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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
226
1116
1610
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
226
1116
1610
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
214
1082
1553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
164
961
1404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
41
266
415
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
33
245
390
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
148
287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
42
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
23
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Chicago
23 Genera with 35 Species
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Allepipona Giordani Soika, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1856European tube wasp5SpeciesTaxom
Antepipona Saussure, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Anterhynchium de Saussure, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Belonogaster Saussure, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Delta Saussure, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1763Aerial Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1841Potter Wasp2SpeciesTaxom
Jugurtia Saussure, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 1802
0SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Paranortonia Bequaert, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Paravespa Radoszkowski, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1775Paper nest wasps5SpeciesTaxom
Proepipona Giordani Soika, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodynerus Saussure, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Pterochilus Say, 01SpeciesTaxom
Raphiglossa Saunders, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Synagris Latreille, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets1SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1770Ground Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Chicago
35 Species and 1 Subspecies
Allepipona (Allepipona) erythrospila Cameron, 1905
Ancistrocerus adiabatus Saussure, 1853Bramble Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus antilope Panzer, 1798Lobed Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus campestris Saussure, 1853Smiling Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus catskill Viereck, 1902Catskill Potter Wasp
Ancistrocerus spinolae Saussure, 1856
Antepipona aequinoxialis Saussure, 1854
Antepipona jacoti Giordani Soika, 1985
Antepipona sesquicincta Saussure, 1856
Belonogaster lateritius Gerst., 1857
Delta caffrum Linnaeus, 1767
Delta concinnum Saussure, 1856
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Eumenes (Eumenes) fraternus Say, 1824Fraternal Potter Wasp
Eumenes (Eumenes) lucasius de Saussure, 1852
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) crypticus Say, 1823
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) megaera Lepeletier, 1841
Jugurtia confusa Richards, 1962
Parancistrocerus pensylvanicus Saussure, 1856
Paranortonia symmorphus (Bequaert, 1940)⇒ Parazumia tolteca Saussure, 1875
Paravespa (Gestrodynerus) mima Giordani Soika, 1960
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) annularis Linnaeus, 1763Jack Spaniard Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Polistes) africanus Palisot de B..., 1818
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Polistes (Polistes) marginalis Fabricius, 1775
Proepipona meadewaldoi Bequaert, 1918
Pseudodynerus quadrisectus Say, 1837
Pterochilus emortualis de Saussure, 0
Raphiglossa natalensis Smith, 1857
Rhynchalastor anormis Say, 1824
Rhynchalastor ferruginatus Giordani Soika, 1934
Synagris (Paragris) abyssinica Guérin, 1848
Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespula squamosa Drury, 1770Southern Yellowjacket

Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in Chicago
SubfamilyEumeninae
Leach, 1815
Potter and Mason Wasps, Potter wasps, Potter wasps and mason wasps, Wasps
15
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMasarinae
Latreille, 1802
Pollen wasps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRaphiglossinae
Ashmead, 1902
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVespinae
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Wasps, Yellowjackets
4
4
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