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Checklist for Tribe Vespini Linnaeus, 1771
and region Continents


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
2110
116133
1222976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
2101
115931
1221959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1812
113780
1210168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
929
84484
1007160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
151
11202
151593
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
122
10288
146065
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
42
3384
72516
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
13
883
10651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
325
4356
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyVespinae
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Wasps, Yellowjackets
10
419
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeVespini
Linnaeus, 1771
6
188
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Continents
6 Genera with 188 Species
Allovespula Bluthgen, 01SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1986Aerial Yellowjackets29SpeciesTaxom
Palaeovespa Cockerell, 191510SpeciesTaxom
Provespa Ashmead, 19354SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1903Hornets158SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1986Ground Yellowjackets38SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Continents
188 Species and 52 Subspecies
Allovespula rufa⇒ Vespula rufa Linnaeus, 1758
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) media Retzius, 1783Media Wasp
Dolichovespula (Metavespula) sylvestris Scopoli, 1763
Dolichovespula sylvestris sylvestris Scopoli, 1763
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) adulterina du Buysson, 1905Parasitic yellowjacket
Dolichovespula adulterina arctica Rohwer, 1916
Dolichovespula adulterina montivaga Sk. Yamane, 1982
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) norwegica Fabricius, 1781Norwegian wasp
Dolichovespula norwegica norwegica Fabricius, 1781
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) omissa Bischoff, 1931
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) saxonica Fabricius, 1793Saxon wasp
Dolichovespula saxonica saxonica Fabricius, 1793
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) sylvestris Scopoli, 1763Tree wasp
Dolichovespula albida Sladen, 1918Arctic Yellowjacket
Dolichovespula alpicola Eck, 1984Rocky Mountain aerial yellowjacket
Dolichovespula arctica Rohwer, 1916Parasitic Aerial Yellowjacket
Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775Aerial yellowjacket
Dolichovespula asiatica (Archer, 1981)⇒ Dolchivespula intermedia Birula, 0
Dolichovespula kuami Kim & Yoon, 1996
Dolichovespula lama Buysson, 1903
Dolichovespula loekenae (Eck, 1980)⇒ Dolichovespula pacifica Birula, 1930
Dolichovespula norvegica (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Dolichovespula norwegica Fabricius, 1781
Dolichovespula norvegicoides Sladen, 1918Arctic yellowjacket
Dolichovespula pacifica Birula, 1930
Dolichovespula panda Archer, 1980
Dolichovespula silvestris Scopoli, 1763
Dolichovespula silvestris silvestris
Dolichovespula sinensis (Archer, 1987)⇒ Dolichovespula stigma Lee, 1986
Dolichovespula stigma Lee, 1986
Palaeovespa baltica T. D. A. Coc..., 1909
Palaeovespa florissantia T. D. A. Coc..., 1906
Palaeovespa florrissantia Cockerell, 1906
Palaeovespa gilletei Cockerell, 1906
Palaeovespa gillettei T. D. A. Coc..., 1906
Palaeovespa menatensis
Palaeovespa relecta T. D. A. Coc..., 1923
Palaeovespa scudderi T. D. A. Coc..., 1906
Palaeovespa socialis G. Poinar, 2005
Palaeovespa wilsoni T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Provespa anomala de Saussure, 1854
Provespa barthelemyi Buysson, 1905
Provespa nobilis Zhang & al., 1994
Provespa nocturna Vecht, 1935
Vespa (Vespa) germana (Christ, 1791)⇒ Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespa adulterina Buysson, 1905
Vespa aestuans Fabricius, 1781
Vespa affinis Linnaeus, 1764Lesser banded hornet
Vespa affinis affinis Linnaeus, 1764
Vespa affinis continentalis Bequard, 1936
Vespa affinis indosinensis Perkins, 1910
Vespa albifrons (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Paralastor albifrons Fabricius, 1775
Vespa analis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Polistes testaceicolor Bequard, 1937
Vespa arcuata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Delta arcuata arcuata Fabricius, 1775
Vespa auraria (Smith, 1852)⇒ Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836
Vespa basalis Smith, 1852Black-bellied hornet
