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Checklist for Family Vespidae Leach, 1815 (And Allies)
and region Eastern California (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
480
4060
9189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
477
4053
9183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
454
3968
9005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
308
3309
7883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
54
574
2094
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
46
527
2043
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
291
1806
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
5
42
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
18
41
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eastern California
18 Genera with 41 Species
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1836
European tube wasp0SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1775Aerial Yellowjackets2SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 05SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1823Potter Wasp2SpeciesTaxom
Leptochilus Saussure, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Maricopodynerus Viereck, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Monobia Saussure, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1818Paper nest wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomasaris Ashmead, 18645SpeciesTaxom
Pterocheilus Klug, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 19483SpeciesTaxom
Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Stenodynerus Saussure, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Synagris Latreille, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets2SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1857Ground Yellowjackets7SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern California
41 Species and 2 Subspecies
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775Aerial yellowjacket
Eumenes (Eumenes) bollii Cresson, 1872
Eumenes (Eumenes) crucifera Prov., 1888Cross Potter Wasp
Eumenes (Eumenes) verticalis Say, 1824
Eumenes flavitinctus Bohart, 1950
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) annulatus Say, 1824
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) crypticus Say, 1823
Leptochilus (Zendalia) electus Cresson, 1872
Maricopodynerus maricoporum Viereck, 1908
Mischocyttarus (Phi) flavitarsis Saussure, 1854Wasp
Mischocyttarus thrypticus Richards, 1945
Monobia quadridens Linnaeus, 1763Four-toothed Mason Wasp
Parancistrocerus coronado Bohart, 1949
Parancistrocerus mcclayi Bohart, 1952
Parancistrocerus texensis Saussure, 1871
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) apachus Saussure, 1857
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) aurifer (Saussure, 1853)⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) major Palisot de B..., 1818
Pseudomasaris edwardsi Cresson, 1872
Pseudomasaris maculifrons Fox, 1894
Pseudomasaris vespoides Cresson, 1863
Pseudomasaris wheeleri Bequard, 1929
Pseudomasaris zonalis Cresson, 1864
Pterocheilus (Micropterocheilus) diversicolor Rohwer, 1911
Pterocheilus (Onchopterocheilus) pimorum Viereck, 1908
Rhynchalastor lixovestis Bohart, 1949
Rhynchalastor microstictus Viereck, 1906
Rhynchalastor valliceps Bohart, 1948
Stenodyneriellus heterospilus Cameron, 1907
Synagris tropidia (Schletterer, 1891)⇒ Tricarinodynerus ventralis Saussure, 1890
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European 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 Eastern California
SubfamilyEumeninae
Leach, 1815
Potter and Mason Wasps, Potter wasps, Potter wasps and mason wasps, Wasps
12
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMasarinae
Latreille, 1802
Pollen wasps
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVespinae
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Wasps, Yellowjackets
3
10
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