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Checklist for Family Vespidae Leach, 1815 (And Allies)
and region West Germany (Germany)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
689
6869
20473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
686
6864
20468
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
615
6657
19979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
373
5421
17205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
69
1058
3768
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
56
927
3136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
22
302
1535
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
5
61
215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
29
110
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Germany
29 Genera with 110 Species
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Alastor Boisduval, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Allodynerus Bluthgen, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1776European tube wasp14SpeciesTaxom
Celonites Latreille, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Delta Saussure, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Discoelius Latreille, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1763Aerial Yellowjackets8SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 09SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1793Potter Wasp5SpeciesTaxom
Gymnomerus Bluthgen, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Hoplopus Agassiz, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptochilus Saussure, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Microdynerus Thomson, 18566SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Nannodynerus Bluethgen, 1938
0SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 04SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Paranortonia Bequaert, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Paravespula Blüthgen, 02SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1936Paper nest wasps13SpeciesTaxom
Pseudepipona Saussure, 01SpeciesTaxom
Pterocheilus Klug, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 18395SpeciesTaxom
Sphaericites Bode, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Stenodynerus Saussure, 18393SpeciesTaxom
Symmorphus Wesmael, 17588SpeciesTaxom
Synagris Latreille, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1836Hornets12SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1854Ground Yellowjackets5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Germany
110 Species and 3 Subspecies
Alastor (Alastor) atropos Lepeletier, 1841
Alastor rottensis Meunier, 1922
Allodynerus delphinalis Giraud, 1866
Allodynerus rossii Lepeletier, 1841
Ancistrocerus antilope Panzer, 1798Lobed Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus auctus Fabricius, 1793
Ancistrocerus catskill Viereck, 1902Catskill Potter Wasp
Ancistrocerus claripennis (Thomson, 1874)⇒ Ancistrocerus quadratus Panzer, 1799
Ancistrocerus dusmetiolus Strand, 1914
Ancistrocerus gazella Panzer, 1798European potter wasp
Ancistrocerus ichneumonideus Ratzeburg, 1844
Ancistrocerus melanocerus Dalla Torre, 1894
Ancistrocerus nigricornis (Curtis, 1826)⇒ Ancistrocerus melanocerus Dalla Torre, 1894
Ancistrocerus oviventris Wesmael, 1836
Ancistrocerus parietinus Linnaeus, 1758Wall Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus parietum Linnaeus, 1758Vespid wasp
Ancistrocerus scoticus Curtis, 1826
Ancistrocerus trifasciatus Muller, 1776Caterpillar-hunting potter wasp
Celonites (Celonites) abbreviatus Villers, 1789
Delta unguiculatum Villers, 1789
Discoelius dufourii Lepeletier, 1841
Discoelius zonalis Panzer, 1801
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 arenaria Fabricius, 1775Aerial yellowjacket
Dolichovespula silvestris Scopoli, 1763
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) pomiformis Fabricius, 1781
Eumenes (Eumenes) sareptanus André, 1884
Eumenes (Eumenes) subpomiformis Bluethgen, 1938
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) annectens Saussure, 1870
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) crypticus Say, 1823
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) dantici Rossi, 1790
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) notatus Jurine, 1807
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) quadrifasciatus Fabricius, 1793
Gymnomerus laevipes Shuckard, 1837
Leptochilus (Lionotulus) alpestris Saussure, 1855
Microdynerus (Microdynerus) nugdunenesis Saussure, 1855
Microdynerus (Pseudomicrodynerus) parvulus Herrich-Schä..., 1838
Microdynerus exilis Herrich-Schä..., 1839
Microdynerus longicollis Morawitz, 1895
Microdynerus nugdunensis Saussure, 1855
Microdynerus timidus Saussure, 1856
Mischocyttarus (Phi) flavitarsis Saussure, 1854Wasp
Odynerus (Odynerus) melanocephalus Gmelin, 1790Black Headed Mason Wasp
Odynerus (Odynerus) spinipes Linnaeus, 1758Spiny Mason Wasp
Odynerus (Spinicoxa) reniformis Gmelin, 1790
Odynerus delphinalis Gir., 0
Parancistrocerus leionotus leionotus Kirby & Spence, 1828
Paranortonia symmorphus (Bequaert, 1940)⇒ Parazumia tolteca Saussure, 1875
Paravespula germanica (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Vespula germanica Fabricius, 1793
Paravespula vulgaris (Linnaeus, 0)⇒ Vespula vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) bahamensis Bequard & Salt, 1931
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) rossi Bohart, 1949
Polistes (Gyrostoma) wattii Cameron, 1900
Polistes (Polistes) biglumis Linnaeus, 1758
Polistes (Polistes) bischoffi Weyrauch, 1937
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Polistes (Polistes) gallicus Linnaeus, 1767Paper wasp
Polistes (Polistes) nimpha Christ, 1791
Polistes kirbyanus T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Polistes primitiva O. Heer, 1865
Polistes signata G. Statz, 1936
Polistes signatus Statz, 1936
Pseudepipona rossii Lepeletier, 0
Pterocheilus (Pterocheilus) phaleratus (Panzer, 1797)⇒ Nesodynerus molokaiensis Perkins, 1899
Rhynchalastor bluethgeni Vecht, 1971
Rhynchalastor chevrieranus de Saussure, 1856
Rhynchalastor orenburgensis André, 1874
Rhynchalastor steckianus Schulthess, 1897
Rhynchalastor xanthomelas Herrich-SchÃ..., 1839
Sphaericites concameratus A. Bode, 1953
Stenodynerus chevrieranus Saussure, 1855
Stenodynerus steckianus (von Schulthess, 1897)⇒ Rhynchalastor steckianus Schulthess, 1897
Stenodynerus xanthomelas (Herrich-Schä..., 1839)⇒ Rhynchalastor xanthomelas Herrich-SchÃ..., 1839
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) gracilis Brullé, 1832
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) murarius Linnaeus, 1758
Synagris tropidia (Schletterer, 1891)⇒ Tricarinodynerus ventralis Saussure, 1890
Vespa bilineata G. Statz, 1936
Vespa coarctata Linnæus, 1758
Vespa cordifera G. Statz, 1936
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespa mandarinia Smith, 1852Asian giant hornet
Vespa muraria Linnæus, 1758
Vespa nigra G. Statz, 1936
Vespa parietum (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Dolichovespula sylvestris Scopoli, 1763
Vespa phalerata Panzer, 1797
Vespa spinipes Linnæus, 1758
Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836Asian 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 vidua de Saussure, 1854Widow Yellowjacket

Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in West Germany
SubfamilyEumeninae
Leach, 1815
Potter and Mason Wasps, Potter wasps, Potter wasps and mason wasps, Wasps
20
69
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMasarinae
Latreille, 1802
Pollen wasps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
2
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVespinae
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Wasps, Yellowjackets
3
24
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