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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Cenozoic (Phanerozoic)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
711
5344
12371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
706
5329
12332
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
658
5147
11971
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
406
3903
9707
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
79
880
2021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
68
814
1897
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
26
410
1172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
6
42
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cenozoic
6 Families width 88 Species
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies47SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps21SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps5SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant5SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalosomatidae Ashmead, 1896Rhopalosomatid wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosidae Fox, 1894Myrmosid Wasps8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cenozoic
40 Genera with 88 Species
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Agelaia Lepeletier, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Agenia Descourtilz, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Alastor Boisduval, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1940European tube wasp2SpeciesTaxom
Anconatus bucktoni Scu..., 18902SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 2016Blue-Black Spider Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Campsomeris Guérin-Ménev..., 18551SpeciesTaxom
Ceropalites Cockerell, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocheilus Panzer, 19095SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1991Cow Killer2SpeciesTaxom
Ephuta Say, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 19832SpeciesTaxom
Eunortonia Carpenter, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Floriscolia Rasnitsyn, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Harmorhynchium Zhang & al., 19941SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Mutilla Linnaeus, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosa Latreille, 1940Velvet Ant1SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 19157SpeciesTaxom
Palaeopolistes Perrard, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Palaeopolybia Antropov, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Palaeoscolia Antropov, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Palaeovespa Cockerell, 19157SpeciesTaxom
Paleogenia Waichert & P..., 20161SpeciesTaxom
Paleorhopalosoma Nel & al., 20101SpeciesTaxom
Pepsis Fabricius, 1941Tarantula hawk1SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1940Paper nest wasps6SpeciesTaxom
Pompilus Fabricius, 18495SpeciesTaxom
Priocnemis Schiødte, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Propalosoma Dlussky & Ra..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Protomutilla Bischoff, 19168SpeciesTaxom
Protopolistes Antropov, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Provespa Ashmead, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Psammochares McKeown, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Rotundipetiolus Zhang, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Rygchium Spinola, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Scolia Fabricius, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerancistrocerus Antropov, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Tainopompilus Rodriguez & ..., 20161SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1994Hornets8SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cenozoic
88 Species
Agelaia electra J. M. Carpenter, 1997
Agenia cockerellae S. A. Rohwer, 1909
Agenia saxigena T. D. A. Coc..., 1908
Alastor rottensis Meunier, 1922
Ancistrocerus berlandi L. Piton, 1940
Ancistrocerus eocenicus L. Piton, 1940
Anconatus dorsuosus G. B. Buckton, 1883
Anconatus niger S. H. Scudder, 1890
Anoplius planeta Rodriguez & ..., 2016
Campsomeris (Megacampsomeris) prismatica Smith, 1855
Ceropalites infelix T. D. A. Coc..., 1906
Cryptocheilus florissantensis T. D. A. Coc..., 1906
Cryptocheilus hypogaeus T. D. A. Coc..., 1914
Cryptocheilus laminarum S. A. Rohwer, 1909
Cryptocheilus scudderi T. D. A. Coc..., 1906
Cryptocheilus senex S. A. Rohwer, 1909
Dasymutilla albifasciatus D. G. Manley, 1999
Dasymutilla dominica D. G. Manley, 1991
Ephuta clavigera D. J. Brothers, 2003
Eumenes projaponica L. Piton, 1940
Eumenes shanwangensis Y. C. Hong, 1983
Eunortonia sepulta J. Timon-David, 1944
Floriscolia relicta A. P. Rasnitsyn, 1993
Harmorhynchium reflexum Zhang & al., 1994
Mischocyttarus thrypticus Richards, 1945
Mutilla tenera Förster, 1891
Myrmosa brunnea L. Piton, 1940
Odynerus manevali L. Piton, 1940
Odynerus oligopunctatus N. Theobald, 1937
Odynerus palaeophilus T. D. A. Coc..., 1906
Odynerus percontusus T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Odynerus praesepultus T. D. A. Coc..., 1906
Odynerus terryi T. D. A. Coc..., 1909
Odynerus wilmattae T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Palaeopolistes jattioti A. Perrard, 2014
Palaeopolybia anglica Cockerell, 1921
Palaeoscolia relicta A. V. Antropov, 2014
Palaeovespa baltica T. D. A. Coc..., 1909
Palaeovespa florissantia T. D. A. Coc..., 1906
Palaeovespa gillettei T. D. A. Coc..., 1906
Palaeovespa relecta T. D. A. Coc..., 1923
Palaeovespa scudderi T. D. A. Coc..., 1906
Palaeovespa socialis G. Poinar, 2005
Palaeovespa wilsoni T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Paleogenia wahisi Waichert & P..., 2016
Paleorhopalosoma menatensis A. Nel, 2010
Pepsis avitula T. D. A. Coc..., 1941
Polistes attavina Heer, 1849
Polistes industrius N. Theobald, 1937
Polistes kirbyanus T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Polistes primitiva O. Heer, 1865
Polistes signata G. Statz, 1936
Polistes vergnei L. Piton, 1940
Pompilus bifasciatus F. Meunier, 1915
Pompilus coquandi N. Theobald, 1937
Pompilus fasciatus (N. Theobald, 1937)⇒ Auplopus fasciatus Fabricius, 1775
Pompilus incertus N. Theobald, 1937
Pompilus induratus Heer, 1849
Priocnemis aertsi G. Statz, 1936
Priocnemis wettweri G. Statz, 1938
Propalosoma gutierrezae Dlussky & Ra..., 1999
Protomutilla archaeotrichosoma A. S. Leley, 1986
Protomutilla castanea H. Bischoff, 1916
Protomutilla dentata H. Bischoff, 1916
Protomutilla incerta H. Bischoff, 1916
Protomutilla megalophthalma H. Bischoff, 1916
Protomutilla nana H. Bischoff, 1916
Protomutilla rasnitsyni A. S. Leley, 1986
Protomutilla succinicola H. Bischoff, 1916
Protopolistes oblitus T. D. A. Coc..., 1921
Provespa nobilis Zhang & al., 1994
Psammochares depressa G. Statz, 1936
Rotundipetiolus longiantennus J. F. Zhang, 1989
Rygchium andrei L. Piton, 1940
Scolia distincta J. F. Zhang, 1989
Scolia saussureana O. Heer, 1865
Sphaerancistrocerus petiolatus A. V. Antropov, 2014
Tainopompilus argentum Rodriguez & ..., 2016
Vespa bilineata G. Statz, 1936
Vespa binghami du Buysson, 1905
Vespa ciliata Zhang & al., 1994
Vespa cordifera G. Statz, 1936
Vespa crabroniformis O. Heer, 1867
Vespa mandarinia Smith, 1852Asian giant hornet
Vespa nigra G. Statz, 1936
Vespa picea Zhang & al., 1994

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Cenozoic
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMyrmosidae
Fox, 1894
Myrmosid Wasps
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
11
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRhopalosomatidae
Ashmead, 1896
Rhopalosomatid wasps
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
4
5
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
20
47
Genera
Species

Taxom



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