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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Canary Islands (Macaronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
381
2981
6495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
378
2975
6484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
367
2934
6427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
240
2370
5408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
42
442
874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
42
442
874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
193
584
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
41
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Canary Islands
4 Families width 70 Species and 1 Subspecies
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps29SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies30SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant5SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Canary Islands
41 Genera with 70 Species
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Agenioideus Ashmead, 19785SpeciesTaxom
Alastorynerus Bluthgen, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Amblyellus Day, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1904European tube wasp4SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1827Blue-Black Spider Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Aporus Spinola, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Arachnospila Kincaid, 19783SpeciesTaxom
Artiotilla Invrea, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Brachyodynerus Bluthgen, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Colpa Lepeletier, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocheilus Panzer, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Dasylabris Radoszkowski, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Delta Saussure, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Dicyrtomellus Gussakovskij, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Ephuta Say, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1841Potter Wasp2SpeciesTaxom
Evagetes Lepeletier, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Katamenes Meade-Waldo, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Labochilus Bluthgen, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Leptochilus Saussure, 19744SpeciesTaxom
Liomutilla André, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Lobhargita Argaman, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Micromeriella Betrem, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Myrmilla Wesmael, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Paravespula Blüthgen, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Pareiocurgus Haupt, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1767Paper nest wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Pompilus Fabricius, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Priocnemis Schiødte, 19624SpeciesTaxom
Pseudepipona Saussure, 01SpeciesTaxom
Pterocheilus Klug, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchium Spinola, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Ropalidia Guérin-Ménev..., 18361SpeciesTaxom
Schistonyx Saussure, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Scolia Fabricius, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Synoeca de Saussure, 1978Drumming wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Tachyagetes Haupt, 19783SpeciesTaxom
Telostegus Costa, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1758Ground Yellowjackets2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canary Islands
70 Species and 1 Subspecies
Agenioideus (Agenioideus) gentilis Klug, 1834
Agenioideus (Rioestus) excisus Morawitz, 1890
Agenioideus (Schizanoplius) dichrous Brullé, 1840
Agenioideus oasis Haupt, 1962
Agenioideus simonthomasi Wolf, 1978
Alastorynerus rubescens Gusenleitner, 1973
Amblyellus fortunatarum (Wolf, 1978)⇒ Dicyrtomellus picticrus Saunders, 1901
Ancistrocerus fortunatus Bluethgen, 1954
Ancistrocerus gazella Panzer, 1798European potter wasp
Ancistrocerus haematodes Brullé, 1839
Ancistrocerus kerneri Dalla Torre, 1904
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) infuscatus Vander Linden, 1827Dragging spider
Aporus (Aporus) bicolor Spinola, 1808
Aporus (Aporus) pollux Kohl, 1888
Arachnospila (Ammosphex) consobrina Dahlbom, 1843
Arachnospila (Anoplochares) canariensis Wolf, 1978
Arachnospila guanchica (Wolf, 1978)⇒ Dicyrtomellus picticrus Saunders, 1901
Artiotilla biguttata Costa, 1858
Brachyodynerus binominatus Blüthgen, 1939
Colpa canescens Lepeletier, 1845
Cryptocheilus (Adonta) variabilis Rossius, 1790
Dasylabris angelae Suárez, 1959
Dasylabris canariensis Suárez, 1970
Delta dimidiatipenne Saussure, 1852
Delta emarginatum Linnaeus, 1758
Dicyrtomellus picticrus Saunders, 1901
Eumenes (Eumenes) mediterraneus Kriechbaumer, 1879
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) reflexus Brullé, 1839
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) posticus Herrich-Schä..., 1841
Evagetes (Trichosyron) cabrerai Junco y Reyes, 1944
Katamenes niger Brullé, 1836
Labochilus canariensis Giordani Soika, 1974
Leptochilus (Euleptochilus) cruentatus Brullé, 1839
Leptochilus (Euleptochilus) fortunatus Bluethgen, 1958
Leptochilus (Lionotulus) eatoni Saunders, 1904
Leptochilus (Lionotulus) replenus Giordani Soika, 1974
Liomutilla canariensis André, 1907
Lobhargita aureola Klug, 1832
Micromeriella aureola Klug, 1832
Micromeriella hyalina Betrem, 1972
Myrmilla (Eurygnathilda) calva Villers, 1789
Odynerus oculatus (Say, 1837)⇒ Rhynchalastor anormis Say, 1824
Paravespula germanica (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Vespula germanica Fabricius, 1793
Pareiocurgus calidus Guérin, 1843
Pareiocurgus violaceipennis (Brullé, 1840)⇒ Pareiocurgus calidus Guérin, 1843
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Polistes (Polistes) dominulus (Christ, 1791)⇒ Polistes dominula Christ, 1791
Polistes (Polistes) gallicus Linnaeus, 1767Paper wasp
Pompilus cinereus Fabricius, 1775Grey spider wasp
Pompilus haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1804
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) canarioparvula Wolf, 1993
Priocnemis rufozonata mohammedana Wolf, 1962
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) teneriffennica Wolf, 1996
Priocnemis mohammedana (Wolf, 1962)⇒ Priocnemis rufozonata mohammedana Wolf, 1962
Pseudepipona postica Herrich-Schä..., 0
Pterocheilus coccineus André, 1884
Pterocheilus ornatus Lepeletier, 1841
Rhynchium oculatum Fabricius, 1781
Ropalidia cincta Lepeletier, 1836
Schistonyx iberumbrosus (Wolf & Diniz, 1970)⇒ Schistonyx perezi Tournier, 1895
Schistonyx perezi Tournier, 1895
Scolia (Discolia) hirta Schrank, 1781
Scolia quinquecincta Fabricius, 1793
Synoeca septentrionalis Richards, 1978
Tachyagetes (Tachyagetes) aemulans Haupt, 1928
Tachyagetes (Tachyagetes) lanzarotus Wolf, 1993
Tachyagetes (Tachyagetes) maspalomus Wolf, 1978
Telostegus delicatus Haupt, 1930
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket

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

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
14
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
4
6
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
18
30
Genera
Species

Taxom



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