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Checklist for Family Vespidae Leach, 1815 (And Allies)
and region Baltimore County (Maryland, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
231
907
1172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
231
907
1172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
216
847
1062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
159
736
916
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
26
108
160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
22
95
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
12
71
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
3
10
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Baltimore County
5 Genera with 6 Species
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1836
European tube wasp0SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1823Potter Wasp2SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1793Paper nest wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets2SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1905Ground Yellowjackets2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Baltimore County
6 Species and 1 Subspecies
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) annulatus Say, 1824
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) crypticus Say, 1823
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905Eastern yellow jacket

Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in Baltimore County
SubfamilyEumeninae
Leach, 1815
Potter and Mason Wasps, Potter wasps, Potter wasps and mason wasps, Wasps
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVespinae
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Wasps, Yellowjackets
2
3
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