| Ropalidia | |
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| Ropalidia nobilis | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Vespidae |
| Subfamily: | Polistinae |
| Tribe: | Ropalidiini |
| Genus: |
Ropalidia Guérin-Méneville 1831 |
| Species | |
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approx. 200 species | |
Ropalidia is a large genus of eusocial paper wasps ( Polistinae) in the tribe Ropalidiini distributed throughout the Afrotropical, Indomalayan and Australasian biogeographical regions. The genus Ropalidia is unusual because it contains both independent and swarm-founding species. [1] Ropalidia romandi 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), [2] while Ropalidia revolutionalis is independent-founding, meaning that each nest is founded by a single foundress. [3]
Description
Ropalidia can be distinguished from other genera in the tribe by: the pronotum having a dorsal carina but lacking a pretegular carina, the first metasomal segment being petiolate but (in dorsal view) not parallel-sided, and the mesepisternum lacking a scrobal sulcus. [4]
Species
- Ropalidia aethiopica (Buysson, 1906)
- Ropalidia albobalteata (Cameron, 1906)
- Ropalidia amabala Polašek, Bellingan & van Noort, 2022
- Ropalidia anarchica (Saussure, 1853)
- Ropalidia andamanensis Das & Gupta, 1989
- Ropalidia antennata (Saussure, 1890)
- Ropalidia aristocratica (Saussure, 1853)
- Ropalidia artifex (Saussure, 1853)
- Ropalidia atra (Saussure, 1890)
- Ropalidia australis (Saussure, 1854)
- Ropalidia bambusae Richards, 1978
- Ropalidia bensoni Richards, 1978
- Ropalidia bicincta (Saussure, 1890)
- Ropalidia bicolor (Smith, 1865)
- Ropalidia bicolorata Vecht, 1962
- Ropalidia bidens Vecht, 1996
- Ropalidia binghami Vecht, 1941
- Ropalidia bipartita Vecht, 1962
- Ropalidia bispinosa (Meade-Waldo)
- Ropalidia brazzai (Buysson 1906)
- Ropalidia brevita Das & Gupta, 1989
- Ropalidia brunnea (Smith 1859)
- Ropalidia canaria Cheesm., 1952
- Ropalidia capensis (Saussure, 1862)
- Ropalidia carinata (Saussure, 1890)
- Ropalidia catharinae (Cameron, 1913)
- Ropalidia cauponae Blommers, 2012
- Ropalidia celebensis Vecht, 1941
- Ropalidia chromis Polašek, 2024
- Ropalidia cincinnata Blommers, 2012
- Ropalidia cincta (Lepeletier, 1836)
- Ropalidia clavata (Saussure, 1853)
- Ropalidia clypeata Kojima 1996
- Ropalidia cocoscola Blommers, 2012
- Ropalidia colorata Vecht, 1941
- Ropalidia conservator (Smith, 1860)
- Ropalidia conspicua Smith, 1863
- Ropalidia constitutionalis (Saussure, 1853)
- Ropalidia copiaria (Saussure, 1862)
- Ropalidia crassa Vecht, 1941
- Ropalidia crassipunctata Giordani Soika, 1981
- Ropalidia cristata Kojima, 1989
- Ropalidia curvilineata (Cameron 1908)
- Ropalidia cyathiformis (Fabricius, 1804)
- Ropalidia darwini Richards, 1978
- Ropalidia deceptor (Smith, 1863)
- Ropalidia decorata (Smith 1858)
- Ropalidia deminutiva Cheesm., 1952
- Ropalidia democratica (Saussure, 1853)
- Ropalidia dichroma Vecht, 1941
- Ropalidia dispila (Cameron 1913)
- Ropalidia distigma (Gerst., 1857)
- Ropalidia dubia (Saussure, 1853)
- Ropalidia ducalis (Saussure, 1900)
- Ropalidia duchaussoyi (Gribodo, 1896)
- Ropalidia eboraca Richards, 1978
- Ropalidia elegantula Richards, 1978
- Ropalidia erythrospila (Cameron, 1908)
- Ropalidia eurostoma Richards 1978
