Vespa Crabro Linnaeus, 1758:572, sex not indicated. Linnaeus, 1758Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, Cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima Reformata. [4] + [5] + 823 + [1] p.:572,Europa; Kimsey & Carpenter, 2012Kimsey, L.S. & J.M. Carpenter 2012. The Vespinae of North America (Vespidae, Hymenoptera). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 28:37-65.:47, Holotype ♀ (Linnaean Society). - 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); Mauss & Treiber, 1994Mauss, V. & R. Treiber 1994. Bestimmungsschlüssel für die Faltenwespen (Hymenoptera: Masarinae, Polistinae, Vespinae) der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. DJN, Hamburg. 1-53.:45 (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.:232 (Nistweise [in oberirdischen 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); 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 (Nistweise [H, G, V,]); 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.:45 (listed); 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 vexator Harris, 1776:128, Kimsey & Carpenter, 2012Kimsey, L.S. & J.M. Carpenter 2012. The Vespinae of North America (Vespidae, Hymenoptera). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 28:37-65.:47, Holotype ♀, destroyed. - Kimsey & Carpenter, 2012Kimsey, L.S. & J.M. Carpenter 2012. The Vespinae of North America (Vespidae, Hymenoptera). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 28:37-65.:47 ( listed as synonym of Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758).
Vespa crabro major Retzius, 1783:63, Kimsey & Carpenter, 2012Kimsey, L.S. & J.M. Carpenter 2012. The Vespinae of North America (Vespidae, Hymenoptera). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 28:37-65.:47, Type unknown. - Kimsey & Carpenter, 2012Kimsey, L.S. & J.M. Carpenter 2012. The Vespinae of North America (Vespidae, Hymenoptera). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 28:37-65.:47 ( listed as synonym of Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758).
Vespa crabroniformis Smith, 1852:40, Kimsey & Carpenter, 2012Kimsey, L.S. & J.M. Carpenter 2012. The Vespinae of North America (Vespidae, Hymenoptera). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 28:37-65.:47, Syntype ♂, ♀ (London). - Kimsey & Carpenter, 2012Kimsey, L.S. & J.M. Carpenter 2012. The Vespinae of North America (Vespidae, Hymenoptera). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 28:37-65.:47 ( listed as synonym of Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758).
Vespa crabro borealis Radoszkowski, 1863:128, Kimsey & Carpenter, 2012Kimsey, L.S. & J.M. Carpenter 2012. The Vespinae of North America (Vespidae, Hymenoptera). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 28:37-65.:47, Syntype ♂, ♀, type lost?. - Kimsey & Carpenter, 2012Kimsey, L.S. & J.M. Carpenter 2012. The Vespinae of North America (Vespidae, Hymenoptera). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 28:37-65.:47 ( listed as synonym of Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758).
Vespa crabro anglica Gribodo, 1892:242, Kimsey & Carpenter, 2012Kimsey, L.S. & J.M. Carpenter 2012. The Vespinae of North America (Vespidae, Hymenoptera). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 28:37-65.:47, Syntype ♀♀ (Genova). - Kimsey & Carpenter, 2012Kimsey, L.S. & J.M. Carpenter 2012. The Vespinae of North America (Vespidae, Hymenoptera). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 28:37-65.:47 ( listed as synonym of Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758).
Vespa oberthuri du Buysson, 1902:140, Kimsey & Carpenter, 2012Kimsey, L.S. & J.M. Carpenter 2012. The Vespinae of North America (Vespidae, Hymenoptera). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 28:37-65.:47, Lectotype cf (Paris). - Kimsey & Carpenter, 2012Kimsey, L.S. & J.M. Carpenter 2012. The Vespinae of North America (Vespidae, Hymenoptera). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 28:37-65.:47 ( listed as synonym of Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758).
Vespa flavofasciata Cameron, 1903:280, Kimsey & Carpenter, 2012Kimsey, L.S. & J.M. Carpenter 2012. The Vespinae of North America (Vespidae, Hymenoptera). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 28:37-65.:47, Holotype ♀ (London). - Kimsey & Carpenter, 2012Kimsey, L.S. & J.M. Carpenter 2012. The Vespinae of North America (Vespidae, Hymenoptera). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 28:37-65.:47 ( listed as synonym of Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758).
