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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Bees, Ants, and other Stinging Wasps » Vespoidea » Yellowjackets, Paper Wasps, and Hornets; Potter, Mason and Pollen Wasps (Vespidae)

Family Vespidae - Yellowjackets, Paper Wasps, and Hornets; Potter, Mason and Pollen Wasps

Phylum Arthropoda - Arthropods
Class Insecta - Insects
Order Hymenoptera - Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies
No Taxon Aculeata - Bees, Ants, and other Stinging Wasps
Superfamily Vespoidea
Family Vespidae - Yellowjackets, Paper Wasps, and Hornets; Potter, Mason and Pollen Wasps

Subfamily Euparagiinae
Genus Euparagia
Species scutellaris - Euparagia scutellaris
Subfamily Masarinae - Pollen Wasps
Genus Pseudomasaris
Species vespoides - Pseudomasaris vespoides
Species wheeleri - Pseudomasaris wheeleri
Species zonalis - Pseudomasaris zonalis
Species edwardsii - Pseudomasaris edwardsii
Species basirufus - Pseudomasaris basirufus
Species coquilletti - Pseudomasaris coquilletti
Species macswaini - Pseudomasaris macswaini
Subfamily Eumeninae - Potter and Mason Wasps
Genus Ancistrocerus
Species adiabatus - Ancistrocerus adiabatus
Species albolacteus - Ancistrocerus albolacteus
Species albophaleratus - Ancistrocerus albophaleratus
Species antilope - Ancistrocerus antilope
Species campestris - Ancistrocerus campestris
Species catskill - Ancistrocerus catskill
Species gazella - Ancistrocerus gazella
Species lutonidus - Ancistrocerus lutonidus
Species parietum - Ancistrocerus parietum
Species spilopterus - Ancistrocerus spilopterus
Species spinolae - Ancistrocerus spinolae
Species tuberculocephalus - Ancistrocerus tuberculocephalus
Species unifasciatus - Ancistrocerus unifasciatus
Species waldenii - Ancistrocerus waldenii
Species undescribed-a - Ancistrocerus undescribed species A
Species undescribed-b - Ancistrocerus undescribed species B
Genus Delta
Species rendalli - Delta rendalli
Genus Eumenes
Species bollii - Eumenes bollii
Species crucifera - Eumenes crucifera
Species fraternus - Eumenes fraternus
Species verticalis - Eumenes verticalis
Species smithii - Eumenes smithii
Genus Euodynerus
Species annectens - Euodynerus annectens
Species annulatus - Euodynerus annulatus
Species auranus - Euodynerus auranus
Species bidens - Euodynerus bidens
Species blakeanus - Euodynerus blakeanus
Species boscii - Euodynerus boscii
Species castigatus - Euodynerus castigatus
Species crypticus - Euodynerus crypticus
Species fedoris - Euodynerus fedoris
Species foraminatus - Euodynerus foraminatus
Species hidalgo - Euodynerus hidalgo
Subspecies boreoorientalis - Euodynerus hidalgo boreoorientalis
Species leucomelas - Euodynerus leucomelas
Species megaera - Euodynerus megaera
Species planitarsis - Euodynerus planitarsis
Species pratensis - Euodynerus pratensis
Species schwarzi - Euodynerus schwarzi
Species undescribed-f - Euodynerus undescribed species F
Species undescribed-g - Euodynerus undescribed species G
Genus Leptochilus
Species acolhuus - Leptochilus acolhuus
Species republicanus - Leptochilus republicanus
Genus Minixi
Species mexicanum - Minixi mexicanum
Genus Monobia
Species quadridens - Mason Wasp
Genus Odynerus
Species dilectus - Odynerus dilectus
Genus Pachodynerus
Species erynnis - Red-marked Pachodynerus
Species pulverulentus - Pachodynerus pulverulentus
Species nasidens - Pachodynerus nasidens
Genus Parancistrocerus
Species bicornis - Parancistrocerus bicornis
Species fulvipes - Parancistrocerus fulvipes
Species histrio - Parancistrocerus histrio
Species leionotus - Parancistrocerus leionotus
Species pedestris - Parancistrocerus pedestris
