The fauna of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) in Uzbekistan
The fauna of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) in Uzbekistan

Summary/Abstract: This article presents the results of scientific research conducted in 2020–2024 on the Vespidae family in various biotopes of all natural and anthropogenic territories of the Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as the results of a study of existing scientific literature sources. Based on the analysis of the almost 150-year history of research on the Vespidae family in Uzbekistan, we found about 40 literature data by 22 researchers. It was mentioned in the literature that the Vespidae family recorded in Uzbekistan consisted of 6 subfamilies, 38 genera and 121 species.In the research conducted from 2020 to 2024 in natural and anthropogenic parts of Uzbekstan more than 2,130 samples were collected. During the observations we found 3 subfamilies, 20 genera, 35 species and subspecies which belong to the Vespidae famly. If we investigate the subfamilies of the Vespidae family, the largest subfamily in Uzbekistan is Eumeninae containing 106 species (86.88%). The Masarinae subfamily contains 7 species (5.74%). Vespinae contains 5 species and Palistinae contains 3 species (2.45%). During the research, the species Jucancistrocerus atrofasciatus(Moravitz, 1885) was recorded for the first time in the fauna of Uzbekistan, bringing the species total to 122. Of the total 122 identified species, 37 species were recorded by only one author. The remaining 85 species were cited in the works of two or more authors.

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