HYMENOPTERA :: Vespidae :: Polistinae

Ropalidia Guérin-Méneville, 1831

Ropalidia fasciata (Fabricius, 1804)

Ropalidia hongkongensis (de Saussure, 1854)

Ropalidia marginata (Lepeletier, 1836)

Ropalidia stigma (Smith, 1858)

Biology

Independent or swarm founding species. Nests arboreal or in cavities, with or without envelope.

Sources

Barthélémy, C. A. Provisional Identification Guide to the Social Vespids of Hong Kong (Hymenoptera: Vespidae). Available online: http://insectahk.com

Barthélémy C & Guénard B. 2025. An annotated and illustrated checklist of Hong Kong aculeate wasps (Hymenoptera: Apoid wasps; Pompilioidea; Scolioidea; Thynnoidea; Tiphioidea; Vespoidea; Chrysidoidea). Insecta Mundi 1115: 1–230.