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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region British Columbia (West Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
541
5937
17138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
538
5928
17128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
519
5861
16956
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
363
4910
14671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
62
838
1937
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
52
752
1693
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
20
214
774
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
5
51
121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for British Columbia
5 Families width 121 Species and 5 Subspecies
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies69SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps44SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant6SpeciesTaxom
Sapygidae Latreille, 1810Club-horned wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for British Columbia
51 Genera with 121 Species
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Acarepipona Giordani Soika, 1985
0SpeciesTaxom
Ageniella Banks, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Agenioideus Ashmead, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Ammosphex Wilcke, 02SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1853European tube wasp9SpeciesTaxom
Andreimyrme Lelej, 01SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1944Blue-Black Spider Wasps15SpeciesTaxom
Anterhynchium de Saussure, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Aporinellus Banks, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Aporus Spinola, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Arachnospila Kincaid, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Auplopus Spinola, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Ceramius Latreille, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Ceropales Latreille, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Chirodamus Haliday, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1845Cow Killer3SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1918Aerial Yellowjackets7SpeciesTaxom
Eoferreola Arnold, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Episyron Schioedte, 18353SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 06SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1945Potter Wasp3SpeciesTaxom
Evagetes Lepeletier, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Krombeinopyga Kurzenko, 01SpeciesTaxom
Leptochilus Saussure, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Micreumenes Ashmead, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Micromeriella Betrem, 1972
0SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Myrmilloides André, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosa Latreille, 1824Velvet Ant1SpeciesTaxom
Odontophotopsis Viereck, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Paracyphononyx Gribodo, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1775Paper nest wasps6SpeciesTaxom
Polochrum Spinola, 1805
0SpeciesTaxom
Pompilus Fabricius, 19124SpeciesTaxom
Priochilus Banks, 01SpeciesTaxom
Priocnemis Schiødte, 19333SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomasaris Ashmead, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Pseudonortonia Giordani Soika, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Pterocheilus Klug, 19553SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Sapyga Latreille, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeropthalma Blake, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Symmorphus Wesmael, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Synagris Latreille, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Timulla Ashmead, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Tricarinodynerus Giordani Soika, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets1SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1854Ground Yellowjackets11SpeciesTaxom
Zeteumenidion1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Columbia
121 Species and 5 Subspecies
Ageniella (Ageniella) coronata Banks, 1919
Ageniella (Ageniella) cupida Cresson, 1867
Agenioideus (Rioestus) birkmanni Banks, 1910
Ammosphex angularis
Ammosphex anomalus
Ancistrocerus adiabatus Saussure, 1853Bramble Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus albolacteus (Bequaert, 1943)⇒ Ancistrocerus adiabatus Saussure, 1853
Ancistrocerus albophaleratus Saussure, 1855White-Banded Potter Wasp
Ancistrocerus antilope Panzer, 1798Lobed Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus campestris Saussure, 1853Smiling Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus catskill Viereck, 1902Catskill Potter Wasp
Ancistrocerus lineativentris Cameron, 1906
Ancistrocerus tuberculocephalus Saussure, 1853Vespid wasp
Ancistrocerus unifasciatus Saussure, 1853One-Banded Mason Wasp
Andreimyrme viriata nitela
Anoplius (Anoplius) depressipes Banks, 1919
Anoplius (Anoplius) illinoensis Robertson, 1901
Anoplius (Anoplius) ithaca Banks, 1912
Anoplius (Anoplius) nigerrimus Scopoli, 1763
Anoplius (Anoplius) tenuicornis (Tournier, 1889)⇒ Anoplius suspectus Saussure, 1904
Anoplius (Anoplius) virginiensis Cresson, 1867
