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Checklist for Family Vespidae Leach, 1815 (And Allies)
and region Colorado (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
595
8339
20024
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
593
8334
20018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
567
8204
19733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
376
6706
16394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
70
1184
3333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
60
1088
3161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
24
479
2250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
7
112
304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
41
149
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Colorado
41 Genera with 149 Species
#ABCDEHLMOPRSTV
Agelaia Lepeletier, 19786SpeciesTaxom
Ancistroceroides de Saussure, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1906European tube wasp10SpeciesTaxom
Anconatus bucktoni Scu..., 18902SpeciesTaxom
Angiopolybia Araujo, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Apoica Lepeletier, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1792Honey wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Chartergellus Bequaert, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Charterginus Fox, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1918Aerial Yellowjackets6SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 09SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1908Potter Wasp13SpeciesTaxom
Hypancistrocerus Saussure, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Leipomeles Moebius, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Leptochilus Saussure, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 19455SpeciesTaxom
Monobia Saussure, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 19159SpeciesTaxom
Pachymenes Saussure, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Palaeovespa Cockerell, 19157SpeciesTaxom
Paleovespa
0SpeciesTaxom
Parachartergus Ihering, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Paragia Shuckard, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 19084SpeciesTaxom
Paranortonia Bequaert, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Parazumia Saussure, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1804Paper nest wasps13SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 09SpeciesTaxom
Protopolybia Ducke, 19443SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomasaris Ashmead, 18643SpeciesTaxom
Pterocheilus Klug, 19114SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphiglossa Saunders, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 18689SpeciesTaxom
Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Stenodynerus Saussure, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Symmorphus Wesmael, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Synagris Latreille, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Synoeca de Saussure, 1978Drumming wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Tuleara Gusenleitner, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets1SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1854Ground Yellowjackets10SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colorado
149 Species and 2 Subspecies
Agelaia areata Say, 1837
Agelaia cajennensis Fabricius, 1798
Agelaia melanopyga Cooper, 2000
Agelaia myrmecophila Ducke, 1905
Agelaia pallipes Olivier, 1792
Agelaia yepocapa Richards, 1978
Ancistrocerus adiabatus Saussure, 1853Bramble Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus albolacteus (Bequaert, 1943)⇒ Ancistrocerus adiabatus Saussure, 1853
Ancistrocerus albophaleratus Saussure, 1855White-Banded Potter Wasp
Ancistrocerus antilope Panzer, 1798Lobed Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus bustamente Saussure, 1857
Ancistrocerus catskill Viereck, 1902Catskill Potter Wasp
Ancistrocerus durangoensis Cameron, 1908
Ancistrocerus lineativentris Cameron, 1906
Ancistrocerus tuberculocephalus Saussure, 1853Vespid wasp
Ancistrocerus waldenii Viereck, 1906Walden’S Potter Wasp
Anconatus dorsuosus G. B. Buckton, 1883
Anconatus niger S. H. Scudder, 1890
Angiopolybia zischkai Richards, 1978
Apoica (Apoica) pallens Fabricius, 1804Central American Paper Wasp
Apoica (Apoica) pallida Olivier, 1791
Apoica (Apoica) thoracica Buysson, 1906
Brachygastra augusti Saussure, 1854
Brachygastra mellifica Say, 1837Mexican honey wasp
Brachygastra scutellaris Olivier, 1792
Chartergellus atectus Richards, 1978
Charterginus nevermanni Bequard, 1938
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) adulterina du Buysson, 1905Parasitic yellowjacket
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) norwegica Fabricius, 1781Norwegian wasp
Dolichovespula alpicola Eck, 1984Rocky Mountain aerial yellowjacket
Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775Aerial yellowjacket
Dolichovespula norvegicoides Sladen, 1918Arctic yellowjacket
Eumenes (Eumenes) aureus Isely, 1917
Eumenes (Eumenes) bollii Cresson, 1872
Eumenes (Eumenes) consobrinus (de Saussure, 1856)⇒ Cyphomenes anisitsii Brèthes, 1906
Eumenes (Eumenes) crucifera Prov., 1888Cross Potter Wasp
Eumenes (Eumenes) fraternus Say, 1824Fraternal Potter Wasp
Eumenes (Eumenes) verticalis Say, 1824
Eumenes bequaerti Giordani Soika, 0
Eumenes brunneus (Isely, 1917)⇒ Eumenes smithii de Saussure, 1852
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) annectens Saussure, 1870
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) annulatus Say, 1824
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) auranus Cameron, 1906
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) boscii Lepeletier, 1841
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) crypticus Say, 1823
