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Checklist for Family Vespidae Leach, 1815 (And Allies)
and region North India (India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
2958
7275
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
314
2957
7274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
297
2903
7189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
208
2442
6374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
39
371
891
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
35
362
883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
13
126
350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
21
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
18
41
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North India
18 Genera with 41 Species
Allorhynchium van der Vecht, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Antepipona Saussure, 19035SpeciesTaxom
Anterhynchium de Saussure, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Antodynerus o´neili Came..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Chlorodynerus Bluthgen, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtolabulus Vecht, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Delta Saussure, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1775Aerial Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 19034SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Oreumenoides Giordani Soika, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps6SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchium Spinola, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Ropalidia Guérin-Ménev..., 18524SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1836Hornets5SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1870Ground Yellowjackets3SpeciesTaxom
Xenorhynchium Vecht, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Zethus Fabricius, 18671SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North India
41 Species
Allorhynchium argentatum Fabricius, 1804
Antepipona biguttata Fabricius, 1787
Antepipona haryana Gusenleitner, 1996
Antepipona ovalis Saussure, 1852
Antepipona pruthii Giordani Soika, 1982
Antepipona sibilans Cameron, 1903
Anterhynchium (Anterhynchium) abdominale Illiger, 1802
Antodynerus limbatus Saussure, 1852
Chlorodynerus deesanus Cameron, 1907
Cyrtolabulus suavis Vecht, 1963
Delta dimidiatipenne Saussure, 1852
Delta esuriens Fabricius, 1787
Delta pyriforme Fabricius, 1775Potter Wasp
Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775Aerial yellowjacket
Eumenes (Eumenes) affinissimus de Saussure, 1852
Eumenes kangrae Dover, 1925
Eumenes persimilis Giordani Soika, 1960
Eumenes placens Nurse, 1903
Mischocyttarus rhadinomerus Cooper, 1997
Oreumenoides edwardsii Saussure, 1852
Polistes (Gyrostoma) olivaceus De Geer, 1773Macao paper wasp
Polistes (Gyrostoma) tenebricosus Lepeletier, 1836
Polistes (Gyrostoma) wattii Cameron, 1900
Polistes (Polistella) sagittarius Saussure, 1854
Polistes (Polistes) nimpha Christ, 1791
Polistes nimphus (Christ, 1791)⇒ Polistes nimpha Christ, 1791
Rhynchium carnaticum Fabricius, 1798
Ropalidia brevita Das & Gupta, 1989
Ropalidia colorata Vecht, 1941
Ropalidia spatulata Vecht, 1962
Ropalidia variegata (Smith, 1852)⇒ Ropalidia dichroma Vecht, 1941
Vespa basalis Smith, 1852Black-bellied hornet
Vespa mandarinia Smith, 1852Asian giant hornet
Vespa orientalis Linnaeus, 1771Oriental hornet
Vespa tropica Linnaeus, 1758Greater banded hornet
Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836Asian Hornet
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula flaviceps Smith, 1870
Vespula structor Smith, 1870
Xenorhynchium nitidulum Fabricius, 1798
Zethus (Zethus) ceylonicus Saussure, 1867

Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in North India
SubfamilyEumeninae
Leach, 1815
Potter and Mason Wasps, Potter wasps, Potter wasps and mason wasps, Wasps
11
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVespinae
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Wasps, Yellowjackets
4
13
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