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Checklist for Family Vespidae Leach, 1815 (And Allies)
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
6198
14500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
6193
14493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
6089
14260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
316
4628
11471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
47
462
1094
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
45
457
1091
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
21
256
819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
6
46
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
17
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sri Lanka
17 Genera with 25 Species
Antepipona Saussure, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Anterhynchium de Saussure, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtolabulus Vecht, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Delta Saussure, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 01SpeciesTaxom
Eustenogaster Vecht, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Ischnogaster Guérin, 02SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Mitrodynerus Vecht, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 01SpeciesTaxom
Phimenes Giordani Soika, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1798Paper nest wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Pseumenes Giordani Soika, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchium Spinola, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Ropalidia Guérin-Ménev..., 18361SpeciesTaxom
Symmorphus Wesmael, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1936Hornets5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
25 Species and 6 Subspecies
Antepipona bipustulata Saussure, 1856
Antepipona frontalis Giordani Soika, 1982
Antepipona minutissima Giordani Soika, 1982
Antepipona ovalis Saussure, 1852
Anterhynchium (Anterhynchium) abdominale Illiger, 1802
Cyrtolabulus suavis Vecht, 1963
Delta esuriens Fabricius, 1787
Delta pyriforme Fabricius, 1775Potter Wasp
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Eustenogaster eximia Bingham, 1897
Ischnogaster eximius
Ischnogaster eximus
Mischocyttarus thrypticus Richards, 1945
Mitrodynerus vitripennis Vecht, 1981
Odynerus subfistulosus Wickward, 0
Phimenes flavopictus Zimmermann, 1931
Polistes stenopus stenopus van der Vecht, 1972
Polistes (Polistella) stigma Fabricius, 1793Bernard´s tropical paper wasp
Polistes stigma infraspecies
Polistes stigma tamula Fabricius, 1798
Pseumenes depressus Saussure, 1856
Rhynchium brunneum Fabricius, 1793
Ropalidia marginata Lepeletier, 1836
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) alkimus Cumming & Vecht, 1986
Vespa affinis Linnaeus, 1764Lesser banded hornet
Vespa affinis indosinensis Perkins, 1910
Vespa mandarinia Smith, 1852Asian giant hornet
Vespa tropica Linnaeus, 1758Greater banded hornet
Vespa tropica haematodes Bequard, 1936

Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in Sri Lanka
SubfamilyEumeninae
Leach, 1815
Potter and Mason Wasps, Potter wasps, Potter wasps and mason wasps, Wasps
11
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenogastrinae
Bequaert, 1918
Hover wasps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVespinae
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Wasps, Yellowjackets
2
4
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