Family Vespidae Leach 1815 (wasp)
Parent taxon: Vespoidea according to M. J. Sharkey 2007
Sister taxa: Bradynobaenidae, Formicidae, Mutillidae, Pompilidae, Rhopalosomatidae, Sapygidae, Scoliidae, Sierolomorphidae, Tiphiidae, Oryctopterus, Falsiformicidae
Subtaxa: Agelaia, Eumeninae, Euparagiinae, Palaeovespa, Polistes, Polistinae, Polybia, Priorvespinae, Vespa
Type: Vespa
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