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Checklist for Family Vespidae Leach, 1815 (And Allies)
and region Greece (Southeast Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
567
7483
24197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
563
7468
24174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
536
7367
23955
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
352
5928
20399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
67
942
3152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
56
821
2738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
19
360
1895
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
5
104
311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
47
149
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Greece
47 Genera with 149 Species
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Alastor Boisduval, 19703SpeciesTaxom
Alastorynerus Bluthgen, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Allodynerus Bluthgen, 18415SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1853European tube wasp9SpeciesTaxom
Antepipona Saussure, 18396SpeciesTaxom
Belonogaster Saussure, 1854
0SpeciesTaxom
Brachyodynerus Bluthgen, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Celonites Latreille, 19974SpeciesTaxom
Ceramius Latreille, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Chlorodynerus Bluthgen, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Delta Saussure, 17893SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1775Aerial Yellowjackets4SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 194316SpeciesTaxom
Eumicrodynerus Gusenleitner, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1793Potter Wasp9SpeciesTaxom
Eustenancistrocerus Blüthgen, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Gymnomerus Bluthgen, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Hemipterochilus Ferton, 18833SpeciesTaxom
Jugurtia Saussure, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Katamenes Meade-Waldo, 19604SpeciesTaxom
Leptochilus Saussure, 18557SpeciesTaxom
Leptomenes Giordani Soika, 01SpeciesTaxom
Microdynerus Thomson, 18567SpeciesTaxom
Monobia Saussure, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Odontodynerus Bluthgen, 02SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 183715SpeciesTaxom
Onychopterocheilus Bluthgen, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Orancistrocerus Vecht, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Paragymnomerus Bluthgen, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Pareumenes Saussure, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Parodontodynerus Bluthgen, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 0Paper nest wasps12SpeciesTaxom
Pseudepipona Saussure, 08SpeciesTaxom
Psiliglossa Saunders, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Pterocheilus Klug, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Quartinia André, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Raphiglossa Saunders, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchium Spinola, 17813SpeciesTaxom
Stenodynerus Saussure, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Subancistrocerus de Saussure, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Symmorphus Wesmael, 18323SpeciesTaxom
Syneuodynerus Blüthgen, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Tachyancistrocerus Giordani Soika, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Tropidodynerus Bluthgen, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets5SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1854Ground Yellowjackets7SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Greece
149 Species and 21 Subspecies
Alastor (Alastor) mocsaryi André, 1884
Alastor biegelebeni (Giordani Soika, 1942)⇒ Alastor mocsaryi André, 1884
Alastor mediomaculatus graecus Gusenleitner, 1970
Alastorynerus microdynerus (Dalla Torre, 1889)⇒ Microdynerus microdynerus Dalla Torre, 1889
Allodynerus delphinalis Giraud, 1866
Allodynerus dignotus Morawitz, 1895
