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Checklist for Family Vespidae Leach, 1815 (And Allies)
and region California (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
677
9087
31848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
672
9069
31825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
644
8948
31525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
415
7174
26279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
73
1215
4847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
63
1129
4697
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
24
474
3451
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
6
96
335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
32
122
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for California
32 Genera with 122 Species
#ADELMOPQRSV
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1853European tube wasp8SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1775Aerial Yellowjackets3SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 19177SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1908Potter Wasp11SpeciesTaxom
Euparagia Cresson, 19893SpeciesTaxom
Labochilus Bluthgen, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Leptocheilus2SpeciesTaxom
Leptochiloides Bohart, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Leptochilus Saussure, 196611SpeciesTaxom
Leucodynerus Bohart, 19422SpeciesTaxom
Maricopodynerus Viereck, 19503SpeciesTaxom
Microdynerus Thomson, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 19453SpeciesTaxom
Monobia Saussure, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 19175SpeciesTaxom
Onchopterocheilus Bohart, 01SpeciesTaxom
Pachodynerus Saussure, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Parachartergus Ihering, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 18576SpeciesTaxom
Paranortonia Bequaert, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Parazumia Saussure, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1793Paper nest wasps10SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomasaris Ashmead, 18649SpeciesTaxom
Pterocheilus Klug, 19556SpeciesTaxom
Quartinia André, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 19487SpeciesTaxom
Rygchium Spinola, 02SpeciesTaxom
Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Stenodynerus Saussure, 19492SpeciesTaxom
Synagris Latreille, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets2SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1854Ground Yellowjackets9SpeciesTaxom


Species list for California
122 Species and 5 Subspecies
Ancistrocerus adiabatus Saussure, 1853Bramble Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus catskill Viereck, 1902Catskill Potter Wasp
Ancistrocerus kerneri Dalla Torre, 1904
Ancistrocerus lineativentris Cameron, 1906
Ancistrocerus lucidus
Ancistrocerus spilogaster Cameron, 1905
Ancistrocerus tahoensis (Rohwer, 1917)⇒ Ancistrocerus catskill Viereck, 1902
Ancistrocerus tuberculocephalus Saussure, 1853Vespid wasp
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) adulterina du Buysson, 1905Parasitic yellowjacket
Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775Aerial yellowjacket
Eumenes (Eumenes) bollii Cresson, 1872
Eumenes (Eumenes) crucifera Prov., 1888Cross Potter Wasp
Eumenes (Eumenes) verticalis Say, 1824
Eumenes crucifer Provancher, 1888
Eumenes flavitinctus Bohart, 1950
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Eumenes pachygaster (Isely, 1917)⇒ Eumenes iturbide Saussure, 1857
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) annulatus Say, 1824
Euodynerus annulatus evectus Cresson, 1872
Euodynerus annulatus imperialis Bohart, 1945
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) auranus Cameron, 1906
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) crypticus Say, 1823
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) discogaster Bequaert, 1939
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) exoglyphus Bohart, 1939
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) hidalgo Saussure, 1857Hidalgo Mason Wasp
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) pratensis Saussure, 1870
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) foraminatus Saussure, 1853
Euodynerus scudderi Cameron, 1908
Euparagia maculiceps Cameron, 1904
Euparagia unidentata Carpenter & ..., 2009
Euparagia yuma Bohart, 1989
