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Checklist for Family Vespidae Leach, 1815 (And Allies)
and region Maryland (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
500
4402
9543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
499
4399
9539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
480
4303
9299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
332
3592
7850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
62
500
1173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
52
457
1118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
19
212
794
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
5
48
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
19
57
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Maryland
19 Genera with 57 Species
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1798European tube wasp5SpeciesTaxom
Belonogaster Saussure, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1775Aerial Yellowjackets2SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 04SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1856Potter Wasp8SpeciesTaxom
Leptochilus Saussure, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Monobia Saussure, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 18578SpeciesTaxom
Parazumia Saussure, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 2012Paper nest wasps8SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodynerus Saussure, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphiglossa Saunders, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalosoma Cresson, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 19017SpeciesTaxom
Stenodynerus Saussure, 01SpeciesTaxom
Symmorphus Wesmael, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets2SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1854Ground Yellowjackets5SpeciesTaxom
Zethus Fabricius, 18371SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Maryland
57 Species and 2 Subspecies
Ancistrocerus adiabatus Saussure, 1853Bramble Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus albophaleratus Saussure, 1855White-Banded Potter Wasp
Ancistrocerus campestris Saussure, 1853Smiling Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus catskill Viereck, 1902Catskill Potter Wasp
Ancistrocerus gazella Panzer, 1798European potter wasp
Belonogaster ornata Saussure, 1900
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775Aerial yellowjacket
Eumenes (Eumenes) consobrinus (de Saussure, 1856)⇒ Cyphomenes anisitsii Brèthes, 1906
Eumenes (Eumenes) crucifera Prov., 1888Cross Potter Wasp
Eumenes (Eumenes) fraternus Say, 1824Fraternal Potter Wasp
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) annulatus Say, 1824
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) boscii Lepeletier, 1841
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) castigatus Saussure, 1853
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) crypticus Say, 1823
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) megaera Lepeletier, 1841
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) schwarzi Krombein, 1962
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) foraminatus Saussure, 1853
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) leucomelas Saussure, 1856Wasp
Leptochilus (Zendalia) acolhuus Saussure, 1857
Monobia quadridens Linnaeus, 1763Four-toothed Mason Wasp
Parancistrocerus fulvipes Saussure, 1856Potter wasp
Parancistrocerus histrio Lepeletier, 1841
Parancistrocerus leionotus Viereck, 1906
Parancistrocerus pedestris Saussure, 1855
Parancistrocerus pensylvanicus Saussure, 1856
Parancistrocerus perennis Saussure, 1857
Parancistrocerus salcularis Saussure, 1852
Parancistrocerus vagus Saussure, 1857
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) annularis Linnaeus, 1763Jack Spaniard Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) bellicosus (Cresson, 1872)⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) exclamans Viereck, 1906Paper wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) metricus Say, 1831Metric Paper Wasp
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Polistes hirsuticornis Buck, 2012
Polistes parametricus Buck, 2012
Pseudodynerus quadrisectus Say, 1837
Rhaphiglossa symmorpha Saussure, 1852
Rhopalosoma nearcticum Brues, 1943
Rhynchalastor ammonia de Saussure, 1856
Rhynchalastor anormis Say, 1824
Rhynchalastor blepharus Bohart, 1953
Rhynchalastor fundatiformis Bohart, 1944
Rhynchalastor histrionalis Viereck, 1906
Rhynchalastor krombeini Bohart, 1953
Rhynchalastor oculeus Roberts, 1901
Stenodynerus vogti
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) canadensis Saussure, 1855Canadian Potter Wasp
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula flavopilosa Jacobson, 1978Downy Yellowjacket
Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905Eastern yellow jacket
Vespula squamosa Drury, 1770Southern Yellowjacket
Vespula vidua de Saussure, 1854Widow Yellowjacket
Zethus (Zethus) spinipes Say, 1837

Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in Maryland
SubfamilyEumeninae
Leach, 1815
Potter and Mason Wasps, Potter wasps, Potter wasps and mason wasps, Wasps
14
40
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVespinae
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Wasps, Yellowjackets
4
9
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