CIBED - - Tahitian Potter Wasp -

Rhynchium quinquecinctum tahitense Tahitian Potter Wasp No Local Name

f.VESPIDAE Wasps sf.Eumeninae

Rhynchium quinquecinctum tahitense Tahitian Potter Wasp No Local Name

f.VESPIDAE Wasps sf.Eumeninae

Cook Islands Status Summary

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Intl. NamesTahitian Potter Wasp ^EN

Local NamesNo Content

Pacific NamesNo Content

Sci. NamesRhynchium quinquecinctum tahitense (accepted name) , Rhynchium tahitense, Rhynchium haemorrhoidale tahitense, Rhynchium brunneum

High Tax. Eng.k.Animals, p.Arthropods, spc.Hexapods, c.Insects, spf.Wasps, f.Wasps, sf.Mason Wasps - Wasp

High Tax. Latink.ANIMALIA, p.ARTHROPODA, sp.ATELOCERATA, spc.HEXAPODA, c.INSECTA, sc.PTERYGOTA, o.Hymenoptera, so.Apocrita, io.Aculeata, spf.Vespoidea, f.VESPIDAE, sf.Eumeninae

Natl. PresencePresent

Sth. PresenceRR^PMG?AT^PMK?MT?AK^PPL?MN?TK?

Nth. PresenceTN?MH?RK?PK?NS?SW?

VouchersRR²⁰¹⁴ AT²⁰²¹ AK²⁰²⁴

Local OriginNative; Resident; Endemic of Polynesia

Global RangeNative: Rarotonga - Tahiti;

HabitatLand

ThreatenedNo Content

InvasivenessNo Content

BiosecurityNo Content

Medical StatusNo Content

Harmful StatusNo Content

UsesNo Content

IdentificationNo Content

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Adult Female with facial insert

Female provisioning its nest

Male specimen. First Ātiu record.

Nest with Staghorn Wasps

Pinned specimen. First record of species.

Paralysed caterpillars from a nest.

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Adult Female with facial insert (jpg)
Female provisioning its nest (jpg)
Male specimen. First Ātiu record. (jpg)
Nest with Staghorn Wasps (jpg)
Pinned specimen. First record of species. (jpg)
Paralysed caterpillars from a nest. (jpg)

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Vernacular Names

Island	Status	Main name
National name		None
Rarotonga	P	?P,?N
Mangaia		?P,?N
Ātiu	P	?P,?N
Ma‘uke		?P,?N
Miti‘āro		?P,?N
Aitutaki	P	?P,?N
Palmerston		?P,?N
Tongareva-write		?P,?N
Tongareva-speak		?P,?N
Manihiki		?P,?N
Rakahanga		?P,?N
Pukapuka		?P,?N
Nassau		?P,?N

Scientific Names and Taxonomy

National Distribution & Vouchers

National Presence:

Present

Oceanic

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Island	Status
Rarotonga	Present
Mangaia
Ātiu	Present
Ma‘uke
Miti‘āro
Aitutaki	Present
Palmerston
Manuae
Takūtea
Tongareva
Manihiki
Rakahanga
Pukapuka
Nassau
Suwarrow

Vouchers for:
Rhynchium quinquecinctum tahitense

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Northern

Oceanic

Rarotonga _____ 2014 2fsP fieldspecimen+photo 2014-01, fieldphoto, Karekare, Gerald McCormack with ID as Rhynchium quinquecinctum tahitense.

Mangaia

Ātiu _____ 2021 specimen+photo 2021-01, specimens, Atiu Airport terminal, Roger Malcolm with photos and ID G.McCormack as Rhynchium quinquecinctum tahitense.

Ma‘uke

Miti‘āro

Aitutaki _____ 2024 2fs fieldspecimen 2024-10, fieldspecimen in house in Reureu, G.McCormack with ID as this species.

Palmerston

Manuae

Takūtea

Tongareva

Manihiki

Rakahanga

Pukapuka

Nassau

Suwarrow

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McCormack, Gerald (2026) Cook Islands Biodiversity & Ethnobiology Database, Version 2026.03.23 - Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at https://naturalheritage.gov.ck/cibed
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