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Checklist for Tribe Vespini Linnaeus, 1771
and region India (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
703
14141
56254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
699
14132
56242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
662
13883
55452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
420
10836
46964
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
67
1244
4347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
57
1155
4224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
21
423
2209
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
6
111
334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
49
179
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyVespinae
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Wasps, Yellowjackets
7
44
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeVespini
Linnaeus, 1771
4
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for India
4 Genera with 26 Species
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1775Aerial Yellowjackets4SpeciesTaxom
Provespa Ashmead, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1870Hornets21SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1870Ground Yellowjackets6SpeciesTaxom


Species list for India
26 Species and 7 Subspecies
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) media Retzius, 1783Media Wasp
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) norwegica Fabricius, 1781Norwegian wasp
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) saxonica Fabricius, 1793Saxon wasp
Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775Aerial yellowjacket
Provespa barthelemyi Buysson, 1905
Vespa affinis Linnaeus, 1764Lesser banded hornet
Vespa affinis continentalis Bequard, 1936
Vespa basalis Smith, 1852Black-bellied hornet
Vespa bicolor Fabricius, 1787Black shield wasp
Vespa binghami du Buysson, 1905
Vespa cincta (Drury, 1770)⇒ Polistes annularis Linnaeus, 1763
Vespa coarctata Linnæus, 1758
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespa mandarinia Smith, 1852Asian giant hornet
Vespa mandarinia magnifica Smith, 1852
Vespa orientalis Linnaeus, 1771Oriental hornet
Vespa soror du Buysson, 1905Southern giant hornet
Vespa spinipes Linnæus, 1758
Vespa tropica Linnaeus, 1758Greater banded hornet
Vespa tropica eulemoides Buysson, 1904
Vespa tropica haematodes Bequard, 1936
Vespa tropica leefmansi Vecht, 1975
Vespa tropica tropica Linnaeus, 1758
Vespa variabilis (Buysson, 1904)⇒ Polistes variabilis Fabricius, 1781
Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836Asian Hornet
Vespa vivax Smith, 1870
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket
Vespula (Vespula) rufa Linnaeus, 1758Red Wasp
Vespula flaviceps Smith, 1870
Vespula pensylvanica de Saussure, 1857Western yellow jacket
Vespula structor Smith, 1870