Vespula

Taxonavigation

Vespula rufa

Taxonavigation: Vespoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Cladus: Metapterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Endopterygota Superordo: Hymenopterida Ordo: Hymenoptera Subordo: Apocrita Superfamilia: Vespoidea

Familia: Vespidae
Subfamilia: Vespinae
Genus: Vespula
Subgenera (2): Paravespula – Vespula

Overview of species (26)

V. acadica – V. alascensis – V. arisana – V. atropilosa – V. austriaca – V. consobrina – V. flaviceps – V. flavopilosa – V. germanica – V. inexspectata – V. ingrica – V. kingdonwardi – V. koreensis – V. maculifrons – V. nursei – V. orbata – V. pensylvanica – V. rufa – V. shidai – V. squamosa – V. structor – V. sulphurea – V. vidua – V. vulgaris – V. yichunensis – V. yunlongensis

[Source: Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist, minus (4) V. gongshanensis – V. nujiangensis – V. rufosignata – V. yulongensis
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Add (1): V. akrei

Name

Vespula Thomson, 1869: 79

Type species: Vespa austriaca Panzer, 1799 by subsequent designation, see Ashmead, W.H. 1902: Classification of the fossorial, predaceous and parasitic wasps, or the superfamily Vespoidea. Canadian entomologist, 34(7): 163–166. [164]

References

Carpenter, J.M., Dvořák, L., Kojima, J.-I., Nguyen, L.T.P., Perrard, A. & Pickett, K.M. 2011. Taxonomic notes on the Vespinae of Yunnan (Hymenoptera: Vespidae). American Museum novitates (3709) DOI: 10.1206/3709.2 Reference page.

Miller, C.D.F. 1961: Taxonomy and distribution of Nearctic Vespula. Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada 93(Supplement 22) DOI: 10.4039/entm9322fv Full article (PDF) on Academia.edu Reference page.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Wespen
English: Yellowjackets
français: Guêpes
日本語: クロスズメバチ属
Plattdüütsch: Wöpsen (Münsterland); Wispels (Ostfriesland); Wipsen (ehem. Vest Recklinghausen)
polski: osa
davvisámegiella: jordgeting

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