Allodynerus floricola Saussure, 1853
Allodynerus nigricornis (Morawitz, 1885)⇒ Antepipona nigricornis Moravitz, 1885
Allodynerus rossii Lepeletier, 1841
Ancistrocerus antilope Panzer, 1798Lobed Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus auctus Fabricius, 1793
Ancistrocerus gazella Panzer, 1798European potter wasp
Ancistrocerus longispinosus Saussure, 1855
Ancistrocerus melanocerus Dalla Torre, 1894
Ancistrocerus nigricornis (Curtis, 1826)⇒ Ancistrocerus melanocerus Dalla Torre, 1894
Ancistrocerus oviventris Wesmael, 1836
Ancistrocerus oviventris caucasicus Gusenleitner, 1994
Ancistrocerus unifasciatus Saussure, 1853One-Banded Mason Wasp
Antepipona cariniceps Giordani Soika, 1979
Antepipona deflenda S. S. Saunders, 1853
Antepipona insana Giordani Soika, 1943
Antepipona insana quadriguttata Gusenleitner, 1970
Antepipona nigricornis Moravitz, 1885
Antepipona orbitalis Herrich-Schä..., 1839
Brachyodynerus quadrimaculatus André, 1884
Celonites (Celonites) abbreviatus Villers, 1789
Celonites (Eucelonites) cyprius Saussure, 1854
Celonites cyprius smyrnensis Richards, 1962
Celonites (Eucelonites) hellenicus Gusenleitner, 1997
Ceramius auctus Fabricius, 1804
Chlorodynerus ypsilon rhodius Blüthgen, 1954
Delta unguiculatum Villers, 1789
Delta unguiculatum sporadense Schulthess, 1929
Delta unguiculatum unguiculatum Villers, 1789
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) adulterina du Buysson, 1905Parasitic yellowjacket
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) sylvestris Scopoli, 1763Tree wasp
Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775Aerial yellowjacket
Eumenes coarctatus lunulatus Fabricius, 1804
Eumenes (Eumenes) consobrinus (de Saussure, 1856)⇒ Cyphomenes anisitsii Brèthes, 1906
Eumenes (Eumenes) coronatus Panzer, 1799
Eumenes (Eumenes) dubius Saussure, 1852
Eumenes (Eumenes) fraternus Say, 1824Fraternal Potter Wasp
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 sareptanus insolatus Müller, 1923
Eumenes (Eumenes) subpomiformis Bluethgen, 1938
Eumenes dimidiatus Br., 0
Eumenes flavigularis Blüthgen, 0
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Eumenes punctaticlypeus Giordani Soika, 1943
Eumicrodynerus europaeus Giordani Soika, 1942
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) curictensis Bluethgen, 1940
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) dantici Rossi, 1790
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) disconotatus Lichtenstein, 1884
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) fastidiosus Saussure, 1853
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) hellenicus Bluethgen, 1942
Euodynerus semisaecularis macedonicus Blüthgen, 1951
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) velutinus Bluethgen, 1951
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) posticus Herrich-Schä..., 1841
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) quadrifasciatus Fabricius, 1793
Eustenancistrocerus (Parastenancistrocerus) amadanensis Saussure, 1855
Gymnomerus laevipes Shuckard, 1837
Hemipterochilus aberrans Morawitz, 1885
Hemipterochilus bembeciformis Morawitz, 1867
Hemipterochilus bembeciformis terricola Mocsáry, 1883
Jugurtia braunsiella Schulthess, 1930
Jugurtia discrepans Brauns, 1913
Katamenes dimidiatus Brullé, 1832
Katamenes flavigularis Bluethgen, 1951
Katamenes sichelii Saussure, 1852
Katamenes sichelii tauriae Giordani Soika, 1960
Leptochilus limbiferus achaeus Gusenleitner, 1970
Leptochilus (Lionotulus) alpestris Saussure, 1855
Leptochilus (Lionotulus) ebmeri Gusenleitner, 1985
Leptochilus (Lionotulus) hermon Gusenleitner, 1971
Leptochilus (Lionotulus) josephi Giordani Soika, 1947
Leptochilus (Lionotulus) mimulus Gusenleitner, 1970
Leptochilus (Neoleptochilus) regulus Saussure, 1855
Leptomenes europaeus Giordani Soika, 0
Microdynerus (Alastorynerus) microdynerus Dalla Torre, 1889
Microdynerus (Pseudomicrodynerus) eurasius Bluethgen, 1938
Microdynerus (Pseudomicrodynerus) parvulus Herrich-Schä..., 1838
Microdynerus appenninicus Giordani Soika, 1960
