''Eumenes'' is the type genus of the subfamily

Eumeninae Potter wasps (or mason wasps), the Eumeninae, are a cosmopolitan wasp group presently treated as a subfamily of Vespidae, but sometimes recognized in the past as a separate family, Eumenidae. Recognition Most eumenine species are black or brown, ...

potter wasp Potter wasps (or mason wasps), the Eumeninae, are a cosmopolitan wasp group presently treated as a subfamily of Vespidae, but sometimes recognized in the past as a separate family, Eumenidae. Recognition Most eumenine species are black or brown, ...

s") of Vespidae. It is a large and widespread genus, with over 100 taxa (species and subspecies), mostly occurring in the temperate portions of the

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. Most species are black or brown, and commonly marked with strikingly contrasting patterns of yellow, white, orange, or red (or combinations thereof). Like most vespids, their wings are folded longitudinally at rest. The first

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l segment is narrow and elongated, creating a "bulbous" appearance to the abdomen. The genus was named after the Greek general

Eumenes Eumenes (; grc-gre, Εὐμένης; c. 362316 BC) was a Greek general and satrap. He participated in the Wars of Alexander the Great, serving as both Alexander's personal secretary and as a battlefield commander. He later was a participant in t ...

. The root of the name has been widely used to construct many other genus-level names for potter wasps with petiolated

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Brachymenes ''Brachymenes'' is a small neotropical genus of potter wasps currently containing two species, the primarily Andean species ''B. wagnerianus'' and the lowland species ''B. dyscherus''. The first wasp of this species was collected by the German ...

'', ''

Santamenes ''Santamenes'' is a small but widely distributed neotropical genus of potter wasp Potter wasps (or mason wasps), the Eumeninae, are a cosmopolitan wasp group presently treated as a subfamily of Vespidae, but sometimes recognized in the past as ...

'', ''

Oreumenes ''Oreumenes'' is a small Far East genus of large ''Eumenes''-like potter wasp Potter wasps (or mason wasps), the Eumeninae, are a cosmopolitan wasp group presently treated as a subfamily of Vespidae, but sometimes recognized in the past as a se ...

'', ''

Pachymenes ''Pachymenes'' is a small but widely distributed Neotropical genus of potter wasps, it has been proposed that another Neotropical genus, ''Santamenes ''Santamenes'' is a small but widely distributed neotropical genus of potter wasp Potter ...

'', ''

Katamenes ''Katamenes'' is a genus of potter wasps with species distributed in Europe and Africa. When originally named by Edmund Meade-Waldo, ''Katemenes'' was monotypic, containing only ''K. watsoni'', but other species have since been moved from ''Eumen ...

'', etc. Most of those groups have been treated as part of the genus ''Eumenes'' for a long time.

Species

* ''

Eumenes achterbergi Eumenes (; grc-gre, Εὐμένης; c. 362316 BC) was a Greek general and satrap. He participated in the Wars of Alexander the Great, serving as both Alexander's personal secretary and as a battlefield commander. He later was a participant in th ...

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, 1992 * '' Eumenes acuminatus'' de Saussure, 1856 * ''

Eumenes aemilianus Eumenes (; grc-gre, Εὐμένης; c. 362316 BC) was a Greek general and satrap. He participated in the Wars of Alexander the Great, serving as both Alexander's personal secretary and as a battlefield commander. He later was a participant in th ...

'' Guiglia, 1951 * ''

Eumenes affinissimus Eumenes (; grc-gre, Εὐμένης; c. 362316 BC) was a Greek general and satrap. He participated in the Wars of Alexander the Great, serving as both Alexander's personal secretary and as a battlefield commander. He later was a participant in th ...

'' de Saussure, 1852 * ''

Eumenes agillimus Eumenes (; grc-gre, Εὐμένης; c. 362316 BC) was a Greek general and satrap. He participated in the Wars of Alexander the Great, serving as both Alexander's personal secretary and as a battlefield commander. He later was a participant in t ...

'' Dalla Torre, 1894 * '' Eumenes americanus'' Saussure, 1852 * ''

Eumenes antennatus Eumenes (; grc-gre, Εὐμένης; c. 362316 BC) was a Greek general and satrap. He participated in the Wars of Alexander the Great, serving as both Alexander's personal secretary and as a battlefield commander. He later was a participant in th ...

