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Checklist for Family Vespidae Leach, 1815 (And Allies)
and region Arizona (Southwest USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
574
6882
20706
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
571
6874
20698
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
548
6792
20517
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
361
5499
16988
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
64
751
2774
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
55
712
2720
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
22
404
2287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
5
88
281
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
30
135
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Arizona
30 Genera with 135 Species
#ABCDELMOPRSV
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1853European tube wasp6SpeciesTaxom
Aphanilopterus Meunier, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1837Honey wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Cephalodynerus Parker, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Dolichodynerus Bohart, 19503SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1918Aerial Yellowjackets3SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 06SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1908Potter Wasp11SpeciesTaxom
Euparagia Cresson, 19485SpeciesTaxom
Leptochiloides Bohart, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Leptochilus Saussure, 196613SpeciesTaxom
Leucodynerus Bohart, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Maricopodynerus Viereck, 19503SpeciesTaxom
Microdynerus Thomson, 19553SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 19453SpeciesTaxom
Monobia Saussure, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Pachodynerus Saussure, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 18718SpeciesTaxom
Paranortonia Bequaert, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Parazumia Saussure, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps15SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomasaris Ashmead, 18645SpeciesTaxom
Pterocheilus Klug, 198911SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphiglossa Saunders, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 194921SpeciesTaxom
Smeringodynerus Snelling, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Stenodynerus Saussure, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets2SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1854Ground Yellowjackets6SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Arizona
135 Species and 2 Subspecies
Ancistrocerus adiabatus Saussure, 1853Bramble Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus bustamente Saussure, 1857
Ancistrocerus catskill Viereck, 1902Catskill Potter Wasp
Ancistrocerus lineativentris Cameron, 1906
Ancistrocerus paracallosus Bequard, 1943
Ancistrocerus tuberculocephalus Saussure, 1853Vespid wasp
Brachygastra mellifica Say, 1837Mexican honey wasp
Cephalodynerus unicornis Parker, 1964
Dolichodynerus tanynotus Cameron, 1909
Dolichodynerus turgiceps Bohart, 1939
Dolichodynerus vandykei Bohart, 1950
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775Aerial yellowjacket
Dolichovespula norvegicoides Sladen, 1918Arctic yellowjacket
Eumenes (Eumenes) aureus Isely, 1917
Eumenes (Eumenes) bollii Cresson, 1872
Eumenes (Eumenes) consobrinus (de Saussure, 1856)⇒ Cyphomenes anisitsii Brèthes, 1906
Eumenes (Eumenes) crucifera Prov., 1888Cross Potter Wasp
Eumenes (Eumenes) verticalis Say, 1824
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) alvarado Saussure, 1857
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) annulatus Say, 1824
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) auranus Cameron, 1906
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) castigatus Saussure, 1853
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) crypticus Say, 1823
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) guerrero Saussure, 1857
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) hidalgo Saussure, 1857Hidalgo Mason Wasp
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) pratensis Saussure, 1870
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) foraminatus Saussure, 1853
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) leucomelas Saussure, 1856Wasp
Euodynerus oslarensis Cameron, 1908
Euparagia boregoensis Bohart, 1948
Euparagia desertorum Bohart, 1948
Euparagia planiceps Bohart, 1938
Euparagia platiniceps Bohart, 1938
Euparagia timberlakei Bohart, 1948
Leptochiloides arizonae Bohart, 1940
Leptochilus (Zendalia) bellulus Cresson, 1872
Leptochilus (Zendalia) chichimecus Saussure, 1857
Leptochilus (Zendalia) chiricahua Parker, 1966
Leptochilus (Zendalia) electus Cresson, 1872
Leptochilus (Zendalia) ferrugineus Parker, 1966
Leptochilus (Zendalia) humerus Parker, 1966
Leptochilus (Zendalia) menkei Parker, 1966
Leptochilus (Zendalia) propodealis Bohart, 1948
