Vespidae - Wikipedia
The Vespidae are a large (nearly 5000 species), diverse, cosmopolitan family of wasps, including nearly all the known eusocial wasps (such as Polistes fuscatus, Vespa orientalis, and Vespula germanica) and many solitary wasps. [1]
Vespidae: Paper Wasps, Yellowjackets, Hornets and Potter Wasps
Mar 24, 2023 · Wasps in the family Vespidae are the most dominant generalist pollinators. The social vespid wasps are familiar to most home gardeners and despite their fearsome reputation, most provide valuable pollination and pest control services.
Family Vespidae – ENT 425 – General Entomology
These insects have a distinct ‘U-shape’ to the posterior margin of the pronotum and their forewings fold in half longitudinally. Many species of Vespidae are eusocial, living in a colony comprised of three castes. These castes include queens, female workers, and drones. Only the workers are able to sting.
Family Vespidae - BugGuide.Net
Apr 23, 2024 · An online resource devoted to North American insects, spiders and their kin, offering identification, images, and information.
Family Vespidae - BugGuide.Net
An online resource devoted to North American insects, spiders and their kin, offering identification, images, and information.
Vespidae - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Within the Vespidae, a complete spectrum of solitary to primitively and advanced eusocial species is represented within a single monophyletic lineage, making it one of the best systems for studying the evolution of sociality (see Table 1 for descriptions of levels of sociality).
Vespidae - Animalia
The Vespidae are a large (nearly 5000 species), diverse, cosmopolitan family of wasps, including nearly all the known eusocial wasps (such as Polistes fuscatus, Vespa orientalis, and Vespula germanica) and many solitary wasps.
Family Vespidae - BugGuide.Net
An online resource devoted to North American insects, spiders and their kin, offering identification, images, and information.
Vespidae - bugswithmike.com
The family Vespidae encompasses a variety of social and solitary wasps, including well-known species such as yellowjackets and hornets. These insects play a pivotal role in ecosystems as both predators and pollinators, although they are often seen as pests due to their sting.
Vespidae - WaspWeb
Four new species of the wasp genus Celonites Latreille, 1802 (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Masarinae) from south-western Africa, designation of neotype for C. michaelseni von Schulthess, 1923, species representation in Namibia, and a key to species occurring in Namibia.