- Ropalidia excavata Giordani Soika, 1977
- Ropalidia extrema Vecht, 1962
- Ropalidia fasciata (Fabricius 1804)
- Ropalidia favulorum Blommers, 2012
- Ropalidia festina (Smith, 1864)
- Ropalidia flavobrunnea Vecht, 1962
- Ropalidia flavopicta (Smith, 1857)
- Ropalidia flavoviridis Kojima, 1998
- Ropalidia fluviatilis (Meade-Waldo, 1912)
- Ropalidia formosa (Saussure, 1854)
- Ropalidia fraterna (Saussure, 1900)
- Ropalidia fulvopruinosa (Cameron, 1906)
- Ropalidia galimatia (Saussure, 1853)
- Ropalidia gemmea Cheesm., 1952
- Ropalidia gracilenta Richards, 1978
- Ropalidia gracilis (Smith, 1859)
- Ropalidia grandidieri (Saussure, 1890)
- Ropalidia granulata Vecht, 1941
- Ropalidia gregaria (Saussure, 1854)
- Ropalidia guttatipennis (Saussure, 1853)
- Ropalidia hirsuta Richards 1978
- Ropalidia hongkongensis (Saussure, 1854)
- Ropalidia horni Sonan, 1938
- Ropalidia impetuosa (Smith, 1861)
- Ropalidia incurva Cheesm., 1952
- Ropalidia inquieta Cheesm., 1952
- Ropalidia interjecta (Saussure, 1900)
- Ropalidia interrupta Vecht, 1941
- Ropalidia irrequieta (Kohl, 1906)
- Ropalidia irritata (Smith, 1864)
- Ropalidia jacobsoni (Buysson, 1908)
- Ropalidia jaculator (Smith 1871)
- Ropalidia javanica Vecht, 1962
- Ropalidia jemmae Polašek and de Beer, 2023
- Ropalidia kojimai Blommers, 2012
- Ropalidia kurandae Richards, 1978
- Ropalidia latebalteata (Cameron, 1902)
- Ropalidia latetergum Richards, 1978
- Ropalidia laticincta Vecht, 1962
- Ropalidia lefebvrei Guill., 1841
- Ropalidia leopoldi Bequard, 1932
- Ropalidia lepida Vecht, 1962
- Ropalidia linearecta Blommers, 2012
- Ropalidia longipetiolata (Cameron, 1911)
- Ropalidia loriana (Buysson, 1910)
- Ropalidia lugubris (Smith, 1858)
- Ropalidia luzonensis Kojima, 1996
- Ropalidia mackayensis Richards, 1978
- Ropalidia maculata (Rad., 1881)
- Ropalidia maculiventris Guerin, 1831
- Ropalidia magnanima Vecht, 1941
- Ropalidia malaisei Vecht, 1962
- Ropalidia malayana (Cameron 1903)
- Ropalidia marginata (Lepeletier, 1836)
- Ropalidia mathematica (Smith, 1861)
- Ropalidia melania Richards, 1978
- Ropalidia merina Blommers, 2012
- Ropalidia mimikae (Meade-Waldo, 1912)
- Ropalidia minor Saussure, 1900
- Ropalidia modesta (Smith, 1858)
- Ropalidia montana Carl 1934
- Ropalidia mutabilis Richards, 1978
- Ropalidia myosolica (Dalla Torre)
- Ropalidia mysterica Blommers, 2012
- Ropalidia nigerrima Vecht, 1962
- Ropalidia nigra (Smith 1859)
- Ropalidia nigrescens Vecht, 1962
- Ropalidia nigrior Richards, 1978
- Ropalidia nigrita Das & Gupta, 1989
- Ropalidia nigrofemorata (Cameron, 1910)
- Ropalidia nilssoni Giordani Soika, 1991
- Ropalidia nitidula (Saussure, 1890)
- Ropalidia nobilis (Gerst., 1857)
- Ropalidia novaeguinaea (Schulthess, 1913)
- Ropalidia novissima Giordani Soika, 1944
- Ropalidia nursei Vecht, 1941
- Ropalidia obscura Gusenleitner, 1966
- Ropalidia obscurior Giordani Soika, 1991
- Ropalidia ochracea Vecht, 1962
- Ropalidia opifex Vecht, 1962
- Ropalidia opulenta (Smith, 1857)
- Ropalidia ornaticeps (Cameron, 1900)
- Ropalidia palawana Kojima, 1985
- Ropalidia papuana (Cameron)
- Ropalidia pendula (Smith, 1857)
- Ropalidia perplexa Blommers, 2012
- Ropalidia petulans Cheesm., 1952
- Ropalidia phalansterica (Saussure, 1853)
- Ropalidia philippinensis (Saussure, 1854)
- Ropalidia pilosa (Smith, 1859)
- Ropalidia plebeja (Saussure 1862)