'' Bingham, 1898 * ''

Eumenes aquilonius Eumenes (; grc-gre, Εὐμένης; c. 362316 BC) was a Ancient Greece, Greek general and satrap. He participated in the Wars of Alexander the Great, serving as both Alexander the Great, Alexander's personal secretary and as a battlefield comman ...

'' Sk. Yamane, 1977 * '' Eumenes architectus'' Smith, 1858 * ''

Eumenes arnoldi Eumenes (; grc-gre, Εὐμένης; c. 362316 BC) was a Greek general and satrap. He participated in the Wars of Alexander the Great, serving as both Alexander's personal secretary and as a battlefield commander. He later was a participant in th ...

'' Bequaert, 1926 * '' Eumenes asiaticus'' Gusenleitner, 1970 * '' Eumenes assamensis'' Meade-Waldo, 1910 * '' Eumenes atrophicus'' (Fabricius, 1798) * '' Eumenes batantanensis'' Nugroho, 2010 * '' Eumenes belli'' Giordani Soika, 1973 * '' Eumenes bequaerti'' Grandinete & Carpenter, 2018 * ''

Eumenes blandus Eumenes (; grc-gre, Εὐμένης; c. 362316 BC) was a Greek general and satrap. He participated in the Wars of Alexander the Great, serving as both Alexander's personal secretary and as a battlefield commander. He later was a participant in t ...

'' Smith, 1861 + * '' Eumenes boettcheri'' Giordani Soika, 1941 * '' Eumenes bollii'' Cresson, 1872 + * '' Eumenes buddha'' Cameron, 1898 * ''

Eumenes capensis Eumenes (; grc-gre, Εὐμένης; c. 362316 BC) was a Greek general and satrap. He participated in the Wars of Alexander the Great, serving as both Alexander's personal secretary and as a battlefield commander. He later was a participant in t ...

'' Schulthess, 1910 * ''

Eumenes coarctatus Eumenes (; grc-gre, Εὐμένης; c. 362316 BC) was a Greek general and satrap. He participated in the Wars of Alexander the Great, serving as both Alexander's personal secretary and as a battlefield commander. He later was a participant in th ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) + * '' Eumenes comberi'' Dover, 1925 * ''

Eumenes congnatus Eumenes (; grc-gre, Εὐμένης; c. 362316 BC) was a Greek general and satrap. He participated in the Wars of Alexander the Great, serving as both Alexander's personal secretary and as a battlefield commander. He later was a participant in t ...

'' Nguyen, 2016 * ''

Eumenes consobrinus Eumenes (; grc-gre, Εὐμένης; c. 362316 BC) was a Greek general and satrap. He participated in the Wars of Alexander the Great, serving as both Alexander's personal secretary and as a battlefield commander. He later was a participant in t ...

'' de Saussure, 1856 * '' Eumenes coronatus'' (Panzer, 1799) + * ''

Eumenes coyotae Eumenes (; grc-gre, Εὐμένης; c. 362316 BC) was a Greek general and satrap. He participated in the Wars of Alexander the Great, serving as both Alexander's personal secretary and as a battlefield commander. He later was a participant in th ...

'' Bohart, 1948 * '' Eumenes crucifera'' Provancher, 1888 + * '' Eumenes cubensis'' Cresson, 1865 * ''

Eumenes cyrenaicus Eumenes (; grc-gre, Εὐμένης; c. 362316 BC) was a Greek general and satrap. He participated in the Wars of Alexander the Great, serving as both Alexander's personal secretary and as a battlefield commander. He later was a participant in t ...

'' Blüthgen, 1938 + * '' Eumenes dichrous'' Maindron, 1882 * '' Eumenes diligens'' Smith, 1864 * ''

Eumenes dorycus Eumenes (; grc-gre, Εὐμένης; c. 362316 BC) was a Greek general and satrap. He participated in the Wars of Alexander the Great, serving as both Alexander's personal secretary and as a battlefield commander. He later was a participant in th ...

'' Maindron, 1882 * ''

Eumenes dubius ''Eumenes dubius'' is a species of potter wasp in the subfamily Eumeninae of the family Vespidae. Subspecies * ''Eumenes dubius dubius'' Saussure, 1852 * ''Eumenes dubius palaestinensis'' Blüthgen, 1938 Distribution This species can be found ...

'' de Saussure, 1852 + * ''

Eumenes ferrugiantennus Eumenes (; grc-gre, Εὐμένης; c. 362316 BC) was a Greek general and satrap. He participated in the Wars of Alexander the Great, serving as both Alexander's personal secretary and as a battlefield commander. He later was a participant in t ...

