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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
589
7913
22353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
586
7905
22347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
557
7770
22009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
364
6349
18517
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
68
969
2887
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
59
916
2824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
25
405
2051
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
7
96
273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
35
105
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Texas
35 Genera with 105 Species
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Ancistroceroides de Saussure, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1853European tube wasp6SpeciesTaxom
Belonogaster Saussure, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1837Honey wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Cephalodynerus Parker, 1965
0SpeciesTaxom
Dolichodynerus Bohart, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1763Aerial Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 07SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1945Potter Wasp12SpeciesTaxom
Gastrodynerus Bohart, 1984
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptochilus Saussure, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Maricopodynerus Viereck, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Microdynerus Thomson, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Minixi Giordani Soika, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Monobia Saussure, 18723SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 02SpeciesTaxom
Pachodynerus Saussure, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 18579SpeciesTaxom
Parazumia Saussure, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps17SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodynerus Saussure, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomasaris Ashmead, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Pterocheilus Klug, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Quartinia André, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphiglossa Saunders, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalosoma Cresson, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 195311SpeciesTaxom
Rygchium Spinola, 1806
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Stenodynerus Saussure, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Symmorphus Wesmael, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1903Hornets4SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1854Ground Yellowjackets4SpeciesTaxom
Zethus Fabricius, 18373SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Texas
105 Species and 3 Subspecies
Ancistroceroides evansi Carpenter, 2004
Ancistrocerus adiabatus Saussure, 1853Bramble Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus campestris Saussure, 1853Smiling Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus lineativentris Cameron, 1906
Ancistrocerus spinolae Saussure, 1856
Ancistrocerus tuberculocephalus Saussure, 1853Vespid wasp
Ancistrocerus unifasciatus Saussure, 1853One-Banded Mason Wasp
Belonogaster ornata Saussure, 1900
Brachygastra lecheguana Latreille, 1824Black paper wasp
Brachygastra mellifica Say, 1837Mexican honey wasp
Dolichodynerus tanynotus Cameron, 1909
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Eumenes (Eumenes) americanus (de Saussure, 1852)⇒ Eumenes smithii de Saussure, 1852
Eumenes (Eumenes) aureus Isely, 1917
Eumenes (Eumenes) bollii Cresson, 1872
Eumenes (Eumenes) crucifera Prov., 1888Cross Potter Wasp
Eumenes (Eumenes) fraternus Say, 1824Fraternal Potter Wasp
Eumenes (Eumenes) smithii de Saussure, 1852
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) annulatus Say, 1824
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) barberi Bohart, 1945
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) bidens Saussure, 1870
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) boscii Lepeletier, 1841
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) crypticus Say, 1823
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) hidalgo Saussure, 1857Hidalgo Mason Wasp
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) megaera Lepeletier, 1841
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) pratensis Saussure, 1870
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) schwarzi Krombein, 1962
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) foraminatus Saussure, 1853
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) trilobus Fabricius, 1787
Euodynerus digiticornis Bohart, 1945
Leptochilus (Zendalia) bellulus Cresson, 1872
Leptochilus (Zendalia) electus Cresson, 1872
Leptochilus (Zendalia) ferrugineus Parker, 1966
Leptochilus modestus (Saussure, 1852)⇒ Epacmus modestus Loew, 1872
Maricopodynerus chisosensis Bohart, 1950
Maricopodynerus lissus Bohart, 1950
Microdynerus (Alastorynerus) microdynerus Dalla Torre, 1889
Minixi mexicanum Saussure, 1857
Mischocyttarus (Phi) cubensis Saussure, 1854
Mischocyttarus (Phi) flavitarsis Saussure, 1854Wasp
Monobia biangulata Saussure, 1875
Monobia quadridens Linnaeus, 1763Four-toothed Mason Wasp
Monobia texana Cresson, 1872
Odynerus electus
Odynerus texanus
Pachodynerus erynnis Lepeletier, 1841Red-and-black Mason Wasp
Pachodynerus pulverulentus Viereck, 1908
Parancistrocerus austrinus Cresson, 1872
Parancistrocerus coronado Bohart, 1949
Parancistrocerus fulvipes Saussure, 1856Potter wasp
Parancistrocerus histrio Lepeletier, 1841
Parancistrocerus minimoferus Bohart, 1949
Parancistrocerus pedestris Saussure, 1855
Parancistrocerus perennis Saussure, 1857
Parancistrocerus texensis Saussure, 1871
Parancistrocerus vagus Saussure, 1857
Parazumia tolteca Saussure, 1875
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) annularis Linnaeus, 1763Jack Spaniard Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) apachus Saussure, 1857
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) aurifer (Saussure, 1853)⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) bellicosus (Cresson, 1872)⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) carnifex Fabricius, 1775Paper wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) carolina Linnaeus, 1767Red Paper Wasps
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) comanchus Saussure, 1857
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) exclamans Viereck, 1906Paper wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) flavus Cresson, 1868
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) instabilis Saussure, 1953Unstable Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) major Palisot de B..., 1818
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) metricus Say, 1831Metric Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) palmarum Bequard, 1936
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) perplexus Cresson, 1872
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Pseudodynerus quadrisectus Say, 1837
Pseudomasaris occidentalis Cresson, 1871
Pseudomasaris texanus Cresson, 1871
Pterocheilus (Megapterocheilus) linsleyi Bohart, 1940
Pterocheilus mexicanus Saussure, 1870
Quartinia persephona Richards, 1962
Rhaphiglossa symmorpha Saussure, 1852
Rhopalosoma nearcticum Brues, 1943
Rhynchalastor ammonia de Saussure, 1856
Rhynchalastor anormis Say, 1824
Rhynchalastor apache Bohart, 1949
Rhynchalastor chisosensis Bohart, 1966
Rhynchalastor coniodes Bohart, 1966
Rhynchalastor histrionalis Viereck, 1906
Rhynchalastor krombeini Bohart, 1953
Rhynchalastor oculeus Roberts, 1901
Rhynchalastor papagorum Bohart, 1944
Rhynchalastor proquinquus de Saussure, 1870
Rhynchalastor pulvinatus Bohart, 1953
Stenodyneriellus heterospilus Cameron, 1907
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) albomarginatus Saussure, 1856
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespa parietum (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Dolichovespula sylvestris Scopoli, 1763
Vespa simillima xanthoptera Cameron, 1903
Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905Eastern yellow jacket
Vespula pensylvanica de Saussure, 1857Western yellow jacket
Vespula squamosa Drury, 1770Southern Yellowjacket
Vespula vidua de Saussure, 1854Widow Yellowjacket
Zethus (Zethus) miscogaster Saussure, 1852
Zethus (Zethus) montezuma Saussure, 1857
Zethus (Zethus) spinipes Say, 1837

Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in Texas
SubfamilyEumeninae
Leach, 1815
Potter and Mason Wasps, Potter wasps, Potter wasps and mason wasps, Wasps
26
73
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMasarinae
Latreille, 1802
Pollen wasps
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
3
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVespinae
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Wasps, Yellowjackets
4
9
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