Genus Vespula Thomson, 1869
Type species:
Vespa austriaca Panzer, 1799 by subsequent designation, see Ashmead, W.H. 1902. Classification of the fossorial, predaceous and parasitic wasps, or the superfamily Vespoidea. The Canadian Entomologist 34(7): 163-166 [Date published 07/02] [164].- Paravespula Blüthgen, P. 1938. Systematisches Verzeichnis der Faltenwespen Mittel-europas, Skandinaviens und Englands. Konowia 16(n): 270-295 [271] [proposed with subgeneric rank in Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1916].
Type species:
Vespa vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 by original designation. - Allovespula Blüthgen, P. 1943. Taxonomische und biologische Notizen über palaarktische Faltenwespen (Hym. Vespidae). Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung 104: 149–158.
Type species:
Vespa rufa Linnaeus, 1758 by monotypy. - Rugovespula Archer, M.E. 1982. A revision of the subgenus Rugovespula nov. of the genus Vespula (Hymenoptera, Vespidae). Kontyû 50: 261–269.
Type species:
Vespa koreensis Radoszkowski, 1887 by original designation.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Carpenter, J.M. & Kojima, J. 1997. Checklist of the species in the subfamily Vespinae (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Vespidae). Natural History Bulletin of Ibaraki University 1: 51-92 [74] (also extralimital and extended synonymy)
- Carpenter, J.M. & Brown, G.R. 2022. Catalogue of the Australian social wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae). Zootaxa 5214(4): 451–495
Taxonomic Decision for Subgeneric Arrangement
- Richards, O.W. 1978. The Australian social wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae). Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 61: 1-132 [3]
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Natural distribution in Holarctic Region only.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, SA, Tas, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Ben Lomond (BEL), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Carnarvon (CAR), Central Kimberley (CK), Coolgardie (COO), Central Ranges (CR), Dampierland (DL), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gascoyne (GAS), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Murchison (MUR), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), Nullarbor (NUL), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pilbara (PIL), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Distribution References
General References
Akre, R.D. 1991. Critique. Wasp research: strengths, weaknesses and future directions. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 18: 223-227 (critique of New Zealand wasp research)
Barlow, N.D., Beggs, J.R. & Moller, H. 1998. Spread of the wasp parasitoid Sphecophaga vesparum vesparum following its release in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 22(2): 205-208 (spread of biocontrol agent for Vespula germanica and V. vulgaris in New Zealand)
Beggs, J.R., Harris, R.J. & Read, P.E.C. 1996. Invasion success of the wasp parasitoid Sphecophaga vesparum vesparum (Curtis) in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 23: 1-9 (establishment of biocontrol agent for Vespula germanica and V. vulgaris in New Zealand)
Donovan, B.J. & Read, P.E.C. 1987. Attempted biological control of social wasps, Vespula spp., (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) with Sphecophaga vesparum (Curtis) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 14: 329-335 (biological control of Vespula spp. in New Zealand)
New, T.R. 1994. Exotic insects in Australia. Glen Osmond, SA : Gleneagles Publishing x 138 pp. (ecological impact)
Spradbery, J.P. 1988. The European wasp in Australia: present status and future prospects. Proceedings of the Sydney Allergen Group 6: 78-86 (medical importance)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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20-Jul-2023 | VESPIDAE | 20-Jun-2023 | MODIFIED | |
07-Aug-2012 | 25-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
25-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED |