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Checklist for Family Vespidae Leach, 1815 (And Allies)
and region Germany (North Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
876
10995
42130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
871
10984
42109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
774
10682
41391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
450
8597
35712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
77
1610
7500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
63
1430
6347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
23
463
2808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
5
89
381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
41
198
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Germany
41 Genera with 198 Species
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Alastor Boisduval, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Allodynerus Bluthgen, 18413SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1906European tube wasp22SpeciesTaxom
Antepipona Saussure, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Apodynerus Giordani Soika, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Celonites Latreille, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Delta Saussure, 17893SpeciesTaxom
Discoelius Latreille, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1763Aerial Yellowjackets11SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 010SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1793Potter Wasp8SpeciesTaxom
Gamma Zavattari, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Gymnomerus Bluthgen, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Hoplomerus Agassiz, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Hoplopus Agassiz, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Katamenes Meade-Waldo, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Leionotus Bibron In d..., 1843
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptochilus Saussure, 18555SpeciesTaxom
Lionotus Thomson, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Microdynerus Thomson, 18568SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Nannodynerus Bluethgen, 1938
0SpeciesTaxom
Nesodynerus Perkins, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Odontodynerus Bluthgen, 01SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 182626SpeciesTaxom
Pachodynerus Saussure, 18121SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Paranortonia Bequaert, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Paravespula Blüthgen, 04SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1936Paper nest wasps24SpeciesTaxom
Polochrum Spinola, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Pseudepipona Saussure, 04SpeciesTaxom
Pterocheilus Klug, 17972SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 18399SpeciesTaxom
Sphaericites Bode, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Stenodynerus Saussure, 18399SpeciesTaxom
Symmorphus Wesmael, 189412SpeciesTaxom
Synagris Latreille, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets23SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1854Ground Yellowjackets7SpeciesTaxom
Zethus Fabricius, 19121SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Germany
198 Species and 17 Subspecies
Alastor (Alastor) atropos Lepeletier, 1841
Alastor rottensis Meunier, 1922
Allodynerus delphinalis Giraud, 1866
Allodynerus floricola Saussure, 1853
Allodynerus rossii Lepeletier, 1841
Ancistrocerus adiabatus Saussure, 1853Bramble Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus antilope Panzer, 1798Lobed Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus auctus Fabricius, 1793
Ancistrocerus catskill Viereck, 1902Catskill Potter Wasp
Ancistrocerus claripennis (Thomson, 1874)⇒ Ancistrocerus quadratus Panzer, 1799
Ancistrocerus dusmetiolus Strand, 1914
Ancistrocerus excisa (Faester, 1961)⇒ Ancistrocerus parietinus Linnaeus, 1758
