Checklist for Family Vespidae Leach, 1815 (And Allies)
and region British Isles (North Europe)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 896
13558
47115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 893
13548
47100 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 807
13239
46382 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 484
10777
40631 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 91
1949
9183 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 75
1800
8366 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 28
543
2706 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps | 7
131
310 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Vespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps | 51
136 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Genera for British Isles
51 Genera with 136 Species #ABCDEGIJMNOPQRSVZ
| Abispa Mitchell, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agelaia Lepeletier, 1906 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Allepipona Giordani Soika, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Ancistrocerous | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1938 | European tube wasp | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Antamenes Giordani Soika, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antepipona Saussure, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Antodynerus o´neili Came..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Belonogaster Saussure, 1778 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Cephalodynerus Parker, 1965 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Ceramius Latreille, 1824 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Delta Saussure, 1758 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | Deuterodiscoelius Dalla Torre, 1904 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1763 | Aerial Yellowjackets | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Eumenes Latreille, 0 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1793 | Potter Wasp | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Gymnomerus Bluthgen, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ischnocoelia Perkins, 1969 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jugurtia Saussure, 1905 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Masarina Richards, 1997 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Microdynerus Thomson, 1955 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mischocyttarus Saussure, 1945 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Monobia Saussure, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nesodynerus Perkins, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Odynerus Latreille, 0 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Orancistrocerus Vecht, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ovodynerus Giordani Soika, 1985 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Pachymenes Saussure, 1852 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Palaeopolybia Antropov, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parachartergus Ihering, 1796 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Paralastor Saussure, 1856 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 1925 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Paranortonia Bequaert, 1940 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paravespula Blüthgen, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polistes Latreille, 1775 | Paper nest wasps | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Polybia Lepeletier, 1921 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Protopolistes Antropov, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudepipona Saussure, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pterocheilus Klug, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pterochilus Say, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Quartinia André, 1929 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 1901 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Ropalidia Guérin-Ménev..., 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaerancistrocerus Antropov, 2014 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Stenodynerus Saussure, 1863 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Symmorphus Wesmael, 2000 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Synagris Latreille, 1891 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vespa Linnaeus, 1836 | Hornets | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Vespula Thomson, 1854 | Ground Yellowjackets | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Zethus Fabricius, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for British Isles
