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Checklist for Family Vespidae Leach, 1815 (And Allies)
and region Clark County (Washington, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
260
1122
1644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
260
1122
1644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
251
1102
1595
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
185
939
1385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
30
126
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
26
99
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
11
62
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
1
5
11
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
5
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Clark County (Washington)
5 Genera with 11 Species
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1855European tube wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1775Aerial Yellowjackets2SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1857Ground Yellowjackets6SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Clark County (Washington)
11 Species
Ancistrocerus albophaleratus Saussure, 1855White-Banded Potter Wasp
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775Aerial yellowjacket
Eumenes (Eumenes) consobrinus (de Saussure, 1856)⇒ Cyphomenes anisitsii Brèthes, 1906
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket
Vespula acadica Sladen, 1918Forest Yellowjacket
Vespula atropilosa Sladen, 1918Prairie Yellowjacket
Vespula flavopilosa Jacobson, 1978Downy Yellowjacket
Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905Eastern yellow jacket
Vespula pensylvanica de Saussure, 1857Western yellow jacket

Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in Clark County (Washington)
SubfamilyEumeninae
Leach, 1815
Potter and Mason Wasps, Potter wasps, Potter wasps and mason wasps, Wasps
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVespinae
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Wasps, Yellowjackets
2
8
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