Leptochilus (Zendalia) rufinodus Cresson, 1868
Leptochilus dolius Parker, 1966
Leptochilus gebberus
Leptochilus irwini Parker, 1966
Leptochilus labrosus Parker, 1966
Leucodynerus congressus Viereck, 1908
Maricopodynerus lissus Bohart, 1950
Maricopodynerus maricoporum Viereck, 1908
Maricopodynerus sericifrons Bohart, 1950
Microdynerus (Alastorynerus) microdynerus Dalla Torre, 1889
Microdynerus arenicolus Bohart, 1955
Microdynerus trinodus Bohart, 1955
Mischocyttarus (Phi) flavitarsis Saussure, 1854Wasp
Mischocyttarus (Phi) navajo (Bequard, 1933)⇒ Mischocyttarus flavitarsis Saussure, 1854
Mischocyttarus thrypticus Richards, 1945
Monobia quadridens Linnaeus, 1763Four-toothed Mason Wasp
Monobia texana Cresson, 1872
Odynerus (Odynerus) cinnabarinus Bohart, 1939
Pachodynerus nasidens Latreille, 1812Key hole wasp
Pachodynerus praecox Saussure, 1856
Parancistrocerus acarigaster Bohart, 1952
Parancistrocerus bicornis Roberts, 1901
Parancistrocerus coronado Bohart, 1949
Parancistrocerus leionotus Viereck, 1906
Parancistrocerus macfarlandi Cameron, 1909
Parancistrocerus mcclayi Bohart, 1952
Parancistrocerus siccus Bohart, 1952
Parancistrocerus texensis Saussure, 1871
Paranortonia symmorphus (Bequaert, 1940)⇒ Parazumia tolteca Saussure, 1875
Parazumia tolteca Saussure, 1875
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) annularis Linnaeus, 1763Jack Spaniard Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) apachus Saussure, 1857
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) arizonensis Snelling, 1954
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) aurifer (Saussure, 1853)⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) canadensis Linnaeus, 1758
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) comanchus Saussure, 1857
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) exclamans Viereck, 1906Paper wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) flavus Cresson, 1868
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) instabilis Saussure, 1953Unstable Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) kaibabensis Hayw., 1932
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) major Palisot de B..., 1818
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) perplexus Cresson, 1872
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Pseudomasaris basirufus Rohwer, 1912
Pseudomasaris edwardsi Cresson, 1872
Pseudomasaris maculifrons Fox, 1894
Pseudomasaris vespoides Cresson, 1863
Pseudomasaris zonalis Cresson, 1864
Pterocheilus (Megapterocheilus) arizonicus Bohart, 1940
Pterocheilus (Megapterocheilus) denticulatus Saussure, 1855
Pterocheilus (Megapterocheilus) pedicellatus Bohart, 1940
Pterocheilus (Micropterocheilus) desertorum Bohart, 1940
Pterocheilus (Micropterocheilus) diversicolor Rohwer, 1911
Pterocheilus (Micropterocheilus) morrisoni Cresson, 1879
Pterocheilus (Micropterocheilus) nigricaudus Bohart, 1940
Pterocheilus (Onchopterocheilus) hirsutipennis Bohart, 1940
Pterocheilus (Onchopterocheilus) laticeps Cresson, 1872
Pterocheilus (Onchopterocheilus) pimorum Viereck, 1908
Pterocheilus aridulus Bohart, 1989
Rhaphiglossa symmorpha Saussure, 1852
Rhynchalastor anormiformis Viereck, 1908
Rhynchalastor anormis Say, 1824
Rhynchalastor apache Bohart, 1949
Rhynchalastor blandoides Bohart, 1943
Rhynchalastor cochisensis Viereck, 1908
Rhynchalastor coniodes Bohart, 1966
Rhynchalastor foxensis Bohart, 1944
Rhynchalastor hoferi Bohart, 1949
Rhynchalastor lixovestis Bohart, 1949
Rhynchalastor microstictus Viereck, 1906
Rhynchalastor ochrogonius Bohart, 1944
Rhynchalastor opalinus Bohart, 1966
Rhynchalastor painteri Bohart, 1949
Rhynchalastor papagorum Bohart, 1944
Rhynchalastor percampanulatus Viereck, 1906
Rhynchalastor pulvivestis Bohart, 1949
Rhynchalastor rudus Bohart, 1949
Rhynchalastor sonoitensis Bohart, 1949
Rhynchalastor toas Cresson, 1868
Rhynchalastor valliceps Bohart, 1948
Rhynchalastor williamsi Bohart, 1949
Smeringodynerus morelios Saussure, 1857
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket
Vespula acadica Sladen, 1918Forest Yellowjacket
Vespula alascensis Packard, 1870Alaska Yellowjacket
Vespula atropilosa Sladen, 1918Prairie Yellowjacket
Vespula pensylvanica de Saussure, 1857Western yellow jacket
Vespula sulphurea de Saussure, 1854California Yellowjacket

Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in Arizona
SubfamilyEumeninae
Leach, 1815
Potter and Mason Wasps, Potter wasps, Potter wasps and mason wasps, Wasps
21
97
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMasarinae
Latreille, 1802
Pollen wasps
2
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
3
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVespinae
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Wasps, Yellowjackets
3
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



Vespidae (Leach 1815)
Vespidae (Leach 1815)


Links, sources and further information
Vespidae at artfakta.se
Vespidae at dyntaxa.se
Vespidae at gbif.org
Vespidae at irmng.org
Vespidae at itis.gov