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Vespoidea

Insecta - Hymenoptera

Taxonomy
Vespoidea was named by Latreille (1802). It is extant.

It was assigned to Apocrita by Rasnitsyn (1975); to Aculeata by Brothers (1999); and to Aculeata by Heraty et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1802Vespoidea Latreille p. 358
1975Vespoidea Rasnitsyn
1999Vespoidea Brothers p. 233
2011Vespoidea Heraty et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
RankNameAuthor
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
—Hymenopterida
orderHymenoptera
—Unicalcarida
suborderApocritaGerstaecker 1867
—Aculeata()
superfamilyVespoidea
superfamilyVespoidea

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Superfm. Vespoidea Latreille 1802
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Fm. †Falsiformicidae Rasnitsyn 1975
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G. †Burmomyrma Dlussky 1996
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†Burmomyrma rossi Dlussky 1996
G. †Falsiformica Rasnitsyn 1975
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†Falsiformica cretacea Rasnitsyn 1975
G. †Siccibythus Cockx and McKellar 2016
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†Siccibythus martynovae Rasnitsyn et al. 2020
†Siccibythus musculosus Cockx and McKellar 2016
†Siccibythus oculatus Rasnitsyn et al. 2020
†Siccibythus ohmkuhnlei Rasnitsyn et al. 2020
†Siccibythus pallidus Rasnitsyn et al. 2020
†Siccibythus paulus Rasnitsyn et al. 2020
G. †Taimyrisphex Evans 1973
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†Taimyrisphex pristinus Evans 1973
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G. †Cretolixon Lohrmann 2020
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†Cretolixon alatum Lohrmann 2020
G. †Eorhopalosoma Engel 2008
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†Eorhopalosoma gorgyra Engel 2008
†Eorhopalosoma lohrmanni Boudinot and Dungey 2020
G. Rhopalosoma Cresson 1865
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†Rhopalosoma hispaniola Lohrmann 2019
Fm. Tiphiidae Leach 1815
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Subfm. †Burmatiphiinae Zheng et al. 2022
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G. †Burmatiphia Zheng et al. 2022
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†Burmatiphia mandibulata Zheng et al. 2022
Subfm. †Dryophiinae Antropov 2014
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G. †Dryophia Antropov 2014
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†Dryophia oculata Antropov 2014
G. Paratiphia Saussure and Sichel 1864
Subfm. †Thanatotiphiinae Engel et al. 2009
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G. †Thanatotiphia Engel et al. 2009
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†Thanatotiphia nyx Engel et al. 2009
Subfm. Tiphiinae Leach 1815
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G. †Philoponites Cockerell 1915
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†Philoponites clarus Cockerell 1915
†Philoponites praefractus Cockerell 1907
G. Tiphia Fabricius 1775
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†Tiphia brevala Zhang 1989
†Tiphia dimidiata Zhang et al. 1994
†Tiphia dolichogaster Zhang 1989
†Tiphia mediovena Zhang 1989
†Tiphia rara Zhang et al. 1994
†Tiphia shanwangensis Hong 1984
†Tiphia varia Zhang 1989
Invalid names: Brachyopteris Hong 1984 [synonym]
Fm. Vespidae Latreille 1802
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G. Agelaia Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau 1835
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†Agelaia electra Carpenter and Grimaldi 1997
G. †Archaeovespa Wu et al. 2020
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†Archaeovespa cretacea Wu et al. 2020
†Archaeovespa engeli Wu et al. 2020
†Archaeovespa incompleta Wu et al. 2021
†Archaeovespa malleata Wu et al. 2020
Subfm. Eumeninae Leach 1815 [potter wasp]
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G. Alastor Lepeletier 1841
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†Alastor rottensis Meunier 1915
†Alastor solidescens Scudder 1890
G. Ancistrocerus Wesmael 1836
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†Ancistrocerus berlandi Piton 1940
G. Eumenes Latreille 1802
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†Eumenes projaponica Piton 1940
†Eumenes shanwangensis Hong 1984
Invalid names: Pseudoperla Hong 1984 [synonym]
G. †Eunortonia Carpenter 1986
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†Eunortonia sepulta Timon-David 1944
Invalid names: Pseudonortonia Timon-David 1944 [replaced]
G. †Harmorhynchium Zhang et al. 1994
