Vespidae keys

Identification Atlas of the Vespidae (Hymenoptera, Aculeata) of the northeastern Nearctic region
CJAI 05, February 19, 2008
doi: 10.3752/cjai.2008.05

Matthias Buck, Stephen A. Marshall, and David K.B. Cheung

Department of Environmental Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1

Keys to subfamilies, genera and species

1. Key to Vespidae subfamilies

2. Key to Eumeninae genera
3. Key to Ancistrocerus species
4. Key to Eumenes species
5. Key to Euodynerus species
6. Key to Leptochilus species
7. Key to Parancistrocerus and Stenodynerus species
8. Key to Symmorphus species

9. Key to Polistinae genera
10. Key to Polistes species

11. Key to Vespinae genera
12. Key to Dolichovespula species
13. Key to Vespula species

Note: The following genera include one species only:

Eumeninae: Monobia, Odynerus, Pachodynerus, Parazumia, Pseudodynerus, Zethus.
Masarinae: Pseudomasaris. Vespinae: Vespa.