vespidae

Polistinae

Polistes gigas

Polistes olivaceus

Polistes rothneyi

Polistes yokahamae

Polistes japonicus

Polistes sagittarius

Polistes stigma

Polistes strigosus

Parapolybia indica

Parapolybia nodosa

Parapolybia varia

Ropalidia fasciata

Ropalidia hongkongensis

Ropalidia mathematica

The Vespidae family comprises of 6 subfamilies world-wide: Vespinae, Polistinae, Eumeninae, Stenogastrinae, Euparagiinae and Masarinae. Only the subfamilies Euparagiinae - essentially present in the Neotropics - and the Masarinae (Hover wasps) are not recorded locally.

Vespinae, Polistinae and Stenogastrinae form eusocial colonies, while Euparaginae, Masarinae and Eumininae are solitary, although sub-social behaviour is seen with the latter.

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Vespinae

Vespa affinis

Vespa bicolor

Vespa ducalis

Vespa soror

Vespa tropica

Vespa velutina

Vespula flaviceps

Eumeninae

Apodynerus sp.

Delta pyriforme

Eumenes sp.1

Eumenes sp.2

Pareumenes sp.

Phimenes flavopictus

Rhynchium bruneus

Rhynchium sp.

Stenogastrinae

Eustenogaster nigra