Wasps
| Wasps | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hornet ( Vespa crabro ) |
||||||||||||
| Systematics | ||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||
| Scientific name | ||||||||||||
| Vespidae | ||||||||||||
| Latreille , 1802 | ||||||||||||
| Subfamilies | ||||||||||||
|
The wasps (Vespidae) are a family of the stinging voices (Aculeata) in the order of the hymenoptera (Hymenoptera). They include about 4000 species worldwide , of which about 100 also live in Central Europe .
description
The name wasps is due to the fact that the wings of the animals are folded lengthways when they are at rest. The compound eyes are kidney-shaped. The frequent black and yellow aposematic coloring as a warning costume indicates the defensibility of most species.
Systematics
The wasps include the subfamilies of the real wasps (Vespinae) and the field wasps ( Polistinae), which are collectively referred to as social wasps or, according to their nesting material, as paper wasps . As statebreaking wasps, they are among the best-known insects .
However, most species belong to the subfamily of solitary wasps (Eumeninae), which also Lehmwespen be named because they are the brood cells for their larvae or clay build, such as the genus of potter wasps . The solitary wasps are represented in Europe alone with over 200 species.
In addition, the honey wasps (Masarinae) with over 300 species worldwide belong to the fold wasps .
Web links
- Description of different nest designs of social wasps (PDF; approx. 2.56 MB)