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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Central Europe (Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
723
10611
42588
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
718
10598
42553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
658
10447
42222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
422
8586
36828
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
74
1786
7873
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
62
1629
6905
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
22
396
2167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
5
79
283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central Europe
5 Families width 283 Species and 80 Subspecies
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant23SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps128SpeciesTaxom
Sapygidae Latreille, 1810Club-horned wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies124SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Central Europe
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
11
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
27
128
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid 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
35
124
Genera
Species

Taxom



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