136 Species and 12 Subspecies | Abispa (Abispa) ephippium Fabricius, 1775 | Australian hornet | | Agelaia areata Say, 1837 | | | Agelaia panamensis Cameron, 1906 | | | Allepipona (Allepipona) erythrospila Cameron, 1905 | | | Ancistrocerus antilope Panzer, 1798 | Lobed Mason Wasp | | Ancistrocerus auctus Fabricius, 1793 | | | Ancistrocerus claripennis (Thomson, 1874) | ⇒ Ancistrocerus quadratus Panzer, 1799 | | Ancistrocerus gazella Panzer, 1798 | European potter wasp | | Ancistrocerus melanocerus Dalla Torre, 1894 | | | Ancistrocerus nigricornis (Curtis, 1826) | ⇒ Ancistrocerus melanocerus Dalla Torre, 1894 | | Ancistrocerus oviventris Wesmael, 1836 | | | Ancistrocerus oviventris hibernicus Blüthgen, 1937 | | | Ancistrocerus oviventris oviventris Wesmael, 1836 | | | Ancistrocerus parietinus Linnaeus, 1758 | Wall Mason Wasp | | Ancistrocerus parietum Linnaeus, 1758 | Vespid wasp | | Ancistrocerus quadratus Panzer, 1799 | | | Ancistrocerus scoticus Curtis, 1826 | | | Ancistrocerus trifasciatus Muller, 1776 | Caterpillar-hunting potter wasp | | Ancistrocerus trifasciatus shibuayi Yas., 1938 | | | Antamenes (Australochilus) jugulatus Giordani Soika, 1977 | | | Antepipona ferruginosa Saussure, 1856 | | | Antepipona sesquicincta Saussure, 1856 | | | Antodynerus radialis Saussure, 1856 | | | Belonogaster menelikii Gribodo, 1879 | | | Belonogaster petiolata De Geer, 1778 | | | Ceramius beyeri Brauns, 1903 | | | Ceramius bicolor Thunberg, 1815 | | | Ceramius capicola Brauns, 1902 | | | Ceramius lichtensteinii Klug, 1810 | | | Ceramius linearis Klug, 1824 | | | Delta caffrum Linnaeus, 1767 | | | Delta concinnum Saussure, 1856 | | | Delta emarginatum Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763 | Bald hornet | | Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) media Retzius, 1783 | Media Wasp | | Dolichovespula (Metavespula) sylvestris Scopoli, 1763 | | | Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) norwegica Fabricius, 1781 | Norwegian wasp | | Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) saxonica Fabricius, 1793 | Saxon wasp | | Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) sylvestris Scopoli, 1763 | Tree wasp | | Dolichovespula silvestris Scopoli, 1763 | | | Eumenes (Eumenes) coarctatus Linnaeus, 1758 | Heath Potter Wasp | | Eumenes coarctatus coarctatus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Eumenes (Eumenes) consobrinus (de Saussure, 1856) | ⇒ Cyphomenes anisitsii Brèthes, 1906 | | Eumenes (Eumenes) coronatus Panzer, 1799 | | | Eumenes (Eumenes) lucasius de Saussure, 1852 | | | Eumenes (Eumenes) papillarius Christ, 1791 | | | Eumenes (Eumenes) pedunculatus Panzer, 1799 | | | Eumenes acuminatus de Saussure, 1856 | | | Eumenes coartatus | | | Eumenes flavus leptogaster | | | Euodynerus (Euodynerus) annulatus Say, 1824 | | | Euodynerus (Euodynerus) boscii Lepeletier, 1841 | | | Euodynerus (Euodynerus) castigatus Saussure, 1853 | | | Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) quadrifasciatus Fabricius, 1793 | | | Gymnomerus laevipes Shuckard, 1837 | | | Ischnocoelia occidentalis blumburyensis Giordani Soika, 1969 | | | Jugurtia braunsi Schulthess, 1922 | | | Jugurtia confusa Richards, 1962 | | | Jugurtia saussurei Brauns, 1905 | | | Masarina hyalinipennis Richards, 1962 | | | Masarina mixta Richards, 1962 | | | Masarina parvula Gess, 1997 | | | Microdynerus exilis Herrich-Schä..., 1839 | | | Microdynerus trinodus Bohart, 1955 | | | Mischocyttarus palidipectus Smith, 1857 | | | Mischocyttarus thrypticus Richards, 1945 | | | Monobia quadridens Linnaeus, 1763 | Four-toothed Mason Wasp | | Nesodynerus molokaiensis Perkins, 1899 | | | Odynerus (Odynerus) melanocephalus Gmelin, 1790 | Black Headed Mason Wasp | | Odynerus (Odynerus) spinipes Linnaeus, 1758 | Spiny Mason Wasp | | Odynerus (Spinicoxa) reniformis Gmelin, 1790 | | | Odynerus (Spinicoxa) simillimus Morawitz, 1867 | Fen Mason-wasp | | Odynerus herrichii de Saussure, 1856 | | | Odynerus insignis de Saussure, 0 | | | Odynerus tectus euryspilus | | | Orancistrocerus aterrimus Saussure, 1852 | | | Ovodynerus