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Checklist for Family Vespidae Leach, 1815 (And Allies)
and region Southwest England (South England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
540
3904
7781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
538
3901
7777
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
499
3811
7648
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
326
3267
6870
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
51
449
907
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
42
397
813
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
19
178
484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
5
35
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
15
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southwest England
15 Genera with 28 Species
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1776European tube wasp6SpeciesTaxom
Antepipona Saussure, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Ceramius Latreille, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Deuterodiscoelius Dalla Torre, 1904
0SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1763Aerial Yellowjackets4SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1793Potter Wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Gymnomerus Bluthgen, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Ovodynerus Giordani Soika, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Parachartergus Ihering, 17961SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1853Paper nest wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Pterochilus Say, 01SpeciesTaxom
Symmorphus Wesmael, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets3SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1758Ground Yellowjackets3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southwest England
28 Species
Ancistrocerus gazella Panzer, 1798European potter wasp
Ancistrocerus nigricornis (Curtis, 1826)⇒ Ancistrocerus melanocerus Dalla Torre, 1894
Ancistrocerus oviventris Wesmael, 1836
Ancistrocerus parietinus Linnaeus, 1758Wall Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus scoticus Curtis, 1826
Ancistrocerus trifasciatus Muller, 1776Caterpillar-hunting potter wasp
Antepipona ferruginosa Saussure, 1856
Ceramius beyeri Brauns, 1903
Ceramius capicola Brauns, 1902
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) media Retzius, 1783Media Wasp
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) norwegica Fabricius, 1781Norwegian wasp
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) sylvestris Scopoli, 1763Tree wasp
Dolichovespula silvestris Scopoli, 1763
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) quadrifasciatus Fabricius, 1793
Gymnomerus laevipes Shuckard, 1837
Odynerus (Odynerus) melanocephalus Gmelin, 1790Black Headed Mason Wasp
Odynerus herrichii de Saussure, 1856
Ovodynerus ferrugineimaculatus Giordani Soika, 1985
Parachartergus colobopterus Licht, 1796
Polistes (Polistella) smithii Saussure, 1853
Pterochilus emortualis de Saussure, 0
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) bifasciatus Linnaeus, 1761
Vespa coarctata Linnæus, 1758
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespa spinipes Linnæus, 1758
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket
Vespula (Vespula) rufa Linnaeus, 1758Red Wasp

Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in Southwest England
SubfamilyEumeninae
Leach, 1815
Potter and Mason Wasps, Potter wasps, Potter wasps and mason wasps, Wasps
9
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMasarinae
Latreille, 1802
Pollen wasps
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVespinae
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Wasps, Yellowjackets
3
10
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