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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Boulder County (Colorado, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
278
1641
2732
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
278
1641
2732
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
263
1597
2648
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
176
1298
2284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
42
296
811
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
34
273
791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
198
738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
5
40
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Boulder County
5 Families width 83 Species and 1 Subspecies
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps31SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies34SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant15SpeciesTaxom
Sapygidae Latreille, 1810Club-horned wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Boulder County
40 Genera with 83 Species
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Ageniella Banks, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1906European tube wasp2SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1966Blue-Black Spider Wasps7SpeciesTaxom
Aporinellus Banks, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Campsomeris Guérin-Ménev..., 17701SpeciesTaxom
Ceropales Latreille, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocheilus Panzer, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1845Cow Killer6SpeciesTaxom
Dipogon Fox, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1775Aerial Yellowjackets4SpeciesTaxom
Entypus Dahlbom, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Eoferreola Arnold, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Ephuta Say, 02SpeciesTaxom
Episyron Schioedte, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1856Potter Wasp5SpeciesTaxom
Evagetes Lepeletier, 19194SpeciesTaxom
Leptochilus Saussure, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Monobia Saussure, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Myrmilloides André, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 1802
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracyphononyx Gribodo, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Pepsis Fabricius, 1894Tarantula hawk1SpeciesTaxom
Phanagenia Banks, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Photopsis Blake, 03SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps5SpeciesTaxom
Pompilus Fabricius, 18655SpeciesTaxom
Protophotopsis Schuster, 1947
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomasaris Ashmead, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Sapygina Costa, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Scolia Fabricius, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeropthalma Blake, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Symmorphus Wesmael, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Synagris Latreille, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Tachypompilus Ashmead, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Timulla Ashmead, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1857Ground Yellowjackets7SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Boulder County
83 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ageniella (Priophanes) rufescens Banks, 1939
Ancistrocerus tuberculocephalus Saussure, 1853Vespid wasp
Ancistrocerus waldenii Viereck, 1906Walden’S Potter Wasp
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) marginatus Say, 1824
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) percitus Evans, 1950
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) semirufus Cresson, 1867
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) subcylindricus Banks, 1917
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) tenebrosus Cresson, 1865
Anoplius (Lophopompilus) aethiops Cresson, 1865
Anoplius dreisbachi Evans, 1966
Aporinellus completus Banks, 1917
Aporinellus rufus Banks, 1911
Aporinellus yucatanensis Cameron, 1893
Campsomeris plumipes Drury, 1770
Ceropales brevicornis Patton, 1879
Cryptocheilus attenuatum Banks, 1933
Cryptocheilus severini Banks, 1926
Dasymutilla canella Blake, 1871
Dasymutilla coloradella
Dasymutilla monticola Cresson, 1865
Dasymutilla occidentalis Linnaeus, 1758Common Eastern Velvet Ant
Dasymutilla vesta Cresson, 1865
Dasymutilla vestita Lepeletier, 1845
Dipogon (Deuteragenia) iracundus Townes, 1957
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) norwegica Fabricius, 1781Norwegian wasp
Dolichovespula alpicola Eck, 1984Rocky Mountain aerial yellowjacket
Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775Aerial yellowjacket
Entypus unifasciatus Say, 1828Eastern Tawny-Horned Spider Wasp
Eoferreola rhombica Christ, 1791
Ephuta boulderensis
Ephuta sparsiformis
Episyron biguttatus Fabricius, 1798Two-Spotted Spider Wasp
Episyron quinquenotatus Say, 1835White-trimmed black wasp
Eumenes (Eumenes) bollii Cresson, 1872
Eumenes (Eumenes) consobrinus (de Saussure, 1856)⇒ Cyphomenes anisitsii Brèthes, 1906
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) annectens Saussure, 1870
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) annulatus Say, 1824
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) crypticus Say, 1823
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) hidalgo Saussure, 1857Hidalgo Mason Wasp
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) leucomelas Saussure, 1856Wasp
Evagetes hyacinthinus Cresson, 1867
Evagetes mohave Banks, 1933
Evagetes parvus Cresson, 1865
Evagetes subangulatus Banks, 1919
Leptochilus (Zendalia) rufinodus Cresson, 1868
Mischocyttarus (Phi) flavitarsis Saussure, 1854Wasp
Monobia quadridens Linnaeus, 1763Four-toothed Mason Wasp
Paracyphononyx funereus Lepeletier, 1845
Pepsis (Pepsis) thisbe Lucas, 1894
Phanagenia bombycina Cresson, 1867
Photopsis anaspasia
Photopsis capricornis
Photopsis seminanula
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) apachus Saussure, 1857
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) aurifer (Saussure, 1853)⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) flavus Cresson, 1868
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Pompilus apicatus Provancher, 1882
Pompilus arctus Cresson, 1865
Pompilus luctuosus (Cresson, 1865)⇒ Dicyrtomellus tingitanus Wolf, 1966
Pompilus parvulus Banks, 1912
Pompilus scelestus Cresson, 1865
Pseudomasaris vespoides Cresson, 1863
Pseudomasaris zonalis Cresson, 1864
Pseudomethoca frigida Smith, 1855
Pseudomethoca meritoria Mickel, 1924
Rhynchalastor anormis Say, 1824
Rhynchalastor toas Cresson, 1868
Sapygina lugens manica Arnold, 1960
Scolia (Discolia) dubia Say, 1837Blue-Winged Scoliid Wasp
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) cristatus Saussure, 1856
Synagris tropidia (Schletterer, 1891)⇒ Tricarinodynerus ventralis Saussure, 1890
Timulla (Timulla) dubitatiformis Mickel, 1937
Timulla (Timulla) vagans Fabricius, 1798
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket
Vespula (Vespula) rufa Linnaeus, 1758Red Wasp
Vespula acadica Sladen, 1918Forest Yellowjacket
Vespula atropilosa Sladen, 1918Prairie Yellowjacket
Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905Eastern yellow jacket
Vespula pensylvanica de Saussure, 1857Western yellow jacket

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Boulder County
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
8
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
15
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySapygidae
Latreille, 1810
Club-horned wasps, Sapygid wasps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
2
2
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
14
34
Genera
Species

Taxom



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