Vespinae Temporal range: | |
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European hornet, Vespa crabro | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Vespidae |
Subfamily: | Vespinae Latreille, 1802 |
Genera | |
The subfamily Vespinae contains the largest and best-known groups of eusocial wasps, including true hornets (the genus Vespa), and the "yellowjackets" (genera Dolichovespula and Vespula).[1] The remaining genus, Provespa, is a small, poorly known group of nocturnal wasps from Southeast Asia. One genus, Palaeovespa, has been described the Paleocene to Eocene fossil records of North America and Europe.[2] Collectively, the group can be found on all continents except Antarctica, and several of these wasps are invasive species, introduced beyond their native ranges, and can be major pests.
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Palaeovespa florissantia, an extinct wasp
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- ↑ Jm, Carpenter (1997). "Checklist of the species in the subfamily Vespinae (Insecta : Hymenoptera : Vespidae)". Nat Hist Bull Ibaraki Univ. 1: 51–92.
- ↑ Yamane, Seiki; Yamane, Sôichi (2021). Starr, Christopher K. (ed.). "Vespinae". Encyclopedia of Social Insects. Cham: Springer International Publishing: 1000–1008. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-28102-1_133. ISBN 978-3-030-28101-4. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
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