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Checklist for Subfamily Vespinae Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region New Territories (Hong Kong, China)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
207
1577
2083
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
207
1577
2083
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
194
1508
1997
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
121
1259
1700
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
18
92
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
17
91
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
11
80
124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
34
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
21
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyVespinae
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Wasps, Yellowjackets
4
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Territories
4 Genera with 14 Species
Parapolybia Saussure, 17874SpeciesTaxom
Ropalidia Guérin-Ménev..., 18583SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1836Hornets6SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1870Ground Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Territories
14 Species
Parapolybia crocea Saito-Morook..., 0
Parapolybia indica Saussure, 1854
Parapolybia nodosa Vecht, 1966
Parapolybia varia Fabricius, 1787
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 tropica Linnaeus, 1758Greater banded hornet
Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836Asian Hornet
Vespula flaviceps Smith, 1870

Subnodes of Vespinae with occurrences in New Territories
TribeRopalidiini
Bequaert, 1918
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeVespini
Linnaeus, 1771
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Vespinae at artfakta.se
Vespinae at dyntaxa.se