Microdynerus interruptus Gusenleitner, 1970
Microdynerus nugdunensis Saussure, 1855
Microdynerus timidus Saussure, 1856
Monobia quadridens Linnaeus, 1763Four-toothed Mason Wasp
Odontodynerus deflendus Saunders, 0
Odontodynerus orbitalis Herrich-Schä..., 0
Odynerus (Odynerus) ezechiae von Schulthess, 1924
Odynerus (Odynerus) femoratus Saussure, 1856
Odynerus (Odynerus) melanocephalus Gmelin, 1790Black Headed Mason Wasp
Odynerus melanocephalus armeniacus Morawitz, 1885
Odynerus (Odynerus) poecilus Saussure, 1856
Odynerus (Odynerus) rotundigaster Saussure, 1853
Odynerus (Spinicoxa) albopictus Saussure, 1856
Odynerus albopictus calcaratus Moravitz, 1885
Odynerus (Spinicoxa) reniformis Gmelin, 1790
Odynerus delphinalis Gir., 0
Odynerus egregius (Viereck, 1906)⇒ Euodynerus pratensis Saussure, 1870
Odynerus floricola de Saussure, 1853
Odynerus herrichii de Saussure, 1856
Odynerus insanus Giordani Soika, 0
Odynerus oculatus (Say, 1837)⇒ Rhynchalastor anormis Say, 1824
Onychopterocheilus hellenicus Morawitz, 1885
Orancistrocerus bicoloripennis Gribodo, 1891
Paragymnomerus amitinorum Bluethgen, 1952
Pareumenes laminatus Kriechbaumer, 1879
Parodontodynerus ephippium Klug, 1817
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) annularis Linnaeus, 1763Jack Spaniard Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Polistes) associus Kohl, 1898
Polistes (Polistes) atrimandibularis Zimmermann, 1930
Polistes (Polistes) biglumis Linnaeus, 1758
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) nimpha Christ, 1791
Polistes (Polistes) sulcifer Zimmerman, 1930Cuckoo wasp
Polistes bucharensis Erichson, 0
Pseudepipona (Deuterepipona) ionia Saussure, 1855
Pseudepipona (Pseudepipona) cretensis Bluethgen, 1942
Pseudepipona (Pseudepipona) herrichii Saussure, 1856Purbeck mason wasp
Pseudepipona herrichii aldrichi Fox, 1892
Pseudepipona disconotata Licht., 0
Pseudepipona fastidiosissima de Saussure, 0
Pseudepipona postica Herrich-Schä..., 0
Pseudepipona ypsilon Kostylev, 0
Psiliglossa odyneroides S. S. Saunders, 1850
Pterocheilus phaleratus tuberculatus Blüthgen, 1955
Quartinia cretica Gusenleitner, 1994
Quartinia soikai Richards, 1962
Raphiglossa eumenoides S. S. Saunders, 1850
Rhynchalastor bluethgeni Vecht, 1971
Rhynchium oculatum Fabricius, 1781
Rhynchium oculatum hebraeum Giordani Soika, 1952
Rhynchium oculatum oculatum Fabricius, 1781
Stenodynerus bluethgeni (van der Vecht, 1971)⇒ Rhynchalastor bluethgeni Vecht, 1971
Stenodynerus fastidiosissimus Saussure, 1855
Subancistrocerus sichelii Saussure, 1856
Symmorphus (Koptodynerus) declivis Harttig, 1932
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) bifasciatus Linnaeus, 1761
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) gracilis Brullé, 1832
Syneuodynerus egregius Herrich-Schä..., 1839
Tachyancistrocerus rhodensis Saussure, 1855
Tropidodynerus (Tropidodynerus) interruptus Brullé, 1832
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespa orientalis Linnaeus, 1771Oriental hornet
Vespa rufa Linnæus, 1758
Vespa spinipes Linnæus, 1758
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket
Vespula (Vespula) rufa Linnaeus, 1758Red Wasp
Vespula flavopilosa Jacobson, 1978Downy Yellowjacket
Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905Eastern yellow jacket
Vespula squamosa Drury, 1770Southern Yellowjacket
Vespula vidua de Saussure, 1854Widow Yellowjacket

Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in Greece
SubfamilyEumeninae
Leach, 1815
Potter and Mason Wasps, Potter wasps, Potter wasps and mason wasps, Wasps
35
111
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMasarinae
Latreille, 1802
Pollen wasps
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
1
12
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRaphiglossinae
Ashmead, 1902
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVespinae
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Wasps, Yellowjackets
4
15
Genera
Species

Taxom



Vespidae (Leach 1815)
Vespidae (Leach 1815)


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