Ancistrocerus gazella Panzer, 1798European potter wasp
Ancistrocerus ichneumonideus Ratzeburg, 1844
Ancistrocerus melanocerus Dalla Torre, 1894
Ancistrocerus nigricornis (Curtis, 1826)⇒ Ancistrocerus melanocerus Dalla Torre, 1894
Ancistrocerus oviventris Wesmael, 1836
Ancistrocerus oviventris oviventris Wesmael, 1836
Ancistrocerus parietinus Linnaeus, 1758Wall Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus parietum Linnaeus, 1758Vespid wasp
Ancistrocerus pictipes (Thomson, 1874)⇒ Ancistrocerus gazella Panzer, 1798
Ancistrocerus quadratus Panzer, 1799
Ancistrocerus renimacula Lepeletier, 1841
Ancistrocerus scoticus Curtis, 1826
Ancistrocerus thomsoni (Blüthgen, 1938)⇒ Ancistrocerus ichneumonideus Ratzeburg, 1844
Ancistrocerus trifasciatus Muller, 1776Caterpillar-hunting potter wasp
Ancistrocerus waldenii Viereck, 1906Walden’S Potter Wasp
Antepipona deflenda S. S. Saunders, 1853
Antepipona orbitalis Herrich-Schä..., 1839
Apodynerus troglodytes Saussure, 1856
Celonites (Celonites) abbreviatus Villers, 1789
Delta unguiculatum Villers, 1789
Delta unguiculatum unguiculatum Villers, 1789
Delta unguiculatus Villers, 1789
Discoelius dufourii Lepeletier, 1841
Discoelius zonalis Panzer, 1801
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) media Retzius, 1783Media Wasp
Dolichovespula (Metavespula) sylvestris Scopoli, 1763
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) adulterina du Buysson, 1905Parasitic yellowjacket
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) norwegica Fabricius, 1781Norwegian wasp
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) omissa Bischoff, 1931
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) saxonica Fabricius, 1793Saxon wasp
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) sylvestris Scopoli, 1763Tree wasp
Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775Aerial yellowjacket
Dolichovespula norvegicoides Sladen, 1918Arctic yellowjacket
Dolichovespula silvestris Scopoli, 1763
Eumenes (Eumenes) coarctatus Linnaeus, 1758Heath Potter Wasp
Eumenes coarctatus coarctatus Linnaeus, 1758
Eumenes (Eumenes) coronatus Panzer, 1799
Eumenes (Eumenes) mediterraneus Kriechbaumer, 1879
Eumenes (Eumenes) papillarius Christ, 1791
Eumenes (Eumenes) pedunculatus Panzer, 1799
Eumenes (Eumenes) pomiformis Fabricius, 1781
Eumenes (Eumenes) sareptanus André, 1884
Eumenes (Eumenes) subpomiformis Bluethgen, 1938
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) annectens Saussure, 1870
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) crypticus Say, 1823
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) dantici Rossi, 1790
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) notatus Jurine, 1807
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) posticus Herrich-Schä..., 1841
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) quadrifasciatus Fabricius, 1793
Euodynerus (Paronodynerus) notatus Jurine, 1807
Euodynerus (Paronodynerus) quadrifasciatus Fabricius, 1793
Gymnomerus laevipes Shuckard, 1837
Gymnomerus laevipes laevipes Shuckard, 1837
Hoplomerus serripes (Morawitz, 1867)⇒ Odynerus serricrus Bluethgen, 1963
Katamenes arbustorum Panzer, 1799
Leptochilus (Euleptochilus) limbiferus Morawitz, 1867
Leptochilus limbiferus achaeus Gusenleitner, 1970
Leptochilus (Lionotulus) alpestris Saussure, 1855
Leptochilus (Lionotulus) tarsatus Saussure, 1855
Leptochilus (Neoleptochilus) regulus Saussure, 1855
Microdynerus (Alastorynerus) microdynerus Dalla Torre, 1889
Microdynerus (Microdynerus) nugdunenesis Saussure, 1855
Microdynerus (Pseudomicrodynerus) parvulus Herrich-Schä..., 1838
Microdynerus exilis Herrich-Schä..., 1839
Microdynerus longicollis Morawitz, 1895
Microdynerus nugdunensis Saussure, 1855
Microdynerus nugdunensis nugdunensis Saussure, 1855
Microdynerus timidus Saussure, 1856
Mischocyttarus (Phi) flavitarsis Saussure, 1854Wasp
Nesodynerus molokaiensis Perkins, 1899
