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Checklist for Family Vespidae Leach, 1815 (And Allies)
and region Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
206
825
1106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
144
685
939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
26
137
195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
26
137
195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
101
160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
5
27
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
9
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Peninsula
9 Genera with 11 Species
Aethiopicodynerus Gusenleitner, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Allepipona Giordani Soika, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Antepipona Saussure, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1775Paper nest wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Proepipona Giordani Soika, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Quartinia André, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1775Hornets3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Peninsula
11 Species
Aethiopicodynerus capensis de Saussure, 1856
Allepipona (Allepipona) erythrospila Cameron, 1905
Antepipona peregrinabunda Giordani Soika, 1985
Eumenes maxillosus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Delta fenestrale Saussure, 1852
Odynerus oculatus (Say, 1837)⇒ Rhynchalastor anormis Say, 1824
Polistes (Polistes) marginalis Fabricius, 1775
Proepipona lateralis Fabricius, 1781
Quartinia bonaespei Gess, 2007
Vespa haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1775
Vespa lateralis (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Proepipona lateralis lateralis Fabricius, 1781
Vespa marginalis Fabricius, 1775

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

Taxom

SubfamilyMasarinae
Latreille, 1802
Pollen wasps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVespinae
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Wasps, Yellowjackets
1
3
Genus
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