Vespa bellicosa Saussure, 1854
Vespa bicolor Fabricius, 1787Black shield wasp
Vespa bilineata G. Statz, 1936
Vespa binghami du Buysson, 1905
Vespa binghami du Buysson, 1905
Vespa borealis (Lewis, 1897)⇒ Dolichovespula arctica Rohwer, 1916
Vespa campaniformis Fabricius, 1775
Vespa chinensis Birula, 1925
Vespa ciliata Zhang & al., 1994
Vespa cincta (Drury, 1770)⇒ Polistes annularis Linnaeus, 1763
Vespa coarctata Linnæus, 1758
Vespa colchica (Birula, 1930)⇒ Dolichovespula adulterina du Buysson, 1905
Vespa cordifera G. Statz, 1936
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespa crabro altaica Perkins, 1910
Vespa crabro birulai Bequard, 1931
Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespa crabro crabroniformis Smith, 1852
Vespa crabro flavofasciata Cameron, 1903
Vespa crabro germana (Christ, 1791)⇒ Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespa crabro gribodoi Bequard, 1931
Vespa crabro oberthuri Buysson, 1902
Vespa crabro vexator Harris, 1776
Vespa crabroniformis O. Heer, 1867
Vespa dasypodia
Vespa dominula (Christ, 1791)⇒ Polistes dominula Christ, 1791
Vespa ducalis Smith, 1852Black-tailed hornet
Vespa ducalis pseudosoror Vecht, 1959
Vespa dybowskii André, 1884
Vespa esakii (Sonan, 1935)⇒ Vespa ducalis Smith, 1852
Vespa femoralis (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Brachymeria minuta Linnaeus, 1767
Vespa fervida Smith, 1859
Vespa flavior (Stolfa, 1934)⇒ Vespula flaviceps Smith, 1870
Vespa flavofasciata (Cameron, 1903)⇒ Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespa formosana (Sonan, 1927)⇒ Vespa affinis Linnaeus, 1764
Vespa fruhstorferi (Stadelmann, 1894)⇒ Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836
Vespa fumida van der Vecht, 1956
Vespa galbula Pallas, 1771
Vespa germanica (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Vespula germanica Fabricius, 1793
Vespa grisea Fabricius, 1775
Vespa haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1775
Vespa humilis Fabricius, 1781
Vespa immaculata (Morawitz, 1889)⇒ Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836
Vespa infernalis (Saussure, 1853)⇒ Vespula austriaca Panzer, 1799
Vespa insularis Dalla Torre, 1894
Vespa intermedia (Buysson, 1904)⇒ Vespula rufa Linnaeus, 1758
Vespa japonica (Saussure, 1858)⇒ Vespa mandarinia Smith, 1852
Vespa juncea
Vespa karenkona (Sonan, 1929)⇒ Vespula flaviceps Smith, 1870
Vespa lanio Fabricius, 1775
Vespa lanis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Polistes canadensis Linnaeus, 1758
Vespa lateralis (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Proepipona lateralis lateralis Fabricius, 1781
Vespa latilineata (Cameron, 1903)⇒ Vespa mandarinia Smith, 1852
Vespa lewisii (Cameron, 1903)⇒ Vespula flaviceps Smith, 1870
Vespa linearis (De Geer, 1778)⇒ Belonogaster petiolata De Geer, 1778
Vespa luctuosa Saussure, 1854
Vespa macilenta Fabricius, 1781
Vespa macularis (Olivier, 1792)⇒ Vespula germanica Fabricius, 1793
Vespa maculata (Linnaeus, 1763)⇒ Campsomeris quadrimaculata Fabricius, 1775
Vespa magnifica Smith, 1852
Vespa major (Retz., 1783)⇒ Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespa mandarina Smith, 1852
Vespa mandarinia Smith, 1852Asian giant hornet
Vespa mandarinia bellona Smith, 1871
Vespa mandarinia japonica Radoszkowski, 1857Japanese Giant Hornet
Vespa mandarinia magnifica Smith, 1852
Vespa mandarinia mandarinia Smith, 1852
Vespa mandarinia nobilis Sonan, 1929
Vespa marginalis Fabricius, 1775
Vespa matsumurai (Sonan, 1935)⇒ Vespa ducalis Smith, 1852
Vespa media Olivier, 1791
Vespa mediozonalis (Pèr., 1911)⇒ Vespa vivax Smith, 1870
Vespa micado (Cameron, 1903)⇒ Vespa simillima Smith, 1868
Vespa minuta (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Microdynerus timidus Saussure, 1856
Vespa mocsaryana du Buysson, 1905
Vespa mongolica
Vespa multimaculata Perkins, 1910
Vespa muraria Linnæus, 1758
Vespa nigra G. Statz, 1936
Vespa norvegica (Olivier, 1792)⇒ Dolichovespula norwegica Fabricius, 1781
Vespa norwegica Fabricius, 1781
Vespa oberthuri
Vespa obliterata (Smith, 1852)⇒ Vespa basalis Smith, 1852
Vespa orientalis Linnaeus, 1771Oriental hornet
Vespa orientalis orientalis
Vespa orientalis somalica Giordani Soika, 1934
Vespa parietum (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Dolichovespula sylvestris Scopoli, 1763
Vespa petiolata (De Geer, 1778)⇒ Mellinus arvensis Linnaeus, 1758
Vespa phalerata Panzer, 1797
Vespa philippinensis Saussure, 1854
Vespa picea Zhang & al., 1994
Vespa pulchra (Buysson, 1905)⇒ Vespa ducalis Smith, 1852
Vespa quadrimaculata (Sonan, 1929)⇒ Crossocerus quadrimaculatus Fabricius, 1793
