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Checklist for Family Vespidae Leach, 1815 (And Allies)
and region Macaronesia (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
526
5757
13395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
522
5738
13355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
504
5673
13247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
319
4508
10911
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
58
875
1967
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
53
862
1948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
20
351
1051
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
59
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
27
50
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Macaronesia
27 Genera with 50 Species
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Agelaia Lepeletier, 19972SpeciesTaxom
Alastorynerus Bluthgen, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1954European tube wasp12SpeciesTaxom
Angiopolybia Araujo, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Brachyodynerus Bluthgen, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Delta Saussure, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1841Potter Wasp4SpeciesTaxom
Hypodynerus Saussure, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Katamenes Meade-Waldo, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Labochilus Bluthgen, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Leptochilus Saussure, 19744SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Paravespula Blüthgen, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1767Paper nest wasps5SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Proepipona Giordani Soika, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Pseudepipona Saussure, 01SpeciesTaxom
Pterocheilus Klug, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchium Spinola, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Ropalidia Guérin-Ménev..., 18361SpeciesTaxom
Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Synagris Latreille, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Synoeca de Saussure, 1978Drumming wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1763Hornets1SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1758Ground Yellowjackets2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Macaronesia
50 Species and 6 Subspecies
Agelaia angulata Fabricius, 1804
Agelaia electra J. M. Carpenter, 1997
Alastorynerus rubescens Gusenleitner, 1973
Ancistrocerus atlanticus atlanticus Kirby, 1884
Ancistrocerus atlanticus lindbergi Giordani Soika, 1966
Ancistrocerus atlanticus luciae Giordani Soika, 1966
Ancistrocerus atlanticus pseudatlanticus Giordani Soika, 1966
Ancistrocerus contrarius alboquadrimaculatus Giordani Soika, 1966
Ancistrocerus fortunatus Bluethgen, 1954
Ancistrocerus gazella Panzer, 1798European potter wasp
Ancistrocerus haematodes Brullé, 1839
Ancistrocerus kerneri Dalla Torre, 1904
Ancistrocerus madaera Saussure, 1852
Ancistrocerus parietum Linnaeus, 1758Vespid wasp
Ancistrocerus vigilans Blüthgen, 1954
Angiopolybia paraensis Spinosa, 1851
Brachyodynerus binominatus Blüthgen, 1939
Delta dimidiatipenne Saussure, 1852
Delta emarginatum Linnaeus, 1758
Eumenes (Eumenes) mediterraneus Kriechbaumer, 1879
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) albomaculatus Gusenleitner, 2000
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) reflexus Brullé, 1839
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) variegatus Fabricius, 1793
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) posticus Herrich-Schä..., 1841
Hypodynerus porteri Bequard & Ruiz, 1941
Katamenes niger Brullé, 1836
Labochilus canariensis Giordani Soika, 1974
Leptochilus (Euleptochilus) cruentatus Brullé, 1839
Leptochilus (Euleptochilus) fortunatus Bluethgen, 1958
Leptochilus (Lionotulus) eatoni Saunders, 1904
Leptochilus (Lionotulus) replenus Giordani Soika, 1974
Mischocyttarus (Clypeopolybia) heliconius Richards, 1941
Mischocyttarus (Phi) cubensis Saussure, 1854
Odynerus oculatus (Say, 1837)⇒ Rhynchalastor anormis Say, 1824
Paravespula germanica (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Vespula germanica Fabricius, 1793
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) erythrocephalus Latreille, 1813
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) versicolor Olivier, 1791South American paper wasp
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Polistes (Polistes) dominulus (Christ, 1791)⇒ Polistes dominula Christ, 1791
Polistes (Polistes) gallicus Linnaeus, 1767Paper wasp
Polybia (Myrapetra) diguetana Buysson, 1905
Proepipona lateralis lateralis Fabricius, 1781
Pseudepipona postica Herrich-Schä..., 0
Pterocheilus coccineus André, 1884
Pterocheilus ornatus Lepeletier, 1841
Rhynchium oculatum Fabricius, 1781
Ropalidia cincta Lepeletier, 1836
Stenodyneriellus heterospilus Cameron, 1907
Synagris tropidia (Schletterer, 1891)⇒ Tricarinodynerus ventralis Saussure, 1890
Synoeca septentrionalis Richards, 1978
Vespa parietum (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Dolichovespula sylvestris Scopoli, 1763
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket

Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in Macaronesia
SubfamilyEumeninae
Leach, 1815
Potter and Mason Wasps, Potter wasps, Potter wasps and mason wasps, Wasps
17
32
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
6
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVespinae
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Wasps, Yellowjackets
3
4
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