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Checklist for Family Vespidae Leach, 1815 (And Allies)
and region Sweden (Scandinavia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
764
12793
52013
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
759
12781
51993
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
12594
51549
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
466
10609
46529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
85
2199
13350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
70
2037
12150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
25
621
3409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
7
101
306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
59
183
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sweden
59 Genera with 183 Species
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Aethiopicodynerus Gusenleitner, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Allodynerus Bluthgen, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Allorhynchium van der Vecht, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Allovespula Bluthgen, 01SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1853European tube wasp18SpeciesTaxom
Antepipona Saussure, 19856SpeciesTaxom
Antodynerus o´neili Came..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Belonogaster Saussure, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Celonites Latreille, 19573SpeciesTaxom
Ceramius Latreille, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Cyrteumenes Giordani Soika, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Delta Saussure, 17754SpeciesTaxom
Discoelius Latreille, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Dolichodynerus Bohart, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1763Aerial Yellowjackets13SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 185212SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1870Potter Wasp8SpeciesTaxom
Gribodia Zavattari, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Gymnomerus Bluthgen, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Hemipterochilus Ferton, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Jucancistrocerus Bluthgen, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Jugurtia Saussure, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Labus Saussure, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Leptochilus Saussure, 19868SpeciesTaxom
Lissepipona Giordani Soika, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Microdynerus Thomson, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Monobia Saussure, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Nesodynerus Perkins, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 06SpeciesTaxom
Onychopterocheilus Bluthgen, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Ovodynerus Giordani Soika, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Palaeovespa Cockerell, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Paragymnomerus Bluthgen, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Paranortonia Bequaert, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Parapolybia Saussure, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Paravespula Blüthgen, 02SpeciesTaxom
Parischnogaster Schulthess-R..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps11SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Polybioides Buysson, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Pseudepipona Saussure, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Pseudonortonia Giordani Soika, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Psiliglossa Saunders, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Pterocheilus Klug, 18843SpeciesTaxom
Pterochilus Say, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Quartinia André, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Raphiglossa Saunders, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 18746SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchium Spinola, 17933SpeciesTaxom
Ropalidia Guérin-Ménev..., 19412SpeciesTaxom
Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Stenodynerus Saussure, 18743SpeciesTaxom
Subancistrocerus de Saussure, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Symmorphus Wesmael, 185510SpeciesTaxom
Synagris Latreille, 18913SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1905Hornets14SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1857Ground Yellowjackets7SpeciesTaxom
Zethus Fabricius, 19581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sweden
183 Species and 6 Subspecies
Aethiopicodynerus schulthessi Giordani Soika, 1987
Allodynerus delphinalis Giraud, 1866
Allorhynchium argentatum Fabricius, 1804
Allovespula rufa⇒ Vespula rufa Linnaeus, 1758
Ancistrocerus adiabatus Saussure, 1853Bramble Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus antilope Panzer, 1798Lobed Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus catskill Viereck, 1902Catskill Potter Wasp
