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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
147
552
730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
146
551
730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
140
542
715
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
101
467
637
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
25
135
205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
22
130
200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
13
84
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
3
23
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
12
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Karoo
12 Genera with 16 Species
Alastor Boisduval, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Allepipona Giordani Soika, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Antepipona Saussure, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Ceramius Latreille, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Delta Saussure, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Jugurtia Saussure, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Knemodynerus Bluethgen, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Masarina Richards, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1775Paper nest wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Quartinia André, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Tricarinodynerus Giordani Soika, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1758Ground Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Karoo
16 Species
Alastor promotori Meade-Waldo, 1913
Allepipona (Allepipona) erythrospila Cameron, 1905
Antepipona ferruginosa Saussure, 1856
Ceramius beyeri Brauns, 1903
Delta caffrum Linnaeus, 1767
Delta concinnum Saussure, 1856
Delta emarginatum Linnaeus, 1758
Jugurtia alfkeni Buysson, 1904
Jugurtia braunsiella Schulthess, 1930
Knemodynerus turneri Giordani Soika, 1934
Masarina familiaris Richards, 1962
Masarina hyalinipennis Richards, 1962
Polistes (Polistes) marginalis Fabricius, 1775
Quartinia artemis Richards, 1962
Tricarinodynerus guerinii Saussure, 1852
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket

Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in Central Karoo
SubfamilyEumeninae
Leach, 1815
Potter and Mason Wasps, Potter wasps, Potter wasps and mason wasps, Wasps
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMasarinae
Latreille, 1802
Pollen wasps
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVespinae
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Wasps, Yellowjackets
1
1
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