Genus Vespa Linnaeus, 1758

Vespa Linnaeus, 1758: 343,572. Type species: “ Vespa crabro, Fab. ” (= Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758).

Macrovespa Dalla Torre, 1904: 64 . Type species: Vespa crabro Linneaus, 1758 .

Nyctovespa van der Vecht, 1959c: 210 . Type species: Vespa binghami du Buysson, 1905 (1904) .