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Ropalidiini
Ropalidiini is a tribe of social wasps inhabiting the Afrotropical, Indomalayan and Australasian biogeographical regions. Genera and selected species *'' Belonogaster'' **'' Belonogaster juncea'' ( Fabricius, 1781) **''Belonogaster petiolata'' ( Degeer, 1778) *''Icaria'' *'' Parapolybia'' *'' Polybioides'' **'' Polybioides raphigastra'' ( Saussure, 1854) **'' Polybioides tabidus'' (Fabricius, 1781) *'' Ropalidia'' **''Ropalidia marginata'' **'' Ropalidia ornaticeps'' **''Ropalidia plebeiana ''Ropalidia plebeiana'' is a eusocial temperate paper wasp. It is unique, as it is the only temperate wasp in the typically tropical Ropalidia genus. ''R. plebeiana'' is widely distributed in eastern Australia, and recently have been found maki ...'' **'' Ropalidia revolutionalis'' **'' Ropalidia romandi'' External links * Vespidae {{Vespidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polybioides Raphigastra
''Polybioides raphigastra'' is a species of social wasp found in the forests of South East Asia and Indonesia. It has recently been placed in the tribe Ropalidiini. This species is known for the downward-spiraling shape of their nests, and for having colony sizes exceeding ten thousand members. Taxonomy and phylogeny The Swiss entomologist Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure described ''P. raphigastra'' in 1854''. ''At the time, it was identified by the synonym ''Polybia sumatrensis de Saussure. '' ''P. raphigastra ''is one of six known species that comprise the genus ''Polybioides''. Four of these species live in South East Asia, Indonesia, and the Philippines, and the other two are located in equatorial Africa. ''Polybioides'' were recently included in the tribe Ropalidiini, which, along with Polistini, Epiponini, and Mischocyttarini, make up the subfamily Polistinae.Arévalo, Elisabeth. Zhu, Yong. Carpenter, James. Strassmann, Joan. The phylogeny of the social wasp subfamily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polybioides Tabidus
The African swarm-founding wasp, ''Polybioides tabidus'', is a social paper wasp from the order Hymenoptera that is typically found in Central Africa.Turillazzi, S., Francescato, Baldini Tosi, A. E., Carpenter, JM. A distinct caste difference in Polybioides tabidus (Fabricius) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae). Ins. Soc. 41:327-330 (1994). 327-330. This wasp is unique in that it exhibits cyclical oligogyny, meaning queen number varies with colony cycle. After several generations of production of workers and future queens, a subset of many workers and queens leave the original colony to begin a new one. The new colony does not produce new queens until current queens from the old colony have died.Henshaw, M. T., J. E. Strassmann, and D. C. Queller. Swarm-founding in the Polistine Wasps: The Importance of Finding Many Microsatellite Loci in Studies of Adaptation. Molecular Ecology 10.1 (2001): 185-91. Web. ''P. tabidus'' has been observed to display both predator and scavenger behavior, depend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ropalidia Ornaticeps
''Ropalidia ornaticeps'' is an Asian species of paper wasp in the tribe Ropalidiini; no subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life. The recorded distribution for this species includes India through to Indochina, including Vietnam; the type specimens are females, taken from the Khasia Hills The Khasi Hills () is a low mountain formation on the Shillong Plateau in Meghalaya state of India. The Khasi Hills are part of the Garo-Khasi-Jaintia range and connects with the Purvanchal Range and larger Patkai Range further east. Khasi Hill ... and deposited in Oxford and London.Pham PH (2014) A checklist of Ropalidiini wasps (hymenoptera: Vespidae; Polistinae) in Indochina. ''Arch. Biol. Sci., Belgrade'' 66 (3), 1061-1074. References External links * {{taxonbar, from=Q14425457 Vespidae Hymenoptera of Asia Insects described in 1900 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parapolybia
