Vespula squamosa

Taxonavigation

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
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Cladus: Allotriocarida
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Holometabola
Superordo: Hymenopterida
Ordo: Hymenoptera
Subordo: Apocrita
Superfamilia: Vespoidea

Familia: Vespidae
Subfamilia: Vespinae
Genus: Vespula
Subgenus (not widely accepted): Paravespula
Overview of species (27):

V. acadica – V. akrei – V. alascensis – V. arisana – V. atropilosa – V. austriaca – V. consobrina – V. flaviceps – V. flavopilosa – V. germanica – V. inexspectata – V. ingrica – V. infernalis – V. intermedia – 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


Removed (6): V. gongshanensis –[1] V. nujiangensis –[2] V. rufosignata –[3] V. yichunensis –[4] V. yulongensis –[5] V. yunlongensis –[5]
Added (3): V. akrei,[6] V. infernalis,[7] V. intermedia [7]

Name

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Vespula Thomson, 1869

Type species: Vespa germanica Panzer, 1799 by subsequent designation

References

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Primary references

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  • Thomson, C.G. 1869: Opuscula entomologica 1: 79 Reference pageOriginal description: page 79

Additional references

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Vernacular names

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Deutsch: Kurzkopfwespen
English: Yellowjackets
français: Guêpes
日本語: クロスズメバチ属
polski: osa
davvisámegiella: jordgeting


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  1. V. gongshanensis is synonym of V. structor (Tan, 2015) ⧼accessed on 20 August 2023⧽
  2. V. nujiangensis is synonym of V. orbata (Carpenter, 2010) ⧼accessed on 20 August 2023⧽
  3. V. rufosignata is synonym of V. vulgaris (Carpenter, 2009) ⧼accessed on 20 August 2023⧽
  4. [PDF 2,9MB] V. yichunensis is synonym of V. rufa (Carpenter, 1997) ⧼accessed on 20 August 2023⧽
  5. 5.0 5.1 V. yulongensis is synonym of V. rufa and V. yunlongensis is synonym of V. flaviceps (Carpenter, 2015) ⧼accessed on 20 August 2023⧽
  6. Landolt, P.J. et al. 2010: A new species of Vespula, and first record of Vespa crabro L. (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) from Guatemala, Central America. Zootaxa 2629: 61–68. Preview PDF
  7. 7.0 7.1 V. infernalis is given a new status as a species; V. intermedia is again recognized as a species Kimsey & Carpenter (2012) ⧼accessed on 20 August 2023⧽