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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Belgium (Benelux)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
567
6611
20424
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
564
6599
20409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
535
6518
20232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
354
5361
17525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
65
837
2804
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
54
713
2192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
21
211
1134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
5
51
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Belgium
5 Families width 158 Species and 6 Subspecies
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps74SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies67SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant9SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae (Leach, 1815)Mammoth wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Sapygidae Latreille, 1810Club-horned wasps5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Belgium
51 Genera with 158 Species
#ABCDEGHMOPRSV
Agenioideus Ashmead, 18895SpeciesTaxom
Allodynerus Bluthgen, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1776European tube wasp13SpeciesTaxom
Andreimyrme Lelej, 01SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1758Blue-Black Spider Wasps7SpeciesTaxom
Aporinellus Banks, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Aporus Spinola, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Arachnospila Kincaid, 195712SpeciesTaxom
Auplopus Spinola, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Batazonus Ashmead, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Caliadurgus Pate, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Ceropales Latreille, 17983SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocheilus Panzer, 17634SpeciesTaxom
Dasylabris Radoszkowski, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1896Cow Killer1SpeciesTaxom
Dipogon Fox, 17585SpeciesTaxom
Discoelius Latreille, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1763Aerial Yellowjackets7SpeciesTaxom
Eoferreola Arnold, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Episyron Schioedte, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 06SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1793Potter Wasp3SpeciesTaxom
Evagetes Lepeletier, 18518SpeciesTaxom
Gymnomerus Bluthgen, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Homonotus Dahlbom, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Megascolia Betrem, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Microdynerus Thomson, 18554SpeciesTaxom
Monosapyga Pic, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Mutilla Linnaeus, 17873SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosa Latreille, 1801Velvet Ant1SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 17903SpeciesTaxom
Parabatozonus Yasumatsu, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Paranortonia Bequaert, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Paravespula Blüthgen, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Physetopoda Schuster, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Platyderes Guérin-Ménev..., 19351SpeciesTaxom
Poecilagenia Haupt, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Pompilus Fabricius, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Priocnemis Schiødte, 184116SpeciesTaxom
Pseudepipona Saussure, 01SpeciesTaxom
Pterocheilus Klug, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Sapyga Latreille, 17933SpeciesTaxom
Sapygina Costa, 18071SpeciesTaxom
Scolia Fabricius, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Smicromyrme Thomson, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Stenodynerus Saussure, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Symmorphus Wesmael, 17586SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1905Hornets10SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1918Ground Yellowjackets5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Belgium
158 Species and 6 Subspecies
Agenioideus (Agenioideus) apicalis Vander Linden, 1827
Agenioideus (Agenioideus) cinctellus Spinola, 1808
Agenioideus (Agenioideus) nubecula Costa, 1874
Agenioideus (Agenioideus) sericeus Vander Linden, 1827
Agenioideus (Agenioideus) usurarius Tournier, 1889
Allodynerus rossii Lepeletier, 1841
Ancistrocerus adiabatus Saussure, 1853Bramble Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus albophaleratus Saussure, 1855White-Banded Potter Wasp
