AMERICANt MUSEUM Novrtates PUBLISHED BY THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY CENTRAL PARK WEST AT 79TH STREET, NEW YORK, N.Y. 10024 Number 3199, 96 pp. May 16, 1997 Catalog of Species in the Polistine Tribe Ropalidiini (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) JUN-ICHI KOJIMA4A AND JAMES M. CARPENTER2 ABSTRACT A comprehensive catalog of species in the pol- don, are designated. Lectotypes of three species istine tribe Ropalidiini, which comprises four gen- described by Smith in the Hope Entomological era endemic to the Old World (Ropalidia, Para- Collections, Oxford, and of one species described polybia, Polybioides, and Belonogaster), is pre- by Cheesman in the Natural History Museum, sented. A total of 225 species and subspecies are London, are designated. Nomenclatural changes treated as valid in Ropalidia, nine in Parapolybia, include transfer of Odynerus jaculator Smith, six (and one variety) in Polybioides, and 85 in 1871, to Ropalidia, NEW COMBINATION; and Belonogaster. Lectotypes of 14 species described synonymy of Icaria sericea Cameron, 1911, with by Cameron in the Zoologisch Museum, Amster- Ropalidia wollastoni (Meade-Waldo, 1912), NEW dam, and in the Natural History Museum, Lon- SYNONYMY. INTRODUCTION The subfamily Polistinae of the wasp fam- the largest polistine genus, whose distribu- ily Vespidae, consisting of more than 800 tion is confined to the New World; Ropali- species in 27 genera (Carpenter, 1996; see diini includes the four genera endemic to the also Carpenter et al., 1996), can be divided Old World including Oceania (namely, Be- into four monophyletic tribes (Carpenter, lonogaster, Parapolybia, Polybioides, and 1993). The tribe Polistini comprises the large Ropalidia); and Epiponini includes the re- cosmopolitan genus Polistes; the tribe Mis- maining 21 New World, swarm-founding chocyttarini consists only of Mischocyttarus, genera. I Research Associate, Department of Entomology, American Museum of Natural History; Natural History Labo- ratory, Faculty of Science, Ibaraki University, Mito 310, Japan (corresponding address). 2 Curator, Department of Entomology, American Museum of Natural History. Copyright C American Museum of Natural History 1997 ISSN 0003-0082 / Price $6.40 AMERICAN MUSEUM NOVITATES NO. 3199 Of the four tribes, Ropalidiini is of special positories. While such information for parts interest from the viewpoint of the evolution of of social behavior in Ropalidiini may be extracted from mono- wasps because it in- or for faunas cludes both independent- and swarm-found- graphs catalogs in certain zoo- ing species. This suggests that swarm-found- logical regions (Bequaert, 1918; van der ing Vecht, 1941, 1962, 1966; Richards, 1978, evolved in Ropalidiini and Epiponini in- 1982; Hensen and dependently. Further, Ropalidiini includes Blommers, 1987; Das and the Gupta, 1984, 1989; Giordani Soika, 1991), genus Ropalidia, which is one of the the last that largest polistine genera, comprising over catalog covers all the contem- 180 poraneous species that are currently placed species, and is the only polistine genus that in includes both the Ropalidiini is that by Dalla Torre independent- and swarm- (1904). That work is more than founding species. Thus, swarm-founding 90 years old, evolved and a large number of species have been de- at least twice in the tribe Ropalidiini, scribed since then. We once in Ropalidia and once in present here the first Polybioides comprehensive, modern catalog for the spe- (Carpenter, 1991; Jeanne, 1991). These facts cies of provide an excellent opportunity: detailed Ropalidiini. comparative The catalog includes all the species-group studies of social behavior in Ro- names of in the palidia and Ropalidiini as a whole will Ropalidiini sense of Carpen- en- ter (1993). The names are arranged alpha- able us to better understand the evolution of in each social behavior in the betically genus insofar as they are Polistinae. regarded as valid in the most recent citation Another biological fact of interest for the (unless otherwise noted in tribe is its biogeography. Of the four ropali- brackets). Each diine genera, name is accompanied by the original citation, Ropalidia is distributed in the followed by and greater part of the Old World with a mild synonymies generic climate, changes, which are arranged chronologically. Parapolybia is restricted to the Other references are listed Asian and Papuan regions, chronologically Polybioides has a under each synonym or generic change, re- disjunct distributional pattern (namely, in the of Indo-Papuan and gardless changes in gender or incorrect Ethiopian regions), and Be- are indicated lonogaster is Ethiopian and spellings (these in brackets, Malagasy with a with a exclamation mark for an incorrect few species extending into the Indian sub- Where two continent. Such spelling). dates are listed, the first distributional