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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Brevard County (Florida, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
178
575
652
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
178
575
652
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
173
558
627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
119
439
493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
30
136
193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
28
133
191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
14
98
170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
20
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Brevard County
4 Families width 17 Species
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps6SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant3SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Brevard County
20 Genera with 17 Species
Ageniella Banks, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1811Blue-Black Spider Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Aporinellus Banks, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Campsomeris Guérin-Ménev..., 17701SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocheilus Panzer, 1806
0SpeciesTaxom
Ctenostegus Haupt, 1930
0SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1865Cow Killer2SpeciesTaxom
Evagetes Lepeletier, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Pachodynerus Saussure, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Paracyphononyx Gribodo, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Poecilopompilus Howard, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1906Paper nest wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Priocnemis Schiødte, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Priocnessus Banks, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Psorthaspis Banks, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Scolia Fabricius, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeropthalma Blake, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Timulla Ashmead, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1770Ground Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brevard County
17 Species
Ageniella (Ameragenia) salti Banks, 1928
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) americanus Beauvois, 1811Blue-Black Spider Wasp
Campsomeris plumipes Drury, 1770
Dasymutilla occidentalis Linnaeus, 1758Common Eastern Velvet Ant
Dasymutilla vesta Cresson, 1865
Evagetes parvus Cresson, 1865
Pachodynerus erynnis Lepeletier, 1841Red-and-black Mason Wasp
Paracyphononyx funereus Lepeletier, 1845
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) annularis Linnaeus, 1763Jack Spaniard Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) bahamensis Bequard & Salt, 1931
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) bellicosus (Cresson, 1872)⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) exclamans Viereck, 1906Paper wasp
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) cornica Say, 1836
Priocnessus nebulosus Dahlbom, 1843
Pseudomethoca frigida Smith, 1855
Scolia (Discolia) dubia Say, 1837Blue-Winged Scoliid Wasp
Vespula squamosa Drury, 1770Southern Yellowjacket

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Brevard County
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
4
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
11
6
Genera
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
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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