Odontodynerus orbitalis Herrich-Schä..., 0
Odynerus (Odynerus) alpinus von Schulthess, 1897
Odynerus (Odynerus) melanocephalus Gmelin, 1790Black Headed Mason Wasp
Odynerus melanocephalus melanocephalus Gmelin, 1790
Odynerus (Odynerus) poecilus Saussure, 1856
Odynerus (Odynerus) serricrus Bluethgen, 1963
Odynerus (Odynerus) spinipes Linnaeus, 1758Spiny Mason Wasp
Odynerus (Spinicoxa) antigai (Dusmet, 1903)⇒ Odynerus eburneofasciatus Dusmet, 1903
Odynerus (Spinicoxa) eburneofasciatus Dusmet, 1903
Odynerus (Spinicoxa) reniformis Gmelin, 1790
Odynerus (Spinicoxa) simillimus Morawitz, 1867Fen Mason-wasp
Odynerus angulatus (Saussure, 1856)⇒ Pseudepipona angulata angulata Saussure, 1856
Odynerus angustatus Zetterstedt, 1838
Odynerus auratus (Saussure, 1858)⇒ Rhynchalastor auratus Fabricius, 1787
Odynerus callosus Thomson, 1870
Odynerus caroli Moravitz, 1885
Odynerus carreti (Gribodo, 1896)⇒ Odynerus caroli Moravitz, 1885
Odynerus delphinalis Gir., 0
Odynerus elegans (Wesmael, 1833)⇒ Symmorphus gracilis Brullé, 1832
Odynerus fragilis (Smith, 1857)⇒ Apodynerus troglodytes Saussure, 1856
Odynerus gracilis Brullé, 1832
Odynerus indutus (Spinosa, 1851)⇒ Montezumia nigriceps Spinosa, 1841
Odynerus latipennis Smith, 0
Odynerus miniatus de Saussure, 0
Odynerus nugdunenesis Saussure, 1855
Odynerus parietum Linnaeus, 1758
Odynerus pictus (Curtis, 1826)⇒ Rhynchalastor dentisquama Thomson, 1870
Pachodynerus nasidens Latreille, 1812Key hole wasp
Parancistrocerus leionotus leionotus Kirby & Spence, 1828
Paranortonia symmorphus (Bequaert, 1940)⇒ Parazumia tolteca Saussure, 1875
Paravespula germanica (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Vespula germanica Fabricius, 1793
Paravespula rufa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Vespula rufa Linnaeus, 1758
Paravespula rufa schrenckii Rad., 0
Paravespula vulgaris (Linnaeus, 0)⇒ Vespula vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) actaeon Haliday, 1836
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) bahamensis Bequard & Salt, 1931
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) canadensis Linnaeus, 1758
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) rossi Bohart, 1949
Polistes (Gyrostoma) wattii Cameron, 1900
Polistes (Polistes) atrimandibularis Zimmermann, 1930
Polistes (Polistes) biglumis Linnaeus, 1758
Polistes biglumis bimaculatus Geoffroy, 1785
Polistes (Polistes) bischoffi Weyrauch, 1937
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Polistes (Polistes) dominulus (Christ, 1791)⇒ Polistes dominula Christ, 1791
Polistes (Polistes) gallicus Linnaeus, 1767Paper wasp
Polistes (Polistes) helveticus Neumeyer, 2014
Polistes (Polistes) nimpha Christ, 1791
Polistes albellus (Giordani Soika, 1976)⇒ Polistes gallicus Linnaeus, 1767
Polistes dubia (Kohl, 1898)⇒ Polistes biglumis Linnaeus, 1758
Polistes kirbyanus T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Polistes mongolicus (Buysson, 1911)⇒ Polistes gallicus Linnaeus, 1767
Polistes nimphus (Christ, 1791)⇒ Polistes nimpha Christ, 1791
Polistes opinabilis (Kohl, 1898)⇒ Polistes nimpha Christ, 1791
Polistes primitiva O. Heer, 1865
Polistes signata G. Statz, 1936
Polistes signatus Statz, 1936
Polochrum repandum Spinola, 1805
Pseudepipona (Pseudepipona) herrichii Saussure, 1856Purbeck mason wasp
Pseudepipona angulata angulata Saussure, 1856
Pseudepipona postica Herrich-Schä..., 0
Pseudepipona rossii Lepeletier, 0
Pterocheilus (Pterocheilus) phaleratus (Panzer, 1797)⇒ Nesodynerus molokaiensis Perkins, 1899
Pterocheilus phaleratus phaleratus Panzer, 1797
Rhynchalastor auratus Fabricius, 1787
Rhynchalastor bluethgeni Vecht, 1971
Rhynchalastor chevrieranus de Saussure, 1856
Rhynchalastor clypeopictus Kostylev, 1940
Rhynchalastor dentisquama Thomson, 1870
Rhynchalastor orenburgensis André, 1874
Rhynchalastor picticrus Thomson, 1874
Rhynchalastor steckianus Schulthess, 1897
Rhynchalastor xanthomelas Herrich-SchÃ..., 1839
