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Checklist for Family Vespidae Leach, 1815 (And Allies)
and region Cambridgeshire (East England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
513
5243
11660
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
512
5242
11659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
487
5134
11459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
342
4363
10217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
54
694
1571
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
44
622
1386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
19
203
727
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
33
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
12
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cambridgeshire
12 Genera with 33 Species
Agelaia Lepeletier, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1776European tube wasp7SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1763Aerial Yellowjackets4SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 02SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Orancistrocerus Vecht, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Symmorphus Wesmael, 18324SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets4SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1905Ground Yellowjackets4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cambridgeshire
33 Species and 2 Subspecies
Agelaia areata Say, 1837
Agelaia panamensis Cameron, 1906
Ancistrocerus antilope Panzer, 1798Lobed Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus gazella Panzer, 1798European potter wasp
Ancistrocerus nigricornis (Curtis, 1826)⇒ Ancistrocerus melanocerus Dalla Torre, 1894
Ancistrocerus oviventris Wesmael, 1836
Ancistrocerus parietinus Linnaeus, 1758Wall Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus scoticus Curtis, 1826
Ancistrocerus trifasciatus Muller, 1776Caterpillar-hunting potter wasp
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) media Retzius, 1783Media Wasp
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) norwegica Fabricius, 1781Norwegian wasp
Dolichovespula silvestris Scopoli, 1763
Eumenes (Eumenes) pedunculatus Panzer, 1799
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Mischocyttarus palidipectus Smith, 1857
Odynerus (Odynerus) melanocephalus Gmelin, 1790Black Headed Mason Wasp
Orancistrocerus aterrimus Saussure, 1852
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) metricus Say, 1831Metric Paper Wasp
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Stenodyneriellus heterospilus Cameron, 1907
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) allobrogus Saussure, 1855
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) bifasciatus Linnaeus, 1761
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) canadensis Saussure, 1855Canadian Potter Wasp
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) gracilis Brullé, 1832
Vespa coarctata Linnæus, 1758
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespa spinipes Linnæus, 1758
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket
Vespula (Vespula) rufa Linnaeus, 1758Red Wasp
Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905Eastern yellow jacket

Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in Cambridgeshire
SubfamilyEumeninae
Leach, 1815
Potter and Mason Wasps, Potter wasps, Potter wasps and mason wasps, Wasps
6
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVespinae
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Wasps, Yellowjackets
3
11
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