English species names of Family Vespidae (And Allies)

Ants	Arachnids
Bees	Beetles
Booklice	Bugs
Bumblebees	Butterflies
Cicadas	Crane flies
Dragonflies	Earwigs
Flies	Isopods
Locusts	Mantises
Mayflies	Mosquitoes
Myriapods	Net-winged
Plant-parasitic	Scorpion flies
Termites	Wasps

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INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT

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English species names of Family Vespidae Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps, Pollen Wasps, Potter Wasps, Social Wasps, Vespid wasps, Wasps, Yellowjackets

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	4179 190570 2444470	Families Genera Species
Order	Hymenoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps	319 21125 328720	Families Genera Species
Family	Vespidae Leach, 1815 And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps	546 12600	Genera Species


A
Aerial yellowjacket	Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775
Aerial Yellowjackets	Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1916
Alaska Yellowjacket	Vespula alascensis Packard, 1870
Arctic Yellowjacket	Dolichovespula albida Sladen, 1918
Arctic yellowjacket	Dolichovespula norvegicoides Sladen, 1918
Asian giant hornet	Vespa mandarinia Smith, 1852
Asian Hornet	Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836
Asian hornet	Vespa velutina nigrithorax Buysson, 1905
Asian paper wasp	Polistes chinensis Fabricius, 1793
Asian predatory wasp	Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836
Australian hornet	Abispa ephippium Fabricius, 1775
Australian Paper Wasp	Polistes humilis Fabricius, 1781
Australian paper wasp	Polistes variabilis Fabricius, 1781

B
Bald hornet	Dolichovespula maculata Linnaeus, 1763
Bald hornet	Vespa maculata Linnaeus, 1763
Bald-faced hornet	Vespula maculata Saaristo, 1973
Bald-faced hornet	Dolichovespula maculata Linnaeus, 1763
Bald-faced hornet	Vespa maculata Linnaeus, 1763
Bald-faced yellowjacket	Dolichovespula maculata Linnaeus, 1763
Baldfaced hornet	Dolichovespula maculata Linnaeus, 1763
Bernard´s tropical paper wasp	Polistes stigma Fabricius, 1793
Black delta vespid wasp	Phimenes curvatus Saussure, 1856
Black Headed Mason Wasp	Odynerus melanocephalus Gmelin, 1790
Black hover wasp	Parischnogaster alternata Sakag., 1969
Black paper wasp	Brachygastra lecheguana Latreille, 1824
Black potter wasp	Delta pyriforme philippinense Bequaert, 1928
Black shield wasp	Vespa bicolor Fabricius, 1787
Black-bellied hornet	Vespa basalis Smith, 1852
Black-headed Mason Wasp	Odynerus melanocephalus Gmelin, 1790
Black-headed Mason-wasp	Odynerus melanocephalus Gmelin, 1790
Black-tailed hornet	Vespa ducalis Smith, 1852
Blackjacket	Dolichovespula maculata Linnaeus, 1763
Blackjacket	Vespula consobrina de Saussure, 1854
Blackjacket	Vespa maculata Linnaeus, 1763
Boreal Yellowjacket	Vespula austriaca Panzer, 1799
Bramble Mason Wasp	Ancistrocerus adiabatus Saussure, 1853
Bronze Sunbird	Nectarinia kilimensis Shelley, 1814
Bronzy Sunbird	Nectarinia kilimensis Shelley, 1814
Bull wasp	Dolichovespula maculata Linnaeus, 1763
Bull wasp	Vespa maculata Linnaeus, 1763

