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Stenogastrinae
The Stenogastrinae are a subfamily of social wasps included in the family Vespidae. They are sometimes called hover wasps owing to the particular hovering flight of some species. Their morphology and biology present interesting peculiarities. Systematic position The first reports on stenogastrine wasps can be found in a book of Guérin de Méneville (1831) with the first known species, ''Stenogaster fulgipennis''. Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure treated their systematic position and remarked that these wasps were, in all their characters, entirely intermediate between the two subfamilies of Eumeninae and Vespinae. In 1927, Anton von Schulthess-Rechberg created the new genus ''Parischnogaster'' for some species living in the Oriental region. Dutch entomologist Jacobus van der Vecht created four new genera including species from the entire area of distribution and described tens of new species. He revised the two Papuan genera'' Anischnogaster'' and ''Stenogaster '' and the or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stenogastrinae Eustenogaster Baracchi David
The Stenogastrinae are a subfamily of social wasps included in the family Vespidae. They are sometimes called hover wasps owing to the particular hovering flight of some species. Their morphology and biology present interesting peculiarities. Systematic position The first reports on stenogastrine wasps can be found in a book of Guérin de Méneville (1831) with the first known species, ''Stenogaster fulgipennis''. Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure treated their systematic position and remarked that these wasps were, in all their characters, entirely intermediate between the two subfamilies of Eumeninae and Vespinae. In 1927, Anton von Schulthess-Rechberg created the new genus ''Parischnogaster'' for some species living in the Oriental region. Dutch entomologist Jacobus van der Vecht created four new genera including species from the entire area of distribution and described tens of new species. He revised the two Papuan genera'' Anischnogaster'' and ''Stenogaster '' and the or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stenogastrinae Eustenogaster David Baracchi
The Stenogastrinae are a subfamily of social wasps included in the family Vespidae. They are sometimes called hover wasps owing to the particular hovering flight of some species. Their morphology and biology present interesting peculiarities. Systematic position The first reports on stenogastrine wasps can be found in a book of Guérin de Méneville (1831) with the first known species, ''Stenogaster fulgipennis''. Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure treated their systematic position and remarked that these wasps were, in all their characters, entirely intermediate between the two subfamilies of Eumeninae and Vespinae. In 1927, Anton von Schulthess-Rechberg created the new genus ''Parischnogaster'' for some species living in the Oriental region. Dutch entomologist Jacobus van der Vecht created four new genera including species from the entire area of distribution and described tens of new species. He revised the two Papuan genera'' Anischnogaster'' and ''Stenogaster '' and the or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liostenogaster Vechti
''Liostenogaster vechti'' is a type of eusocial hover wasp within the family Vespidae. They are typically brown and yellow in color and are considered a passive aggressive species. Their stings are less painful to humans than other social wasps, and they engage in associative nest foundation. They are mostly found on the Malaysian peninsula and are known for living in large clusters of small ring-shaped nests. Taxonomy and phylogeny ''Liostenogaster vechti ''was first classified by Stefano Turillazzi in 1988. These wasps are part of the subfamily Stenogastrinae and are often referred to as hover wasps due to their manner of flying. Stenogastrinae has many other groups that are distributed across the Oriental region, but the species most closely associated with ''L. vechti'' is '' L. flavolineata'' due to similar coloring, behavioral patterns, and the similar locations of the two species. Description and identification The adult females are 14 to 16 mm in length with d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parischnogaster Striatula
''Parischnogaster striatula'' is a species of social hover wasps found in Southeast Asia. Their nests are uniquely shaped, mimic their surroundings and, like the other Stenogastrinae social wasps, lack a nest pedicel. They are also unique in their use of glandular secretion when laying eggs. ''P. striatula'' is also different than typical wasps because the queens are not the only ones who possess reproductive capabilities; other females also have developed ovaries. This wasp is also known for fiercely protecting its nest against enemies, such as ants or other hornets. Taxonomy and phylogeny ''P. striatula'' is under the subfamily Stenogastrinae, sometimes known as hover wasps. While the Stenogastrinae taxonomy and phylogeny are still under study, it is known that ''Parischnogaster'' species are split into two subcategories, with ''P. striatula'' being closely related to '' P. alternata''. Together, these two species make up the striatula group. Description and identification ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parischnogaster Mellyi
