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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Adair County (Iowa, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
178
713
980
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
178
713
980
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
164
670
902
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
125
569
779
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
28
92
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
23
76
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
13
59
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
3
11
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Adair County (Iowa)
3 Families width 9 Species
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies4SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Adair County (Iowa)
11 Genera with 9 Species
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1836
European tube wasp0SpeciesTaxom
Caliadurgus Pate, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1865Cow Killer1SpeciesTaxom
Entypus Dahlbom, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Monobia Saussure, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosa Latreille, 1824Velvet Ant1SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1793Paper nest wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Sericopompilus Howard, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Stenodynerus Saussure, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1793Ground Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Adair County (Iowa)
9 Species
Caliadurgus fasciatellus Spinola, 1808
Dasymutilla vesta Cresson, 1865
Entypus fulvicornis Cresson, 1867
Monobia quadridens Linnaeus, 1763Four-toothed Mason Wasp
Myrmosa (Myrmosa) unicolor Say, 1824
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) annularis Linnaeus, 1763Jack Spaniard Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Sericopompilus apicalis Say, 1835
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Adair County (Iowa)
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps, Pollen Wasps, Potter Wasps, Social Wasps, Vespid wasps, Wasps, Yellowjackets
5
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Vespoidea at artfakta.se
Vespoidea at dyntaxa.se
Vespoidea at itis.gov