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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Albemarle County (Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
301
1445
2002
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
300
1444
2001
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
281
1374
1879
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
200
1170
1615
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
39
190
303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
33
172
284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
110
239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
23
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Albemarle County
4 Families width 34 Species
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies19SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps9SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant5SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Albemarle County
23 Genera with 34 Species
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Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1798European tube wasp2SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1843Blue-Black Spider Wasps6SpeciesTaxom
Aporus Spinola, 01SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1865Cow Killer3SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1775Aerial Yellowjackets3SpeciesTaxom
Ephuta Say, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Episyron Schioedte, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1823Potter Wasp2SpeciesTaxom
Evagetes Lepeletier, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosa Latreille, 1824Velvet Ant1SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Poecilopompilus Howard, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1831Paper nest wasps5SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodynerus Saussure, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Scolia Fabricius, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeropthalma Blake, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Stenodynerus Saussure, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Tachypompilus Ashmead, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Timulla Ashmead, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets1SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1854Ground Yellowjackets4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Albemarle County
34 Species
Ancistrocerus adiabatus Saussure, 1853Bramble Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus antilope Panzer, 1798Lobed Mason Wasp
Anoplius (Anoplius) illinoensis Robertson, 1901
Anoplius (Anoplius) virginiensis Cresson, 1867
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) americanus Beauvois, 1811Blue-Black Spider Wasp
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) relativus Fox, 1893
Anoplius (Lophopompilus) aethiops Cresson, 1865
Anoplius (Lophopompilus) atrox Dahlbom, 1843
Aporus (Aporus) idris
Dasymutilla mutata Blake, 1871
Dasymutilla occidentalis Linnaeus, 1758Common Eastern Velvet Ant
Dasymutilla vesta Cresson, 1865
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) adulterina du Buysson, 1905Parasitic yellowjacket
Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775Aerial yellowjacket
Episyron biguttatus Fabricius, 1798Two-Spotted Spider Wasp
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) annulatus Say, 1824
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) crypticus Say, 1823
Evagetes ingenuus Cresson, 1867
Myrmosa (Myrmosa) unicolor Say, 1824
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) bellicosus (Cresson, 1872)⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) carolina Linnaeus, 1767Red Paper Wasps
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) exclamans Viereck, 1906Paper wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) metricus Say, 1831Metric Paper Wasp
Pseudodynerus quadrisectus Say, 1837
Scolia (Discolia) dubia Say, 1837Blue-Winged Scoliid Wasp
Stenodyneriellus heterospilus Cameron, 1907
Timulla (Timulla) vagans Fabricius, 1798
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula flavopilosa Jacobson, 1978Downy Yellowjacket
Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905Eastern yellow jacket
Vespula vidua de Saussure, 1854Widow Yellowjacket

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Albemarle County
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
6
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
6
9
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
10
19
Genera
Species

Taxom



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