C
California Yellowjacket	Vespula sulphurea de Saussure, 1854
Canadian Potter Wasp	Symmorphus canadensis Saussure, 1855
Caterpillar-hunting potter wasp	Ancistrocerus trifasciatus Muller, 1776
Catskill Potter Wasp	Ancistrocerus catskill Viereck, 1902
Central American Paper Wasp	Apoica pallens Fabricius, 1804
Chinese Paper Wasp	Polistes chinensis Fabricius, 1793
Common Aerial Yellowjacket	Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775
Common European Yellowjacket	Vespula vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758
Common large paper wasp	Polistes variabilis Fabricius, 1781
Common paper wasp	Polistes humilis Fabricius, 1781
Common paperwasp	Polistes humilis Fabricius, 1781
Common Wasp	Vespula vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758
Common Yellowjacket	Vespula vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758
Cross Potter Wasp	Eumenes crucifera Prov., 1888
Cuckoo paper wasp	Sulcopolistes sulcifer
Cuckoo Wasp	Vespula austriaca Panzer, 1799
Cuckoo wasp	Polistes sulcifer Zimmerman, 1930
Cuckoo Yellowjacket	Vespula infernalis de Saussure, 1854

D
Dark Paper Wasp	Polistes fuscatus Fabricius, 1793
Dark paper wasp	Brachygastra lecheguana Latreille, 1824
Downy Yellowjacket	Vespula flavopilosa Jacobson, 1978
Drumming wasps	Synoeca de Saussure, 1852

E
Eastern yellow jacket	Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905
Eastern Yellowjacket	Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905
English wasp	Vespula vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758
European hornet	Vespa crabro germana Christ, 1791
European hornet	Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758
European paper wasp	Polistes dominula Christ, 1791
European paper wasp	Polistes dominulus Christ, 1791
European potter wasp	Ancistrocerus gazella Panzer, 1798
European tube wasp	Ancistrocerus gazella Panzer, 1798
European tube wasp	Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1836
European wasp	Vespula germanica Fabricius, 1793
European yellow jacket	Vespula vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758
European yellow jacket	Vespula germanica Fabricius, 1793

F
Fen Mason-wasp	Odynerus simillimus Morawitz, 1867
Forest Yellowjacket	Vespula acadica Sladen, 1918
Four-toothed Mason Wasp	Monobia quadridens Linnaeus, 1763
Fraternal Potter Wasp	Eumenes fraternus Say, 1824
Frelon asiatique	Vespa velutina nigrithorax Buysson, 1905

G
German Wasp	Vespula germanica Fabricius, 1793
German Yellowjacket	Vespula germanica Fabricius, 1793
Giant hornet	Vespa crabro germana Christ, 1791
Golden paper wasp	Polistes aurifer Saussure, 1853
Golden paper wasp	Polistes fuscatus aurifer
Greater banded hornet	Vespa tropica Linnaeus, 1758
Ground Yellowjackets	Vespula Thomson, 1869
Guêpe Germanique	Vespula germanica Fabricius, 1793
Guêpe Vulgaire	Vespula vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758

H
Heath Potter Wasp	Eumenes coarctatus Linnaeus, 1758
Hidalgo Mason Wasp	Euodynerus hidalgo Saussure, 1857
Honey wasps	Brachygastra Perty, 1833
Hornet	Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Hornets	Vespinae Latreille, 1802
Hornets	Vespa (Vespa) biglumis Linnaeus, 1758
Hornets	Vespa Linnaeus, 1758
Hover wasps	Stenogastrinae Bequaert, 1918

I
Indian hornet	Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836

J
Jack Spaniard	Polistes crinitus Felton, 1764
Jack Spaniard Wasp	Polistes annularis Linnaeus, 1763
Japanese Giant Hornet	Vespa mandarinia japonica Radoszkowski, 1857
Japanese Hornet	Vespa simillima simillima Smith, 1868
Japanese hornet	Vespa simillima Smith, 1868
Japanese yellow hornet	Vespa simillima Smith, 1868

K
Key hole wasp	Pachodynerus nasidens Latreille, 1812
Keyhole wasp	Pachodynerus nasidens Latreille, 1812

L
Large Mud-nesting Wasp	Abispa splendida Guérin, 1838
Lesser banded hornet	Vespa affinis Linnaeus, 1764
Lobed Mason Wasp	Ancistrocerus antilope Panzer, 1798

