Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Australia (Australasia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 928
21139
104473 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 924
21108
104403 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 874
20837
103684 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 530
15898
85805 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 83
2604
16396 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 72
2531
16196 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 25
711
8324 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps | 6
142
966 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Australia
6 Families width 966 Species and 96 Subspecies
Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Australia | Family | Eumenidae
Leach, 1815
Eumenid wasps, Mason wasps, Potter Wasp, Potter wasps | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Mutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps | 16
202 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp | 58
310 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Rhopalosomatidae ♰
Ashmead, 1896
Rhopalosomatid wasps | 1
17 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sapygidae ♰
Latreille, 1810
Club-horned wasps, Sapygid wasps | 0
0 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps | 13
24 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Vespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps, Pollen Wasps, Potter Wasps, Social Wasps, Vespid wasps, Wasps, Yellowjackets | 53
412 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Vespoidea at artfakta.se
Vespoidea at dyntaxa.se
Vespoidea at itis.gov
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