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†Harmorhynchium reflexum Zhang et al. 1994
G. Odynerus Latreille 1802
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†Odynerus manevali Piton 1940
†Odynerus oligopunctatus Theobald 1937
†Odynerus palaeophilus Cockerell 1906
†Odynerus percontusus Cockerell 1915
†Odynerus praesepultus Cockerell 1906
†Odynerus terryi Cockerell 1909
†Odynerus wilmattae Cockerell 1915
G. Rhynchium Spinola 1806
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†Rhynchium andrei Piton 1940
G. †Rotundipetiolus Zhang 1989
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G. Rygchium Spinola 1806
G. †Sphaerancistrocerus Antropov 2014
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G. Symmorphus Wesmael 1836
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†Symmorphus senex Carpenter 2000
Subfm. Euparagiinae Ashmead 1902
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G. †Curiosivespa Rasnitsyn 1975
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†Curiosivespa antiqua Carpenter and Rasnitsyn 1990
†Curiosivespa curiosa Rasnitsyn 1975
†Curiosivespa derivata Carpenter and Rasnitsyn 1990
†Curiosivespa magna Rasnitsyn 1975
†Curiosivespa orapa Brothers 1992
†Curiosivespa sennlaubi Jouault et al. 2021
†Curiosivespa striata Perrard and Carpenter 2017
†Curiosivespa zigrasi Perrard and Carpenter 2017
G. †Priorparagia Brothers and Rasnitsyn 2008
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†Priorparagia anancites Brothers and Rasnitsyn 2008
Subfm. Polistinae Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau 1835
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G. †Palaeopolistes Perrard 2014
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†Palaeopolistes jattioti Perrard 2014
G. †Palaeopolybia Antropov 2014
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†Palaeopolybia anglica Cockerell 1921
Tr. Polistini Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau 1835
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G. Polistes Latreille 1802
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†Polistes attavina Heer 1849
†Polistes industrius Theobald 1937
†Polistes kirbyanus Cockerell 1915
†Polistes signata Statz 1936
†Polistes vergnei Piton 1940
Invalid names: Polistes primitiva Heer 1864 [nomen nudum]
G. †Protopolistes Antropov 2014
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†Protopolistes oblitus Cockerell 1921
G. Polybia Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau 1835
Subfm. †Priorvespinae Carpenter and Rasnitsyn 1990
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G. †Priorvespa Carpenter and Rasnitsyn 1990
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†Priorvespa bullata Carpenter and Rasnitsyn 1990
†Priorvespa directa Carpenter and Rasnitsyn 1990
†Priorvespa longiceps Carpenter and Rasnitsyn 1990
†Priorvespa minuta Carpenter and Rasnitsyn 1990
†Priorvespa quadrata Carpenter and Rasnitsyn 1990
†Priorvespa recidiva Carpenter and Rasnitsyn 1990
Subfm. †Protovespinae Perrard and Carpenter 2017
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G. †Protovespa Perrard and Carpenter 2017
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†Protovespa haxairei Perrard and Carpenter 2017
Subfm. †Vespatulinae Jouault 2023
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G. †Alivespa Wu et al. 2020
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†Alivespa colossa Wu et al. 2020
†Alivespa gracilenta Wu et al. 2021
†Alivespa hirta Wu et al. 2020
G. †Vespatula Jouault 2023
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†Vespatula condaminei Jouault 2023
Subfm. Vespinae Latreille 1802
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G. †Palaeovespa Cockerell 1906
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†Palaeovespa baltica Cockerell 1909
†Palaeovespa florissantia Cockerell 1906
†Palaeovespa gillettei Cockerell 1906
†Palaeovespa relecta Cockerell 1923
†Palaeovespa scudderi Cockerell 1906
†Palaeovespa socialis Poinar 2005
†Palaeovespa wilsoni Cockerell 1915
†Paleovespa menatensis Nel and Auvray 2006
G. Provespa Ashmead 1903
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†Provespa nobilis Zhang et al. 1994
G. Vespa Linnaeus 1758
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†Vespa bilineata Statz 1936
Vespa binghami du Buysson 1904
†Vespa ciliata Zhang et al. 1994
†Vespa cordifera Statz 1936
†Vespa crabroniformis Heer 1867
Vespa mandarinia Smith 1852 [Asian giant hornet]
†Vespa nigra Statz 1936
†Vespa picea Zhang et al. 1994
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Aptian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 125.00000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 122.46 Ma

