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Checklist for Family Vespidae Leach, 1815 (And Allies)
and region Santa Clara County (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
314
1708
2171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
312
1706
2170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
300
1672
2106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1386
1764
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
46
302
475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
42
291
466
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
160
380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
5
25
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
11
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Santa Clara County
11 Genera with 13 Species
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1836
European tube wasp0SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 19173SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1824Potter Wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 1802
0SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1818Paper nest wasps5SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Stenodynerus Saussure, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1857Ground Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Santa Clara County
13 Species and 1 Subspecies
Eumenes (Eumenes) crucifera Prov., 1888Cross Potter Wasp
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Eumenes pachygaster (Isely, 1917)⇒ Eumenes iturbide Saussure, 1857
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) annulatus Say, 1824
Mischocyttarus thrypticus Richards, 1945
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) apachus Saussure, 1857
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) aurifer (Saussure, 1853)⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) exclamans Viereck, 1906Paper wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) major Palisot de B..., 1818
Rhynchalastor blandus de Saussure, 1870
Stenodyneriellus heterospilus Cameron, 1907
Vespula pensylvanica de Saussure, 1857Western yellow jacket

Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in Santa Clara County
SubfamilyEumeninae
Leach, 1815
Potter and Mason Wasps, Potter wasps, Potter wasps and mason wasps, Wasps
8
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVespinae
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Wasps, Yellowjackets
1
1
Genus
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