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Checklist for Family Vespidae Leach, 1815 (And Allies)
and region Madagascar (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
558
8318
30598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
557
8313
30590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
533
8181
30271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
346
6695
26862
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
63
990
3862
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
59
982
3853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
24
385
2259
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
5
99
271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
25
109
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Madagascar
25 Genera with 109 Species
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Alastor Boisduval, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1776European tube wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Antepipona Saussure, 19412SpeciesTaxom
Anterhynchium de Saussure, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Belanogaster1SpeciesTaxom
Belonogaster Saussure, 198726SpeciesTaxom
Clypearia Saussure, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Cyrteumenes Giordani Soika, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Delta Saussure, 17895SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 02SpeciesTaxom
Knemodynerus Bluethgen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Labus Saussure, 01SpeciesTaxom
Leptochilus Saussure, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Leptomenes Giordani Soika, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Malagassodynerus Gusenleitner, 1992
0SpeciesTaxom
Malgachemenes Gusenleitner, 1992
0SpeciesTaxom
Microdynerus Thomson, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 19419SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps9SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Ropalidia Guérin-Ménev..., 189033SpeciesTaxom
Tricarinodynerus Giordani Soika, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1771Hornets2SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1758Ground Yellowjackets2SpeciesTaxom
Zethus Fabricius, 19402SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Madagascar
109 Species and 3 Subspecies
Alastor madecassus Giordani Soika, 1991
Ancistrocerus trifasciatus Muller, 1776Caterpillar-hunting potter wasp
Antepipona hova Saussure, 1900
Antepipona seyrigi Giordani Soika, 1941
Anterhynchium (Epiodynerus) grandidieri Saussure, 1890
Anterhynchium madecassum Saussure, 1852
Belanogaster eumenoides
Belonogaster ambiko Hensen & Blo..., 1987
Belonogaster apicalis Saussure, 1900
Belonogaster betsileo Hensen & Blo..., 1987
Belonogaster bicolor Saussure, 1900
Belonogaster brevipetiolata Saussure, 1891
Belonogaster confusa Kojima, 2001
Belonogaster dayi Hensen & Blo..., 1987
Belonogaster discifera Hensen & Blo..., 1987
Belonogaster erythrocephala Hensen & Blo..., 1987
Belonogaster eumenoides Saussure, 1891
Belonogaster fanemitra Hensen & Blo..., 1987
Belonogaster guerini Saussure, 1853
Belonogaster hildebrandti Saussure, 1891
Belonogaster madecassa Saussure, 1853
Belonogaster malagassa de Saussure, 1900
Belonogaster mandraka Hensen & Blo..., 1987
Belonogaster maromandia Richards, 1982
Belonogaster ornata Saussure, 1900
Belonogaster pomicolor de Saussure, 1900
Belonogaster prasina Saussure, 1891
Belonogaster schulthessi Kojima, 2001
Belonogaster scutifera Hensen & Blo..., 1987
Belonogaster tanosy Hensen & Blo..., 1987
Belonogaster tipuliformis Hensen & Blo..., 1987
Belonogaster trandraka Hensen & Blo..., 1987
Belonogaster vadoni Hensen & Blo..., 1987
Clypearia pruinosa (Fairmaire, 1903)⇒ Clypeasta pruinosa Fairmaire, 1903
Cyrteumenes floricola Saussure, 1891
Delta emarginatum Linnaeus, 1758
Delta guerinii Saussure, 1852
Delta pensile Saussure, 1890
Delta regina Saussure, 1852
Delta unguiculatum Villers, 1789
Eumenes (Eumenes) dubius Saussure, 1852
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Knemodynerus aequabilis Gusenleitner, 1995
Labus bekilyensis Giordani Soika, 0
Leptochilus limbiferus achaeus Gusenleitner, 1970
Leptomenes extremus Gusenleitner, 2005
Leptomenes schulthessianus Saussure, 1890
Microdynerus confinis Gusenleitner, 1979
Microdynerus longicollis Morawitz, 1895
Microdynerus nugdunensis Saussure, 1855
Odynerus adulescens Giordani Soika, 1941
Odynerus antisrabensis Giordani Soika, 1941
Odynerus hyalinelamellatus Giordani Soika, 1941
Odynerus parvilamellatus Giordani Soika, 1941
Odynerus pensus Giordani Soika, 1937
Odynerus puer Giordani Soika, 1941
Odynerus sakalavus de Saussure, 1890
Odynerus vatondrangyensis Giordani Soika, 1941
Odynerus viridipictus Giordani Soika, 1941
Polistes (Gyrostoma) olivaceus De Geer, 1773Macao paper wasp
Polistes stenopus stenopus van der Vecht, 1972
Polistes (Polistella) albocalcaratus Buysson, 1905
Polistes (Polistella) bituberculatus Buysson, 1905
Polistes (Polistella) madecassus Saussure, 1853
Polistes (Polistella) saussurei Dalla Torre, 1894
Polistes (Polistella) sikorae Saussure, 1900
Polistes (Polistes) albicinctus de Saussure, 1890
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Rhynchalastor bluethgeni Vecht, 1971
Ropalidia (Icariola) ranavali Saussure, 1890
Ropalidia anarchia Saussure, 1853
Ropalidia anarchica de Saussure, 1853
Ropalidia atra Saussure, 1890
Ropalidia bicincta Saussure, 1890
Ropalidia carinata Saussure, 1890
Ropalidia constitutionalis Saussure, 1853
Ropalidia democratica Saussure, 1853
Ropalidia dubia Saussure, 1853
Ropalidia ducalis Saussure, 1900
Ropalidia formosa Saussure, 1854
Ropalidia fraterna Saussure, 1900
Ropalidia galimatia Saussure, 1853
Ropalidia grandidieri Saussure, 1890
Ropalidia interjecta Saussure, 1900
Ropalidia minor Saussure, 1900
Ropalidia nilssoni Giordani Soika, 1991
Ropalidia nitidula Saussure, 1890
Ropalidia obscurior Giordani Soika, 1991
Ropalidia phalansterica Saussure, 1853
Ropalidia prasina Saussure, 1900
Ropalidia pulchella Saussure, 1900
Ropalidia regina Saussure, 1900
Ropalidia sakalava Saussure, 1900
Ropalidia saussurei Kojima, 1998
Ropalidia schulthessi Saussure, 1890
Ropalidia scottiana Saussure, 1890
Ropalidia shestakovi von Schulthess, 1931
Ropalidia subclavata Saussure, 1890
Ropalidia variabilis Saussure, 1890
Ropalidia velutina Saussure, 1890
Ropalidia venustula Saussure, 1900
Ropalidia vetripennis de Saussure, 1890
Tricarinodynerus guerinii Saussure, 1852
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespa orientalis Linnaeus, 1771Oriental hornet
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket
Zethus madecassus Schulthess, 1907
Zethus seyrigi Giordani Soika, 1940

Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in Madagascar
SubfamilyEumeninae
Leach, 1815
Potter and Mason Wasps, Potter wasps, Potter wasps and mason wasps, Wasps
17
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
2
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVespinae
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Wasps, Yellowjackets
4
63
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