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) exoglyphus Bohart, 1939
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) hidalgo Saussure, 1857Hidalgo Mason Wasp
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) pratensis Saussure, 1870
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) tempiferus Viereck, 1908
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) foraminatus Saussure, 1853
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) leucomelas Saussure, 1856Wasp
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) notatus Jurine, 1807
Euodynerus scudderi Cameron, 1908
Leipomeles spilogastra Cameron, 1912
Leptochilus (Zendalia) bellulus Cresson, 1872
Leptochilus (Zendalia) rufinodus Cresson, 1868
Mischocyttarus (Kappa) tolensis Richards, 1941
Mischocyttarus (Mischocyttarus) melanarius Cameron, 1906
Mischocyttarus (Phi) flavitarsis Saussure, 1854Wasp
Mischocyttarus metoecus Richards, 1940
Mischocyttarus thrypticus Richards, 1945
Monobia quadridens Linnaeus, 1763Four-toothed Mason Wasp
Odynerus (Odynerus) dilectus Saussure, 1870
Odynerus herrichii de Saussure, 1856
Odynerus margaretellus Rohwer, 1915
Odynerus ochlerus (Saussure, 1852)⇒ Ancistrocerus parietum Linnaeus, 1758
Odynerus palaeophilus T. D. A. Coc..., 1906
Odynerus percontusus T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Odynerus praesepultus T. D. A. Coc..., 1906
Odynerus terryi T. D. A. Coc..., 1909
Odynerus wilmattae T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Palaeovespa florissantia T. D. A. Coc..., 1906
Palaeovespa florrissantia Cockerell, 1906
Palaeovespa gilletei Cockerell, 1906
Palaeovespa gillettei T. D. A. Coc..., 1906
Palaeovespa relecta T. D. A. Coc..., 1923
Palaeovespa scudderi T. D. A. Coc..., 1906
Palaeovespa wilsoni T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Parachartergus apicalis Fabricius, 1804
Parachartergus fraternus Fabricius, 1804
Paragia monocesta Snelling, 1986
Parancistrocerus coronado Bohart, 1949
Parancistrocerus leionotus Viereck, 1906
Parancistrocerus minimoferus Bohart, 1949
Parancistrocerus rectangulis Viereck, 1908
Paranortonia symmorphus (Bequaert, 1940)⇒ Parazumia tolteca Saussure, 1875
Parazumia tolteca Saussure, 1875
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) apachus Saussure, 1857
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) aurifer (Saussure, 1853)⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) bellicosus (Cresson, 1872)⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) carolina Linnaeus, 1767Red Paper Wasps
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) erythrocephalus Latreille, 1813
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) exclamans Viereck, 1906Paper wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) flavus Cresson, 1868
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) metricus Say, 1831Metric Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) oculatus Smith, 1857
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) xanthogaster Bequard, 1940
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Polistes fuscus Fabricius, 1804
Polybia (Alpha) bifasciata Saussure, 1854
Polybia (Apopolybia) simillima Smith, 1862
Polybia (Cylindroeca) rejecta Fabricius, 1798
Polybia (Myrapetra) barbouri Bequard, 1943
Polybia (Myrapetra) bistriata Fabricius, 1804
Polybia (Myrapetra) diguetana Buysson, 1905
Polybia (Myrapetra) nidulatrix Bequard, 1933
Polybia (Trichinothorax) flavitincta Fox, 1898
Polybia bribri
Protopolybia acutiscutis Cameron, 1906
Protopolybia exigua Saussure, 1906
Protopolybia perfulvula Bequard, 1944
Pseudomasaris marginalis Cresson, 1864
Pseudomasaris vespoides Cresson, 1863
Pseudomasaris zonalis Cresson, 1864
Pterocheilus (Megapterocheilus) quinquefasciatus Say, 1824
Pterocheilus (Micropterocheilus) morrisoni Cresson, 1879
Pterocheilus (Micropterocheilus) pruinosus Cameron, 1908
Pterocheilus (Micropterocheilus) seneconis Rohwer, 1911
Rhaphiglossa symmorpha Saussure, 1852
Rhynchalastor anormis Say, 1824
Rhynchalastor apache Bohart, 1949
Rhynchalastor blandoides Bohart, 1943
Rhynchalastor kennicottianus de Saussure, 1870
Rhynchalastor microstictus Viereck, 1906
Rhynchalastor noticeps Bohart, 1948
Rhynchalastor papagorum Bohart, 1944
Rhynchalastor superpendentis Bohart, 1949
Rhynchalastor toas Cresson, 1868
Stenodyneriellus heterospilus Cameron, 1907
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) albomarginatus Saussure, 1856
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) canadensis Saussure, 1855Canadian Potter Wasp
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) cristatus Saussure, 1856
Synagris tropidia (Schletterer, 1891)⇒ Tricarinodynerus ventralis Saussure, 1890
Synoeca septentrionalis Richards, 1978
Tuleara leptochiloides Gusenleitner, 2000
Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket
Vespula (Vespula) rufa Linnaeus, 1758Red Wasp
Vespula acadica Sladen, 1918Forest Yellowjacket
Vespula alascensis Packard, 1870Alaska Yellowjacket
Vespula atropilosa Sladen, 1918Prairie Yellowjacket
Vespula infernalis de Saussure, 1854Cuckoo Yellowjacket
Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905Eastern yellow jacket
Vespula pensylvanica de Saussure, 1857Western yellow jacket
Vespula vidua de Saussure, 1854Widow Yellowjacket

Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in Colorado
SubfamilyEumeninae
Leach, 1815
Potter and Mason Wasps, Potter wasps, Potter wasps and mason wasps, Wasps
20
70
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMasarinae
Latreille, 1802
Pollen wasps
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
13
49
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVespinae
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Wasps, Yellowjackets
4
24
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