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Checklist for Family Vespidae Leach, 1815 (And Allies)
and region Gaston County (North Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
177
643
809
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
177
643
809
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
166
617
764
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
120
521
647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
22
91
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
17
82
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
11
67
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
3
14
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
9
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Gaston County
9 Genera with 12 Species
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1853European tube wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1775Aerial Yellowjackets2SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1823Potter Wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Pachodynerus Saussure, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1831Paper nest wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets1SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1854Ground Yellowjackets2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gaston County
12 Species
Ancistrocerus campestris Saussure, 1853Smiling Mason Wasp
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775Aerial yellowjacket
Eumenes (Eumenes) consobrinus (de Saussure, 1856)⇒ Cyphomenes anisitsii Brèthes, 1906
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) crypticus Say, 1823
Pachodynerus erynnis Lepeletier, 1841Red-and-black Mason Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) exclamans Viereck, 1906Paper wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) metricus Say, 1831Metric Paper Wasp
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket
Vespula vidua de Saussure, 1854Widow Yellowjacket

Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in Gaston County
SubfamilyEumeninae
Leach, 1815
Potter and Mason Wasps, Potter wasps, Potter wasps and mason wasps, Wasps
5
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVespinae
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Wasps, Yellowjackets
3
5
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