'' Zhou, Chen & Li, 2012 * ''

Eumenes filiformis Eumenes (; grc-gre, Εὐμένης; c. 362316 BC) was a Greek general and satrap. He participated in the Wars of Alexander the Great, serving as both Alexander's personal secretary and as a battlefield commander. He later was a participant in th ...

'' de Saussure, 1856 * ''

Eumenes flavitinctus Eumenes (; grc-gre, Εὐμένης; c. 362316 BC) was a Greek general and satrap. He participated in the Wars of Alexander the Great, serving as both Alexander's personal secretary and as a battlefield commander. He later was a participant in t ...

'' Bohart, 1950 * '' Eumenes floralis'' Smith, 1858 * ''

Eumenes formosensis Eumenes (; grc-gre, Εὐμένης; c. 362316 BC) was a Ancient Greece, Greek general and satrap. He participated in the Wars of Alexander the Great, serving as both Alexander the Great, Alexander's personal secretary and as a battlefield comman ...

'' Giordani Soika, 1973 * '' Eumenes fraterculus'' Dalla Torre, 1894 * '' Eumenes fraternus'' Say, 1824 * '' Eumenes fuellebornianus'' Schulthess, 1910 + * ''

Eumenes fulvopilosellus Eumenes (; grc-gre, Εὐμένης; c. 362316 BC) was a Greek general and satrap. He participated in the Wars of Alexander the Great, serving as both Alexander's personal secretary and as a battlefield commander. He later was a participant in t ...

'' Giordani Soika, 1965 * '' Eumenes gibbosus'' Nguyen, 2015 * ''

Eumenes glacialis Eumenes (; grc-gre, Εὐμένης; c. 362316 BC) was a Greek general and satrap. He participated in the Wars of Alexander the Great, serving as both Alexander's personal secretary and as a battlefield commander. He later was a participant in t ...

'' Giordani Soika, 1940 * '' Eumenes gribodianus'' Guiglia, 1933 + * ''

Eumenes guillarmodi Eumenes (; grc-gre, Εὐμένης; c. 362316 BC) was a Greek general and satrap. He participated in the Wars of Alexander the Great, serving as both Alexander's personal secretary and as a battlefield commander. He later was a participant in th ...

'' Giordani Soika, 1975 * '' Eumenes humbertianus'' de Saussure, 1867 * '' Eumenes improvisus'' Giordani Soika, 1975 * ''

Eumenes inconspicuus Eumenes (; grc-gre, Εὐμένης; c. 362316 BC) was a Greek general and satrap. He participated in the Wars of Alexander the Great, serving as both Alexander's personal secretary and as a battlefield commander. He later was a participant in t ...

'' Smith, 1858 + * '' Eumenes insolens'' Smith, 1865 * '' Eumenes interpositus'' Gusenleitner, 1972 * '' Eumenes jarkandensis'' Blüthgen, 1938 * ''

Eumenes kangrae Eumenes (; grc-gre, Εὐμένης; c. 362316 BC) was a Greek general and satrap. He participated in the Wars of Alexander the Great, serving as both Alexander's personal secretary and as a battlefield commander. He later was a participant in th ...

'' Dover, 1925 * '' Eumenes kiangsuensis'' Giordani Soika, 1941 * '' Eumenes koriensis'' Giordani Soika, 1992 * '' Eumenes labiatus'' Giordani Soika, 1941 + * '' Eumenes longus'' Nguyen, 2016 * '' Eumenes lucasius'' de Saussure, 1852 + * '' Eumenes macrops'' de Saussure, 1852 * '' Eumenes mainpuriensis'' Smith, 1870 * ''

Eumenes makilingi Eumenes (; grc-gre, Εὐμένης; c. 362316 BC) was a Greek general and satrap. He participated in the Wars of Alexander the Great, serving as both Alexander's personal secretary and as a battlefield commander. He later was a participant in t ...

'' Williams, 1928 * ''

Eumenes mediterraneus ''Eumenes mediterraneus'' is a species of potter wasp in the subfamily Eumeninae of the family Vespidae. Subspecies * ''Eumenes mediterraneus cypricus'' Bluethgen, 1938 * ''Eumenes mediterraneus mediterraneus'' Kriechbaumer, 1879 Distribution T ...

