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Checklist for Family Vespidae Leach, 1815 (And Allies)
and region Maricopa County (Arizona, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
287
1702
2815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
287
1702
2815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
272
1658
2742
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
186
1408
2405
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
36
280
682
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
33
273
677
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
209
610
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
5
41
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
20
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Maricopa County
20 Genera with 42 Species
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1853European tube wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1837Honey wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichodynerus Bohart, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1763Aerial Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 18883SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1908Potter Wasp7SpeciesTaxom
Euparagia Cresson, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Leucodynerus Bohart, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Microdynerus Thomson, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Pachodynerus Saussure, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Parazumia Saussure, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1953Paper nest wasps6SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomasaris Ashmead, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Pterocheilus Klug, 19893SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 19485SpeciesTaxom
Stenodynerus Saussure, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets1SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1857Ground Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Maricopa County
42 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ancistrocerus tuberculocephalus Saussure, 1853Vespid wasp
Brachygastra mellifica Say, 1837Mexican honey wasp
Dolichodynerus tanynotus Cameron, 1909
Dolichodynerus turgiceps Bohart, 1939
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Eumenes (Eumenes) aureus Isely, 1917
Eumenes (Eumenes) bollii Cresson, 1872
Eumenes (Eumenes) crucifera Prov., 1888Cross Potter Wasp
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) annulatus Say, 1824
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) auranus Cameron, 1906
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) crypticus Say, 1823
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) guerrero Saussure, 1857
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) hidalgo Saussure, 1857Hidalgo Mason Wasp
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) pratensis Saussure, 1870
Euodynerus oslarensis Cameron, 1908
Euparagia platiniceps Bohart, 1938
Leucodynerus congressus Viereck, 1908
Microdynerus trinodus Bohart, 1955
Mischocyttarus (Phi) flavitarsis Saussure, 1854Wasp
Pachodynerus praecox Saussure, 1856
Parancistrocerus mcclayi Bohart, 1952
Parancistrocerus siccus Bohart, 1952
Parancistrocerus texensis Saussure, 1871
Parazumia tolteca Saussure, 1875
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) apachus Saussure, 1857
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) arizonensis Snelling, 1954
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) exclamans Viereck, 1906Paper wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) flavus Cresson, 1868
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) instabilis Saussure, 1953Unstable Paper Wasp
Pseudomasaris edwardsi Cresson, 1872
Pseudomasaris maculifrons Fox, 1894
Pterocheilus (Micropterocheilus) diversicolor Rohwer, 1911
Pterocheilus (Onchopterocheilus) hirsutipennis Bohart, 1940
Pterocheilus aridulus Bohart, 1989
Rhynchalastor microstictus Viereck, 1906
Rhynchalastor ochrogonius Bohart, 1944
Rhynchalastor opalinus Bohart, 1966
Rhynchalastor papagorum Bohart, 1944
Rhynchalastor valliceps Bohart, 1948
Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespula pensylvanica de Saussure, 1857Western yellow jacket

Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in Maricopa County
SubfamilyEumeninae
Leach, 1815
Potter and Mason Wasps, Potter wasps, Potter wasps and mason wasps, Wasps
12
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMasarinae
Latreille, 1802
Pollen wasps
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVespinae
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Wasps, Yellowjackets
3
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