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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
275
1655
2186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1494
2029
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
43
277
393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
42
276
392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
140
274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
43
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
17
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Town
17 Genera with 24 Species
Aethiopicodynerus Gusenleitner, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Allepipona Giordani Soika, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Antepipona Saussure, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Antodynerus o´neili Came..., 19001SpeciesTaxom
Belonogaster Saussure, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 04SpeciesTaxom
Knemodynerus Bluethgen, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Masarina Richards, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Parachartergus Ihering, 17961SpeciesTaxom
Paramischocyttarus Magretti, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1775Paper nest wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Quartinia André, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Quartiniodes2SpeciesTaxom
Quartinioides Richards, 02SpeciesTaxom
Stroudia Gribodo, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Tricarinodynerus Giordani Soika, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1793Ground Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Town
24 Species
Aethiopicodynerus capensis de Saussure, 1856
Allepipona (Allepipona) erythrospila Cameron, 1905
Antepipona silaos Saussure, 1853
Antodynerus versicolor Kirby, 1900
Belonogaster griseus Fabricius, 1775
Eumenes (Eumenes) lucasius de Saussure, 1852
Eumenes campaniformis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Delta subfenestrale Giordani Soika, 1939
Eumenes maxillosus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Delta fenestrale Saussure, 1852
Eumenes melanosomus de Saussure, 0
Knemodynerus turneri Giordani Soika, 1934
Masarina familiaris Richards, 1962
Parachartergus colobopterus Licht, 1796
Paramischocyttarus subtilis Magrett, 1884
Polistes (Polistella) smithii Saussure, 1853
Polistes (Polistes) marginalis Fabricius, 1775
Quartinia capensis Kohl, 1898
Quartinia parcepunctata Richards, 1962
Quartiniodes hetaira
Quartiniodes titania
Quartinioides helena
Quartinioides phoebe
Stroudia incuriosa Giordani Soika, 1989
Tricarinodynerus guerinii Saussure, 1852
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp

Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in Cape Town
SubfamilyEumeninae
Leach, 1815
Potter and Mason Wasps, Potter wasps, Potter wasps and mason wasps, Wasps
9
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMasarinae
Latreille, 1802
Pollen wasps
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVespinae
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Wasps, Yellowjackets
2
2
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