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) insolens Banks, 1912
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) marginatus Say, 1824
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) relativus Fox, 1893
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) semirufus Cresson, 1867
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) tenebrosus Cresson, 1865
Anoplius (Lophopompilus) aethiops Cresson, 1865
Anoplius (Lophopompilus) atrox Dahlbom, 1843
Anoplius (Lophopompilus) cleora Banks, 1917
Anoplius imbellis Banks, 1944
Anterhynchium (Anterhynchium) fallax Saussure, 1856
Anterhynchium (Anterhynchium) natalense Saussure, 1856
Aporinellus completus Banks, 1917
Aporinellus yucatanensis Cameron, 1893
Aporus (Aporus) idris
Aporus (Aporus) luxus Banks, 1914
Arachnospila (Ammosphex) angularis Banks, 1910
Arachnospila imbecilla Evans, 1951
Auplopus nigrellus Banks, 1912
Ceramius jacoti Richards, 1962
Ceropales (Ceropales) maculata Fabricius, 1775Parasitic spider wasp
Chirodamus pyrrhomelas Walker, 1866
Dasymutilla occidentalis Linnaeus, 1758Common Eastern Velvet Ant
Dasymutilla vesta Cresson, 1865
Dasymutilla vestita Lepeletier, 1845
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) adulterina du Buysson, 1905Parasitic yellowjacket
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) norwegica Fabricius, 1781Norwegian wasp
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) saxonica Fabricius, 1793Saxon wasp
Dolichovespula alpicola Eck, 1984Rocky Mountain aerial yellowjacket
Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775Aerial yellowjacket
Dolichovespula norvegicoides Sladen, 1918Arctic yellowjacket
Eoferreola rhombica Christ, 1791
Episyron biguttatus Fabricius, 1798Two-Spotted Spider Wasp
Episyron oregon Evans, 1950
Episyron quinquenotatus Say, 1835White-trimmed black wasp
Eumenes (Eumenes) bollii Cresson, 1872
Eumenes (Eumenes) consobrinus (de Saussure, 1856)⇒ Cyphomenes anisitsii Brèthes, 1906
Eumenes (Eumenes) crucifera Prov., 1888Cross Potter Wasp
Eumenes (Eumenes) verticalis Say, 1824
Eumenes crassicornis (Isely, 1917)⇒ Eumenes iturbide Saussure, 1857
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) foraminatus Saussure, 1853
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) leucomelas Saussure, 1856Wasp
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) planitarsis Bohart, 1945
Evagetes consimilis
Evagetes parvus Cresson, 1865
Krombeinopyga pumila
Leptochilus (Zendalia) erubescens Bohart, 1940
Micreumenes natalensis Saussure, 1855
Mischocyttarus (Phi) flavitarsis Saussure, 1854Wasp
Mischocyttarus thrypticus Richards, 1945
Myrmosa (Myrmosa) unicolor Say, 1824
Odontophotopsis (Odontophotopsis) melicausa Blake, 1871
Paracyphononyx ruficrus Klug, 1834
Parancistrocerus vagus Saussure, 1857
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) aurifer (Saussure, 1853)⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Gyrostoma) rothneyi Cameron, 1900
Polistes (Polistella) defectivus Gerstaecker, 1871
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Polistes (Polistes) marginalis Fabricius, 1775
Pompilus apicatus Provancher, 1882
Pompilus nigritus Fabricius, 1781
Pompilus occidentalis Dreisbach, 1950
Pompilus parvulus Banks, 1912
Priochilus splendidulum opacifrons
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) aequalis Banks, 1919
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) notha Cresson, 1867
Priocnemis (Umbripennis) oregona Banks, 1933
Pseudomasaris edwardsi Cresson, 1872
Pseudomasaris zonalis Cresson, 1864
Pseudonortonia bisuturalis Saussure, 1852
Pseudonortonia maculinoda Cameron, 1910
Pseudonortonia rufoquadripustulata Cameron, 1910
Pterocheilus (Megapterocheilus) quinquefasciatus Say, 1824
Pterocheilus (Micropterocheilus) morrisoni Cresson, 1879
Pterocheilus phaleratus tuberculatus Blüthgen, 1955
Rhynchalastor kennicottianus de Saussure, 1870
Rhynchalastor lucidus Rohwer, 1917
Sapyga similis Fabricius, 1793
Stenodyneriellus heterospilus Cameron, 1907
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) albomarginatus Saussure, 1856
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) canadensis Saussure, 1855Canadian Potter Wasp
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) cristatus Saussure, 1856
Synagris (Paragris) abyssinica Guérin, 1848
Synagris (Paragris) maxillosa Saussure, 1863
Tricarinodynerus guerinii Saussure, 1852
Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758
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
Vespula alascensis Packard, 1870Alaska Yellowjacket
Vespula atropilosa Sladen, 1918Prairie Yellowjacket
Vespula flavopilosa Jacobson, 1978Downy Yellowjacket
Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905Eastern yellow jacket
Vespula pensylvanica de Saussure, 1857Western yellow jacket
Vespula vidua de Saussure, 1854Widow Yellowjacket
Zeteumenidion femoratus Schulthess, 1910

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in British Columbia
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
7
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
17
44
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySapygidae
Latreille, 1810
Club-horned wasps, Sapygid wasps
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
1
0
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
24
69
Genera
Species

Taxom



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