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Checklist for Tribe Vespini Linnaeus, 1771
and region East Asia (Far East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1146
26296
148959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1142
26273
148905
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1054
25859
147577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
627
19594
119086
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
107
2829
14631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
85
2406
13112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
29
714
5948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
8
196
1015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
73
440
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyVespinae
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Wasps, Yellowjackets
7
115
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeVespini
Linnaeus, 1771
4
99
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Asia
4 Genera with 99 Species
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1986Aerial Yellowjackets16SpeciesTaxom
Provespa Ashmead, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1903Hornets87SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1986Ground Yellowjackets17SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Asia
99 Species and 23 Subspecies
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) media Retzius, 1783Media Wasp
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) adulterina du Buysson, 1905Parasitic yellowjacket
Dolichovespula adulterina montivaga Sk. Yamane, 1982
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) norwegica Fabricius, 1781Norwegian wasp
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) omissa Bischoff, 1931
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) saxonica Fabricius, 1793Saxon wasp
Dolichovespula arctica Rohwer, 1916Parasitic Aerial Yellowjacket
Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775Aerial yellowjacket
Dolichovespula kuami Kim & Yoon, 1996
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
Provespa barthelemyi Buysson, 1905
Provespa nobilis Zhang & al., 1994
Vespa (Vespa) germana (Christ, 1791)⇒ Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespa affinis Linnaeus, 1764Lesser banded hornet
Vespa affinis affinis Linnaeus, 1764
Vespa analis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Polistes testaceicolor Bequard, 1937
Vespa auraria (Smith, 1852)⇒ Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836
Vespa basalis Smith, 1852Black-bellied hornet
Vespa bicolor Fabricius, 1787Black shield wasp
Vespa binghami du Buysson, 1905
Vespa binghami du Buysson, 1905
Vespa borealis (Lewis, 1897)⇒ Dolichovespula arctica Rohwer, 1916
Vespa chinensis Birula, 1925
Vespa ciliata Zhang & al., 1994
Vespa coarctata Linnæus, 1758
Vespa colchica (Birula, 1930)⇒ Dolichovespula adulterina du Buysson, 1905
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespa crabro birulai Bequard, 1931
Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespa crabro crabroniformis Smith, 1852
Vespa crabro flavofasciata Cameron, 1903
Vespa crabro oberthuri Buysson, 1902
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 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 immaculata (Morawitz, 1889)⇒ Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836
Vespa insularis Dalla Torre, 1894
Vespa intermedia (Buysson, 1904)⇒ Vespula rufa Linnaeus, 1758
Vespa japonica (Saussure, 1858)⇒ Vespa mandarinia Smith, 1852
Vespa karenkona (Sonan, 1929)⇒ Vespula flaviceps Smith, 1870
Vespa latilineata (Cameron, 1903)⇒ Vespa mandarinia Smith, 1852
Vespa lewisii (Cameron, 1903)⇒ Vespula flaviceps Smith, 1870
Vespa macularis (Olivier, 1792)⇒ Vespula germanica Fabricius, 1793
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 mandarinia Smith, 1852
Vespa mandarinia nobilis Sonan, 1929
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 mongolica
Vespa muraria Linnæus, 1758
Vespa oberthuri
Vespa obliterata (Smith, 1852)⇒ Vespa basalis Smith, 1852
Vespa orientalis Linnaeus, 1771Oriental hornet
Vespa parietum (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Dolichovespula sylvestris Scopoli, 1763
Vespa petiolata (De Geer, 1778)⇒ Mellinus arvensis Linnaeus, 1758
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 saussurei (Schulz, 1906)⇒ Vespula flaviceps Smith, 1870
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 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 stigma (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Polistes stigma Fabricius, 1793
Vespa tartarea (Buysson, 1904)⇒ Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespa tropica Linnaeus, 1758Greater banded hornet
Vespa tropica haematodes Bequard, 1936
Vespa varia Fabricius, 1787
Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836Asian Hornet
Vespa velutina flavitarsus Sonan, 1939
Vespa velutina nigrithorax Buysson, 1905Asian hornet
Vespa vexator (Harris, 1776)⇒ Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespa vivax Smith, 1870
Vespa walkeri Buysson, 1904
Vespa wilemani Meade-Waldo, 1911
Vespa xanthoptera (Cameron, 1903)⇒ Vespa simillima Smith, 1868
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 arisana Sonan, 1929
Vespula flaviceps Smith, 1870
Vespula flaviceps flaviceps
Vespula flaviceps karenkona Sonan, 0
Vespula gracilia (Lee, 1986)⇒ Vespula flaviceps Smith, 1870
Vespula grahami (Archer, 1981)⇒ Vespula rufa Linnaeus, 1758
Vespula koreensis Radoszkowski, 1887
Vespula nursei Archer, 1981
Vespula obscura (Lee, 1986)⇒ Vespula yichunensis Lee, 1986
Vespula orbata du Buysson, 1902
Vespula pionganensis (Giordani Soika, 1976)⇒ Vespula flaviceps Smith, 1870
Vespula shidai Yamane, Wagn..., 1980
Vespula yichunensis Lee, 1986