''Parischnogaster mellyi'' is a medium-sized species of a hover wasp in the family Vespidae. It is found in Southeast Asia and is widely spread in Thailand and Malaysia. Its nests feature flexible and dynamic qualities, and they are commonly seen under roofs of houses and huts in rural areas. Hovering and patrolling behaviors are the species’ main defining behavioral features, and such activities are closely linked to its mating patterns. Taxonomy and phylogeny All hover wasp species were placed under one genus, ''Stenogaster'', until 1927, when von Schulthess created the new genus, Parischnogaster, for species populated in Asia. ''Parischnogaster'' was synonymized with Holischnogaster by Carpenter in 1982, and it is possibly the largest and the least well known genus. ''P. mellyi'' was first found by De Saussure in 1852. Understanding of phylogenetic background for ''P. mellyi'' is of particular importance because “the independence of origin and range of social organizatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parischnogaster
''Parischnogaster'' is a genus of hover wasps from the subfamily Stenogastrinae, a subfamily of eusocial wasps endemic to the Oriental Region which are included in the family Vespidae. Species The following species are some of those included within the genus ''Parischnogaster'': *'' Parischnogaster albofasciata'' Selis, 2018 *''Parischnogaster alternata'' Sakag., 1969 *'' Parischnogaster aurifrons'' (Smith, 1862) *'' Parischnogaster carepenteri'' Selis, 2018 *'' Parischnogaster curvylypeus'' Selis, 2018 *'' Parischnogaster depressigaster'' Rohwer, 1919 *'' Parischnogaster giglii'' Selis, 2015 *'' Parischnogaster gracilipes'' (Vecht, 1977) *'' Parischnogaster jacobsoni'' ( R. du Buysson, 1913) *''Parischnogaster mellyi'' (de Saussure, 1852) *'' Parischnogaster mindanaobis'' Selis, 2018 *'' Parischnogaster nigerrima'' Selis, 2018 *'' Parischnogaster nigricans'' ( Cameron, 1902) **''Parischnogaster nigricans serrei'' ( R. du Buysson, 1905) *'' Parischnogaster nigriterga'' Selis, 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parischnogaster (jacobsoni Group)
''Parischnogaster'' is a genus of hover wasps from the subfamily Stenogastrinae, a subfamily of eusocial wasps endemic to the Oriental Region which are included in the family Vespidae. Species The following species are some of those included within the genus ''Parischnogaster'': *'' Parischnogaster albofasciata'' Selis, 2018 *''Parischnogaster alternata'' Sakag., 1969 *'' Parischnogaster aurifrons'' (Smith, 1862) *'' Parischnogaster carepenteri'' Selis, 2018 *'' Parischnogaster curvylypeus'' Selis, 2018 *'' Parischnogaster depressigaster'' Rohwer, 1919 *'' Parischnogaster giglii'' Selis, 2015 *'' Parischnogaster gracilipes'' (Vecht, 1977) *'' Parischnogaster jacobsoni'' ( R. du Buysson, 1913) *''Parischnogaster mellyi'' (de Saussure, 1852) *'' Parischnogaster mindanaobis'' Selis, 2018 *'' Parischnogaster nigerrima'' Selis, 2018 *'' Parischnogaster nigricans'' ( Cameron, 1902) **''Parischnogaster nigricans serrei'' ( R. du Buysson, 1905) *'' Parischnogaster nigriterga'' Selis, 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liostenogaster
''Liostenogaster'' is a genus of hover wasps from the subfamily Stenogastrinae of the family Vespidae which has a distribution centred on south-east Asia. It was named by the Dutch entomologist Jacobus van der Vecht from material collected by Japanese scientists on an expedition to Thailand, Malaysia and Cambodia which took place in 1966. Species The following species are currently assigned to ''Liostenogaster'': * '' Liostenogaster abstrusa'' Turillazzi 1999 * '' Liostenogaster campanulae'' Turillazzi 1999 * '' Liostenogaster filicis'' Turillazzi 1999 * '' Liostenogaster flaviplagiata'' (Cameron, 1902) * '' Liostenogaster flavolineata'' (Cameron, 1902) * '' Liostenogaster nitidipennis'' (de Saussure, 1853) * '' Liostenogaster pardii'' Turillazzi & Carfi 1996 * '' Liostenogaster picta'' (Smith, 1860) * '' Liostenogaster topographica'' Turillazzi 1999 * '' Liostenogaster tutua'' Turillazzi 1999 * '' Liostenogaster variapicta'' (Rohwer, 1919) * ''Liostenogaster vechti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eumeninae
Potter wasps (or mason wasps), the Eumeninae, are a cosmopolitan wasp group presently treated as a subfamily of Vespidae, but sometimes recognized in the past as a separate family, Eumenidae. Recognition Most eumenine species are black or brown, and commonly marked with strikingly contrasting patterns of yellow, white, orange, or red (or combinations thereof), but some species, mostly from tropical regions, show faint to strong blue or green metallic highlights in the background colors. Like most vespids, their wings are folded longitudinally at rest. They are particularly recognized by the following combination of characteristics: # a posterolateral projection known as a parategula on both sides of the mesoscutum; # tarsal claws cleft; # hind coxae with a longitudinal dorsal carina or folding, often developed into a lobe or tooth, and; # fore wings with three submarginal cells. Biology Eumenine wasps are diverse in nest building. The different species may either use existi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacobus Van Der Vecht
Jacobus van der Vecht (5 July 1906 – 15 March 1992), nicknamed Jaap, was a Dutch entomologist who specialised in Hymenoptera, especially those of the East Indies and New Guinea. Early life Van der Vecht was born in The Hague on 5 July 1906. His father, the Master of the Wine Cellars at the court of the then Queen Dowager of the Netherlands, Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont, had an interest in natural history and reared butterflies as a hobby. He enjoyed taking his sons on walks to study nature and this encouraged a passion for biology in Jacobus. Van der Vecht left school in The Hague and enrolled to study Biology at the ''Leiden University, Rijksuniversiteit Leiden''. Here he began to study the Aculeata, Aculeate Hymenoptera especially the taxonomy of bees, concentrating on the large mining bee genus ''Andrena'' and the wasps in the family Sphecidae. He graduated with a master's degree in 1928. Career After graduating Van der Vecht took a position in the Dutch East Indies at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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