Ancistrocerus antilope Panzer, 1798Lobed Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus auctus Fabricius, 1793
Ancistrocerus claripennis (Thomson, 1874)⇒ Ancistrocerus quadratus Panzer, 1799
Ancistrocerus dusmetiolus Strand, 1914
Ancistrocerus gazella Panzer, 1798European potter wasp
Ancistrocerus nigricornis (Curtis, 1826)⇒ Ancistrocerus melanocerus Dalla Torre, 1894
Ancistrocerus oviventris Wesmael, 1836
Ancistrocerus parietinus Linnaeus, 1758Wall Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus parietum Linnaeus, 1758Vespid wasp
Ancistrocerus quadratus Panzer, 1799
Ancistrocerus trifasciatus Muller, 1776Caterpillar-hunting potter wasp
Andreimyrme viriata nitela
Anoplius (Anoplius) alpinobalticus Wolf, 1965
Anoplius (Anoplius) caviventris Aurivillius, 1907
Anoplius (Anoplius) concinnus Dahlbom, 1843
Anoplius (Anoplius) eous Yasumatsu, 1936
Anoplius (Anoplius) nigerrimus Scopoli, 1763
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) infuscatus Vander Linden, 1827Dragging spider
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) viaticus Linnaeus, 1758Black Banded Spider Wasp
Aporinellus (Aporinellus) sexmaculatus Spinola, 1805
Aporus (Aporus) unicolor Spinola, 1808
Arachnospila (Ammosphex) abnormis Dahlbom, 1842
Arachnospila (Ammosphex) anceps Wesmael, 1851
Arachnospila (Ammosphex) ausa Tournier, 1890
Arachnospila (Ammosphex) fuscomarginata Thomson, 1870
Arachnospila (Ammosphex) trivialis Dahlbom, 1843
Arachnospila (Ammosphex) virgilabnormis Wolf, 1976
Arachnospila (Ammosphex) wesmaeli Thomson, 1870
Arachnospila (Anoplochares) minutula Dahlbom, 1842
Arachnospila (Anoplochares) spissa Schioedte, 1837
Arachnospila (Arachnospila) fumipennis Zetterstedt, 1838
Arachnospila (Arachnospila) rufa Haupt, 1927
Arachnospila usurata Blüthgen, 1957
Auplopus carbonarius Scopoli, 1763Spider wasp
Batazonus lacerticida Pallas, 1771
Caliadurgus fasciatellus Spinola, 1808
Ceropales (Ceropales) maculata Fabricius, 1775Parasitic spider wasp
Ceropales maculata maculata Fabricius, 1775
Ceropales (Ceropales) variegata Fabricius, 1798
Cryptocheilus (Adonta) fabricii Vander Linden, 1827
Cryptocheilus (Adonta) notatus Rossius, 1792
Cryptocheilus (Adonta) variipennis Sustera, 1924
Cryptocheilus (Adonta) versicolor Scopoli, 1763
Dasylabris (Dasylabris) maura Linnaeus, 1758
Dasymutilla asopus asopus Sørensen, 1896
Dipogon (Deuteragenia) subintermedius Magretti, 1886
Dipogon (Deuteragenia) variegatus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Dipogon variegata Linnaeus, 1758
Dipogon hircanum Fabricius, 1798
Dipogon nitidum Haupt, 1926
Dipogon variegatum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Dipogon variegata Linnaeus, 1758
Discoelius zonalis Panzer, 1801
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) media Retzius, 1783Media Wasp
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) adulterina du Buysson, 1905Parasitic yellowjacket
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) norwegica Fabricius, 1781Norwegian wasp
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) saxonica Fabricius, 1793Saxon wasp
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) sylvestris Scopoli, 1763Tree wasp
Dolichovespula norvegicoides Sladen, 1918Arctic yellowjacket
Dolichovespula silvestris Scopoli, 1763
Eoferreola rhombica Christ, 1791
Episyron biguttatus Fabricius, 1798Two-Spotted Spider Wasp
Episyron rufipes Linnaeus, 1758Red Legged Spider Wasp
Eumenes (Eumenes) coarctatus Linnaeus, 1758Heath Potter Wasp
Eumenes (Eumenes) coronatus Panzer, 1799
Eumenes (Eumenes) papillarius Christ, 1791
Eumenes (Eumenes) pedunculatus Panzer, 1799
Eumenes (Eumenes) pomiformis Fabricius, 1781
Eumenes arcuatus Fabricius, 0
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) dantici Rossi, 1790
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) notatus Jurine, 1807
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) quadrifasciatus Fabricius, 1793
Evagetes (Evagetes) crassicornis Shuckard, 1837
Evagetes (Evagetes) dubius Vander Linden, 1827
Evagetes (Evagetes) implicatus Haupt, 1941
Evagetes (Evagetes) littoralis Wesmael, 1851
Evagetes (Evagetes) pectinipes Linnaeus, 1758
Evagetes (Evagetes) proximus Dahlbom, 1843
Evagetes (Evagetes) sahlbergi Morawitz, 1893
Evagetes pilosellus Wesmael, 1851
Gymnomerus laevipes Shuckard, 1837
Homonotus niger Marquet, 1879
Homonotus sanguinolentus Fabricius, 1793Bloody Spider-hunting Wasp
Megascolia (Regiscolia) maculata Drury, 1773Mammoth wasp
Microdynerus (Alastorynerus) microdynerus Dalla Torre, 1889
Microdynerus (Microdynerus) nugdunenesis Saussure, 1855
