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Checklist for Family Vespidae Leach, 1815 (And Allies)
and region Ethiopia (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
368
4268
12556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
367
4267
12554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
351
4207
12406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
237
3469
10524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
41
408
1156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
39
401
1145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
19
239
876
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
5
86
247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
45
127
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ethiopia
45 Genera with 127 Species
#ABCDEGKLMOPRSTVZ
Aethiopicodynerus Gusenleitner, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Afrepipona Giordani Soika, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Afreumenes Bequaert, 19417SpeciesTaxom
Alastor Boisduval, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Allepipona Giordani Soika, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Allodynerus Bluthgen, 19703SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1863European tube wasp5SpeciesTaxom
Antepipona Saussure, 185316SpeciesTaxom
Antodynerus o´neili Came..., 18565SpeciesTaxom
Belonogaster Saussure, 18796SpeciesTaxom
Convextrocerus Giordani Soika, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtolabulus Vecht, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Delta Saussure, 194416SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 09SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 2007Potter Wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Gioiella Giordani Soika, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Katamenes Meade-Waldo, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Knemodynerus Bluethgen, 18633SpeciesTaxom
Leptomenes Giordani Soika, 19763SpeciesTaxom
Micreumenes Ashmead, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Omicrabulus Giordani Soika, 19442SpeciesTaxom
Ovodynerus Giordani Soika, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Parachilus Goirdani Soika, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Paramisehocyttarus2SpeciesTaxom
Paravespa Radoszkowski, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Pareumenes Saussure, 01SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1981Paper nest wasps8SpeciesTaxom
Proepipona Giordani Soika, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Pseudepipona Saussure, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochilus Saussure, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Pseudonortonia Giordani Soika, 19188SpeciesTaxom
Pterochilus Say, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Raphiglossa Saunders, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchium Spinola, 18984SpeciesTaxom
Ropalidia Guérin-Ménev..., 19444SpeciesTaxom
Synagris Latreille, 19448SpeciesTaxom
Syneuodynerus Blüthgen, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Trachyodynerus Giordani Soika, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Tricarinodynerus Giordani Soika, 18903SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1771Hornets1SpeciesTaxom
Zeteumenidion1SpeciesTaxom
Zetheumenidion Bequaert, 01SpeciesTaxom
Zethus Fabricius, 19065SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ethiopia
127 Species and 40 Subspecies
Aethiopicodynerus bimammillatus occidentalis Giordani Soika, 1987
Aethiopicodynerus schulthessi schulthessi Meade-Waldo, 1915
Afrepipona macrocephala Gribodo, 1894
Afreumenes aethiopicus affinis Schulthess, 1910
Afreumenes aethiopicus longirostris Gerst., 1857
Afreumenes erythrosoma Giordani Soika, 1940
Afreumenes melanosoma Saussure, 1852
Afreumenes melanosoma melanosoma Saussure, 1852
Afreumenes nigrorufus Giordani Soika, 1968
Afreumenes violaceus violaceus Giordani Soika, 1941
Alastor (Alastorellus) baidoensis Giordani Soika, 1983
Alastor (Alastorellus) stevensoni Schulthess, 1925
Allepipona (Cylindrepipona) similis Gusenleitner, 2000
Allodynerus curvirufolineatus Cameron, 1910
Allodynerus vinciguerrae Guiglia, 1929
Allodynerus vinciguerrae pallidulus Giordani Soika, 1970
Ancistrocerus andreinii Giordani Soika, 1939
Ancistrocerus biphalaratus de Saussure, 1852
Ancistrocerus striativentris Cameron, 1910
Ancistrocerus striativentris striativentris Cameron, 1910
Ancistrocerus zebra Saussure, 1863
Antepipona arethusae Meade-Waldo, 1919
Antepipona cingulifera Walker, 1871
Antepipona dauensis Magrett, 1898
Antepipona defracta Buysson, 1906
Antepipona jocosa Gerst., 1871
Antepipona karibae Meade-Waldo, 1915
Antepipona karibae karibae Meade-Waldo, 1915
Antepipona metemmensis Magrett, 1884
Antepipona mucronata Saussure, 1862
Antepipona pulchripilosella Cameron, 1910
Antepipona raffrayi Rad., 1857
Antepipona senegalensis Saussure, 1853
Antepipona silaos Saussure, 1853
Antepipona silaos quartinae Gribodo, 1884
Antepipona silaos silaos de Saussure, 1853
Antepipona tropicalis Saussure, 1853
Antodynerus ardens ardens Guérin, 1848
Antodynerus coenii Giordani Soika, 1934
Antodynerus multicolor pallidior Giordani Soika, 1944
Antodynerus mutabilis Saussure, 1863
