Taxonomy Profile: Vespidae

Vespidae: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Family
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
hornets []
paper wasps []
potter wasps []
yellowjackets []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Vespidae: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Protostomia
Superdivision : Ecdysozoa
Phylum : Arthropoda
arthropods |
Artrópode |
arthropodes |
Subphylum : Hexapoda
hexapods |
Class : Insecta
insects |
hexapoda |
inseto |
insectes |
Subclass : Pterygota
winged insects |
insects ailés |
Infraclass : Neoptera
modern, wing-folding insects |
Superorder : Holometabola
Order : Hymenoptera
abelha |
formiga |
vespa |
ants |
bees |
wasps |
Suborder : Apocrita
narrow-waisted hymenopterans |
ants |
bees |
true wasps |
abeilles |
fourmis |
guêpes véritables |
Infraorder : Aculeata
Superfamily : Vespoidea
vespoid wasps |
Family : Vespidae
hornets |
paper wasps |
potter wasps |
yellowjackets |
Vespidae Direct Children(s):
Delta
(Saussure 1855)
Dolichovespula
(Rohwer 1916)
Pachodynerus
(Saussure 1875)
Paravespula
(Blüthgen 1938)
Polistes
(Latreille 1802)
Vespa
(Linnaeus 1758)
Vespula
(Thomson 1869)
Eumenes
(Latreille 1802)
Mischocyttarus
(Saussure 1853)
Brachygastra
(Perty 1833)
Euparagia
(Cresson 1879)
Vespidae: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Deans et al. (July 2006)
Notes:
Consensus on Hymenoptera classification to family by: Andrew Austin, Denis Brothers, Matt Buffington, Andrew Deans, Gary Gibson, John Jennings, Norm Johnson, Johan Liljeblad, Michael Ohl, Lawrence Packer, Fredrik Ronquist, and Robert Wharton
Reference for:
Vespidae
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Vespidae
Publication(s):
Vespidae: Geographic Information
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Vespidae: Comments