FAUNA OF THE VESPID WASPS FAMILY (VESPIDAE) IN UZBEKISTAN

Vespidae, belonging to the Hymenoptera order, is one of the largest families in this order in terms of their number. The family is divided into several species, ranging from solitary to gregarious (Prezoto, 2007). They belong to the family of true wasps (Vespidae), with 5,274 species in 256 genera and 6 subfamilies (Kurzenko, 2012, Antropov et al, 2017). Previously, they were grouped into three subfamilies: Vespidae, Masaridae, and Eumenidae. Today, all true wasps are grouped into the subfamilies Euparagiinae, Masarinae, Eumeninae, Stenogastrinae, Vespinae and Polistinae belonging to the Vespidae family (Kurzenko, 2012, Carpenter, 1981). The first three subfamilies are exclusively solitary insects, while the last three are gregarious wasps. In Russia, the subfamilies Eumeninae, Masarinae, Polistinae, and Vespinae make up the fauna of this family.