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Checklist for Family Vespidae Leach, 1815 (And Allies)
and region Berkshire County (Massachusetts, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
304
1448
2044
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
303
1446
2042
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
287
1400
1956
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
201
1152
1647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
39
184
254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
31
153
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
111
182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
3
21
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
8
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Berkshire County
8 Genera with 7 Species
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1836
European tube wasp0SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1763Aerial Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Monobia Saussure, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets1SpeciesTaxom
Zethus Fabricius, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Berkshire County
7 Species
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Eumenes (Eumenes) consobrinus (de Saussure, 1856)⇒ Cyphomenes anisitsii Brèthes, 1906
Monobia quadridens Linnaeus, 1763Four-toothed Mason Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Zethus (Zethus) miscogaster Saussure, 1852

Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in Berkshire County
SubfamilyEumeninae
Leach, 1815
Potter and Mason Wasps, Potter wasps, Potter wasps and mason wasps, Wasps
5
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVespinae
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Wasps, Yellowjackets
2
2
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