capicola Meade-Waldo, 1915 | | | Ovodynerus ferrugineimaculatus Giordani Soika, 1985 | | | Palaeopolybia anglica ♰ Cockerell, 1921 | | | Parachartergus colobopterus Licht, 1796 | | | Paranortonia symmorphus (Bequaert, 1940) | ⇒ Parazumia tolteca Saussure, 1875 | | Paravespula germanica (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Vespula germanica Fabricius, 1793 | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) annularis Linnaeus, 1763 | Jack Spaniard Wasp | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) aurifer (Saussure, 1853) | ⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793 | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793 | Dark Paper Wasp | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) metricus Say, 1831 | Metric Paper Wasp | | Polistes (Gyrostoma) rothneyi Cameron, 1900 | | | Polistes (Polistella) smithii Saussure, 1853 | | | Polistes (Polistes) chinensis Fabricius, 1793 | Asian paper wasp | | Polistes chinensis antennalis Perkins, 1905 | | | Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791 | European paper wasp | | Polistes (Polistes) dominulus (Christ, 1791) | ⇒ Polistes dominula Christ, 1791 | | Polistes (Polistes) gallicus Linnaeus, 1767 | Paper wasp | | Polistes (Polistes) marginalis Fabricius, 1775 | | | Polybia anglica Cockerell, 1921 | | | Polybia oblita Cockerell, 1921 | | | Protopolistes oblitus ♰ T. D. A. Coc..., 1921 | | | Pseudepipona (Pseudepipona) herrichii Saussure, 1856 | Purbeck mason wasp | | Pterocheilus (Pterocheilus) phaleratus (Panzer, 1797) | ⇒ Nesodynerus molokaiensis Perkins, 1899 | | Pterochilus emortualis de Saussure, 0 | | | Pterochilus phaleratus | | | Quartinia aerosa Gess, 2011 | | | Quartinia artemis Richards, 1962 | | | Quartinia conchicola Gess, 2007 | | | Quartinia namaquensis Gess, 2007 | | | Quartinia vagepunctata Schulthess, 1929 | | | Rhynchalastor ammonia de Saussure, 1856 | | | Rhynchalastor australis Roberts, 1901 | | | Rhynchalastor fundatiformis Bohart, 1944 | | | Rhynchalastor histrionalis Viereck, 1906 | | | Rhynchalastor oculeus Roberts, 1901 | | | Ropalidia distigma Gerst., 1857 | | | Sphaerancistrocerus petiolatus ♰ A. V. Antropov, 2014 | | | Stenodyneriellus heterospilus Cameron, 1907 | | | Symmorphus (Symmorphus) albomarginatus Saussure, 1856 | | | Symmorphus (Symmorphus) allobrogus Saussure, 1855 | | | Symmorphus (Symmorphus) bifasciatus Linnaeus, 1761 | | | Symmorphus (Symmorphus) canadensis Saussure, 1855 | Canadian Potter Wasp | | Symmorphus (Symmorphus) connexus Curtis, 1826 | | | Symmorphus (Symmorphus) crassicornis Panzer, 1798 | | | Symmorphus (Symmorphus) debilitatus Saussure, 1855 | | | Symmorphus (Symmorphus) gracilis Brullé, 1832 | | | Symmorphus senex ♰ Carpenter, 2000 | | | Synagris (Paragris) analis Saussure, 1856 | | | Synagris tropidia (Schletterer, 1891) | ⇒ Tricarinodynerus ventralis Saussure, 1890 | | Vespa coarctata Linnæus, 1758 | | | Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758 | Cornish mallow | | Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Vespa crabro germana (Christ, 1791) | ⇒ Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758 | | Vespa crabro gribodoi Bequard, 1931 | | | Vespa crabro vexator Harris, 1776 | | | Vespa parietum (Scopoli, 1763) | ⇒ Dolichovespula sylvestris Scopoli, 1763 | | Vespa spinipes Linnæus, 1758 | | | Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836 | Asian Hornet | | Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793 | European wasp | | Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 | Common European Yellowjacket | | Vespula (Vespula) austriaca Panzer, 1799 | Boreal Yellowjacket | | Vespula (Vespula) germanica (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Vespula germanica Fabricius, 1793 | | Vespula (Vespula) rufa Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Wasp | | Vespula (Vespula) vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Vespula vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 | | Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905 | Eastern yellow jacket | | Vespula pensylvanica de Saussure, 1857 | Western yellow jacket | | Vespula squamosa Drury, 1770 | Southern Yellowjacket | | Vespula vidua de Saussure, 1854 | Widow Yellowjacket | | Zethus (Zethus) miscogaster Saussure, 1852 | |
Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in British Isles
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