Checklist for Genus Vespa Linnaeus, 1758 (Hornets)
and region Africa (Continents)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 943
36180
241410 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 939
36100
241106 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 896
35668
239021 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 524
27533
203737 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 84
3506
28524 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 72
3385
28118 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 28
1338
18163 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps | 8
430
3624 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Vespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps | 159
1465 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Vespinae
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Wasps, Yellowjackets | 6
166 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Vespini
Linnaeus, 1771
| 3
26 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Genus | Vespa
Linnaeus, 1758
Hornets | 17 | Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Africa
1 Genera with 17 Species
Species list for Africa
17 Species and 2 Subspecies | Vespa aestuans Fabricius, 1781 | | | Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758 | Cornish mallow | | Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Vespa grisea Fabricius, 1775 | | | Vespa haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1775 | | | Vespa juncea | | | Vespa lateralis (Fabricius, 1781) | ⇒ Proepipona lateralis lateralis Fabricius, 1781 | | Vespa linearis (De Geer, 1778) | ⇒ Belonogaster petiolata De Geer, 1778 | | Vespa macilenta Fabricius, 1781 | | | Vespa marginalis Fabricius, 1775 | | | Vespa orientalis Linnaeus, 1771 | Oriental hornet | | Vespa parietum (Scopoli, 1763) | ⇒ Dolichovespula sylvestris Scopoli, 1763 | | Vespa petiolata (De Geer, 1778) | ⇒ Mellinus arvensis Linnaeus, 1758 | | Vespa simillima Smith, 1868 | Japanese hornet | | Vespa simillima xanthoptera Cameron, 1903 | | | Vespa tabida Fabricius, 1781 | | | Vespa tecta Fabricius, 1781 | | | Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836 | Asian Hornet | | Vespa vulgaris (Linnæus, 1758) | ⇒ Vespula vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 |
Links, sources and further information Vespa at artfakta.se
Vespa at gbif.org
Vespa at irmng.org
Vespa at itis.gov
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