''Ropalidia'' is a large genus of eusocial paper wasps in the

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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' ...

distributed throughout the

Afrotropical The Afrotropical realm is one of Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Africa south of the Sahara Desert, the majority of the Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, southern Iran and extreme southwestern Pakistan, and the island ...

, Indomalayan and

Australasia Australasia is a region that comprises Australia, New Zealand and some neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean. The term is used in a number of different contexts, including geopolitically, physiogeographically, philologically, and ecologica ...

n biogeographical regions. The genus ''Ropalidia ''is unique because it contains both independent and swarm-founding species. ''

Ropalidia romandi ''Ropalidia romandi'', also known as the yellow brown paper wasp or the yellow paper wasp. is a species of paper wasp found in Northern and Eastern Australia. ''R. romandi ''is a swarm-founding wasp, and manages perennial nests. Its nests are kn ...

'' 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 ''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 ...

'' 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'' 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 independe ...

'' * '' Ropalidia artifex'' * '' Ropalidia atra'' * '' Ropalidia australis'' * '' Ropalidia bambusae'' * '' Ropalidia bensoni'' * ''

Ropalidia bicincta ''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 independe ...

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Ropalidia bicolor ''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 ...

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Ropalidia bicolorata ''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 ...

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Ropalidia bidens ''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 independe ...

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Ropalidia binghami ''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 ...

'' * '' Ropalidia bipartita'' * '' Ropalidia bispinosa'' * '' Ropalidia brazzai'' * '' Ropalidia brevita'' * '' Ropalidia brunnea'' * '' Ropalidia canaria'' * '' Ropalidia capensis'' * '' Ropalidia carinata'' * '' Ropalidia catharinae'' * '' Ropalidia cauponae'' * '' Ropalidia celebensis'' * '' Ropalidia cincinnata'' * '' Ropalidia cincta'' * ''

Ropalidia clavata ''Ropalidia'' is a large genus of eusociality, eusocial paper wasps in the tribe (biology), tribe Ropalidiini distributed throughout the Afrotropical, Indomalayan and Australasian biogeographical regions. The genus ''Ropalidia ''is unique becaus ...

'' * '' Ropalidia clypeata'' * '' Ropalidia cocoscola'' * '' Ropalidia colorata'' * '' Ropalidia conservator'' * '' Ropalidia conspicua'' * '' Ropalidia constitutionalis'' * '' Ropalidia copiaria'' * ''

Ropalidia crassa ''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 independe ...

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Ropalidia crassipunctata ''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 independe ...

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Ropalidia cristata ''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 independe ...

'' * '' Ropalidia curvilineata'' * '' Ropalidia cyathiformis'' * '' Ropalidia darwini'' * '' Ropalidia deceptor'' * '' Ropalidia decorata'' * '' Ropalidia deminutiva'' * ''

Ropalidia democratica ''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 independe ...

'' * '' Ropalidia dichroma'' * '' Ropalidia dispila'' * ''

Ropalidia distigma ''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 independe ...

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Ropalidia dubia ''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 independe ...

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Ropalidia ducalis ''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 independe ...

'' * '' Ropalidia duchaussoyi'' * '' Ropalidia eboraca'' * '' Ropalidia elegantula'' * '' Ropalidia erythrospila'' * '' Ropalidia eurostoma'' * '' Ropalidia excavata'' * '' Ropalidia extrema'' * ''

Ropalidia fasciata ''Ropalidia fasciata'', a common paper wasp, is a wide-ranging species that is distributed from India to the Lesser Sunda Islands, Palawan, and Ryukyu Islands, occupying the northern edge of ''Ropalidia''s larger distribution. These primitively ...

'' * '' Ropalidia favulorum'' * '' Ropalidia festina'' * '' Ropalidia flavobrunnea'' * '' Ropalidia flavopicta'' * '' Ropalidia flavoviridis'' * '' Ropalidia fluviatilis'' * '' Ropalidia formosa'' * '' Ropalidia fraterna'' * '' Ropalidia fulvopruinosa'' * ''

Ropalidia galimatia ''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 independe ...