Ancistrocerus claripennis (Thomson, 1874)⇒ Ancistrocerus quadratus Panzer, 1799
Ancistrocerus gazella Panzer, 1798European potter wasp
Ancistrocerus hibernicus Bluthgen, 1937
Ancistrocerus ichneumonideus Ratzeburg, 1844
Ancistrocerus kerneri Dalla Torre, 1904
Ancistrocerus melanocerus Dalla Torre, 1894
Ancistrocerus nigricornis (Curtis, 1826)⇒ Ancistrocerus melanocerus Dalla Torre, 1894
Ancistrocerus oviventris Wesmael, 1836
Ancistrocerus oviventris caucasicus Gusenleitner, 1994
Ancistrocerus parietinus Linnaeus, 1758Wall Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus parietum Linnaeus, 1758Vespid wasp
Ancistrocerus quadratus Panzer, 1799
Ancistrocerus scoticus Curtis, 1826
Ancistrocerus trifasciatus Muller, 1776Caterpillar-hunting potter wasp
Ancistrocerus unifasciatus Saussure, 1853One-Banded Mason Wasp
Antepipona alberti Dusmet, 1917
Antepipona arethusae Meade-Waldo, 1919
Antepipona cabrerai Dusmet, 1909
Antepipona guichardi Giordani Soika, 1979
Antepipona romanoffi Dusmet, 1917
Antepipona sudanensis Giordani Soika, 1985
Antodynerus limbatus Saussure, 1852
Belonogaster lateritius Gerst., 1857
Celonites (Celonites) fischeri Spinola, 1838
Celonites jousseaumei Buysson, 1906
Celonites yemenensis Giordani Soika, 1957
Ceramius damarinus Turner, 1935
Cyrteumenes floricola Saussure, 1891
Delta dimidiatipenne Saussure, 1852
Delta esuriens Fabricius, 1787
Delta lepeletierii Cameron, 1910
Delta pyriforme Fabricius, 1775Potter Wasp
Discoelius dufourii Lepeletier, 1841
Discoelius zonalis Panzer, 1801
Dolichodynerus turgiceps Bohart, 1939
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) media Retzius, 1783Media Wasp
Dolichovespula (Metavespula) sylvestris Scopoli, 1763
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) adulterina du Buysson, 1905Parasitic yellowjacket
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) norwegica Fabricius, 1781Norwegian wasp
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) omissa Bischoff, 1931
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) saxonica Fabricius, 1793Saxon wasp
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) sylvestris Scopoli, 1763Tree wasp
Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775Aerial yellowjacket
Dolichovespula norvegica (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Dolichovespula norwegica Fabricius, 1781
Dolichovespula norvegicoides Sladen, 1918Arctic yellowjacket
Dolichovespula pacifica Birula, 1930
Dolichovespula silvestris Scopoli, 1763
Eumenes (Eumenes) atrophicus Fabricius, 1798
Eumenes (Eumenes) bollii Cresson, 1872
Eumenes (Eumenes) coarctatus Linnaeus, 1758Heath Potter Wasp
Eumenes (Eumenes) coronatus Panzer, 1799
Eumenes (Eumenes) mediterraneus Kriechbaumer, 1879
Eumenes (Eumenes) papillarius Christ, 1791
Eumenes (Eumenes) pedunculatus Panzer, 1799
Eumenes (Eumenes) subpomiformis Bluethgen, 1938
Eumenes dimidiatus Br., 0
Eumenes flavigularis Blüthgen, 0
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Eumenes macrops de Saussure, 1852
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) auranus Cameron, 1906
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) dantici Rossi, 1790
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) semisaecularis Dalla Torre, 1889
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) variegatus Fabricius, 1793
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) notatus Jurine, 1807
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) quadrifasciatus Fabricius, 1793
Euodynerus bidentatus Lepeletier, 1841
Euodynerus pubescens (Thomson, 1870)⇒ Euodynerus notatus Jurine, 1807
Gribodia confluenta Smith, 1857
Gymnomerus laevipes Shuckard, 1837
Hemipterochilus bembeciformis Morawitz, 1867
Jucancistrocerus (Eremodynerus) consimilis Moravitz, 1895
Jugurtia alfkeni Buysson, 1904
Labus clypeatus Vecht, 1935
Leptochilus (Neoleptochilus) medanae Gribodo, 1886
Leptochilus bellus Blüthgen, 1955
Leptochilus immodestus Giordani Soika, 1941
Leptochilus lucidus Giordani Soika, 1941
Leptochilus modestus (Saussure, 1852)⇒ Epacmus modestus Loew, 1872
Leptochilus ratzenboecki Gusenleitner, 1994
Leptochilus sarticus Blüthgen, 1939
Leptochilus tussaci Giordani Soika, 1986
Lissepipona variabilis Giordani Soika, 1995
Microdynerus trinodus Bohart, 1955
Mischocyttarus (Phi) flavitarsis Saussure, 1854Wasp
Mischocyttarus thrypticus Richards, 1945
Monobia quadridens Linnaeus, 1763Four-toothed Mason Wasp
Nesodynerus molokaiensis Perkins, 1899
Odynerus (Odynerus) dilectus Saussure, 1870
Odynerus (Odynerus) melanocephalus Gmelin, 1790Black Headed Mason Wasp
Odynerus (Odynerus) spinipes Linnaeus, 1758Spiny Mason Wasp
Odynerus (Spinicoxa) reniformis Gmelin, 1790
Odynerus cyrtogaster (Schletterer, 1891)⇒ Hypodynerus colocolo Saussure, 1852
Odynerus delphinalis Gir., 0
Onychopterocheilus eburneus Blüthgen, 1955
Ovodynerus sjoestedti Cameron, 1910
Palaeovespa socialis G. Poinar, 2005
Paragymnomerus spiricornis Spinola, 1808
Paranortonia symmorphus (Bequaert, 1940)⇒ Parazumia tolteca Saussure, 1875
Parapolybia varia Fabricius, 1787