Sphaericites concameratus A. Bode, 1953
Stenodynerus bluethgeni (van der Vecht, 1971)⇒ Rhynchalastor bluethgeni Vecht, 1971
Stenodynerus chevrieranus Saussure, 1855
Stenodynerus clypeopictus (Kostylev, 1940)⇒ Rhynchalastor clypeopictus Kostylev, 1940
Stenodynerus dentisquama (Thomson, 1870)⇒ Rhynchalastor dentisquama Thomson, 1870
Stenodynerus orenburgensis (André, 1884)⇒ Rhynchalastor orenburgensis André, 1874
Stenodynerus picticrus (Thomson, 1874)⇒ Rhynchalastor picticrus Thomson, 1874
Stenodynerus steckianus (von Schulthess, 1897)⇒ Rhynchalastor steckianus Schulthess, 1897
Stenodynerus totonacus Saussure, 1857
Stenodynerus xanthomelas (Herrich-Schä..., 1839)⇒ Rhynchalastor xanthomelas Herrich-SchÃ..., 1839
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) allobrogus Saussure, 1855
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) angustatus Zetterstedt, 1838
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) bifasciatus Linnaeus, 1761
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) connexus Curtis, 1826
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) crassicornis Panzer, 1798
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) debilitatus Saussure, 1855
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) fuscipes Herrich-Schä..., 1838
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) gracilis Brullé, 1832
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) murarius Linnaeus, 1758
Symmorphus murarius nidulator Saussure, 1855
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) sublaevis Kostylev, 1940
Symmorphus mutinensis (Baldini, 1894)⇒ Symmorphus bifasciatus Linnaeus, 1761
Synagris tropidia (Schletterer, 1891)⇒ Tricarinodynerus ventralis Saussure, 1890
Vespa affinis Linnaeus, 1764Lesser banded hornet
Vespa bilineata G. Statz, 1936
Vespa coarctata Linnæus, 1758
Vespa cordifera G. Statz, 1936
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespa crabro germana (Christ, 1791)⇒ Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespa germanica (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Vespula germanica Fabricius, 1793
Vespa mandarinia Smith, 1852Asian giant hornet
Vespa media Olivier, 1791
Vespa muraria Linnæus, 1758
Vespa nigra G. Statz, 1936
Vespa norwegica Fabricius, 1781
Vespa orientalis Linnaeus, 1771Oriental hornet
Vespa parietum (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Dolichovespula sylvestris Scopoli, 1763
Vespa phalerata Panzer, 1797
Vespa rufa Linnæus, 1758
Vespa saxonica (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Dolichovespula adulterina du Buysson, 1905
Vespa spinipes Linnæus, 1758
Vespa sylvestris Scopoli, 1763
Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836Asian Hornet
Vespa velutina nigrithorax Buysson, 1905Asian hornet
Vespa vulgaris (Linnæus, 1758)⇒ Vespula vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket
Vespula (Vespula) austriaca Panzer, 1799Boreal Yellowjacket
Vespula (Vespula) germanica (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Vespula germanica Fabricius, 1793
Vespula (Vespula) rufa Linnaeus, 1758Red Wasp
Vespula (Vespula) vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Vespula vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758
Vespula vidua de Saussure, 1854Widow Yellowjacket
Zethus waldoi Zavattari, 1912

Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in Germany
SubfamilyEumeninae
Leach, 1815
Potter and Mason Wasps, Potter wasps, Potter wasps and mason wasps, Wasps
30
131
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMasarinae
Latreille, 1802
Pollen wasps
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
2
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVespinae
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Wasps, Yellowjackets
3
38
Genera
Species

Taxom



Vespidae (Leach 1815)
Vespidae (Leach 1815)


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