''Parapolybia'' is a genus of paper wasp of the Ropalidiini tribe in the sub-family Polistinae of the family Vespidae which contains five species which are found from Iran in the west to Melanesia Melanesia (, ) is a subregion of Oceania in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It extends from Indonesia's New Guinea in the west to Fiji in the east, and includes the Arafura Sea. The region includes the four independent countries of Fiji, Va ... in the east. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q4046458 Vespidae Hymenoptera genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ropalidia
''Ropalidia'' is a large genus of eusocial paper wasps in the tribe Ropalidiini distributed throughout the Afrotropical, Indomalayan and Australasian biogeographical regions. The genus ''Ropalidia ''is unique because it contains both independent and swarm-founding species. ''Ropalidia romandi'' is one of the swarm founding species, meaning that new nests are founded by a large group of workers with a smaller number of inseminated females (egg-laying foundresses), while ''Ropalidia revolutionalis'' is independent-founding, meaning that each nest is founded by a single foundress. Species ''Ropalidia'' contains the following species: * '' Ropalidia aethiopica'' * '' Ropalidia albobalteata'' * '' Ropalidia amabala'' * '' Ropalidia anarchica'' * '' Ropalidia andamanensis'' * '' Ropalidia antennata'' * '' Ropalidia aristocratica'' * '' Ropalidia artifex'' * ''Ropalidia atra'' * '' Ropalidia australis'' * '' Ropalidia bambusae'' * '' Ropalidia bensoni'' * ''Ropalidia bicinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belonogaster Petiolata
''Belonogaster petiolata'' is a species of primitively eusocial wasp that dwells in southern Africa, in temperate or subhumid climate zones. This wasp species has a strong presence in South Africa and has also been seen in northern Johannesburg. Many colonies can be found in caves. The Sterkfontein Caves in South Africa, for example, contain large populations of ''B. petiolata''.Keeping, Malcolm G. "Social Behavior and Brood Decline in Reproductive-phase Colonies Of ''Belonogaster Petiolata'' (Degeer) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)." Journal of Insect Behavior 10.2 (1997): 265-78. Web. 20 Sept. 2014. This species primarily eats small insects, especially caterpillars, which are considered its "solid food", while nectar is its liquid food. It also requires water for survival.Keeping, Malcolm G. "Social Organization and Division of Labour in Colonies of the Polistine Wasp, ''Belonogaster Petiolata''." Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 31.3 (1992): n. pag. Web. 20 Sept. 2014. Taxonomy a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ropalidia Revolutionalis
''Ropalidia revolutionalis'', the stick-nest brown paper wasp, is a diurnal social wasp of the family Vespidae. They are known for the distinctive combs they make for their nests, and they are mostly found in Queensland, Australia in the areas of Brisbane and Townsville. They are an independent founding wasp species, and they build new nests each spring. They can be helpful because they control insect pests in gardens. Taxonomy and phylogenetics ''Ropalidia revolutionalis'' were first classified by Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure in 1853. They are part of the ''Polistine'' tribe ''Ropalidiini'', which includes paper wasps in the Australasian region, specifically in the Lesser Sunda Islands and the northern regions of Australia. They are also part of the genus ''Ropalidia,'' which is the only genus that contains both swarm-founding and independent founding wasp species. Description and identification ''R. revolutionalis'' are small, dark, reddish brown wasps with body lengths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ropalidia Marginata
''Ropalidia marginata'' is an Old World species of paper wasp. It is primitively eusocial, not showing the same bias in brood care seen in other social insects with greater asymmetry in relatedness. The species employs a variety of colony founding strategies, sometimes with single founders and sometimes in groups of variable number. The queen does not use physical dominance to control workers; there is evidence of pheromones being used to suppress other female workers from overtaking queenship. Taxonomy and phylogeny ''R. marginata'' was originally described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1793 under the name ''Vespa'''' ferruginea'', but that name was previously applied to a different species, so the oldest available name for the species was given by Amédée Louis Michel le Peletier in 1836. One of its subspecies, ''R. marginata jocund'' from New Guinea and Australia, was described in 1898, and two others, ''R. marginata rufitarsis'' from Myanmar and ''R. marginata sundaica'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polybioides
