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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Cambridgeshire (East England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
513
5243
11660
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
512
5242
11659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
487
5134
11459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
342
4363
10217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
54
694
1571
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
44
622
1386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
19
203
727
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
33
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cambridgeshire
4 Families width 68 Species and 2 Subspecies
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies33SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps24SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant8SpeciesTaxom
Sapygidae Latreille, 1810Club-horned wasps3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cambridgeshire
33 Genera with 68 Species
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Agelaia Lepeletier, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Agenioideus Ashmead, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Ammosphex Wilcke, 01SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1776European tube wasp7SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1763Blue-Black Spider Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Aporus Spinola, 01SpeciesTaxom
Arachnospila Kincaid, 18433SpeciesTaxom
Caliadurgus Pate, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Ceropales Latreille, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocheilus Panzer, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Ctenostegus Haupt, 1930
0SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1845Cow Killer5SpeciesTaxom
Dipogon Fox, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1763Aerial Yellowjackets4SpeciesTaxom
Episyron Schioedte, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 02SpeciesTaxom
Heterodontonyx Haupt, 1935
0SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Monosapyga Pic, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosa Latreille, 1801Velvet Ant1SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Orancistrocerus Vecht, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Pompilus Fabricius, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Priocnemis Schiødte, 17808SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Sapyga Latreille, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Smicromyrme Thomson, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Symmorphus Wesmael, 18324SpeciesTaxom
Timulla Ashmead, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets4SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1905Ground Yellowjackets4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cambridgeshire
68 Species and 2 Subspecies
Agelaia areata Say, 1837
Agelaia panamensis Cameron, 1906
Agenioideus (Agenioideus) cinctellus Spinola, 1808
Ammosphex michiganensis
Ancistrocerus antilope Panzer, 1798Lobed Mason Wasp
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 scoticus Curtis, 1826
Ancistrocerus trifasciatus Muller, 1776Caterpillar-hunting potter wasp
Anoplius (Anoplius) caviventris Aurivillius, 1907
Anoplius (Anoplius) nigerrimus Scopoli, 1763
Aporus (Aporus) idris
Arachnospila (Ammosphex) anceps Wesmael, 1851
Arachnospila (Ammosphex) michiganensis Dreisbach, 1949
Arachnospila (Ammosphex) trivialis Dahlbom, 1843
Caliadurgus fasciatellus Spinola, 1808
Ceropales (Ceropales) maculata Fabricius, 1775Parasitic spider wasp
Cryptocheilus (Cryptocheilus) octomaculatus Rossius, 1790
Dasymutilla canella Blake, 1871
Dasymutilla monticola Cresson, 1865
Dasymutilla occidentalis Linnaeus, 1758Common Eastern Velvet Ant
Dasymutilla vesta Cresson, 1865
Dasymutilla vestita Lepeletier, 1845
Dipogon (Deuteragenia) papago Banks, 1943
Dipogon (Deuteragenia) subintermedius Magretti, 1886
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) media Retzius, 1783Media Wasp
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) norwegica Fabricius, 1781Norwegian wasp
Dolichovespula silvestris Scopoli, 1763
Episyron oregon Evans, 1950
Eumenes (Eumenes) pedunculatus Panzer, 1799
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Mischocyttarus palidipectus Smith, 1857
Monosapyga clavicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Myrmosa atra Panzer, 1801Black Headed Velvet Ant
Odynerus (Odynerus) melanocephalus Gmelin, 1790Black Headed Mason Wasp
Orancistrocerus aterrimus Saussure, 1852
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) metricus Say, 1831Metric Paper Wasp
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Pompilus cinereus Fabricius, 1775Grey spider wasp
Pompilus scelestus Cresson, 1865
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) cordivalvata Haupt, 1927
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) cornica Say, 1836
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) exaltata Fabricius, 1775
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) fennica Haupt, 1927
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) parvula (Dahlbom, 1845)⇒ Priocnemis perraudini Wolf, 1978
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) pusilla Schioedte, 1837
Priocnemis (Umbripennis) agilis (Shuckard, 1837)⇒ Priocnemis agilis Shuckard, 1837
Priocnemis (Umbripennis) perturbator Harris, 1780
Sapyga centrata Say, 1836
Sapyga quinquepunctata Fabricius, 1781
Smicromyrme rufipes Fabricius, 1787Small Velvet Ant
Stenodyneriellus heterospilus Cameron, 1907
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) allobrogus Saussure, 1855
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) bifasciatus Linnaeus, 1761
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) canadensis Saussure, 1855Canadian Potter Wasp
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) gracilis Brullé, 1832
Timulla (Timulla) vagans Fabricius, 1798
Vespa coarctata Linnæus, 1758
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespa spinipes Linnæus, 1758
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket
Vespula (Vespula) rufa Linnaeus, 1758Red Wasp
Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905Eastern yellow jacket

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Cambridgeshire
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
14
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySapygidae ♰
Latreille, 1810
Club-horned wasps, Sapygid 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
12
33
Genera
Species

Taxom



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