''Liostenogaster'' is a genus of
hover wasp
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.
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s 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.
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of the family
Vespidae
The Vespidae are a large (nearly 5000 species), diverse, cosmopolitan family of wasps, including nearly all the known eusocial wasps (such as ''Polistes fuscatus'', '' Vespa orientalis'', and '' Vespula germanica'') and many solitary wasps. Ea ...
which has a distribution centred on south-east Asia. It was named by the
Dutch
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entomologist
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Jacobus van der Vecht
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Early life
Van der Vecht was born in The Hague on 5 July 1906 ...
from material collected by
Japanese scientists on an expedition to
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,
Malaysia
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and
Cambodia
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which took place in 1966.
Species
The following species are currently assigned to ''Liostenogaster'':
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Liostenogaster abstrusa
''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
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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 ...
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Turillazzi 1999
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Liostenogaster filicis
''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 ...
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Turillazzi 1999
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Liostenogaster flaviplagiata
''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 ...
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(Cameron, 1902)
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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 t ...
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(Cameron, 1902)
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Liostenogaster nitidipennis
''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 ...
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(de Saussure, 1853)
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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 ...
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Turillazzi & Carfi 1996
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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 ...
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(Smith, 1860)
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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 ...
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Turillazzi 1999
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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
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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 ...
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(Rohwer, 1919)
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Liostenogaster vechti''
Turillazzi 1999
References
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Vespidae