Vespoid Wasps - Superfamily: Vespoidea
Family: Vespidae
Subfamily: Polistinae
Tribe: Polistini
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Australian Paper Wasp - Polistes humilis
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C 171 - E.Beringen
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C 2483 - E.Beringen
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C 2480 - E.Beringen
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C 2481 - E.Beringen
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Taxonomy:
Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
> Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
> Class: Insecta (Insects)
> Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and Once-winged Insects)
> Order: Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
> Suborder: Apocrita (Narrow-waisted Wasps, Ants and Bees)
> Infraorder: Aculeata (Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps)
> Superfamily: Vespoidea (Wespoid Wasps)
> Family: Vespidae (Hornets. Paper Wasps, Potter Wasps nad Allies)
> Subfamily: Eumeninae (Potter-, and Mason Wasps)
> Uncertain placement
> Genus: Pachodynerus
> Species: P. nasidens
> Genus: Phimenes
> Species: P. arcuatus
> Tribe: Eumenini
> Genus: Delta
> Species: D. bicinctum - Orange Potter Wasp
> Species: D. campaniforme - Yellow-and-black Potter Wasp
> Species: D. latreilliei - Orange-tailed Potter Wasp
> Tribe: Odynerini
> Genus: Abispa (Large Australian Mason Wasps)
>Subgenus: Abispa (Abispa)
> Species: A. (Abispa) ephippium - Australian Hornet
> Species: A. (Abispa) laticincta
> Species: A. (Abispa) splendida
> Genus: Acarodynerus
> Species: ?
> Genus: Acarozumia
> Species: A. amaliae *
> Genus: Antamenes
>Subgenus: Antamenes (Antamens)
> Species: A. (Antamens) vernalis
>Subgenus: Antamens (Australochilus)
> Species: A. (Australochilus) hostilis ^
> Genus: Anterhynchium
>Subgenus: Anterhynchium (Epiodynerus)
> Species: A. epiodynerus nigrocinctum
> Genus: Australodynerus
> Species: A. convexus ^
> Genus: Epsilon
> Species: E. chartergiforme
> Genus: Euodynerus
>Subgenus: Euodynerus (Euodynerus)
> Species: E. (Euodynerus) aspra
> Genus: Paralastor
> Species: P. orientalis
> Species: P. tricolor ^
> Species: P. vulpinus
> Genus: Pseudabispa
> Species: P. bicolor
> Species: P. confusa
> Genus: Pseudalastor
> Species: P. concolor ^
> Genus: Rhynchium (Beaked Potter Wasps)
> Species: R. mirabile
> Species: R. superbum
> Genus: Stenodyneriellus
> Species: S. bicoloratus ^
> Species: S. pseudancistrocerus
> Genus: Subancistrocerus ^
> Species: ?
> Tribe: Zethini
> Genus: Deuterodiscoelius
> Species: D. verreauxii
> Genus: Elimus
> Species: E. australis
> Species: E. mackayensis ^
> Genus: Macrocalymma
> Species: M. smithianum
> Subfamily: Polistinae (Paper Wasps)
> Tribe: Polistini
> Genus: Polistes (Typical Paper Wasps)
>Subgenus: Polistes (Gyrostoma) (Olivaceus-group Paper Wasps)
> Species: P. (Gyrostoma) tepidus
>Subgenus: Polistes (Polistella) (Sagitarius/stigma-group Paper Wasps)
> Species: P. (Polistella) humilis - Australian Paper Wasp
> Species: P. (Polistella) stigma - Tropical Paper Wasp
>Subgenus: Polistes (Polistes) (Dominella-group Paper Wasps)
> Species: P. (Polistes) chinensis - Asian Paper Wasp
> Tribe: Ropalidiini
> Genus: Ropalidia
> Species: R. gracilenta - Dark-faced Brown Paper Wasp
> Species: R. impetuosa
> Species: R. plebeiana - White-faced Brown Paper Wasp
> Species: R. revolutionalis - Stick-nest Brown Paper Wasp
> Species: R. romandi - Yellow Paper Wasp
> Species: R. socialistica - Tree Brown Paper Wasp
^ = possibly
* = likely
References and links:
Photographic contributions:
Beringen, Erik. C 171 - C 2479 - C 2480 - C 2481 - C 2482 - C 2483.
Beringen, Erik. C 171 - C 2479 - C 2480 - C 2481 - C 2482 - C 2483.