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Checklist for Family Vespidae Leach, 1815 (And Allies)
and region Cowichan Valley (British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
195
728
833
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
194
727
832
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
188
714
812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
136
582
665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
27
93
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
24
86
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
11
44
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
3
13
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
11
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cowichan Valley
11 Genera with 16 Species
Acarepipona Giordani Soika, 1985
0SpeciesTaxom
Anterhynchium de Saussure, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Ceramius Latreille, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1763Aerial Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom
Micreumenes Ashmead, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1775Paper nest wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Pseudonortonia Giordani Soika, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Synagris Latreille, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Tricarinodynerus Giordani Soika, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1857Ground Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom
Zeteumenidion1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cowichan Valley
16 Species
Anterhynchium (Anterhynchium) fallax Saussure, 1856
Anterhynchium (Anterhynchium) natalense Saussure, 1856
Ceramius jacoti Richards, 1962
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Micreumenes natalensis Saussure, 1855
Polistes (Gyrostoma) rothneyi Cameron, 1900
Polistes (Polistella) defectivus Gerstaecker, 1871
Polistes (Polistes) marginalis Fabricius, 1775
Pseudonortonia bisuturalis Saussure, 1852
Pseudonortonia maculinoda Cameron, 1910
Pseudonortonia rufoquadripustulata Cameron, 1910
Synagris (Paragris) abyssinica Guérin, 1848
Synagris (Paragris) maxillosa Saussure, 1863
Tricarinodynerus guerinii Saussure, 1852
Vespula pensylvanica de Saussure, 1857Western yellow jacket
Zeteumenidion femoratus Schulthess, 1910

Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in Cowichan Valley
SubfamilyEumeninae
Leach, 1815
Potter and Mason Wasps, Potter wasps, Potter wasps and mason wasps, Wasps
7
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMasarinae
Latreille, 1802
Pollen wasps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVespinae
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Wasps, Yellowjackets
2
2
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