Antodynerus radialis Saussure, 1856
Belonogaster abyssinica Buysson, 1906
Belonogaster adenensis Giordani Soika, 1957
Belonogaster clypeata Kohl, 1894
Belonogaster juncea Fabricius, 1781
Belonogaster juncea juncea Fabricius, 1781
Belonogaster menelikii Gribodo, 1879
Convextrocerus nitidissimus Giordani Soika, 1936
Cyrtolabulus zavattarii Giordani Soika, 1939
Cyrtolabulus zethiformis Giordani Soika, 1958
Delta asina mixtum Giordani Soika, 1944
Delta bonellii Giordani Soika, 1973
Delta concinnum Saussure, 1856
Delta dimidiatipenne Saussure, 1852
Delta emarginatum Linnaeus, 1758
Delta esuriens gracile Saussure, 1852
Delta fenestrale Saussure, 1852
Delta hottentottum berlandi Giordani Soika, 1933
Delta hottentotum berlandi Giordani Soika, 1934
Delta hottentotum hottentotum de Saussure, 1852
Delta lepeleterii Saussure, 1852
Delta lepeletierii Cameron, 1910
Delta lepeletierii formosum de Saussure, 1852
Delta lepeletierii lepeletierii de Saussure, 1852
Delta lepeletierii pilosellum Giordani Soika, 1982
Delta pseudodimidiatipenne Giordani Soika, 1944
Eumenes (Eumenes) fuellebornianus Schulthess, 1910
Eumenes fuellebornianus fuellebornianus Schulthess, 1910
Eumenes (Eumenes) gribodianus Guiglia, 1933
Eumenes gribodianus abyssinicus Giordani Soika, 1975
Eumenes gribodianus gribodianus
Eumenes lepeletierii de Saussure, 1852
Eumenes maxillosus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Delta fenestrale Saussure, 1852
Eumenes melanosomus de Saussure, 0
Eumenes violaceus Giordani Soika, 0
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) infinitus Gusenleitner, 2007
Gioiella katonai Schulthess, 1913
Gioiella kristenseni Meade-Waldo, 1915
Katamenes macrocephalus fenestraloides Giordani Soika, 1939
Knemodynerus expressus Giordani Soika, 1934
Knemodynerus pseudolateralis (Meade-Waldo, 1914)⇒ Knemodynerus expressus Giordani Soika, 1934
Knemodynerus stigma Saussure, 1863
Leptomenes eumenoides claripes Giordani Soika, 1976
Leptomenes eumenoides eumenoides Smith, 1857
Leptomenes major Giordani Soika, 1976
Micreumenes adelphus Meade-Waldo, 1911
Micreumenes annulipes Cameron, 1910
Odynerus scottianus Giordani Soika, 0
Odynerus zebra de Saussure, 1863
Omicrabulus arabicus Gusenleitner, 2002
Omicrabulus saganensis saganensis Giordani Soika, 1944
Ovodynerus sjoestedti Cameron, 1910
Ovodynerus yngvei Cameron, 1910
Parachilus bimammillatus (Giordani Soika, 1944)⇒ Aethiopicodynerus bimammillatus occidentalis Giordani Soika, 1987
Paramisehocyttarus buyssoni
Paramisehocyttarus subtilis
Paravespa (Gestrodynerus) bonellii Giordani Soika, 1982
Pareumenes sansibaricus laetefasciatus
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) melanosoma Saussure, 1854
Polistes (Polistes) badius Gerst., 1873
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Polistes (Polistes) gallicus Linnaeus, 1767Paper wasp
Polistes (Polistes) loveridgei Bequard, 1938
Polistes (Polistes) marginalis Fabricius, 1775
Polistes marginalis baidoensis Giordani Soika, 1944
Polistes tenellus minutissimus Giordani Soika, 1981
Proepipona lateralis Fabricius, 1781
Pseudepipona (Pseudepipona) augusta Morawitz, 1867
Pseudochilus asmarensis Giordani Soika, 1936
Pseudonortonia bisuturalis Saussure, 1852
Pseudonortonia boranensis Giordani Soika, 1939
Pseudonortonia convexiuscula Giordani Soika, 1939
Pseudonortonia elongata Giordani Soika, 1941
Pseudonortonia kibonotensis kibonotensis Cameron, 1910
Pseudonortonia maculinoda Cameron, 1910
Pseudonortonia rufolineata Cameron, 1905
Pseudonortonia tricarinulata Bequaert, 1918
Pterochilus bimammillatus Giordani Soika, 1944
Raphiglossa tibestica Giordani Soika, 1974
Rhynchalastor flavotorquatus Giordani Soika, 1944
Rhynchium marginellum Fabricius, 1793
Rhynchium marginellum marginellum
Rhynchium marginellum sabulosum Saussure, 1856
Rhynchium marginellum somalicum Magrett, 1898
Ropalidia aethiopica aethipica
Ropalidia aethiopica bimaculata Giordani Soika, 1981
Ropalidia cincta Lepeletier, 1836
Ropalidia novissima Giordani Soika, 1944
Synagris (Paragris) abyssinica Guérin, 1848
Synagris (Paragris) aestuans Fabricius, 1781
Synagris (Paragris) analis Saussure, 1856
Synagris analis analis
Synagris (Paragris) mirabilis Guérin, 1848
Synagris (Paragris) negusi Buysson, 1906
Synagris (Paragris) spinosuscula Saussure, 1852
Synagris (Rhynchagris) mediocarinata Soika, 1944
Syneuodynerus zavattarianus Giordani Soika, 1944
Trachyodynerus dancaliensis Giordani Soika, 1989
Tricarinodynerus guerinii Saussure, 1852
Tricarinodynerus guerinii guerinii
Tricarinodynerus ventralis Saussure, 1890
Vespa orientalis Linnaeus, 1771Oriental hornet
Zeteumenidion invertitus Giordani Soika, 1944
Zetheumenidion invertitus
Zethus (Zethus) aethiopicus Giordani Soika, 1940
Zethus (Zethus) favillaceus Madl, 2018
Zethus parvulus Saussure, 1856
Zethus pubescens Smith, 1857
Zethus rothschildanus Buysson, 1906

Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in Ethiopia
SubfamilyEumeninae
Leach, 1815
Potter and Mason Wasps, Potter wasps, Potter wasps and mason wasps, Wasps
39
98
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRaphiglossinae
Ashmead, 1902
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVespinae
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Wasps, Yellowjackets
3
9
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