Checklist for Family Vespidae Leach, 1815 (And Allies)
and region Massachusetts (USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 495
4359
9654 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 493
4355
9649 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 470
4273
9434 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 327
3569
8008 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 63
464
999 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 53
391
889 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 20
197
647 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps | 4
43
89 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Vespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps | 16
44 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Massachusetts
16 Genera with 44 Species | Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1906 | European tube wasp | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Anterhynchium de Saussure, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Belonogaster Saussure, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1775 | Aerial Yellowjackets | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eumenes Latreille, 0 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1853 | Potter Wasp | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Monobia Saussure, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 1857 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Paranortonia Bequaert, 1940 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polistes Latreille, 1791 | Paper nest wasps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Rhaphiglossa Saunders, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 1953 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Symmorphus Wesmael, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vespa Linnaeus, 1758 | Hornets | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vespula Thomson, 1854 | Ground Yellowjackets | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Zethus Fabricius, 1837 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Massachusetts
44 Species and 2 Subspecies | Ancistrocerus adiabatus Saussure, 1853 | Bramble Mason Wasp | | Ancistrocerus albophaleratus Saussure, 1855 | White-Banded Potter Wasp | | Ancistrocerus antilope Panzer, 1798 | Lobed Mason Wasp | | Ancistrocerus campestris Saussure, 1853 | Smiling Mason Wasp | | Ancistrocerus catskill Viereck, 1902 | Catskill Potter Wasp | | Ancistrocerus gazella Panzer, 1798 | European potter wasp | | Ancistrocerus lutonidus Bohart, 1974 | | | Ancistrocerus unifasciatus Saussure, 1853 | One-Banded Mason Wasp | | Ancistrocerus waldenii Viereck, 1906 | Walden’S Potter Wasp | | Anterhynchium (Anterhynchium) histrionicum Gerst., 1857 | | | Belonogaster ornata Saussure, 1900 | | | Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763 | Bald hornet | | Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) adulterina du Buysson, 1905 | Parasitic yellowjacket | | Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775 | Aerial yellowjacket | | Eumenes (Eumenes) consobrinus (de Saussure, 1856) | ⇒ Cyphomenes anisitsii Brèthes, 1906 | | Eumenes (Eumenes) crucifera Prov., 1888 | Cross Potter Wasp | | Eumenes (Eumenes) fraternus Say, 1824 | Fraternal Potter Wasp | | Eumenes (Eumenes) verticalis Say, 1824 | | | Eumenes flavus leptogaster | | | Euodynerus (Euodynerus) hidalgo Saussure, 1857 | Hidalgo Mason Wasp | | Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) foraminatus Saussure, 1853 | | | Monobia quadridens Linnaeus, 1763 | Four-toothed Mason Wasp | | Parancistrocerus bicornis Roberts, 1901 | | | Parancistrocerus leionotus Viereck, 1906 | | | Parancistrocerus pedestris Saussure, 1855 | | | Parancistrocerus pensylvanicus Saussure, 1856 | | | Parancistrocerus perennis Saussure, 1857 | | | Paranortonia symmorphus (Bequaert, 1940) | ⇒ Parazumia tolteca Saussure, 1875 | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) annularis Linnaeus, 1763 | Jack Spaniard Wasp | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793 | Dark Paper Wasp | | Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791 | European paper wasp | | Rhaphiglossa symmorpha Saussure, 1852 | | | Rhynchalastor ammonia de Saussure, 1856 | | | Rhynchalastor krombeini Bohart, 1953 | | | Symmorphus (Symmorphus) canadensis Saussure, 1855 | Canadian Potter Wasp | | Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758 | Cornish mallow | | Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793 | European wasp | | Vespula acadica Sladen, 1918 | Forest Yellowjacket | | Vespula alascensis Packard, 1870 | Alaska Yellowjacket | | Vespula flavopilosa Jacobson, 1978 | Downy Yellowjacket | | Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905 | Eastern yellow jacket | | Vespula vidua de Saussure, 1854 | Widow Yellowjacket | | Zethus (Zethus) miscogaster Saussure, 1852 | | | Zethus (Zethus) spinipes Say, 1837 | |
Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in Massachusetts
 | | Vespidae (Leach 1815) |
Links, sources and further information Vespidae at artfakta.se
Vespidae at dyntaxa.se
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