Vespa quadripunctata (Geoffroy, 1785)⇒ Antepipona ovalis Saussure, 1852
Vespa rufa Linnæus, 1758
Vespa saussurei (Schulz, 1906)⇒ Vespula flaviceps Smith, 1870
Vespa saxonica (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Dolichovespula adulterina du Buysson, 1905
Vespa schach (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Polistes schach Fabricius, 1781
Vespa schrenckii (Rad., 1861)⇒ Vespula rufa Linnaeus, 1758
Vespa sexpunctata (Perkins, 1905)⇒ Vespa simillima Smith, 1868
Vespa sibirica (André, 1884)⇒ Vespula yichunensis Lee, 1986
Vespa similis (Schenck, 1853)⇒ Dolichovespula norwegica Fabricius, 1781
Vespa simillima Smith, 1868Japanese hornet
Vespa simillima flavata Perkins, 1910
Vespa simillima mongolica André, 1884
Vespa simillima simillima Smith, 1868Japanese Hornet
Vespa simillima xanthoptera Cameron, 1903
Vespa simplex (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Euodynerus quadrifasciatus Fabricius, 1793
Vespa sonani (Matsumura, 1930)⇒ Vespa mandarinia Smith, 1852
Vespa soror du Buysson, 1905Southern giant hornet
Vespa spinipes Linnæus, 1758
Vespa stigma (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Polistes stigma Fabricius, 1793
Vespa sylvestris Scopoli, 1763
Vespa tabida Fabricius, 1781
Vespa tartarea (Buysson, 1904)⇒ Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespa tecta Fabricius, 1781
Vespa tepida Fabricius, 1775
Vespa tropica Linnaeus, 1758Greater banded hornet
Vespa tropica anthracina Bequard, 1936
Vespa tropica cebuana Kojima & Reyes, 1984
Vespa tropica deusta Lepeletier, 1836
Vespa tropica eulemoides Buysson, 1904
Vespa tropica haematodes Bequard, 1936
Vespa tropica leefmansi Vecht, 1975
Vespa tropica trimeres Vecht, 1957
Vespa tropica trisignata Perkins, 1910
Vespa tropica tropica Linnaeus, 1758
Vespa tropica unicolor Smith, 1864
Vespa uncinata (Linnaeus, 1763)⇒ Monobia quadridens Linnaeus, 1763
Vespa unifasciata Olivier, 1791
Vespa varia Fabricius, 1787
Vespa variabilis (Buysson, 1904)⇒ Polistes variabilis Fabricius, 1781
Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836Asian Hornet
Vespa velutina celebensis Perkins, 1910
Vespa velutina flavitarsus Sonan, 1939
Vespa velutina floresiana Vecht, 1957
Vespa velutina nigrithorax Buysson, 1905Asian hornet
Vespa velutina timorensis Vecht, 1957
Vespa velutina variana Vecht, 1957
Vespa velutina velutina
Vespa vexator (Harris, 1776)⇒ Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespa vivax Smith, 1870
Vespa vulgaris (Linnæus, 1758)⇒ Vespula vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758
Vespa walkeri Buysson, 1904
Vespa wilemani Meade-Waldo, 1911
Vespa xanthoptera (Cameron, 1903)⇒ Vespa simillima Smith, 1868
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula germanica germanica Fabricius, 1793
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket
Vespula (Vespula) austriaca Panzer, 1799Boreal Yellowjacket
Vespula (Vespula) germanica (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Vespula germanica Fabricius, 1793
Vespula (Vespula) rufa Linnaeus, 1758Red Wasp
Vespula rufa rufa Linnaeus, 1758
Vespula (Vespula) vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Vespula vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758
Vespula acadica Sladen, 1918Forest Yellowjacket
Vespula alascensis Packard, 1870Alaska Yellowjacket
Vespula arctica (Rohwer, 1916)⇒ Dolichovespula adulterina du Buysson, 1905
Vespula arisana Sonan, 1929
Vespula atropilosa Sladen, 1918Prairie Yellowjacket
Vespula autriaca
Vespula consobrina de Saussure, 1854Blackjacket
Vespula flaviceps Smith, 1870
Vespula flaviceps flaviceps
Vespula flaviceps karenkona Sonan, 0
Vespula flavopilosa Jacobson, 1978Downy Yellowjacket
Vespula gracilia (Lee, 1986)⇒ Vespula flaviceps Smith, 1870
Vespula grahami (Archer, 1981)⇒ Vespula rufa Linnaeus, 1758
Vespula inexspectata Eck, 1994
Vespula infernalis de Saussure, 1854Cuckoo Yellowjacket
Vespula intermedia (du Buysson, 1904)⇒ Vespula yichunensis Lee, 1986
Vespula koreensis Radoszkowski, 1887
Vespula maculata (Saaristo, 1973)⇒ Dolichovespula maculata Linnaeus, 1763
Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905Eastern yellow jacket
Vespula nursei Archer, 1981
Vespula obscura (Lee, 1986)⇒ Vespula yichunensis Lee, 1986
Vespula orbata du Buysson, 1902
Vespula pensylvanica de Saussure, 1857Western yellow jacket
Vespula pionganensis (Giordani Soika, 1976)⇒ Vespula flaviceps Smith, 1870
Vespula shidai Yamane, Wagn..., 1980
Vespula squamosa Drury, 1770Southern Yellowjacket
Vespula structor Smith, 1870
Vespula sulphurea de Saussure, 1854California Yellowjacket
Vespula vidua de Saussure, 1854Widow Yellowjacket
Vespula yichunensis Lee, 1986