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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
534
6375
18835
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
533
6372
18831
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
508
6260
18511
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
364
5406
16528
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
69
1146
4332
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
59
1048
4089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
24
331
2136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
6
84
335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
29
145
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Michigan
29 Genera with 145 Species
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Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1906European tube wasp14SpeciesTaxom
Belonogaster Saussure, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Cephalodynerus Parker, 1965
0SpeciesTaxom
Dolichodynerus Bohart, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1918Aerial Yellowjackets6SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 08SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1908Potter Wasp15SpeciesTaxom
Leptochilus Saussure, 18685SpeciesTaxom
Leucodynerus Bohart, 19422SpeciesTaxom
Microdynerus Thomson, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Monobia Saussure, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 19154SpeciesTaxom
Pachodynerus Saussure, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 185715SpeciesTaxom
Paranortonia Bequaert, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Parazumia Saussure, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps13SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodynerus Saussure, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomasaris Ashmead, 18644SpeciesTaxom
Pterocheilus Klug, 19404SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphiglossa Saunders, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalosoma Cresson, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 194821SpeciesTaxom
Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Symmorphus Wesmael, 19504SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1763Hornets3SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1854Ground Yellowjackets13SpeciesTaxom
Zethus Fabricius, 18371SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Michigan
145 Species and 2 Subspecies
Ancistrocerus adiabatus Saussure, 1853Bramble Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus albophaleratus Saussure, 1855White-Banded Potter Wasp
Ancistrocerus antilope Panzer, 1798Lobed Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus bustamente Saussure, 1857
Ancistrocerus campestris Saussure, 1853Smiling Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus catskill Viereck, 1902Catskill Potter Wasp
Ancistrocerus durangoensis Cameron, 1908
Ancistrocerus gazella Panzer, 1798European potter wasp
Ancistrocerus lineativentris Cameron, 1906
Ancistrocerus spilogaster Cameron, 1905
Ancistrocerus spinolae Saussure, 1856
Ancistrocerus tuberculocephalus Saussure, 1853Vespid wasp
Ancistrocerus unifasciatus Saussure, 1853One-Banded Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus waldenii Viereck, 1906Walden’S Potter Wasp
Belonogaster ornata Saussure, 1900
Dolichodynerus tanynotus Cameron, 1909
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) adulterina du Buysson, 1905Parasitic yellowjacket
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) norwegica Fabricius, 1781Norwegian wasp
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) saxonica Fabricius, 1793Saxon wasp
Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775Aerial yellowjacket
Dolichovespula norvegicoides Sladen, 1918Arctic yellowjacket
Eumenes (Eumenes) aureus Isely, 1917
Eumenes (Eumenes) bollii Cresson, 1872
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 (Eumenes) smithii de Saussure, 1852
Eumenes (Eumenes) verticalis Say, 1824
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) annectens Saussure, 1870
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) annulatus Say, 1824
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) auranus Cameron, 1906
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) bidens Saussure, 1870
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) boscii Lepeletier, 1841
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) castigatus Saussure, 1853
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) crypticus Say, 1823
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) exoglyphus Bohart, 1939
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) megaera Lepeletier, 1841
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) pratensis Saussure, 1870
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) foraminatus Saussure, 1853
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) leucomelas Saussure, 1856Wasp
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) notatus Jurine, 1807
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) planitarsis Bohart, 1945
Euodynerus scudderi Cameron, 1908
Leptochilus (Zendalia) acolhuus Saussure, 1857
Leptochilus (Zendalia) bellulus Cresson, 1872
Leptochilus (Zendalia) electus Cresson, 1872
Leptochilus (Zendalia) erubescens Bohart, 1940
Leptochilus (Zendalia) rufinodus Cresson, 1868
