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Checklist for Family Vespidae Leach, 1815 (And Allies)
and region La Plata County (Colorado, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
211
1001
1214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
211
1001
1214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
200
975
1167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
144
842
1005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
33
173
249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
29
168
246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
124
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
5
18
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
7
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for La Plata County
7 Genera with 9 Species
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1824Potter Wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Paragia Shuckard, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1853Paper nest wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomasaris Ashmead, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets1SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1918Ground Yellowjackets2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for La Plata County
9 Species and 1 Subspecies
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) annulatus Say, 1824
Mischocyttarus (Phi) flavitarsis Saussure, 1854Wasp
Paragia monocesta Snelling, 1986
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) apachus Saussure, 1857
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) aurifer (Saussure, 1853)⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793
Pseudomasaris vespoides Cresson, 1863
Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula atropilosa Sladen, 1918Prairie Yellowjacket

Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in La Plata County
SubfamilyEumeninae
Leach, 1815
Potter and Mason Wasps, Potter wasps, Potter wasps and mason wasps, Wasps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMasarinae
Latreille, 1802
Pollen wasps
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVespinae
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Wasps, Yellowjackets
2
3
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