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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Afghanistan (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
351
2638
5979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
349
2630
5969
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
343
2623
5962
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
2048
4944
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
41
216
576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
37
208
567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
128
450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
5
35
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Afghanistan
5 Families width 51 Species and 1 Subspecies
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps20SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies21SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant8SpeciesTaxom
Bradynobaenidae Saussure, 1892Bradynobaenid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Afghanistan
35 Genera with 51 Species
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Agenioideus Ashmead, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1836
European tube wasp0SpeciesTaxom
Anospilus Haupt, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Arachnospila Kincaid, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Batozonellus Arnold, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Claveliocnemis Wolf, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocheilus Panzer, 19684SpeciesTaxom
Ctenagenia Saussure, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Dasylabris Radoszkowski, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Delta Saussure, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Dicyrtomellus Gussakovskij, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1763Aerial Yellowjackets4SpeciesTaxom
Ephutomma Ashmead, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 03SpeciesTaxom
Eustenancistrocerus Blüthgen, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Evagetes Lepeletier, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Ferreola Lepeletier, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Hemipepsis Dahlbom, 1848Tarantula Hawks1SpeciesTaxom
Katamenes Meade-Waldo, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Macroocula Panfilov, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Megascolia Betrem, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Microphadnus Cameron, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 1802
0SpeciesTaxom
Parabatozonus Yasumatsu, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Paravespula Blüthgen, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Pareiocurgus Haupt, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Physetopoda Schuster, 1949
0SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1939Paper nest wasps6SpeciesTaxom
Pseudophotopsis André, 19353SpeciesTaxom
Smicromyrme Thomson, 19753SpeciesTaxom
Tachyagetes Haupt, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Tachyancistrocerus Giordani Soika, 01SpeciesTaxom
Tachypompilus Ashmead, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets2SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1793Ground Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afghanistan
51 Species and 1 Subspecies
Agenioideus (Rioestus) excisus Morawitz, 1890
Agenioideus (Schizanoplius) dichrous Brullé, 1840
Anospilus temporalis (Wolf, 1962)⇒ Arachnospila holomelas Costa, 1882
Arachnospila (Ammosphex) trivialis Dahlbom, 1843
Arachnospila (Melanospila) holomelas Costa, 1882
Batozonellus lacerticida Pallas, 1771
Claveliocnemis incisipennis Wolf, 1968
Cryptocheilus (Chyphonocheilus) rubellus Eversmann, 1846
Cryptocheilus (Cryptocheilus) alternatus Lepeletier, 1845
Cryptocheilus (Cryptocheilus) discolor Fabricius, 1793
Cryptocheilus stehliki Wolf, 1968
Ctenagenia ozbeki Wahis, 2002
Dasylabris (Craspedopyda) desertorum Radoszkowski, 1865
Delta dimidiatipenne Saussure, 1852
Dicyrtomellus kizilkumi Radoszkowski, 1877
Dolichovespula (Metavespula) sylvestris Scopoli, 1763
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) sylvestris Scopoli, 1763Tree wasp
Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775Aerial yellowjacket
Dolichovespula silvestris Scopoli, 1763
Ephutomma angustata Skorikov, 1935
Eumenes (Eumenes) affinissimus de Saussure, 1852
Eumenes (Eumenes) mediterraneus Kriechbaumer, 1879
Eumenes flavigularis Blüthgen, 0
Eustenancistrocerus (Eustenancistrocerus) israelensis Giordani Soika, 1952
Ferreola diffinis Lepeletier, 1845
Hemipepsis tamisieri Guérin, 1848
Katamenes flavigularis Bluethgen, 1951
Macroocula morawitzi Radoszkowski, 1888
Megascolia (Regiscolia) maculata Drury, 1773Mammoth wasp
Microphadnus pumilus Costa, 1882
Parabatozonus lacerticida Pallas, 1771
Paravespula germanica (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Vespula germanica Fabricius, 1793
Pareiocurgus nomada Kohl, 1889, 1884
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) eburneus Bequard, 1943
Polistes (Gyrostoma) olivaceus De Geer, 1773Macao paper wasp
Polistes (Gyrostoma) wattii Cameron, 1900
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Polistes (Polistes) gallicus Linnaeus, 1767Paper wasp
Polistes omissa (Weyrauch, 1939)⇒ Polistes gallicus Linnaeus, 1767
Pseudophotopsis binghami Bischoff, 1920
Pseudophotopsis caspica Radoszkowski, 1885
Pseudophotopsis irana Skorikov, 1935
Smicromyrme ambigua Invrea, 1954
Smicromyrme mesasiaticus Lelej, 1985
Smicromyrme pulawskii Suárez, 1975
Tachyagetes excellens Haupt, 1930
Tachyancistrocerus komarowi bushirensis Giordani Soika, 0
Tachypompilus analis Fabricius, 1781Red-tailed spider wasp
Vespa orientalis Linnaeus, 1771Oriental hornet
Vespa tropica Linnaeus, 1758Greater banded hornet
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Afghanistan
FamilyBradynobaenidae
Saussure, 1892
Bradynobaenid wasps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
16
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps, Pollen Wasps, Potter Wasps, Social Wasps, Vespid wasps, Wasps, Yellowjackets
12
21
Genera
Species

Taxom



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