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Checklist for Family Vespidae Leach, 1815 (And Allies)
and region Yuen Long District (New Territories West, China)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
165
925
1130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
165
925
1130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
156
882
1080
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
102
733
910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
17
50
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
16
49
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
11
42
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
18
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
13
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Yuen Long District
13 Genera with 28 Species
Allorhynchium van der Vecht, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Anterhynchium de Saussure, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Delta Saussure, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1787Potter Wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Pachymenes Saussure, 01SpeciesTaxom
Parapolybia Saussure, 17874SpeciesTaxom
Phimenes Giordani Soika, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1793Paper nest wasps7SpeciesTaxom
Pseumenes Giordani Soika, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Ropalidia Guérin-Ménev..., 18583SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1836Hornets5SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1870Ground Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Yuen Long District
28 Species
Allorhynchium chinense Saussure, 1862
Anterhynchium (Dirhynchium) flavomarginatum Smith, 1852
Delta pyriforme Fabricius, 1775Potter Wasp
Eumenes (Eumenes) quadratus Smith, 1852
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) trilobus Fabricius, 1787
Pachymenes formosensis Schulthess, 0
Parapolybia crocea Saito-Morook..., 0
Parapolybia indica Saussure, 1854
Parapolybia nodosa Vecht, 1966
Parapolybia varia Fabricius, 1787
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
Pseumenes depressus Saussure, 1856
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 velutina Lepeletier, 1836Asian Hornet
Vespula flaviceps Smith, 1870

Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in Yuen Long District
SubfamilyEumeninae
Leach, 1815
Potter and Mason Wasps, Potter wasps, Potter wasps and mason wasps, Wasps
7
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVespinae
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Wasps, Yellowjackets
4
13
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