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Checklist for Family Vespidae Leach, 1815 (And Allies)
and region Tennessee (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
476
4010
8735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
475
4007
8731
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
450
3905
8446
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
315
3222
6875
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
54
406
793
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
44
363
746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
164
557
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
37
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
17
46
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tennessee
17 Genera with 46 Species
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1853European tube wasp5SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1918Aerial Yellowjackets4SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 04SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1962Potter Wasp5SpeciesTaxom
Monobia Saussure, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Pachymenes Saussure, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 2012Paper nest wasps8SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodynerus Saussure, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Pterocheilus Klug, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphiglossa Saunders, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalosoma Cresson, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Symmorphus Wesmael, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets2SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1854Ground Yellowjackets9SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tennessee
46 Species and 3 Subspecies
Ancistrocerus adiabatus Saussure, 1853Bramble Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus campestris Saussure, 1853Smiling Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus lutonidus Bohart, 1974
Ancistrocerus spinolae Saussure, 1856
Ancistrocerus unifasciatus Saussure, 1853One-Banded Mason Wasp
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) adulterina du Buysson, 1905Parasitic yellowjacket
Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775Aerial yellowjacket
Dolichovespula norvegicoides Sladen, 1918Arctic yellowjacket
Eumenes (Eumenes) consobrinus (de Saussure, 1856)⇒ Cyphomenes anisitsii Brèthes, 1906
Eumenes (Eumenes) crucifera Prov., 1888Cross Potter Wasp
Eumenes (Eumenes) fraternus Say, 1824Fraternal Potter Wasp
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) bidens Saussure, 1870
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) crypticus Say, 1823
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) hidalgo Saussure, 1857Hidalgo Mason Wasp
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) megaera Lepeletier, 1841
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) schwarzi Krombein, 1962
Monobia quadridens Linnaeus, 1763Four-toothed Mason Wasp
Parancistrocerus fulvipes Saussure, 1856Potter wasp
Parancistrocerus histrio Lepeletier, 1841
Parancistrocerus pedestris Saussure, 1855
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) annularis Linnaeus, 1763Jack Spaniard Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) carolina Linnaeus, 1767Red Paper Wasps
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) exclamans Viereck, 1906Paper wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) metricus Say, 1831Metric Paper Wasp
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Polistes parametricus Buck, 2012
Pseudodynerus quadrisectus Say, 1837
Pterocheilus phaleratus tuberculatus Blüthgen, 1955
Rhaphiglossa symmorpha Saussure, 1852
Rhopalosoma nearcticum Brues, 1943
Rhynchalastor anormis Say, 1824
Stenodyneriellus heterospilus Cameron, 1907
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) canadensis Saussure, 1855Canadian Potter Wasp
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket
Vespula acadica Sladen, 1918Forest Yellowjacket
Vespula alascensis Packard, 1870Alaska Yellowjacket
Vespula flavopilosa Jacobson, 1978Downy Yellowjacket
Vespula intermedia (du Buysson, 1904)⇒ Vespula yichunensis Lee, 1986
Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905Eastern yellow jacket
Vespula squamosa Drury, 1770Southern Yellowjacket
Vespula vidua de Saussure, 1854Widow Yellowjacket

Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in Tennessee
SubfamilyEumeninae
Leach, 1815
Potter and Mason Wasps, Potter wasps, Potter wasps and mason wasps, Wasps
13
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVespinae
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Wasps, Yellowjackets
3
14
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