Checklist for Family Vespidae Leach, 1815 (And Allies)
and region Louisiana (USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 420
3632
7047 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 419
3629
7044 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 397
3553
6870 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 271
2937
5698 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 47
284
554 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 40
265
538 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 17
159
416 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps | 5
31
51 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Vespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps | 13
32 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Louisiana
13 Genera with 32 Species | Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1853 | European tube wasp | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1763 | Aerial Yellowjackets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumenes Latreille, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1853 | Potter Wasp | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Monobia Saussure, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachodynerus Saussure, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 1852 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Polistes Latreille, 1804 | Paper nest wasps | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudodynerus Saussure, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Quartinia André, 1962 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vespa Linnaeus, 1758 | Hornets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vespula Thomson, 1854 | Ground Yellowjackets | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Zethus Fabricius, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Louisiana
32 Species | Ancistrocerus adiabatus Saussure, 1853 | Bramble Mason Wasp | | Ancistrocerus campestris Saussure, 1853 | Smiling Mason Wasp | | Ancistrocerus unifasciatus Saussure, 1853 | One-Banded Mason Wasp | | Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763 | Bald hornet | | Eumenes (Eumenes) fraternus Say, 1824 | Fraternal Potter Wasp | | Euodynerus (Euodynerus) bidens Saussure, 1870 | | | Euodynerus (Euodynerus) crypticus Say, 1823 | | | Euodynerus (Euodynerus) megaera Lepeletier, 1841 | | | Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) foraminatus Saussure, 1853 | | | Monobia quadridens Linnaeus, 1763 | Four-toothed Mason Wasp | | Pachodynerus erynnis Lepeletier, 1841 | Red-and-black Mason Wasp | | Parancistrocerus fulvipes Saussure, 1856 | Potter wasp | | Parancistrocerus perennis Saussure, 1857 | | | Parancistrocerus salcularis Saussure, 1852 | | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) annularis Linnaeus, 1763 | Jack Spaniard Wasp | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) bahamensis Bequard & Salt, 1931 | | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) bellicosus (Cresson, 1872) | ⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793 | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) carolina Linnaeus, 1767 | Red Paper Wasps | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) exclamans Viereck, 1906 | Paper wasp | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793 | Dark Paper Wasp | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) metricus Say, 1831 | Metric Paper Wasp | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) perplexus Cresson, 1872 | | | Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791 | European paper wasp | | Polistes fuscus Fabricius, 1804 | | | Pseudodynerus quadrisectus Say, 1837 | | | Quartinia persephona Richards, 1962 | | | Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758 | Cornish mallow | | Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 | Common European Yellowjacket | | Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905 | Eastern yellow jacket | | Vespula squamosa Drury, 1770 | Southern Yellowjacket | | Vespula vidua de Saussure, 1854 | Widow Yellowjacket | | Zethus (Zethus) spinipes Say, 1837 | |
Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in Louisiana
 | | Vespidae (Leach 1815) |
Links, sources and further information Vespidae at artfakta.se
Vespidae at dyntaxa.se
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Vespidae at itis.gov
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