Species pensylvanicus - Parancistrocerus pensylvanicus
Species perennis - Parancistrocerus perennis
Species salcularis - Parancistrocerus salcularis
Species vagus - Parancistrocerus vagus
Genus Parazumia
Species symmorpha - Parazumia symmorpha
Species tolteca - Parazumia tolteca
Genus Pseudodynerus
Species quadrisectus - Pseudodynerus quadrisectus
Genus Pterocheilus
Genus Stenodynerus
Species ammonia - Stenodynerus ammonia
Species anormis - Stenodynerus anormis
Species blepharus - Stenodynerus blepharus
Species fundatiformis - Stenodynerus fundatiformis
Species histrionalis - Stenodynerus histrionalis
Species kennicottianus - Stenodynerus kennicottianus
Species krombeini - Stenodynerus krombeini
Species lineatifrons - Stenodynerus lineatifrons
Species lucidus - Stenodynerus lucidus
Species oculeus - Stenodynerus oculeus
Species pulvinatus - Stenodynerus pulvinatus
Genus Symmorphus
Species canadensis - Symmorphus canadensis
Species albomarginatus - Symmorphus albomarginatus
Species cristatus - Symmorphus cristatus
Genus Zeta
Species argillaceum - Zeta argillaceum
Genus Zethus
Species spinipes - Zethus spinipes
Subspecies variegatus - Zethus spinipes variegatus
Species slossonae - Zethus slossonae
Subfamily Polistinae - Paper Wasps
Genus Brachygastra
Species mellifica - Mexican Honey Wasp
Genus Mischocyttarus
Species flavitarsis - Mischocyttarus flavitarsis
Species mexicanus - Mischocyttarus mexicanus
Subspecies cubicola - Mischocyttarus mexicanus cubicola
Subspecies mexicanus - Mischocyttarus mexicanus mexicanus
Species navajo - Mischocyttarus navajo
Species phthisicus - Mischocyttarus phthisicus
Genus Polistes
Species annularis - Polistes annularis
Species apachus - Polistes apachus
Species arizonensis - Polistes arizonensis
Species aurifer - Polistes aurifer
Species bahamensis - Polistes bahamensis
Species bellicosus - Polistes bellicosus
Species canadensis - Polistes canadensis
Species carnifex - Polistes carnifex
Species carolina - Red Wasp
Species comanchus - Polistes comanchus
Subspecies comanchus - Polistes comanchus comanchus
Subspecies navajoe - Polistes comanchus navajoe
Species dominula - European Paper Wasp
Species dorsalis - Polistes dorsalis
Subspecies californicus - Polistes dorsalis californicus
Subspecies dorsalis - Polistes dorsalis dorsalis
Species exclamans - Paper Wasp
Species flavus - Polistes flavus
Species fuscatus - Northern Paper Wasp
Species instabilis - Polistes instabilis
Species major - Polistes major
Species metricus - Polistes metricus
Species perplexus - Polistes perplexus
Species undescribed-a - Polistes undescribed species A
Species undescribed-b - Polistes undescribed species B
Subfamily Vespinae - Hornets and Yellowjackets
Genus Dolichovespula
Species adulterina - Parasitic Yellowjacket
Species alpicola - Rocky Mountain Aerial Yellowjacket
Species arenaria - Common Aerial Yellowjacket
Species maculata - Baldfaced Hornet
Species norvegicoides - Northern Aerial Yellowjacket
Species norwegica - Arctic Yellowjacket
Genus Vespa
Species crabro - European Hornet
Genus Vespula
Species acadica - Forest Yellowjacket
Species atropilosa - Prairie Yellowjacket
Species austriaca - Cuckoo Yellowjacket
Species consobrina - Blackjacket
Species flavopilosa - Downy Yellowjacket
Species germanica - German Yellowjacket
Species maculifrons - Eastern Yellowjacket
Species pensylvanica - Western Yellowjacket
Species rufa - Northern Red-banded Yellowjacket
Species squamosa - Southern Yellowjacket
Species sulphurea - California Yellowjacket
Species vidua - Ground Hornet
Species vulgaris - Common Yellowjacket

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