M
Macao paper wasp	Polistes olivaceus De Geer, 1773
Macao paper wasp	Polistes macaensis Fabricius, 1793
Mason wasp	Monobia quadridens Linnaeus, 1763
Media Wasp	Dolichovespula media Retzius, 1783
Median wasp	Dolichovespula media Retzius, 1783
Metric Paper Wasp	Polistes metricus Say, 1831
Metricus paper wasp	Polistes metricus Say, 1831
Mexican honey wasp	Brachygastra mellifica Say, 1837

N
Northern Aerial Yellowjacket	Dolichovespula norvegicoides Sladen, 1918
Northern giant hornet	Vespa mandarinia Smith, 1852
Northern Paper Wasp	Polistes fuscatus Fabricius, 1793
Northern Red-banded Yellowjacket	Vespula intermedia du Buysson, 1904
Northern yellowjacket	Vespula alascensis Packard, 1870
Norwegian wasp	Dolichovespula norwegica Fabricius, 1781

O
Old World Hornet	Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758
One-Banded Mason Wasp	Ancistrocerus unifasciatus Saussure, 1853
Orangetailed potter wasp	Delta latreillei petiolare
Oriental hornet	Vespa orientalis Linnaeus, 1771

P
Paper nest wasps	Polistes Latreille, 1802
Paper nest wasps	Polistes (Polistes) Latreille, 1802
Paper wasp	Polistes metricus Say, 1831
Paper wasp	Polistes gallicus Linnaeus, 1767
Paper Wasp	Polistes Latreille, 1802
Paper wasp	Polistes olivaceus De Geer, 1773
Paper Wasp	Polistes (Polistes) Latreille, 1802
Paper wasp	Polistes dominula Christ, 1791
Paper wasp	Polistes jokahamae Radoszkowski, 1887
Paper wasp	Polistes aurifer Saussure, 1853
Paper wasp	Polistes tepidus Fabricius, 1775
Paper wasp	Polistes exclamans Viereck, 1906
Paper wasp	Polistes carnifex Fabricius, 1775
Paper wasps	Polistes Latreille, 1802
Paper wasps	Polistes (Polistes) Latreille, 1802
Paper wasps	Polistinae Lepeletier, 1836
Parasitic Aerial Yellowjacket	Dolichovespula arctica Rohwer, 1916
Parasitic yellowjacket	Dolichovespula adulterina du Buysson, 1905
Parasitic Yellowjacket	Dolichovespula arctica Rohwer, 1916
Pollen wasps	Masarinae Latreille, 1802
Potter and Mason Wasps	Eumeninae Leach, 1815
Potter Wasp	Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1904
Potter wasp	Parancistrocerus fulvipes Saussure, 1856
Potter Wasp	Euodynerus (Euodynerus) dantici Rossi, 1790
Potter Wasp	Eumenes fraternus Say, 1824
Potter wasp	Zeta argillaceum Linnaeus, 1758
Potter Wasp	Abispa ephippium Fabricius, 1775
Potter Wasp	Delta pyriforme Fabricius, 1775
Potter wasps	Eumeninae Leach, 1815
Potter wasps and mason wasps	Eumeninae Leach, 1815
Prairie Yellowjacket	Vespula atropilosa Sladen, 1918
Purbeck mason wasp	Pseudepipona herrichii Saussure, 1856
Purbeck Mason-wasp	Pseudepipona herrichii Saussure, 1856
Purple-breasted Sunbird	Nectarinia purpureiventris Reichenow, 1893

R
Red Bee	Polistes fuscatus Fabricius, 1793
Red Cuckoo Wasp	Vespula austriaca Panzer, 1799
Red Paper Wasp	Polistes Latreille, 1802
Red Paper Wasp	Polistes (Polistes) Latreille, 1802
Red Paper Wasps	Polistes carolina Linnaeus, 1767
Red Wasp	Polistes carolina Linnaeus, 1767
Red Wasp	Vespula rufa Linnaeus, 1758
Red-and-black Mason Wasp	Pachodynerus erynnis Lepeletier, 1841
Red-marked Pachodynerus	Pachodynerus erynnis Lepeletier, 1841
Rendall's mason wasp	Delta rendalli Bingham, 1902
Ringed Paper Wasp	Polistes annularis Linnaeus, 1763
Rocky Mountain aerial yellowjacket	Dolichovespula alpicola Eck, 1984

