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Checklist for Family Vespidae Leach, 1815 (And Allies)
and region Story County (Iowa, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
288
1511
2221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
288
1511
2221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
272
1464
2141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
191
1161
1711
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
36
165
256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
28
138
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
87
182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
13
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
9
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Story County
9 Genera with 12 Species
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1853European tube wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1763Aerial Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 01SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1853Potter Wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Monobia Saussure, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets1SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1905Ground Yellowjackets2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Story County
12 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ancistrocerus adiabatus Saussure, 1853Bramble Mason Wasp
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) foraminatus Saussure, 1853
Monobia quadridens Linnaeus, 1763Four-toothed Mason Wasp
Parancistrocerus pedestris Saussure, 1855
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) exclamans Viereck, 1906Paper wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905Eastern yellow jacket

Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in Story County
SubfamilyEumeninae
Leach, 1815
Potter and Mason Wasps, Potter wasps, Potter wasps and mason wasps, Wasps
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVespinae
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Wasps, Yellowjackets
3
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