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Taxonomy and biogeography of Australian species of the Ropalidia stigma group and R. variegata group (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)
Author(s) -
SAITO Fuki,
KOJIMA Junichi
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
entomological science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.536
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1479-8298
pISSN - 1343-8786
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-8298.2005.00111.x
Subject(s) - vespidae , biology , hymenoptera , taxonomy (biology) , species group , zoology , stigma (botany) , species groups , group (periodic table) , ecology , botany , genus , chemistry , organic chemistry
The taxonomy of the Australian species of two Ropalidia species groups, the R. stigma group and R. variegata group, is revised and their distribution patterns are discussed. Two species in the R. stigma group ( R. darwini and R. elegantula ), and four species in the R. variegata group ( R. flavinoda , R. gregaria , R. mutabilis and R. revolutionalis ) are recognized in Australia, with a new synonymy of R. mutabilis torresiana Richards, 1978, under R. gregaria (de Saussure, 1854). Icaria torrida Smith, 1863, from Seram Island is synonymized with R. unicolor (Smith, 1859).