S
Saxon wasp	Dolichovespula saxonica Fabricius, 1793
Small Brown Paper Wasp	Ropalidia revolutionalis Saussure, 1854
Smiling Mason Wasp	Ancistrocerus campestris Saussure, 1853
South American paper wasp	Polistes versicolor Olivier, 1791
Southern giant hornet	Vespa soror du Buysson, 1905
Southern Yellowjacket	Vespula squamosa Drury, 1770
Spiny Mason Wasp	Odynerus spinipes Linnaeus, 1758

T
Tree wasp	Vespa anglica Scopoli, 1763
Tree wasp	Vespa pilosella Scopoli, 1763
Tree wasp	Dolichovespula sylvestris Scopoli, 1763
Tropical Hover Wasp	Liostenogaster flavolineata Cameron, 1902
Tropical Paper Wasp	Polistes stigma Fabricius, 1793

U
Umbrella Paper Wasps	Polistes Latreille, 1802
Unstable Paper Wasp	Polistes instabilis Saussure, 1953

V
Vespid Wasp	Ancistrocerus catskill Viereck, 1902
Vespid wasp	Vespa mandarinia Smith, 1852
Vespid wasp	Ancistrocerus parietum Linnaeus, 1758
Vespid wasp	Vespa simillima Smith, 1868
Vespid wasp	Ancistrocerus tuberculocephalus Saussure, 1853

W
Walden’S Potter Wasp	Ancistrocerus waldenii Viereck, 1906
Wall Mason Wasp	Ancistrocerus parietinus Linnaeus, 1758
Wall Mason Wasp	Ancistrocerus parietum Linnaeus, 1758
Warrior wasps	Synoeca de Saussure, 1852
Wasp	Delta campaniforme esuriens
Wasp	Vespula vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758
Wasp	Euodynerus hidalgo Saussure, 1857
Wasp	Euodynerus leucomelas Saussure, 1856
Wasp	Delta latreillei petiolaris Schulz, 1904
Wasp	Delta pyriforme Fabricius, 1775
Wasp	Mischocyttarus flavitarsis Saussure, 1854
Wasp	Delta pyriforme philippinense Bequaert, 1928
Wasps	Vespinae Latreille, 1802
Wasps	Eumeninae Leach, 1815
Western Paper Wasp	Mischocyttarus flavitarsis Saussure, 1854
Western yellow jacket	Vespula pensylvanica de Saussure, 1857
Western Yellowjacket	Vespula pensylvanica de Saussure, 1857
White-Banded Potter Wasp	Ancistrocerus albophaleratus Saussure, 1855
White-faced hornet	Vespa maculata Linnaeus, 1763
White-faced hornet	Dolichovespula maculata Linnaeus, 1763
White-tailed hornet	Vespa maculata Linnaeus, 1763
White-tailed hornet	Dolichovespula maculata Linnaeus, 1763
Widow Yellowjacket	Vespula vidua de Saussure, 1854

Y
Yellow and black potter wasp	Delta campaniforme campaniforme Fabricius, 1775
Yellow and black potter wasp	Delta campaniforme Fabricius, 1775
Yellow brown paper wasp	Ropalidia romandi Guill., 1841
Yellow hornet	Vespa simillima Smith, 1868
Yellow Jacket	Vespula Thomson, 1869
Yellow Jacket	Vespula (Vespula) austriaca Panzer, 1799
Yellow jackets	Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1916
Yellow jackets	Vespula Thomson, 1869
Yellow jackets	Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) adulterina Buysson, 1905
Yellow jackets	Vespula (Vespula) austriaca Panzer, 1799
Yellow oriental paper wasp	Polistes olivaceus De Geer, 1773
Yellow Oriental Paper-wasp	Polistes olivaceus De Geer, 1773
Yellow Paper Wasp	Polistes versicolor Olivier, 1791
Yellow paper wasp	Polistes dominulus Christ, 1791
Yellow-legged hornet	Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836
Yellowjackets	Vespinae Latreille, 1802

Links, sources and further information

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