Vespa crabro tartarea du Buysson, 1905:6506, Kimsey & Carpenter, 2012Kimsey, L.S. & J.M. Carpenter 2012. The Vespinae of North America (Vespidae, Hymenoptera). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 28:37-65.:48, Holotype ♀ (Budapest). - Kimsey & Carpenter, 2012Kimsey, L.S. & J.M. Carpenter 2012. The Vespinae of North America (Vespidae, Hymenoptera). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 28:37-65.:48 ( listed as synonym of Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758).
Vespa crabro altaica Pérez, 1910:5, Kimsey & Carpenter, 2012Kimsey, L.S. & J.M. Carpenter 2012. The Vespinae of North America (Vespidae, Hymenoptera). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 28:37-65.:48, Holotype ♀ (Paris). - Kimsey & Carpenter, 2012Kimsey, L.S. & J.M. Carpenter 2012. The Vespinae of North America (Vespidae, Hymenoptera). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 28:37-65.:48 ( listed as synonym of Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758).
Vespa crabro caspica Pérez, 1910:6, Kimsey & Carpenter, 2012Kimsey, L.S. & J.M. Carpenter 2012. The Vespinae of North America (Vespidae, Hymenoptera). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 28:37-65.:48, Holotype ♀ (Paris). - Kimsey & Carpenter, 2012Kimsey, L.S. & J.M. Carpenter 2012. The Vespinae of North America (Vespidae, Hymenoptera). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 28:37-65.:48 ( listed as synonym of Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758).
Vespa crabro nigra Birula, 1925:55, Kimsey & Carpenter, 2012Kimsey, L.S. & J.M. Carpenter 2012. The Vespinae of North America (Vespidae, Hymenoptera). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 28:37-65.:48, Syntypes (St. Petersburg). - Kimsey & Carpenter, 2012Kimsey, L.S. & J.M. Carpenter 2012. The Vespinae of North America (Vespidae, Hymenoptera). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 28:37-65.:48 ( listed as synonym of Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758).
Vespa crabro meridionalis Birula, 1925:55, Kimsey & Carpenter, 2012Kimsey, L.S. & J.M. Carpenter 2012. The Vespinae of North America (Vespidae, Hymenoptera). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 28:37-65.:48, Syntypes ? (St. Petersburg). - Kimsey & Carpenter, 2012Kimsey, L.S. & J.M. Carpenter 2012. The Vespinae of North America (Vespidae, Hymenoptera). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 28:37-65.:48 ( listed as synonym of Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758).
Vespa crabro chinensis Birula, 1925:55, Kimsey & Carpenter, 2012Kimsey, L.S. & J.M. Carpenter 2012. The Vespinae of North America (Vespidae, Hymenoptera). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 28:37-65.:48, Syntypes ? (St. Petersburg). - Kimsey & Carpenter, 2012Kimsey, L.S. & J.M. Carpenter 2012. The Vespinae of North America (Vespidae, Hymenoptera). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 28:37-65.:48 ( listed as synonym of Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758).
Vespa crabro birulai Bequaert, 1931:105 - Kimsey & Carpenter, 2012Kimsey, L.S. & J.M. Carpenter 2012. The Vespinae of North America (Vespidae, Hymenoptera). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 28:37-65.:48 ( listed as synonym of Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758).
Vespa crabro gribodoi Bequaert, 1931:105 - Kimsey & Carpenter, 2012Kimsey, L.S. & J.M. Carpenter 2012. The Vespinae of North America (Vespidae, Hymenoptera). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 28:37-65.:48 ( listed as synonym of Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758).
