Vespa vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758:572, sex not indicated.Europa; Carpenter & Kojima, 1997Carpenter, J.M. & J. Kojima 1997. Checklist of the species in the subfamily Vespinae (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Vespidae). Nat Hist Bulletin Ibaraki Univer 1:51-92.:81, Lectotype ♀ (Linnaean Society, London). - Lewis, 1897Lewis, B.S. 1897. Vespinae of the United States and Canada. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 24 (2):169-192, 1 pl. (distribution). - As Paravespula vulgaris: - Smissen, 2001Smissen, J. van der 2001. Die Wildbienen und Wespen Schleswig-Holsteins - Rote Liste. Landesamt für Natur und Umwelt des Landes Schleswig-Holsteins, Flintbek. 1-183.:55 (listed). - As Vespula vulgaris: - Akre et al., 1980Akre, R.D., A. Greene, J.F. MacDonald, P.J.Landolt & H.G. Davis 1980. The yellowjackets of America North of Mexico. United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Handbook 552:1-102. (distribution); Mauss & Treiber, 1994Mauss, V. & R. Treiber 1994. Bestimmungsschlüssel für die Faltenwespen (Hymenoptera: Masarinae, Polistinae, Vespinae) der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. DJN, Hamburg. 1-53.:48 (listed); Schmid-Egger et al., 1995Schmid-Egger, C., S. Risch & O. Niehuis 1995. Die Wildbienen und Wespen in Rheinland-Pfalz (Hymenoptera, Aculeata). Verbreitung, Ökologie und Gefährdungssituation. Fauna Flora Rheinland-Pfalz Beiheft 16:1-296.:233 (Nistweise [in unterirdischen Hohlräumen.]); Fowles, A.P., 1996Fowles, A.P. 1996. A provisional checklist of the invertebrates recorded from Wales. 2. Aculeate wasps, bees and ants (Hymenoptera: Aculeata). 1-57. (distribution); Carpenter & Kojima, 1997Carpenter, J.M. & J. Kojima 1997. Checklist of the species in the subfamily Vespinae (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Vespidae). Nat Hist Bulletin Ibaraki Univer 1:51-92. (distribution); Smissen, 2001Smissen, J. van der 2001. Die Wildbienen und Wespen Schleswig-Holsteins - Rote Liste. Landesamt für Natur und Umwelt des Landes Schleswig-Holsteins, Flintbek. 1-183.:55 (listed, Nistweise [B, G,]); Oehlke, J., 2001Oehlke, J. 2001. Vespidae. In: Dathe, H., A. Taeger & S.M. Blank (Ed.). Verzeichnis der Hautflügler Deutschlands (Entomofauna Germanica, Band 4). 129-133. (distribution), 130 (distribution); Bieri, 2002Bieri, S. 2002. Bienen und Wespen des Fürstentums Liechtenstein. 1-160. (distribution); Mauss & Treiber, 2004Mauss, V. & R. Treiber 2004. Bestimmungsschlüssel für die Faltenwespen (Hymenoptera: Masarinae, Polistinae, Vespinae) der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Deutscher Jugendbund für Naturbeobachtung, Hamburg. 1-53.:48 (listed); Dvorak, L., 2006Dvorak, L. 2006. Oriental Hornet Vespa orientalis Linnaeus, 1771 found in Mexico (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Vespinae). Ent. Problems 36 (1):80. (distribution); Dvorak & Straka, 2007Dvorak, L. & J. Straka 2007. Vespoidea: Vespidae (vosovití). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae Supplementum 11:171-189. (distribution); Landolt et al., 2010Landolt, P.J., J.M. Sierra, T.R. Unruh & R.S. Zack 2010. A new species of Vespula, and first record of Vespa crabro L. (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) from Guatemala, Central America. Zootaxa 2629:61-68. (distribution).
Vespa sexcincta Panzer, 1799:1, Carpenter & Kojima, 1997Carpenter, J.M. & J. Kojima 1997. Checklist of the species in the subfamily Vespinae (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Vespidae). Nat Hist Bulletin Ibaraki Univer 1:51-92.:81, destroyed. - Carpenter & Kojima, 1997Carpenter, J.M. & J. Kojima 1997. Checklist of the species in the subfamily Vespinae (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Vespidae). Nat Hist Bulletin Ibaraki Univer 1:51-92.:81 ( listed as synonym of Vespa vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758).
Vespa communis Saussure, 1857:117, Kimsey & Carpenter, 2012Kimsey, L.S. & J.M. Carpenter 2012. The Vespinae of North America (Vespidae, Hymenoptera). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 28:37-65.:60, Syntype ♀♀ (Geneva, Paris). - Krombein et al., 1979Krombein, K.V., P.D. Hurd, D.R. Smith & B.D. Burks 1979. Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico. Volume 2. Apocrita (Aculeata). Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C. 1199-2209.:1521 ( listed as synonym of Vespula vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1758)); Carpenter & Kojima, 1997Carpenter, J.M. & J. Kojima 1997. Checklist of the species in the subfamily Vespinae (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Vespidae). Nat Hist Bulletin Ibaraki Univer 1:51-92.:81 ( listed as synonym of Vespa vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758); Kimsey & Carpenter, 2012Kimsey, L.S. & J.M. Carpenter 2012. The Vespinae of North America (Vespidae, Hymenoptera). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 28:37-65.:60 ( listed as synonym of Vespula maculifrons (du Buysson, 1905)).
Vespa alascensis Packard, 1870:27, Carpenter & Kojima, 1997Carpenter, J.M. & J. Kojima 1997. Checklist of the species in the subfamily Vespinae (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Vespidae). Nat Hist Bulletin Ibaraki Univer 1:51-92.:81 (type depository unknown); Kimsey & Carpenter, 2012Kimsey, L.S. & J.M. Carpenter 2012. The Vespinae of North America (Vespidae, Hymenoptera). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 28:37-65.:49, Holotype ♀ (unknown). - Krombein et al., 1979Krombein, K.V., P.D. Hurd, D.R. Smith & B.D. Burks 1979. Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico. Volume 2. Apocrita (Aculeata). Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C. 1199-2209.:1521 ( listed as synonym of Vespula vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1758)); Carpenter & Kojima, 1997Carpenter, J.M. & J. Kojima 1997. Checklist of the species in the subfamily Vespinae (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Vespidae). Nat Hist Bulletin Ibaraki Univer 1:51-92.:81 ( listed as synonym of Vespa vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758). - As Vespula alascensis:
Vespa westwoodii Shipp, 1893:450, Carpenter & Kojima, 1997Carpenter, J.M. & J. Kojima 1997. Checklist of the species in the subfamily Vespinae (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Vespidae). Nat Hist Bulletin Ibaraki Univer 1:51-92.:81, Holotype ♀ (Oxford); Kimsey & Carpenter, 2012Kimsey, L.S. & J.M. Carpenter 2012. The Vespinae of North America (Vespidae, Hymenoptera). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 28:37-65.:49, Holotype ♀ (Oxford). - Krombein et al., 1979Krombein, K.V., P.D. Hurd, D.R. Smith & B.D. Burks 1979. Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico. Volume 2. Apocrita (Aculeata). Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C. 1199-2209.:1521 ( listed as synonym of Vespula vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1758)); Carpenter & Kojima, 1997Carpenter, J.M. & J. Kojima 1997. Checklist of the species in the subfamily Vespinae (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Vespidae). Nat Hist Bulletin Ibaraki Univer 1:51-92.:81 ( listed as synonym of Vespa vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758); Kimsey & Carpenter, 2012Kimsey, L.S. & J.M. Carpenter 2012. The Vespinae of North America (Vespidae, Hymenoptera). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 28:37-65.:49 ( listed as synonym of Vespula alascensis (Packard, 1870)).
Vespa vulgaris pseudogermanica Stolfa, 1932:26 (key), Carpenter & Kojima, 1997Carpenter, J.M. & J. Kojima 1997. Checklist of the species in the subfamily Vespinae (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Vespidae). Nat Hist Bulletin Ibaraki Univer 1:51-92.:81 (type depository unknown). - Carpenter & Kojima, 1997Carpenter, J.M. & J. Kojima 1997. Checklist of the species in the subfamily Vespinae (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Vespidae). Nat Hist Bulletin Ibaraki Univer 1:51-92.:81 ( listed as synonym of Vespa vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758).
Common names
- Gemeine Wespe