Labochilus canariensis Giordani Soika, 1974
Leptocheilus irwini
Leptocheilus minutissima
Leptochiloides brevicornis Bohart, 1940
Leptochilus (Euleptochilus) fortunatus Bluethgen, 1958
Leptochilus (Lionotulus) replenus Giordani Soika, 1974
Leptochilus (Zendalia) boharti Parker, 1966
Leptochilus (Zendalia) californicus Parker, 1966
Leptochilus (Zendalia) electus Cresson, 1872
Leptochilus (Zendalia) ellenae Parker, 1966
Leptochilus (Zendalia) humerus Parker, 1966
Leptochilus (Zendalia) minutissimus Bohart, 1940
Leptochilus (Zendalia) rufinodus Cresson, 1868
Leptochilus irwini Parker, 1966
Leptochilus mesolobus Parker, 1966
Leucodynerus samiatus Bohart, 1982
Leucodynerus tetralobus Bohart, 1942
Maricopodynerus maricoporum Viereck, 1908
Maricopodynerus optimus Bohart, 1988
Maricopodynerus sericifrons Bohart, 1950
Microdynerus trinodus Bohart, 1955
Mischocyttarus (Kappa) flavitarsis Saussure, 1854
Mischocyttarus (Phi) flavitarsis Saussure, 1854Wasp
Mischocyttarus thrypticus Richards, 1945
Monobia quadridens Linnaeus, 1763Four-toothed Mason Wasp
Odynerus (Odynerus) cinnabarinus Bohart, 1939
Odynerus (Odynerus) erythrogaster Bohart, 1939
Odynerus blandinus (Rohwer, 1917)⇒ Euodynerus foraminatus Saussure, 1853
Odynerus eldoradensis
Odynerus robustus (Rohwer, 1917)⇒ Euodynerus tempiferus Viereck, 1908
Onchopterocheilus pimorum
Pachodynerus californicus Saussure, 1870
Pachodynerus guadulpensis Saussure, 1853
Parachartergus colobopterus Licht, 1796
Parachartergus richardsi Willink, 1959
Parancistrocerus acarigaster Bohart, 1952
Parancistrocerus coronado Bohart, 1949
Parancistrocerus declivatus Bohart, 1948
Parancistrocerus mcclayi Bohart, 1952
Parancistrocerus texensis Saussure, 1871
Parancistrocerus toltecus Saussure, 1857
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) aurifer (Saussure, 1853)⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) exclamans Viereck, 1906Paper wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) major Palisot de B..., 1818
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) palmarum Bequard, 1936
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793
Pseudomasaris basirufus Rohwer, 1912
Pseudomasaris coquilletti Rohwer, 1911
Pseudomasaris edwardsi Cresson, 1872
Pseudomasaris macswaini Bohart, 1963
Pseudomasaris maculifrons Fox, 1894
Pseudomasaris micheneri Bohart, 1963
Pseudomasaris vespoides Cresson, 1863
Pseudomasaris wheeleri Bequard, 1929
Pseudomasaris zonalis Cresson, 1864
Pterocheilus (Megapterocheilus) trichogaster Bohart, 1940
Pterocheilus (Micropterocheilus) diversicolor Rohwer, 1911
Pterocheilus (Micropterocheilus) morrisoni Cresson, 1879
Pterocheilus (Onchopterocheilus) hirsutipennis Bohart, 1940
Pterocheilus (Onchopterocheilus) pimorum Viereck, 1908
Pterocheilus phaleratus tuberculatus Blüthgen, 1955
Quartinia canariensis Bluethgen, 1958
Quartinia persephona Richards, 1962
Rhynchalastor blandus de Saussure, 1870
Rhynchalastor cochisensis Viereck, 1908
Rhynchalastor kennicottianus de Saussure, 1870
Rhynchalastor lixovestis Bohart, 1949
Rhynchalastor microstictus Viereck, 1906
Rhynchalastor pulvivestis Bohart, 1949
Rhynchalastor valliceps Bohart, 1948
Rygchium forminatum
Rygchium rugosum
Stenodyneriellus heterospilus Cameron, 1907
Stenodynerus chisosens
Stenodynerus pulvivestis (Bohart, 1949)⇒ Rhynchalastor pulvivestis Bohart, 1949
Synagris tropidia (Schletterer, 1891)⇒ Tricarinodynerus ventralis Saussure, 1890
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket
Vespula acadica Sladen, 1918Forest Yellowjacket
Vespula alascensis Packard, 1870Alaska Yellowjacket
Vespula atropilosa Sladen, 1918Prairie Yellowjacket
Vespula flavopilosa Jacobson, 1978Downy Yellowjacket
Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905Eastern yellow jacket
Vespula pensylvanica de Saussure, 1857Western yellow jacket
Vespula sulphurea de Saussure, 1854California Yellowjacket

Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in California
SubfamilyEumeninae
Leach, 1815
Potter and Mason Wasps, Potter wasps, Potter wasps and mason wasps, Wasps
22
80
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMasarinae
Latreille, 1802
Pollen wasps
3
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
3
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVespinae
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Wasps, Yellowjackets
3
13
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