'' * '' Ropalidia gemmea'' * '' Ropalidia gracilenta'' * '' Ropalidia gracilis'' * '' Ropalidia grandidieri'' * '' Ropalidia granulata'' * '' Ropalidia gregaria'' * '' Ropalidia guttatipennis'' * ''

Ropalidia hirsuta ''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 independe ...

'' * '' Ropalidia hongkongensis'' * '' Ropalidia horni'' * ''

Ropalidia impetuosa ''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 independe ...

'' * '' Ropalidia incurva'' * '' Ropalidia inquieta'' * ''

Ropalidia interjecta ''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 independe ...

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Ropalidia interrupta ''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 independe ...

'' * '' Ropalidia irrequieta'' * '' Ropalidia irritata'' * '' Ropalidia jacobsoni'' * '' Ropalidia jaculator'' * '' Ropalidia javanica'' * '' Ropalidia kojimai'' * '' Ropalidia kurandae'' * '' Ropalidia latebalteata'' * '' Ropalidia latetergum'' * '' Ropalidia laticincta'' * '' Ropalidia lefebvrei'' * '' Ropalidia leopoldi'' * '' Ropalidia lepida'' * '' Ropalidia linearecta'' * ''

Ropalidia longipetiolata ''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 independe ...

'' * '' Ropalidia loriana'' * '' Ropalidia lugubris'' * '' Ropalidia luzonensis'' * ''

Ropalidia mackayensis ''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 independe ...

'' * '' Ropalidia maculata'' * '' Ropalidia maculiventris'' * '' Ropalidia magnanima'' * '' Ropalidia malaisei'' * '' Ropalidia malayana'' * ''

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 foundi ...

'' * '' Ropalidia mathematica'' * '' Ropalidia melania'' * '' Ropalidia merina'' * '' Ropalidia mimikae'' * '' Ropalidia minor'' * '' Ropalidia modesta'' * ''

Ropalidia montana ''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 independe ...

'' * '' Ropalidia mutabilis'' * '' Ropalidia myosolica'' * '' Ropalidia mysterica'' * '' Ropalidia nigerrima'' * '' Ropalidia nigra'' * '' Ropalidia nigrescens'' * '' Ropalidia nigrior'' * '' Ropalidia nigrita'' * '' Ropalidia nigrofemorata'' * '' Ropalidia nilssoni'' * '' Ropalidia nitidula'' * '' Ropalidia nobilis'' * '' Ropalidia novaeguinaea'' * '' Ropalidia novissima'' * '' Ropalidia nursei'' * '' Ropalidia obscura'' * '' Ropalidia obscurior'' * '' Ropalidia ochracea'' * '' Ropalidia opifex'' * '' Ropalidia opulenta'' * ''

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 s ...

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'' * '' Ropalidia rosae'' * '' Ropalidia rufocollaris'' * '' Ropalidia rufoplagiata'' * '' Ropalidia sakalava'' * '' Ropalidia santoshae'' * '' Ropalidia saussurei'' * '' Ropalidia schulthessi'' * '' Ropalidia scitula'' * '' Ropalidia scottiana'' * '' Ropalidia sculpturata'' * '' Ropalidia semihyalineata'' * '' Ropalidia sericea'' * '' Ropalidia sexmaculata'' * '' Ropalidia shestakowi'' * '' Ropalidia socialis'' * '' Ropalidia socialistica'' * '' Ropalidia spatulata'' * ''

Ropalidia spilostoma ''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 ...

'' * '' Ropalidia stigma'' * '' Ropalidia subclavata'' * '' Ropalidia sumatrae'' * '' Ropalidia taiwana'' * '' Ropalidia thailandia'' * '' Ropalidia timida'' * '' Ropalidia tomentosa'' * '' Ropalidia trichophthalma'' * '' Ropalidia trimaculata'' * '' Ropalidia turneri'' * ''

Ropalidia unicolor ''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 independe ...

'' * '' Ropalidia unidentata'' * '' Ropalidia variabilis'' * '' Ropalidia variegata'' * '' Ropalidia velutina'' * '' Ropalidia venustula'' * '' Ropalidia vietnama'' * '' Ropalidia vitripennis'' * '' Ropalidia wollastoni'' * '' Ropalidia zonata''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q1956829 Vespidae Hymenoptera genera Taxa named by Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville