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Checklist for Family Vespidae Leach, 1815 (And Allies)
and region Cameron County (Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
300
2024
2997
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
300
2024
2997
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
288
1984
2907
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
195
1697
2511
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
39
294
511
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
37
287
507
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
178
410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
5
34
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
12
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cameron County (Texas)
12 Genera with 14 Species
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1853European tube wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1837Honey wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1823Potter Wasp2SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Monobia Saussure, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 1802
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachodynerus Saussure, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1953Paper nest wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Stenodynerus Saussure, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cameron County (Texas)
14 Species
Ancistrocerus campestris Saussure, 1853Smiling Mason Wasp
Brachygastra lecheguana Latreille, 1824Black paper wasp
Brachygastra mellifica Say, 1837Mexican honey wasp
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) barberi Bohart, 1945
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) crypticus Say, 1823
Mischocyttarus (Phi) cubensis Saussure, 1854
Monobia texana Cresson, 1872
Pachodynerus erynnis Lepeletier, 1841Red-and-black Mason Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) carolina Linnaeus, 1767Red Paper Wasps
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) exclamans Viereck, 1906Paper wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) instabilis Saussure, 1953Unstable Paper Wasp
Rhynchalastor ammonia de Saussure, 1856
Stenodyneriellus heterospilus Cameron, 1907

Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in Cameron County (Texas)
SubfamilyEumeninae
Leach, 1815
Potter and Mason Wasps, Potter wasps, Potter wasps and mason wasps, Wasps
9
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
3
7
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