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Checklist for Family Vespidae Leach, 1815 (And Allies)
and region Central Illinois (Illinois, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
460
3695
7027
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
459
3693
7025
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
434
3594
6784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
300
3036
5791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
65
707
1496
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
56
640
1380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
22
259
918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
6
55
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
22
53
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Illinois
22 Genera with 53 Species
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Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1853European tube wasp6SpeciesTaxom
Anterhynchium de Saussure, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Belonogaster Saussure, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Cephalodynerus Parker, 1965
0SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1775Aerial Yellowjackets2SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 04SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1856Potter Wasp7SpeciesTaxom
Monobia Saussure, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 1802
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachymenes Saussure, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Paranortonia Bequaert, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps9SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodynerus Saussure, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphiglossa Saunders, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalosoma Cresson, 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 19014SpeciesTaxom
Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Stenodynerus Saussure, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Symmorphus Wesmael, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets2SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1854Ground Yellowjackets9SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Illinois
53 Species and 2 Subspecies
Ancistrocerus adiabatus Saussure, 1853Bramble Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus albophaleratus Saussure, 1855White-Banded Potter Wasp
Ancistrocerus antilope Panzer, 1798Lobed Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus campestris Saussure, 1853Smiling Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus gazella Panzer, 1798European potter wasp
Ancistrocerus unifasciatus Saussure, 1853One-Banded Mason Wasp
Anterhynchium (Anterhynchium) histrionicum Gerst., 1857
Belonogaster ornata Saussure, 1900
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775Aerial yellowjacket
Eumenes (Eumenes) crucifera Prov., 1888Cross Potter Wasp
Eumenes (Eumenes) fraternus Say, 1824Fraternal Potter Wasp
Eumenes (Eumenes) smithii de Saussure, 1852
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) annulatus Say, 1824
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) boscii Lepeletier, 1841
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) crypticus Say, 1823
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) hidalgo Saussure, 1857Hidalgo Mason Wasp
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) megaera Lepeletier, 1841
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) foraminatus Saussure, 1853
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) leucomelas Saussure, 1856Wasp
Monobia quadridens Linnaeus, 1763Four-toothed Mason Wasp
Parancistrocerus fulvipes Saussure, 1856Potter wasp
Parancistrocerus histrio Lepeletier, 1841
Parancistrocerus pensylvanicus Saussure, 1856
Paranortonia symmorphus (Bequaert, 1940)⇒ 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) carolina Linnaeus, 1767Red Paper Wasps
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) exclamans Viereck, 1906Paper wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) metricus Say, 1831Metric Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) perplexus Cresson, 1872
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Pseudodynerus quadrisectus Say, 1837
Rhaphiglossa symmorpha Saussure, 1852
Rhynchalastor ammonia de Saussure, 1856
Rhynchalastor anormis Say, 1824
Rhynchalastor histrionalis Viereck, 1906
Rhynchalastor oculeus Roberts, 1901
Stenodyneriellus heterospilus Cameron, 1907
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) canadensis Saussure, 1855Canadian Potter Wasp
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket
Vespula atropilosa Sladen, 1918Prairie Yellowjacket
Vespula flavopilosa Jacobson, 1978Downy Yellowjacket
Vespula intermedia (du Buysson, 1904)⇒ Vespula yichunensis Lee, 1986
Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905Eastern yellow jacket
Vespula pensylvanica de Saussure, 1857Western yellow jacket
Vespula squamosa Drury, 1770Southern Yellowjacket
Vespula vidua de Saussure, 1854Widow Yellowjacket

Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in Central Illinois
SubfamilyEumeninae
Leach, 1815
Potter and Mason Wasps, Potter wasps, Potter wasps and mason wasps, Wasps
17
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
1
9
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVespinae
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Wasps, Yellowjackets
4
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