'' Kriechbaumer, 1879 + * ''

Eumenes micado Eumenes (; grc-gre, Εὐμένης; c. 362316 BC) was a Greek general and satrap. He participated in the Wars of Alexander the Great, serving as both Alexander's personal secretary and as a battlefield commander. He later was a participant in t ...

'' Cameron 1904 * '' Eumenes micropunctatus'' Giordani Soika, 1975 + * ''

Eumenes modestus Eumenes (; grc-gre, Εὐμένης; c. 362316 BC) was a Greek general and satrap. He participated in the Wars of Alexander the Great, serving as both Alexander's personal secretary and as a battlefield commander. He later was a participant in th ...

'' Gusenleitner, 2006 * ''

Eumenes mongolicus Eumenes (; grc-gre, Εὐμένης; c. 362316 BC) was a Greek general and satrap. He participated in the Wars of Alexander the Great, serving as both Alexander's personal secretary and as a battlefield commander. He later was a participant in t ...

'' Morawitz, 1889 * ''

Eumenes multipictus Eumenes (; grc-gre, Εὐμένης; c. 362316 BC) was a Greek general and satrap. He participated in the Wars of Alexander the Great, serving as both Alexander's personal secretary and as a battlefield commander. He later was a participant in t ...

'' de Saussure, 1855 * ''

Eumenes nigriscutatus Eumenes (; grc-gre, Εὐμένης; c. 362316 BC) was a Greek general and satrap. He participated in the Wars of Alexander the Great, serving as both Alexander's personal secretary and as a battlefield commander. He later was a participant in t ...

'' Zhou, Chen & Li, 2012 * ''

Eumenes papillarius Eumenes (; grc-gre, Εὐμένης; c. 362316 BC) was a Greek general and satrap. He participated in the Wars of Alexander the Great, serving as both Alexander's personal secretary and as a battlefield commander. He later was a participant in th ...

'' (Christ, 1791) + * ''

Eumenes parisii Eumenes (; grc-gre, Εὐμένης; c. 362316 BC) was a Greek general and satrap. He participated in the Wars of Alexander the Great, serving as both Alexander's personal secretary and as a battlefield commander. He later was a participant in th ...

'' Giordani Soika, 1939 * '' Eumenes pedunculatus'' (Panzer, 1799) + * ''

Eumenes peringeyanus Eumenes (; grc-gre, Εὐμένης; c. 362316 BC) was a Greek general and satrap. He participated in the Wars of Alexander the Great, serving as both Alexander's personal secretary and as a battlefield commander. He later was a participant in t ...

'' Schulthess, 1913 * ''

Eumenes persimilis Eumenes (; grc-gre, Εὐμένης; c. 362316 BC) was a Greek general and satrap. He participated in the Wars of Alexander the Great, serving as both Alexander's personal secretary and as a battlefield commander. He later was a participant in th ...

'' Giordani Soika, 1960 * ''

Eumenes pictus Eumenes (; grc-gre, Εὐμένης; c. 362316 BC) was a Greek general and satrap. He participated in the Wars of Alexander the Great, serving as both Alexander's personal secretary and as a battlefield commander. He later was a participant in t ...

'' Smith, 1857 * '' Eumenes piriformis'' de Saussure, 1862 + * ''

Eumenes pius Eumenes (; grc-gre, Εὐμένης; c. 362316 BC) was a Greek general and satrap. He participated in the Wars of Alexander the Great, serving as both Alexander's personal secretary and as a battlefield commander. He later was a participant in th ...

'' Giordani Soika, 1986 + * '' Eumenes placens'' Nurse, 1903 * '' Eumenes pomiformis'' (Fabricius, 1781) * '' Eumenes pseudubius'' Gusenleitner, 1972 * '' Eumenes punctaticlypeus'' Giordani Soika 1943 + * ''

Eumenes punctatus Eumenes (; grc-gre, Εὐμένης; c. 362316 BC) was a Greek general and satrap. He participated in the Wars of Alexander the Great, serving as both Alexander's personal secretary and as a battlefield commander. He later was a participant in th ...

'' de Saussure, 1852 + * ''

Eumenes quadratus Eumenes (; grc-gre, Εὐμένης; c. 362316 BC) was a Greek general and satrap. He participated in the Wars of Alexander the Great, serving as both Alexander's personal secretary and as a battlefield commander. He later was a participant in th ...

