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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
696
12064
41018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
693
12055
41003
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
664
11905
40649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
434
9807
35125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
70
1140
3416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
58
998
3073
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
23
341
1682
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
5
105
308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
33
130
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyVespinae
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Wasps, Yellowjackets
6
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeVespini
Linnaeus, 1771
3
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Japan
3 Genera with 31 Species
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1930Aerial Yellowjackets6SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1903Hornets27SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1980Ground Yellowjackets5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Japan
31 Species and 7 Subspecies
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) media Retzius, 1783Media Wasp
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) adulterina du Buysson, 1905Parasitic yellowjacket
Dolichovespula adulterina montivaga Sk. Yamane, 1982
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) saxonica Fabricius, 1793Saxon wasp
Dolichovespula norvegicoides Sladen, 1918Arctic yellowjacket
Dolichovespula pacifica Birula, 1930
Vespa affinis Linnaeus, 1764Lesser banded hornet
Vespa affinis affinis Linnaeus, 1764
Vespa analis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Polistes testaceicolor Bequard, 1937
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespa crabro flavofasciata Cameron, 1903
Vespa ducalis Smith, 1852Black-tailed hornet
Vespa dybowskii André, 1884
Vespa flavofasciata (Cameron, 1903)⇒ Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespa insularis Dalla Torre, 1894
Vespa japonica (Saussure, 1858)⇒ Vespa mandarinia Smith, 1852
Vespa latilineata (Cameron, 1903)⇒ Vespa mandarinia Smith, 1852
Vespa lewisii (Cameron, 1903)⇒ Vespula flaviceps Smith, 1870
Vespa mandarina Smith, 1852
Vespa mandarinia Smith, 1852Asian giant hornet
Vespa mandarinia japonica Radoszkowski, 1857Japanese Giant Hornet
Vespa media Olivier, 1791
Vespa mongolica
Vespa pulchra (Buysson, 1905)⇒ Vespa ducalis Smith, 1852
Vespa schrenckii (Rad., 1861)⇒ Vespula rufa Linnaeus, 1758
Vespa simillima Smith, 1868Japanese hornet
Vespa simillima simillima Smith, 1868Japanese Hornet
Vespa simillima xanthoptera Cameron, 1903
Vespa tropica Linnaeus, 1758Greater banded hornet
Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836Asian Hornet
Vespa walkeri Buysson, 1904
Vespa xanthoptera (Cameron, 1903)⇒ Vespa simillima Smith, 1868
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket
Vespula (Vespula) austriaca Panzer, 1799Boreal Yellowjacket
Vespula (Vespula) rufa Linnaeus, 1758Red Wasp
Vespula flaviceps Smith, 1870
Vespula shidai Yamane, Wagn..., 1980