- Ropalidia plebeiana Richards, 1978
- Ropalidia politica (Saussure, 1854)
- Ropalidia prasina (Saussure, 1900)
- Ropalidia principalis Kojima, 2001
- Ropalidia proletaria Richards 1978
- Ropalidia pseudomalayana Kojima, 1996
- Ropalidia pulchella (Saussure, 1900)
- Ropalidia ranavali (Saussure, 1890)
- Ropalidia reactionalis (Saussure, 1854)
- Ropalidia regina (Saussure, 1900)
- Ropalidia revolutionalis (Saussure, 1854)
- Ropalidia romandi (Guill., 1841)
- Ropalidia rosae Blommers, 2012
- Ropalidia rufocollaris (Cameron, 1900)
- Ropalidia rufoplagiata (Cameron 1905)
- Ropalidia sakalava (Saussure, 1900)
- Ropalidia santoshae Das & Gupta, 1989
- Ropalidia saussurei Kojima, 1998
- Ropalidia schulthessi (Saussure, 1890)
- Ropalidia scitula (Bingham, 1897)
- Ropalidia scottiana (Saussure, 1890)
- Ropalidia sculpturata Gusenleitner, 2001
- Ropalidia semihyalineata (Meade-Waldo, 1912)
- Ropalidia sericea Cameron, 1905
- Ropalidia sexmaculata (Cameron)
- Ropalidia shestakowi Schulthess, 1931
- Ropalidia socialis (Saussure, 1862)
- Ropalidia socialistica (Saussure, 1854)
- Ropalidia spatulata Vecht, 1962
- Ropalidia spilostoma (Cameron, 1906)
- Ropalidia stigma (Smith, 1858)
- Ropalidia subclavata (Saussure, 1890)
- Ropalidia sumatrae (Weber, 1801)
- Ropalidia taiwana Sonan 1935
- Ropalidia thailandia Gusenleitner 1994
- Ropalidia timida Vecht, 1962
- Ropalidia tomentosa (Gerst., 1857)
- Ropalidia trichophthalma Richards, 1978
- Ropalidia trimaculata Vecht, 1962
- Ropalidia turneri Richards, 1978
- Ropalidia unicolor (Smith, 1859)
- Ropalidia unidentata Giordani Soika, 1981
- Ropalidia variabilis (Saussure, 1890)
- Ropalidia variegata (Smith, 1852)
- Ropalidia velutina (Saussure, 1890)
- Ropalidia venustula (Saussure, 1900)
- Ropalidia vietnama Gusenleitner, 1996
- Ropalidia vitripennis (Saussure, 1890)
- Ropalidia wollastoni (Meade-Waldo, 1912)
- Ropalidia zonata (Cameron)
Identification
- Pictorial key to species of the genus Ropalidia Guérin-Méneville, 1831 (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) from China, with description of one new species
- Vespidae (Hymenoptera) of Vietnam 3: Synoptic key to Vietnamese species of the polistine genus Ropalidia, with notes on taxonomy and distribution
- Taxonomic notes on the paper wasps of the genus Ropalidia in the Indian subcontinent (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)
References
- ^ Yamane, Soichi; Ito, Yosiaki (1994). "Nest architecture of the Australian paper wasp Ropalidia romandi cabeti, with a note on its developmental process (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)". Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. 101 (3–4): 145–158. doi: 10.1155/1994/92839.
- ^ Hunt, James H. (2007). The Evolution of Social Wasps. Oxford University Press. pp. 57–60.
- ^ Yosiaki, Itô (1987). "Social behaviour of the Australian paper wasp, Ropalidia revolutionalis (de Saussure) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)". Journal of Ethology. 5 (2): 115–124. doi: 10.1007/bf02349943.
- ^ Carpenter, James M.; Nguyen, Lien Phuong Thi (2003). "Keys to the genera of social wasps of South-East Asia (Hymenoptera: Vespidae): Social wasps of South-East Asia". Entomological Science. 6 (3): 183–192. doi: 10.1046/j.1343-8786.2003.00016.x.
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