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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Brussels Capital Region (Belgium)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
1836
3197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
312
1831
3189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
300
1806
3136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
212
1431
2590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
39
274
613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
31
218
481
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
91
304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
23
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Brussels Capital Region
4 Families width 33 Species
Pompilidae (Latreille, 1805)Pompilid wasps8SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies20SpeciesTaxom
Sapygidae Latreille, 1810Club-horned wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Brussels Capital Region
23 Genera with 33 Species
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Agenioideus Ashmead, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1776European tube wasp5SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1834
Blue-Black Spider Wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Arachnospila Kincaid, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Auplopus Spinola, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Caliadurgus Pate, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Dipogon Fox, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1793Aerial Yellowjackets2SpeciesTaxom
Episyron Schioedte, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 17992SpeciesTaxom
Gymnomerus Bluthgen, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Monosapyga Pic, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Paranortonia Bequaert, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Pompilus Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Priocnemis Schiødte, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Sapyga Latreille, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Sapygina Costa, 18071SpeciesTaxom
Smicromyrme Thomson, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Symmorphus Wesmael, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1836Hornets4SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1758Ground Yellowjackets2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brussels Capital Region
33 Species
Agenioideus (Agenioideus) cinctellus Spinola, 1808
Ancistrocerus gazella Panzer, 1798European potter wasp
Ancistrocerus nigricornis (Curtis, 1826)⇒ Ancistrocerus melanocerus Dalla Torre, 1894
Ancistrocerus parietinus Linnaeus, 1758Wall Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus parietum Linnaeus, 1758Vespid wasp
Ancistrocerus trifasciatus Muller, 1776Caterpillar-hunting potter wasp
Arachnospila (Ammosphex) trivialis Dahlbom, 1843
Auplopus carbonarius Scopoli, 1763Spider wasp
Caliadurgus fasciatellus Spinola, 1808
Dipogon (Deuteragenia) subintermedius Magretti, 1886
Dipogon (Deuteragenia) variegatus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Dipogon variegata Linnaeus, 1758
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) media Retzius, 1783Media Wasp
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) saxonica Fabricius, 1793Saxon wasp
Episyron rufipes Linnaeus, 1758Red Legged Spider Wasp
Eumenes (Eumenes) coarctatus Linnaeus, 1758Heath Potter Wasp
Eumenes (Eumenes) coronatus Panzer, 1799
Gymnomerus laevipes Shuckard, 1837
Monosapyga clavicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Odynerus (Odynerus) spinipes Linnaeus, 1758Spiny Mason Wasp
Paranortonia symmorphus (Bequaert, 1940)⇒ Parazumia tolteca Saussure, 1875
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Pompilus cinereus Fabricius, 1775Grey spider wasp
Sapyga clavicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Sapyga quinquepunctata Fabricius, 1781
Sapygina decemguttata Jurine, 1807
Smicromyrme rufipes Fabricius, 1787Small Velvet Ant
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) bifasciatus Linnaeus, 1761
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespa parietum (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Dolichovespula sylvestris Scopoli, 1763
Vespa spinipes Linnæus, 1758
Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836Asian Hornet
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Brussels Capital Region
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
9
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySapygidae
Latreille, 1810
Club-horned wasps, Sapygid wasps
3
4
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
10
20
Genera
Species

Taxom



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