Collections (76 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Russian Federation (Buryatia) Curiosivespa antiqua (119498) Priorvespa bullata (119441)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Mongolia Curiosivespa derivata, Priorvespa recidiva, Priorvespa quadrata (113355) Priorvespa directa (113359) Priorvespa quadrata, Priorvespa minuta (113356)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Brazil (Ceará) Curiosivespa sennlaubi (215116) Vespidae indet. (122557)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Russian Federation (Chita) Vespoidea indet., Priorvespa longiceps (119499)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5France Falsiformicidae indet. (123019)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar Alivespa hirta, Alivespa colossa, Archaeovespa engeli, Archaeovespa cretacea, Archaeovespa malleata, Alivespa gracilenta, Archaeovespa incompleta (165561) Burmatiphia mandibulata (198285) Burmomyrma rossi (123020) Cretolixon alatum (184841) Cretolixon alatum, Siccibythus oculatus (161726) Cretolixon alatum, Siccibythus oculatus, Siccibythus pallidus, Siccibythus paulus (216411) Eorhopalosoma gorgyra, Thanatotiphia nyx (111688) Eorhopalosoma lohrmanni (207538) Rhopalosomatidae indet., Cretolixon alatum (188399) Siccibythus martynovae, Siccibythus ohmkuhnlei (194182) Siccibythus musculosus (166234) Vespatula condaminei (179227)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar (Kachin) Protovespa haxairei, Curiosivespa zigrasi, Curiosivespa striata (123113)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Russian Federation Falsiformica cretacea (35051)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Kazakhstan (Kzyl-Orda) Curiosivespa curiosa, Curiosivespa magna (113401)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (New Jersey) Symmorphus senex (110895)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Kazakhstan Curiosivespa curiosa (103274)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Botswana Curiosivespa orapa, Priorparagia anancites (123430)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Russian Federation Taimyrisphex pristinus (122590)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2France (Auvergne) Paleovespa menatensis (123436) Rygchium andrei, Odynerus manevali, Ancistrocerus eocenicus, Ancistrocerus berlandi, Eumenes projaponica, Polistes vergnei (113685)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Oise) Eumeninae indet. (123850)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Canada (British Columbia) Vespidae indet. (31677 103205 192138 192140)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Washington) Vespidae indet. (119947)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Didineis solidescens (122090)
MP 1148.6 - 40.4Germany (Hessen) Tiphiidae indet., Vespoidea indet. (120798)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Eumeninae indet., Polybia anglica (123960) Philoponites clarus, Sphaerancistrocerus petiolatus (123959) Polybia oblita, Dryophia oculata (21976)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Palaeovespa baltica (123927) Palaeovespa socialis (125139)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Gard) Palaeopolistes jattioti (144529)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Odynerus percontusus, Palaeovespa wilsoni (113749) Odynerus terryi (122742) Odynerus wilmattae, Paratiphia praefracta (106381) Palaeovespa florissantia, Palaeovespa scudderi, Palaeovespa gillettei, Odynerus praesepultus, Odynerus palaeophilus (106384) Palaeovespa relecta (124527) Palaeovespa scudderi (106379 144782)
MP 2333.9 - 28.4France Vespoidea indet., Polistes industrius, Rhynchium sp., Odynerus oligopunctatus (122535)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Czech Republic Polistinae indet. (155295 155296)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Alastor rottensis, Vespa cordifera, Vespa bilineata, Vespa nigra, Polistes signata (122010)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France (Bouches-du-Rhone) Pseudonortonia sepulta (155869)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Spain (Castellon) Tiphiidae indet. (140795)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Mexico (Chiapas) Rhopalosoma sp. (201608)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97China (Shandong) Pseudoperla shanwangensis, Brachyopteris shanwangensis (128550) Rotundipetiolus longiantennus, Vespa sp., Tiphia dolichogaster, Vespa binghami (128551) Tiphia brevala, Tiphia varia, Tiphia mediovena, Vespa magnifica (128552) Tiphia dimidiata, Harmorhynchium reflexum, Provespa nobilis, Vespa ciliata (138944) Tiphia rara (138945) Vespa picea (138946)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Japan (Gifu) Vespidae indet. (181074)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Dominican Republic Agelaia electra (122982 123422) Rhopalosoma hispaniola (153459)
MN 320.0 - 16.9Czech Republic Polistinae indet. (105508)
Middle Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene15.97 - 5.333Thailand Eumeninae indet. (140983)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Austria (Steiermark) Vespa attavina (115306)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Croatia Vespa crabroniformis (117250)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Polistes kirbyanus, Polistes primitiva (117252)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Russian Federation (Khabarovsk) Eumenidae indet. (117672)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Japan Polistes sp. (194482)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Vespidae indet. (103991)