- As Hylaeus signatus: - Kuhlmann, Kuhlmann, M. . in lit. :. (listed); Pagliano, 1995Pagliano, G. 1995. Hymenoptera Apoidea. In: Minelli A., Ruffo S. & La Posta S. (Ed.). Checklist delle specie della fauna italiana. 1-25. (distribution); Schwarz et al., 1996Schwarz, M., F. Gusenleitner, P. Westrich & H. Dathe 1996. Katalog der Bienen Österreichs, Deutschlands und der Schweiz (Hymenoptera, Apidae). Entomofauna Suppl. 8:1-398. (distribution), 17 (listed); Amiet et al., 1999Amiet, F., A. Müller & R. Neumeyer 1999. Fauna Helvetica. Apidae 2. Colletes, Dufourea, Hylaeus, Nomia, Nomioides, Rhophitoides, Rophites, Sphecodes, Systropha. 1-219.:133 (listed); Banaszak, 2000Banaszak, J. 2000. A checklist of the bee species (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) of Poland with remarks on their taxonomy and zoogeography: revised version. Fragmenta Faunistica 43 (14):135-193. (distribution); Dathe, H.H., 2001Dathe, H.H. 2001. Apidae. In: Dathe, H., A. Taeger & S.M. Blank (Ed.). Verzeichnis der Hautflügler Deutschlands (Entomofauna Germanica, Band 4). 143-155. (distribution), 149 (distribution); Bieri, 2002Bieri, S. 2002. Bienen und Wespen des Fürstentums Liechtenstein. 1-160. (distribution); Smit & Smit, 2003Smit, J.T. & J. Smit 2003. Hylaeus signatus (Panzer, 1798) new for the fauna of Madeira, with notes on ist feeding behaviour (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Entomofauna 24 (11):165-168. (distribution); Straka et al., 2007Straka, J., P. Bogusch & A. Pridal 2007. Apoidea: Apiformes (včely). In: Bogusch, P., J. Straka & P. Kment (Ed.). Annotated checklist of the Aculeata (Hymenoptera) of the Czech Republic and Slovakia. 241-299. (distribution); Madsen H.B. & I. Calabuig, 2008Madsen H.B. & I. Calabuig 2008. Kommenteret checkliste over Danmarks bier - Del 1: Colletidae. Ent. Medd. 76 (2):145-163. (distribution); Tomozei, B., 2008Tomozei, B. 2008. Checklist of Bees of the genera Colletes Latreille 1930 and Hylaeus Fabricius 1793 of Romania (Hymenoptera: Apiformes: Colletidae). Faunistic Entomomology - Entomologie faunistique 61 (3):87-97. (distribution); Gogala, 2009Gogala, A. 2009. Bee fauna of Slovenia: checklist of species (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). . (distribution). - As Prosopis albinasata: - Schwarz et al., 1996Schwarz, M., F. Gusenleitner, P. Westrich & H. Dathe 1996. Katalog der Bienen Österreichs, Deutschlands und der Schweiz (Hymenoptera, Apidae). Entomofauna Suppl. 8:1-398.:17 (listed). - As Prosopis pratensis nigrifacies: - Schwarz et al., 1996Schwarz, M., F. Gusenleitner, P. Westrich & H. Dathe 1996. Katalog der Bienen Österreichs, Deutschlands und der Schweiz (Hymenoptera, Apidae). Entomofauna Suppl. 8:1-398.:17 (listed). - As Hylaeus signatus berlandi: - Ortiz-Sánchez, F.J., 2006Ortiz-Sánchez, F.J. 2006. Lista preliminar de los Apoidea (Hymenoptera) de Andalucia (sur de la Penínscula Ibérica). Acta Granatense 4/5:17-39. (distribution). - As Prosopis berlandi: - Schwarz et al., 1996Schwarz, M., F. Gusenleitner, P. Westrich & H. Dathe 1996. Katalog der Bienen Österreichs, Deutschlands und der Schweiz (Hymenoptera, Apidae). Entomofauna Suppl. 8:1-398.:17 (listed).
Vespa crabro germana Christ, 1791:215, Kimsey & Carpenter, 2012Kimsey, L.S. & J.M. Carpenter 2012. The Vespinae of North America (Vespidae, Hymenoptera). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 28:37-65.:47, Type unknown (destroyed). - Krombein, 1963Krombein, K.V. 1963. Natural history of Plummers Island, Maryland. XVII. Annotated list of the wasps (Hymenoptera: Bethyloidea, Scolioidea, Vespoidea, Pompiloidea, Sphecoidea). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 76:255-280. (distribution); 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. (distribution); Kimsey & Carpenter, 2012Kimsey, L.S. & J.M. Carpenter 2012. The Vespinae of North America (Vespidae, Hymenoptera). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 28:37-65.:47 ( listed as synonym of Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758).
Vespa crabro vulgata Birula, 1925:100, Kimsey & Carpenter, 2012Kimsey, L.S. & J.M. Carpenter 2012. The Vespinae of North America (Vespidae, Hymenoptera). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 28:37-65.:48, Syntypes ? (St. Petersburg). - 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.:1518 ( listed as synonym of Vespa crabro germana Christ, 1791); Kimsey & Carpenter, 2012Kimsey, L.S. & J.M. Carpenter 2012. The Vespinae of North America (Vespidae, Hymenoptera). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 28:37-65.:48 ( listed as synonym of Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758).
Common names
Hornisse