pattems invite is the true date of publication, while the date biogeographic explanations from the view- listed in parentheses is that in the point of plate tectonics (Carpenter, 1993, printed 1996). source.3 In addition to the nomenclatural ref- erences, we tried to list as many papers as Studies of either the evolution of social be- possible that deal with havior or biogeography should distribution or with refer to well- behavioral and ecological studies. Yet, not a corroborated phylogenetic frameworks, few which papers on these subjects, such as records in turn should be established on the of local faunas, those in institu- basis of thorough taxonomic revisions at the appearing species level. Although monographs on the ropalidiine fauna in some 3 For example, Frederick Smith published several pa- restricted zoologi- on the cal regions are available der pers species currently placed in the Ropalidiini (van Vecht, in the Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean 1941, 1962, 1966; Richards, 1978; Hensen Society and Zoology. Although some of his reprints and each num- Blommers, 1987; Das and Gupta, 1989; ber of the journal have the actual dates of publication Giordani Soika, 1991), comprehensive taxo- on them, the versions of the journal bound into each nomic studies have not been made on ropal- volume, which are now available at libraries and were idiine genera except for a monograph on Be- sold to the public, do not have the actual dates (or the lonogaster by Richards (1982)-which is list of dates) of publication on them. What is printed for now out of date (Hensen and Blommers, the date of publication of each bound volume is "Journal of the .. 1987). Zoology VOL. I .. 1857" or something like it on Comprehensive taxonomic the first page. For citations of this journal, the true studies will be date of publication is listed greatly aided by a catalog of the first, and the date printed in available the bound version, if different from the true date of pub- names, their current status, and the type de- lication, is given in parentheses. 1997 KOJIMA AND CARPENTER: CATALOG OF ROPALIDIINI 3 tional reports, or in conference proceedings, Entomological Institute, 3005 SW 56th may have been missed. For behavioral and Avenue, Gainesville, Florida 32608, ecological studies, the first page of a given U.S.A. paper is listed. In the last paragraph for each Gen6ve: Museum d'Histoire Naturelle, Case valid taxon, under DISTRIBUTION, is a sum- Postale 434, CH-1211 Geneve, Switzer- mary of distributional data. When distribu- land. tional records are on continents, they are giv- Genova: Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, en according to the countries. However, if the via Brigata Liguria 9, I-16121 Genova, It- records are from areas such as peninsulas and aly. islands, they are given that way regardless of Honolulu: Bernice P. Bishop Museum, P. 0. country. Box 19000A, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817, Museums or institutions where the type U.S.A. specimens are kept are as follows. A code Kiel: University of Kiel, Department of Zo- word precedes each address to designate the ology, Kiel, Germany. museum or institution in the present catalog. Kobenhavn: Universitets Zoologisk Muse- Typically, the designation is the city in which um, Universitetsparken 15, DK 2100, Ko- the collection is located. benhavn, Denmark. Lawrence: Snow Entomological Museum, Adelaide: South Australian Museum, North University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, 66045, U.S.A. Australia. Leiden: Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum, Amsterdam: Zoologisch Museum Amster- Postbus 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, the Neth- dam, Plantage Middenlaan 64, 1018 DH erlands. Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Linz: coll. Gusenleitner, Pfitznerstrasse 31, Basel: Naturhistorisches Museum Basel, Au- A-4020 Linz/Donau, Austria. gustinergastee 2, CH 4051, Basel, Swit- London: The Natural History Museum, zerland. Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, En- Berlin: Zoologisches Museum der Hum- gland. boldt-Universitat, 1040 Berlin, Germany. Melbourne: National Museum of Victoria, 71 Brussels: Institut Royal des Sciences Natu- Victoria Crescent, Abbotsford, Victoria relles de Belgique, 29 Rue Vautier, B-1040 3067, Australia. Brussels, Belgium. Oxford: Hope Entomological Collections, Calcutta: Zoological Survey of India, 34, University Museum, Parks Road, Oxford Chittaranjan Avenue, Calcutta 700 012, OX1 3PW, England. India (including Gupta collection). Paris: Laboratoire d'Entomologie, Museum Cambridge, U. K.: University Museum of National d'Histoire Naturelle, 45 rue de Zoology, Dowing Street, Cambridge, CB3 Buffon, 75005 Paris, France. 2EJ, England. San Francisco: California Academy of Sci- Cambridge: Museum
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