'' Smith, 1852 + * '' Eumenes relatus'' Dover, 1925 * '' Eumenes rubrofemoratus'' Giordani Soika, 1941 * ''

Eumenes rubronotatus Eumenes (; grc-gre, Εὐμένης; c. 362316 BC) was a Greek general and satrap. He participated in the Wars of Alexander the Great, serving as both Alexander's personal secretary and as a battlefield commander. He later was a participant in t ...

'' Perez, 1905 + * '' Eumenes rufomaculatus'' (Fox, 1899) * '' Eumenes sardous'' Guiglia, 1951 * ''

Eumenes sareptanus Eumenes (; grc-gre, Εὐμένης; c. 362316 BC) was a Greek general and satrap. He participated in the Wars of Alexander the Great, serving as both Alexander's personal secretary and as a battlefield commander. He later was a participant in t ...

'' André, 1884 + * ''

Eumenes sculleni Eumenes (; grc-gre, Εὐμένης; c. 362316 BC) was a Ancient Greece, Greek general and satrap. He participated in the Wars of Alexander the Great, serving as both Alexander the Great, Alexander's personal secretary and as a battlefield comman ...

'' Bohart, 1950 * '' Eumenes separatus'' Gusenleitner, 1972 * '' Eumenes septentrionalis'' Giordani Soika, 1940 + * ''

Eumenes signicornis Eumenes (; grc-gre, Εὐμένης; c. 362316 BC) was a Greek general and satrap. He participated in the Wars of Alexander the Great, serving as both Alexander's personal secretary and as a battlefield commander. He later was a participant in t ...

'' Walker, 1871 * ''

Eumenes sikkimensis Eumenes (; grc-gre, Εὐμένης; c. 362316 BC) was a Greek general and satrap. He participated in the Wars of Alexander the Great, serving as both Alexander's personal secretary and as a battlefield commander. He later was a participant in th ...

'' Giordani Soika, 1986 * '' Eumenes simplicilamellatus'' Giordani Soika, 1934 * ''

Eumenes smithii Eumenes (; grc-gre, Εὐμένης; c. 362316 BC) was a Greek general and satrap. He participated in the Wars of Alexander the Great, serving as both Alexander's personal secretary and as a battlefield commander. He later was a participant in t ...

'' de Saussure, 1852 + * '' Eumenes solidus'' Gusenleitner, 1972 * ''

Eumenes subpomiformis Eumenes (; grc-gre, Εὐμένης; c. 362316 BC) was a Greek general and satrap. He participated in the Wars of Alexander the Great, serving as both Alexander's personal secretary and as a battlefield commander. He later was a participant in t ...

'' Blüthgen, 1938 + * '' Eumenes tosawae'' Giordani Soika, 1941 + * '' Eumenes transbaicalicus'' Kurzenko, 1984 * '' Eumenes tricolor'' Smith, 1860 * '' Eumenes tripunctatus'' (Christ, 1791) * ''

Eumenes truncatus Eumenes (; grc-gre, Εὐμένης; c. 362316 BC) was a Greek general and satrap. He participated in the Wars of Alexander the Great, serving as both Alexander's personal secretary and as a battlefield commander. He later was a participant in th ...

'' Nugroho, 2010 * ''

Eumenes variepunctatus Eumenes (; grc-gre, Εὐμένης; c. 362316 BC) was a Greek general and satrap. He participated in the Wars of Alexander the Great, serving as both Alexander's personal secretary and as a battlefield commander. He later was a participant in t ...

'' Giordani Soika, 1958 * ''

Eumenes versicolor Eumenes (; grc-gre, Εὐμένης; c. 362316 BC) was a Greek general and satrap. He participated in the Wars of Alexander the Great, serving as both Alexander's personal secretary and as a battlefield commander. He later was a participant in th ...

'' de Saussure, 1852 * '' Eumenes verticalis'' Say, 1824 +

References

*Giordani Soika, A. 1978. Revisione degli Eumenidi neotropicali appartenenti ai generi ''Eumenes'' Latr., ''Omicron'' (Sauss.), ''Pararaphidoglossa'' Schulth. ed affini. Boll. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. Venezia 29: 1-420. *Carpenter, J.M., J. Gusenleitner & M. Madl. 2010a. A Catalogue of the Eumeninae (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) of the Ethiopian Region excluding Malagasy Subregion. Part II: Genera ''Delta'' de Saussure 1885 to ''Zethus'' Fabricius 1804 and species incertae sedis. Linzer Biologischer Beitrage 42 (1): 95-315.

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