Paravespula germanica (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Vespula germanica Fabricius, 1793
Paravespula vulgaris (Linnaeus, 0)⇒ Vespula vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758
Parischnogaster mellyi de Saussure, 1852
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) aurifer (Saussure, 1853)⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) peruvianus Bequard, 1934
Polistes (Gyrostoma) tenebricosus Lepeletier, 1836
Polistes (Polistella) defectivus Gerstaecker, 1871
Polistes (Polistella) humilis Fabricius, 1781Australian Paper Wasp
Polistes (Polistella) stigma Fabricius, 1793Bernard´s tropical paper wasp
Polistes (Polistella) strigosus Bequard, 1940
Polistes (Polistes) biglumis Linnaeus, 1758
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Polistes (Polistes) gallicus Linnaeus, 1767Paper wasp
Polistes (Polistes) nimpha Christ, 1791
Polybia (Furnariana) aequatorialis Zavattari, 1906
Polybia (Myrapetra) ruficeps Schrottky, 1902
Polybioides raphigastra Saussure, 1854
Pseudepipona (Pseudepipona) tripunctata Fabricius, 1787
Pseudonortonia bhamensis Giordani Soika, 1941
Pseudonortonia sudanensis Schulthess, 1923
Psiliglossa zeppelini Dusmet, 1917
Pterocheilus (Pterocheilus) phaleratus (Panzer, 1797)⇒ Nesodynerus molokaiensis Perkins, 1899
Pterocheilus phaleratus tuberculatus Blüthgen, 1955
Pterocheilus coccineus André, 1884
Pterochilus bimammillatus Giordani Soika, 1944
Pterochilus mauritanicus Lepeletier, 1841
Quartinia dilecta André, 1884
Quartinia nubiana Richards, 1962
Raphiglossa flavoornata Cameron, 1905
Rhynchalastor bluethgeni Vecht, 1971
Rhynchalastor dentisquama Thomson, 1870
Rhynchalastor kazakhstanicus Gusenleitner, 2001
Rhynchalastor microstictus Viereck, 1906
Rhynchalastor picticrus Thomson, 1874
Rhynchalastor punctifrons Thomson, 1874
Rhynchium brunneum Fabricius, 1793
Rhynchium haemorrhoidale Fabricius, 1775
Rhynchium marginellum Fabricius, 1793
Ropalidia (Anthreneida) malayana Cameron, 1903
Ropalidia granulata Vecht, 1941
Stenodyneriellus heterospilus Cameron, 1907
Stenodynerus bluethgeni (van der Vecht, 1971)⇒ Rhynchalastor bluethgeni Vecht, 1971
Stenodynerus dentisquama (Thomson, 1870)⇒ Rhynchalastor dentisquama Thomson, 1870
Stenodynerus picticrus (Thomson, 1874)⇒ Rhynchalastor picticrus Thomson, 1874
Subancistrocerus clavicornis Smith, 1859
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) allobrogus Saussure, 1855
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) angustatus Zetterstedt, 1838
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) bifasciatus Linnaeus, 1761
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) connexus Curtis, 1826
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) crassicornis Panzer, 1798
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) debilitatus Saussure, 1855
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) fuscipes Herrich-Schä..., 1838
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) gracilis Brullé, 1832
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) murarius Linnaeus, 1758
Symmorphus arcticus Saussure, 1855
Synagris (Paragris) calida Linné, 1758
Synagris cornuta cornuta Linnaeus, 1758
Synagris tropidia (Schletterer, 1891)⇒ Tricarinodynerus ventralis Saussure, 1890
Vespa bicolor Fabricius, 1787Black shield wasp
Vespa coarctata Linnæus, 1758
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespa mandarinia Smith, 1852Asian giant hornet
Vespa muraria Linnæus, 1758
Vespa norvegica (Olivier, 1792)⇒ Dolichovespula norwegica Fabricius, 1781
Vespa orientalis Linnaeus, 1771Oriental hornet
Vespa parietum (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Dolichovespula sylvestris Scopoli, 1763
Vespa phalerata Panzer, 1797
Vespa spinipes Linnæus, 1758
Vespa unifasciata Olivier, 1791
Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836Asian Hornet
Vespa velutina nigrithorax Buysson, 1905Asian hornet
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket
Vespula (Vespula) austriaca Panzer, 1799Boreal Yellowjacket
Vespula (Vespula) rufa Linnaeus, 1758Red Wasp
Vespula atropilosa Sladen, 1918Prairie Yellowjacket
Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905Eastern yellow jacket
Vespula pensylvanica de Saussure, 1857Western yellow jacket
Zethus celebensis Giordani Soika, 1958

Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in Sweden
SubfamilyEumeninae
Leach, 1815
Potter and Mason Wasps, Potter wasps, Potter wasps and mason wasps, Wasps
39
115
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMasarinae
Latreille, 1802
Pollen wasps
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
3
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRaphiglossinae
Ashmead, 1902
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenogastrinae
Bequaert, 1918
Hover wasps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVespinae
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Wasps, Yellowjackets
9
39
Genera
Species

Taxom



Vespidae (Leach 1815)
Vespidae (Leach 1815)


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