Microdynerus exilis Herrich-Schä..., 1839
Microdynerus nugdunensis Saussure, 1855
Monosapyga clavicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Mutilla europaea Linnaeus, 1758Eastern Velvet Ant
Mutilla montana Panzer, 1806
Mutilla rufipes (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Smicromyrme rufipes Fabricius, 1787
Myrmosa atra Panzer, 1801Black Headed Velvet Ant
Odynerus (Odynerus) melanocephalus Gmelin, 1790Black Headed Mason Wasp
Odynerus (Odynerus) spinipes Linnaeus, 1758Spiny Mason Wasp
Odynerus (Spinicoxa) reniformis Gmelin, 1790
Parabatozonus lacerticida Pallas, 1771
Paranortonia symmorphus (Bequaert, 1940)⇒ Parazumia tolteca Saussure, 1875
Paravespula germanica (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Vespula germanica Fabricius, 1793
Physetopoda halensis Fabricius, 1787
Platyderes handschini Haupt, 1935
Poecilagenia rubricans Lepeletier, 1845
Polistes (Polistes) biglumis Linnaeus, 1758
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Polistes (Polistes) gallicus Linnaeus, 1767Paper wasp
Polistes (Polistes) nimpha Christ, 1791
Pompilus cinereus Fabricius, 1775Grey spider wasp
Pompilus viaticus Dahlbom, 1843
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) agilis Shuckard, 1837
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) cordivalvata Haupt, 1927
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) exaltata Fabricius, 1775
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) fennica Haupt, 1927
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) fuscus (Wesmael, 1851)⇒ Priocnemis perturbator Harris, 1780
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) hyalinata Fabricius, 1793
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) minuta Vander Linden, 1827
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) parvula (Dahlbom, 1845)⇒ Priocnemis perraudini Wolf, 1978
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) pusilla Schioedte, 1837
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) schioedtei Haupt, 1927
Priocnemis (Umbripennis) agilis (Shuckard, 1837)⇒ Priocnemis agilis Shuckard, 1837
Priocnemis (Umbripennis) coriacea Dahlbom, 1843
Priocnemis (Umbripennis) enslini Haupt, 1927
Priocnemis (Umbripennis) perturbator Harris, 1780
Priocnemis (Umbripennis) susterai (Haupt, 1927)⇒ Cryptocheilus variipennis Sustera, 1924
Priocnemis (Umbripennis) vulgaris Dufour, 1841
Pseudepipona rossii Lepeletier, 0
Pterocheilus (Pterocheilus) phaleratus (Panzer, 1797)⇒ Nesodynerus molokaiensis Perkins, 1899
Rhynchalastor bluethgeni Vecht, 1971
Rhynchalastor xanthomelas Herrich-SchÃ..., 1839
Sapyga clavicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Sapyga quinquepunctata Fabricius, 1781
Sapyga similis Fabricius, 1793
Sapygina decemguttata Jurine, 1807
Scolia (Scolia) sexmaculata O. F. Muller, 1766
Scolia flavifrons (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Megascolia maculata Drury, 1773
Smicromyrme rufipes Fabricius, 1787Small Velvet Ant
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) bifasciatus Linnaeus, 1761
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) connexus Curtis, 1826
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) crassicornis Panzer, 1798
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) debilitatus Saussure, 1855
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) gracilis Brullé, 1832
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) murarius Linnaeus, 1758
Vespa coarctata Linnæus, 1758
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespa crabro germana (Christ, 1791)⇒ Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespa muraria Linnæus, 1758
Vespa parietum (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Dolichovespula sylvestris Scopoli, 1763
Vespa phalerata Panzer, 1797
Vespa spinipes Linnæus, 1758
Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836Asian Hornet
Vespa velutina nigrithorax Buysson, 1905Asian hornet
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket
Vespula (Vespula) austriaca Panzer, 1799Boreal Yellowjacket
Vespula (Vespula) rufa Linnaeus, 1758Red Wasp
Vespula acadica Sladen, 1918Forest Yellowjacket

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Belgium
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
7
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
20
74
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySapygidae
Latreille, 1810
Club-horned wasps, Sapygid wasps
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
2
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
19
67
Genera
Species

Taxom



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