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Checklist for Family Vespidae Leach, 1815 (And Allies)
and region Niigata (Chubu, Japan)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
166
963
1453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
166
963
1453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
155
923
1400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
124
813
1252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
21
91
203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
16
72
175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
13
64
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
29
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
7
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Niigata
7 Genera with 21 Species
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1836European tube wasp2SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1930Aerial Yellowjackets2SpeciesTaxom
Leptochilus Saussure, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1793Paper nest wasps6SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1868Hornets5SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1870Ground Yellowjackets4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Niigata
21 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ancistrocerus melanocerus Dalla Torre, 1894
Ancistrocerus oviventris Wesmael, 1836
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) media Retzius, 1783Media Wasp
Dolichovespula pacifica Birula, 1930
Leptochilus limbiferus achaeus Gusenleitner, 1970
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) testaceicolor Bequard, 1937
Polistes (Gyrostoma) jokahamae Radoszkowski, 1887Paper wasp
Polistes (Gyrostoma) rothneyi Cameron, 1900
Polistes (Polistella) japonicus (Saussure, 1858)⇒ Polistes jokahamae Radoszkowski, 1887
Polistes (Polistella) nipponensis Perkins, 1905
Polistes (Polistes) chinensis Fabricius, 1793Asian paper wasp
Rhynchalastor chinensis Sk. Yamane &..., 1982
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespa ducalis Smith, 1852Black-tailed hornet
Vespa dybowskii André, 1884
Vespa mandarinia Smith, 1852Asian giant hornet
Vespa simillima Smith, 1868Japanese hornet
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket
Vespula (Vespula) austriaca Panzer, 1799Boreal Yellowjacket
Vespula (Vespula) rufa Linnaeus, 1758Red Wasp
Vespula flaviceps Smith, 1870

Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in Niigata
SubfamilyEumeninae
Leach, 1815
Potter and Mason Wasps, Potter wasps, Potter wasps and mason wasps, Wasps
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVespinae
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Wasps, Yellowjackets
3
11
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