Overview
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Interesting Facts
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- These yellowjackets nest in the ground , and are famous for their fondness for soda cans at picnics.
Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Eastern Yellowjacket
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
()
- A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
()
- Cuvier
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
()
- Latreille, 1829
- Arthropods
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
()
- Snodgrass, 1938
- Infraphylum:
Atelocerata
()
- Heymons, 1901
- Superclass:
Panhexapoda
()
- Epiclass:
Hexapoda
()
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
()
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
()
- Superorder:
Hymenopterida
()
- Superorder:
Hymenopterida
(
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
(
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
(
- Epiclass:
Hexapoda
(
- Superclass:
Panhexapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Atelocerata
(
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
(
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
(
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
(
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Vespa flavida Sladen • Vespa maculifrons Harris • Vespula inexpectata Eck
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 14-Nov-2000
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Vespula
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 8 species and subspecies in this genus:
V. atropilosa (Prairie Yellowjacket) · V. austriaca (Boreal Yellowjacket) · V. consobrina (Blackjacket) · V. flavopilosa (Downy Yellowjacket) · V. germanica (German Yellow-Jacket) · V. maculifrons (Eastern Yellowjacket) · V. pensylvanica (Western Yellowjacket) · V. squamosa (Southern Yellowjacket)
More Info
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Further Reading
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- Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences Los Angeles, Calif.: The Academy, 1971- url p. 45.
- Catalog of hymenoptera in America north of Mexico / prepared cooperatively by specialists on the various groups of Hymenoptera under the direction of Karl V. Krombein. .. [et al.]. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1979- url p. 1520, p. 1522.
- Cooperative economic insect report. Hyattsville, MD. [etc.]Plant Protection and Quarantine Programs Animal and Plant Health Service. url p. 182, p. 27, p. 294, p. 39, p. 39, p. 41, p. 43, p. 45, p. 711, p. 905.
- Entomological news. [Philadelphia]American Entomological Society, 1925- url , p. 111, p. 112, p. 113, p. 14, p. 141, p. 142, p. 17, p. 180, p. 193, p. 194, p. 214, p. 300, p. 79, p. 86.
- Journal of Hymenoptera research. Washington, D.C.: International Society of Hymenopterists, [1992- url p. 231.
- Memoirs of the American Entomological Society. Philadelphia, American Entomological Society, 1916- url p. 251, p. 804.
- Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. Washington, Biological Society of Washington url p. 255.
- Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. Washington, etc.: Entomological Society of Washington url p. 114, p. 123, p. 181, p. 223, p. 237, p. 238, p. 239, p. 240, p. 241, p. 299, p. 336, p. 80, p. 82.
Notes
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Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 and ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 01, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 3 providers.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
- ZOBODAT: Zoological-Botanical Database (Vespoidea). Release date: July 20, 2006
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:
- Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen: Biologiezentrum Linz
- Illinois Natural History Survey
- Ohio State University Insect Collection: Insects
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 1
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Ves-036294
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 154276
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: IIHYM38010
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 12741
