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Checklist for Family Vespidae Leach, 1815 (And Allies)
and region Mesa County (Colorado, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
204
931
1388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
203
930
1387
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
191
896
1329
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
130
731
1099
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
27
161
304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
23
148
297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
133
290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
5
26
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
12
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mesa County
12 Genera with 24 Species
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1902European tube wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1775Aerial Yellowjackets3SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1856Potter Wasp2SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Parazumia Saussure, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1804Paper nest wasps5SpeciesTaxom
Pterocheilus Klug, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 19483SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets2SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1918Ground Yellowjackets3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mesa County
24 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ancistrocerus catskill Viereck, 1902Catskill Potter Wasp
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) adulterina du Buysson, 1905Parasitic yellowjacket
Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775Aerial yellowjacket
Eumenes (Eumenes) aureus Isely, 1917
Eumenes (Eumenes) bollii Cresson, 1872
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) exoglyphus Bohart, 1939
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) leucomelas Saussure, 1856Wasp
Mischocyttarus (Phi) flavitarsis Saussure, 1854Wasp
Parancistrocerus minimoferus Bohart, 1949
Parazumia tolteca Saussure, 1875
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) arizonensis Snelling, 1954
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) exclamans Viereck, 1906Paper wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) metricus Say, 1831Metric Paper Wasp
Polistes fuscus Fabricius, 1804
Pterocheilus (Micropterocheilus) morrisoni Cresson, 1879
Rhynchalastor anormis Say, 1824
Rhynchalastor apache Bohart, 1949
Rhynchalastor noticeps Bohart, 1948
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket
Vespula atropilosa Sladen, 1918Prairie Yellowjacket

Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in Mesa County
SubfamilyEumeninae
Leach, 1815
Potter and Mason Wasps, Potter wasps, Potter wasps and mason wasps, Wasps
7
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVespinae
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Wasps, Yellowjackets
3
7
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