhonis Tsuneki, 1977
Symmorphus shiroyamai (Tsuneki, 1986)⇒ Symmorphus mizuhonis Tsuneki, 1977
Vespa (Vespa) germana (Christ, 1791)⇒ Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespa affinis Linnaeus, 1764Lesser banded hornet
Vespa analis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Polistes testaceicolor Bequard, 1937
Vespa auraria (Smith, 1852)⇒ Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836
Vespa basalis Smith, 1852Black-bellied hornet
Vespa bicolor Fabricius, 1787Black shield wasp
Vespa borealis (Lewis, 1897)⇒ Dolichovespula arctica Rohwer, 1916
Vespa chinensis Birula, 1925
Vespa colchica (Birula, 1930)⇒ Dolichovespula adulterina du Buysson, 1905
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespa ducalis Smith, 1852Black-tailed hornet
Vespa ducalis pseudosoror Vecht, 1959
Vespa esakii (Sonan, 1935)⇒ Vespa ducalis Smith, 1852
Vespa femoralis (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Brachymeria minuta Linnaeus, 1767
Vespa flavior (Stolfa, 1934)⇒ Vespula flaviceps Smith, 1870
Vespa flavofasciata (Cameron, 1903)⇒ Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespa formosana (Sonan, 1927)⇒ Vespa affinis Linnaeus, 1764
Vespa fruhstorferi (Stadelmann, 1894)⇒ Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836
Vespa immaculata (Morawitz, 1889)⇒ Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836
Vespa intermedia (Buysson, 1904)⇒ Vespula rufa Linnaeus, 1758
Vespa japonica (Saussure, 1858)⇒ Vespa mandarinia Smith, 1852
Vespa karenkona (Sonan, 1929)⇒ Vespula flaviceps Smith, 1870
Vespa latilineata (Cameron, 1903)⇒ Vespa mandarinia Smith, 1852
Vespa lewisii (Cameron, 1903)⇒ Vespula flaviceps Smith, 1870
Vespa macularis (Olivier, 1792)⇒ Vespula germanica Fabricius, 1793
Vespa major (Retz., 1783)⇒ Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespa mandarina Smith, 1852
Vespa mandarinia Smith, 1852Asian giant hornet
Vespa mandarinia nobilis Sonan, 1929
Vespa matsumurai (Sonan, 1935)⇒ Vespa ducalis Smith, 1852
Vespa mediozonalis (Pèr., 1911)⇒ Vespa vivax Smith, 1870
Vespa micado (Cameron, 1903)⇒ Vespa simillima Smith, 1868
Vespa minuta (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Microdynerus timidus Saussure, 1856
Vespa obliterata (Smith, 1852)⇒ Vespa basalis Smith, 1852
Vespa orientalis Linnaeus, 1771Oriental hornet
Vespa petiolata (De Geer, 1778)⇒ Mellinus arvensis Linnaeus, 1758
Vespa pulchra (Buysson, 1905)⇒ Vespa ducalis Smith, 1852
Vespa quadrimaculata (Sonan, 1929)⇒ Crossocerus quadrimaculatus Fabricius, 1793
Vespa quadripunctata (Geoffroy, 1785)⇒ Antepipona ovalis Saussure, 1852
Vespa saussurei (Schulz, 1906)⇒ Vespula flaviceps Smith, 1870
Vespa schrenckii (Rad., 1861)⇒ Vespula rufa Linnaeus, 1758
Vespa sexpunctata (Perkins, 1905)⇒ Vespa simillima Smith, 1868
Vespa sibirica (André, 1884)⇒ Vespula yichunensis Lee, 1986
Vespa simillima Smith, 1868Japanese hornet
Vespa simplex (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Euodynerus quadrifasciatus Fabricius, 1793
Vespa sonani (Matsumura, 1930)⇒ Vespa mandarinia Smith, 1852
Vespa soror du Buysson, 1905Southern giant hornet
Vespa stigma (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Polistes stigma Fabricius, 1793
Vespa tartarea (Buysson, 1904)⇒ Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespa varia Fabricius, 1787
Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836Asian Hornet
Vespa velutina flavitarsus Sonan, 1939
Vespa vexator (Harris, 1776)⇒ Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespa vivax Smith, 1870
Vespa wilemani Meade-Waldo, 1911
Vespa xanthoptera (Cameron, 1903)⇒ Vespa simillima Smith, 1868
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula (Vespula) austriaca Panzer, 1799Boreal Yellowjacket
Vespula (Vespula) rufa Linnaeus, 1758Red Wasp
Vespula arisana Sonan, 1929
Vespula flaviceps Smith, 1870
Vespula gracilia (Lee, 1986)⇒ Vespula flaviceps Smith, 1870
Vespula grahami (Archer, 1981)⇒ Vespula rufa Linnaeus, 1758
Vespula obscura (Lee, 1986)⇒ Vespula yichunensis Lee, 1986
Vespula orbata du Buysson, 1902
Vespula pionganensis (Giordani Soika, 1976)⇒ Vespula flaviceps Smith, 1870
Vespula yichunensis Lee, 1986
Zethus (Zethoides) miniatus Saussure, 1858
Zethus taiwanus Yeh & Lu, 2017

Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in Taiwan
SubfamilyEumeninae
Leach, 1815
Potter and Mason Wasps, Potter wasps, Potter wasps and mason wasps, Wasps
33
100
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
1
21
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVespinae
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Wasps, Yellowjackets
6
77
Genera
Species

Taxom



Vespidae (Leach 1815)
Vespidae (Leach 1815)


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