Leucodynerus congressus Viereck, 1908
Leucodynerus martini Bohart, 1942
Microdynerus bechteli Bohart, 1955
Mischocyttarus (Phi) cubensis Saussure, 1854
Mischocyttarus (Phi) flavitarsis Saussure, 1854Wasp
Monobia quadridens Linnaeus, 1763Four-toothed Mason Wasp
Odynerus (Odynerus) dilectus Saussure, 1870
Odynerus cyrtogaster (Schletterer, 1891)⇒ Hypodynerus colocolo Saussure, 1852
Odynerus herrichii de Saussure, 1856
Odynerus margaretellus Rohwer, 1915
Pachodynerus erynnis Lepeletier, 1841Red-and-black Mason Wasp
Pachodynerus praecox Saussure, 1856
Parancistrocerus acarigaster Bohart, 1952
Parancistrocerus austrinus Cresson, 1872
Parancistrocerus bicornis Roberts, 1901
Parancistrocerus coronado Bohart, 1949
Parancistrocerus fulvipes Saussure, 1856Potter wasp
Parancistrocerus leionotus Viereck, 1906
Parancistrocerus macfarlandi Cameron, 1909
Parancistrocerus pedestris Saussure, 1855
Parancistrocerus pensylvanicus Saussure, 1856
Parancistrocerus perennis Saussure, 1857
Parancistrocerus polingi Bohart, 1949
Parancistrocerus rectangulis Viereck, 1908
Parancistrocerus salcularis Saussure, 1852
Parancistrocerus texensis Saussure, 1871
Parancistrocerus vagus Saussure, 1857
Paranortonia symmorphus (Bequaert, 1940)⇒ Parazumia tolteca Saussure, 1875
Parazumia tolteca Saussure, 1875
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) annularis Linnaeus, 1763Jack Spaniard Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) apachus Saussure, 1857
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) aurifer (Saussure, 1853)⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) bellicosus (Cresson, 1872)⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) carolina Linnaeus, 1767Red Paper Wasps
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) comanchus Saussure, 1857
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) erythrocephalus Latreille, 1813
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) exclamans Viereck, 1906Paper wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) flavus Cresson, 1868
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) major Palisot de B..., 1818
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) metricus Say, 1831Metric Paper Wasp
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Pseudodynerus quadrisectus Say, 1837
Pseudomasaris marginalis Cresson, 1864
Pseudomasaris vespoides Cresson, 1863
Pseudomasaris wheeleri Bequard, 1929
Pseudomasaris zonalis Cresson, 1864
Pterocheilus (Megapterocheilus) quinquefasciatus Say, 1824
Pterocheilus (Micropterocheilus) morrisoni Cresson, 1879
Pterocheilus (Onchopterocheilus) laticeps Cresson, 1872
Pterocheilus (Onchopterocheilus) trachysomus Bohart, 1940
Rhaphiglossa symmorpha Saussure, 1852
Rhopalosoma nearcticum Brues, 1943
Rhynchalastor ammonia de Saussure, 1856
Rhynchalastor anatropus Bohart, 1944
Rhynchalastor anormis Say, 1824
Rhynchalastor apache Bohart, 1949
Rhynchalastor blandoides Bohart, 1943
Rhynchalastor blandus de Saussure, 1870
Rhynchalastor blepharus Bohart, 1953
Rhynchalastor claremontenis Cameron, 1905
Rhynchalastor cochisensis Viereck, 1908
Rhynchalastor fundatiformis Bohart, 1944
Rhynchalastor histrionalis Viereck, 1906
Rhynchalastor kennicottianus de Saussure, 1870
Rhynchalastor lucidus Rohwer, 1917
Rhynchalastor microstictus Viereck, 1906
Rhynchalastor noticeps Bohart, 1948
Rhynchalastor ochrogonius Bohart, 1944
Rhynchalastor papagorum Bohart, 1944
Rhynchalastor percampanulatus Viereck, 1906
Rhynchalastor proquinquus de Saussure, 1870
Rhynchalastor toas Cresson, 1868
Rhynchalastor valliceps Bohart, 1948
Stenodyneriellus heterospilus Cameron, 1907
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) albomarginatus Saussure, 1856
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) canadensis Saussure, 1855Canadian Potter Wasp
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) cristatus Saussure, 1856
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) projectus Bohart, 1950
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespa parietum (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Dolichovespula sylvestris Scopoli, 1763
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket
Vespula (Vespula) austriaca Panzer, 1799Boreal Yellowjacket
Vespula acadica Sladen, 1918Forest Yellowjacket
Vespula alascensis Packard, 1870Alaska Yellowjacket
Vespula atropilosa Sladen, 1918Prairie Yellowjacket
Vespula flavopilosa Jacobson, 1978Downy Yellowjacket
Vespula intermedia (du Buysson, 1904)⇒ Vespula yichunensis Lee, 1986
Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905Eastern yellow jacket
Vespula pensylvanica de Saussure, 1857Western yellow jacket
Vespula squamosa Drury, 1770Southern Yellowjacket
Vespula sulphurea de Saussure, 1854California Yellowjacket
Vespula vidua de Saussure, 1854Widow Yellowjacket
Zethus (Zethus) spinipes Say, 1837

Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in Michigan
SubfamilyEumeninae
Leach, 1815
Potter and Mason Wasps, Potter wasps, Potter wasps and mason wasps, Wasps
22
104
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMasarinae
Latreille, 1802
Pollen wasps
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
2
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVespinae
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Wasps, Yellowjackets
4
22
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