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Checklist for Family Vespidae Leach, 1815 (And Allies)
and region Tunisia (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
359
2886
6688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
358
2883
6685
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
350
2865
6666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
2182
5486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
40
290
791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
36
274
772
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
175
631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
71
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
33
70
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tunisia
33 Genera with 70 Species
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Afreumenes Bequaert, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Alastor Boisduval, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1856European tube wasp2SpeciesTaxom
Antepipona Saussure, 19174SpeciesTaxom
Belonogaster Saussure, 1854
0SpeciesTaxom
Celonites Latreille, 19924SpeciesTaxom
Chlorodynerus Bluthgen, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Clorodynerus1SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtolabulus Vecht, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Delta Saussure, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 19385SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1841Potter Wasp3SpeciesTaxom
Gymnomerus Bluthgen, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Hemipterochilus Ferton, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Hoplomerus Agassiz, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Hoplopus Agassiz, 02SpeciesTaxom
Knemodynerus Bluethgen, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Leptochilus Saussure, 198611SpeciesTaxom
Microdynerus Thomson, 19554SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Odontodynerus Bluthgen, 01SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 18855SpeciesTaxom
Onychopterocheilus Bluthgen, 18413SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1898Paper nest wasps6SpeciesTaxom
Pseudepipona Saussure, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Psiliglossa Saunders, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Pterocheilus Klug, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Pterochilus Say, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Quartinia André, 19623SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Stenancistrocerus Saussure, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Stenodynerus Saussure, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1793Ground Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tunisia
70 Species and 10 Subspecies
Afreumenes melanosoma Saussure, 1852
Alastor (Alastor) atropos Lepeletier, 1841
Ancistrocerus abditus Gusenleitner, 1977
Ancistrocerus biphaleratus triphaleratus Saussure, 1856
Antepipona alberti Dusmet, 1917
Antepipona chobauti Blüthgen, 1939
Antepipona deflenda S. S. Saunders, 1853
Antepipona romanoffi Dusmet, 1917
Celonites (Celonites) fischeri Spinola, 1838
Celonites jousseaumei Buysson, 1906
Celonites pictus Richards, 1962
Celonites pictus rufiventris Gusenleitner, 1992
Chlorodynerus chloroticus Spinosa, 1838
Chlorodynerus kelidopterus Kohl, 1907
Clorodynerus cyrenaicus Schulthess, 0
Cyrtolabulus pedunculatus E.Saundas, 1905
Delta dimidiatipenne Saussure, 1852
Eumenes coarctatus maroccanus Gusenleitner, 1972
Eumenes (Eumenes) mediterraneus Kriechbaumer, 1879
Eumenes mediterraneus mediterraneus Kriechbaumer, 1879
Eumenes (Eumenes) pomiformis Fabricius, 1781
Eumenes cyrenaicus pseudogermanicus Bluethgen, 1938
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) dantici Rossi, 1790
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) variegatus Fabricius, 1793
Euodynerus bidentatus Lepeletier, 1841
Gymnomerus laevipes Shuckard, 1837
Gymnomerus laevipes algeriensis Dusmet, 1928
Hemipterochilus moricei Schulthess, 1923
Hoplomerus serripes (Morawitz, 1867)⇒ Odynerus serricrus Bluethgen, 1963
Hoplopus atriplicis (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Anomala atriplicis Fabricius, 1787
Hoplopus atriplicis atriplicis
Knemodynerus djarabubensis Schulthess, 1928
Knemodynerus rhynchoides Saussure, 1852
Leptochilus limbiferus achaeus Gusenleitner, 1970
Leptochilus (Leptochilus) mauritanicus Lepeletier, 1841
Leptochilus (Neoleptochilus) medanae Gribodo, 1886
Leptochilus medanae falkenhayni Dusmet, 1917
Leptochilus (Neoleptochilus) regulus Saussure, 1855
Leptochilus flegias Giordani Soika, 1938
Leptochilus immodestus Giordani Soika, 1941
Leptochilus lucidus Giordani Soika, 1941
Leptochilus modestus (Saussure, 1852)⇒ Epacmus modestus Loew, 1872
Leptochilus ratzenboecki Gusenleitner, 1994
Leptochilus tussaci Giordani Soika, 1986
Microdynerus abdelkader Saussure, 1856
Microdynerus exilis Herrich-Schä..., 1839
Microdynerus ludendorffi Dusmet, 1917
Microdynerus saundersi Blüthgen, 1955
Mischocyttarus thrypticus Richards, 1945
Odontodynerus deflendus Saunders, 0
Odynerus (Monoplomerus) consobrinus Dufour, 1839
Odynerus consobrinus dernesis Gribodo, 1924
Odynerus (Odynerus) cruralis Saussure, 1856
Odynerus (Odynerus) serricrus Bluethgen, 1963
Odynerus caroli Moravitz, 1885
Onychopterocheilus eburneus Blüthgen, 1955
Onychopterocheilus mirus Gusenleitner, 1995
Onychopterocheilus unipunctatus Lepeletier, 1841
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) melanosoma Saussure, 1854
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Polistes (Polistes) dominulus (Christ, 1791)⇒ Polistes dominula Christ, 1791
Polistes (Polistes) gallicus Linnaeus, 1767Paper wasp
Polistes (Polistes) tenellus Buysson, 1905
Polistes foederata (Kohl, 1898)⇒ Polistes gallicus Linnaeus, 1767
Pseudepipona (Pseudepipona) tripunctata Fabricius, 1787
Psiliglossa algeriensis Saunders, 1905
Psiliglossa zeppelini Dusmet, 1917
Pterocheilus coccineus André, 1884
Pterochilus mauritanicus Lepeletier, 1841
Quartinia dilecta André, 1884
Quartinia nubiana Richards, 1962
Quartinia tripolitana Richards, 1962
Rhynchalastor vergesi Giordani Soika, 1961
Stenancistrocerus atropos Lepeletier, 1841
Stenodynerus vergesi (Giordani Soika, 1961)⇒ Rhynchalastor vergesi Giordani Soika, 1961
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp

Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in Tunisia
SubfamilyEumeninae
Leach, 1815
Potter and Mason Wasps, Potter wasps, Potter wasps and mason wasps, Wasps
24
52
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMasarinae
Latreille, 1802
Pollen wasps
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRaphiglossinae
Ashmead, 1902
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVespinae
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Wasps, Yellowjackets
2
1
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