''Polybioides'' is a genus of paper wasp of the sub-family Polistinae which contains six species which are found in the Neotropical, Afrotropical and Indomalayan zoogeographic regions. Species *'' Polybioides angustus'' Vecht, 1966 *'' Polybioides gracilis'' Vecht, 1966 *'' Polybioides melaina'' ( Meade-Waldo, 1911) *''Polybioides psecas'' R. du Buysson, 1913 *''Polybioides raphigastra'' ( Saussure, 1854) *''Polybioides tabidus The African swarm-founding wasp, ''Polybioides tabidus'', is a social paper wasp from the order Hymenoptera that is typically found in Central Africa.Turillazzi, S., Francescato, Baldini Tosi, A. E., Carpenter, JM. A distinct caste difference in ...'' ( Fabricius, 1781) References {{Taxonbar, from=Q4047181 Vespidae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icaria (wasp)
Icaria is a genus of eusocial paper wasps in the Ropalidiini tribe, which was later synonymized to Ropalidia ''Ropalidia'' is a large genus of eusocial paper wasps in the tribe Ropalidiini distributed throughout the Afrotropical, Indomalayan and Australasian biogeographical regions. The genus ''Ropalidia ''is unique because it contains both independent ... Guérin-Méneville. The former genus contained, among other, the following species: * '' Icaria africana'' (Cameron, 1910) * ''Icaria artifex'' (Smith, 1871) * '' Icaria cariniscutis'' Cameron, 1910 * '' Icaria cayayanensis'' Ashmead, 1905 * '' Icaria fasciata'' Smith, 1858 * ''Icaria ferruginea'' Horne, ??? * '' Icaria kohni'' Buysson, 1909 * '' Icaria pruinosa'' Cameron 1906 * '' Icaria xanthopoda'' Cameron, 1902 Enemy species An enemy of ''Icaria'' is the '' Vespa tropicalis (=V. deusta)'', which will invade and rob ''Icaria'' nests.(March, 1919)''Economic Entomology: Pamphlets''.Atlanta: Georgia State Board of Entomolo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Christian Fabricius
Johan Christian Fabricius (7 January 1745 – 3 March 1808) was a Danish zoologist, specialising in "Insecta", which at that time included all arthropods: insects, arachnids, crustaceans and others. He was a student of Carl Linnaeus, and is considered one of the most important entomologists of the 18th century, having named nearly 10,000 species of animals, and established the basis for the modern insect classification. Biography Johan Christian Fabricius was born on 7 January 1745 at Tønder in the Duchy of Schleswig, where his father was a doctor. He studied at the gymnasium at Altona and entered the University of Copenhagen in 1762. Later the same year he travelled together with his friend and relative Johan Zoëga to Uppsala, where he studied under Carl Linnaeus for two years. On his return, he started work on his , which was finally published in 1775. Throughout this time, he remained dependent on subsidies from his father, who worked as a consultant at Frederiks Hospita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles De Geer
Baron Charles de Geer (the family is usually known as De Geer with a capitalized "De" and is pronounced "de yer"); Finspång in Risinge 30 January 1720 – Stockholm 7 March 1778) was a Swedish industrialist and entomologist. Life De Geer, who came from a family with strong Dutch connections, grew up in Utrecht from the age of three. He returned to Sweden at the age of 19. He had inherited the entailed manor and important iron-works of Leufsta (Lövsta) in Uppland from his childless uncle and namesake and would substantially increased the wealth of the estate. Ever since he had received a present of some silk worms at the age of eight, he had an interest in entomology and became a respected amateur entomologist at an early age. His major work was the ''Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire des insectes'' (eight volumes, 1752-1778). He was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences already in 1739, at the age of nineteen, and a corresponding member of the Fren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
