''Liostenogaster'' is a genus of hover wasps from the subfamily

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. S ...

of the family Vespidae which has a distribution centred on south-east Asia. It was named by the Dutch

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from material collected by

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ese scientists on an expedition to

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which took place in 1966.

Species

The following species are currently assigned to ''Liostenogaster'': * '' Liostenogaster abstrusa'' Turillazzi 1999 * ''

Liostenogaster campanulae ''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 ...

'' Turillazzi 1999 * '' Liostenogaster filicis'' Turillazzi 1999 * '' Liostenogaster flaviplagiata'' (Cameron, 1902) * ''

Liostenogaster flavolineata ''Liostenogaster flavolineata'' (tropical hover wasp) is an insect that belongs to the wasp family Vespidae. This hairy-faced hover wasp species is predominantly found in South Asian rain forests, especially in Malaysia. Individual colonies of ...

'' (Cameron, 1902) * '' Liostenogaster nitidipennis'' (de Saussure, 1853) * ''

Liostenogaster pardii ''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 ...

'' Turillazzi & Carfi 1996 * ''

Liostenogaster picta ''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 ...

'' (Smith, 1860) * ''

Liostenogaster topographica ''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 ...

'' Turillazzi 1999 * ''

Liostenogaster tutua ''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 ...

'' Turillazzi 1999 * ''

Liostenogaster variapicta ''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 ...

'' (Rohwer, 1919) * ''

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, ...

'' Turillazzi 1999

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q14424412 Vespidae