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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
357
1969
2993
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
1964
2988
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
332
1903
2901
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
217
1492
2357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
44
229
460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
37
209
435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
146
384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
27
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central Greece
4 Families width 38 Species
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies19SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps6SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps5SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central Greece
27 Genera with 38 Species
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Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1793European tube wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Auplopus Spinola, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Crioscolia Bradley, 1950
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocheilus Panzer, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Ctenagenia Saussure, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Cystomutilla André, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1865Cow Killer2SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1763Aerial Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom
Entypus Dahlbom, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Episyron Schioedte, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1940Potter Wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Megascolia Betrem, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Mutilla Linnaeus, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Myrmilla Wesmael, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1767Paper nest wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Ronisia Costa, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Scolia Fabricius, 17934SpeciesTaxom
Sigilla Skorikov, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Stenodynerus Saussure, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Subancistrocerus de Saussure, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Symmorphus Wesmael, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Timulla Ashmead, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Tropidotilla Bischoff, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1771Hornets2SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1770Ground Yellowjackets5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Greece
38 Species
Ancistrocerus auctus Fabricius, 1793
Auplopus rectus Haupt, 1927
Cryptocheilus (Adonta) fischeri Spinola, 1838
Cryptocheilus (Cryptocheilus) discolor Fabricius, 1793
Ctenagenia vespiformis Klug, 1834
Cystomutilla ruficeps Smith, 1855
Dasymutilla cotulla Mickel, 1928
Dasymutilla vesta Cresson, 1865
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Entypus unifasciatus Say, 1828Eastern Tawny-Horned Spider Wasp
Episyron rufipes Linnaeus, 1758Red Legged Spider Wasp
Eumenes (Eumenes) mediterraneus Kriechbaumer, 1879
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) curictensis Bluethgen, 1940
Megascolia (Regiscolia) maculata Drury, 1773Mammoth wasp
Mutilla quinquemaculata Cyrillo, 1787
Myrmilla (Myrmilla) erythrocephala Latreille, 1792
Odynerus (Odynerus) rotundigaster Saussure, 1853
Odynerus oculatus (Say, 1837)⇒ Rhynchalastor anormis Say, 1824
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) carolina Linnaeus, 1767Red Paper Wasps
Polistes (Polistes) associus Kohl, 1898
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Polistes (Polistes) gallicus Linnaeus, 1767Paper wasp
Ronisia brutia Petagna, 1787
Scolia (Discolia) hirta Schrank, 1781
Scolia (Scolia) sexmaculata O. F. Muller, 1766
Scolia bicincta Fabricius, 1775Double-banded Scoliid
Scolia quinquecincta Fabricius, 1793
Sigilla dorsata Fabricius, 1798
Subancistrocerus sichelii Saussure, 1856
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) bifasciatus Linnaeus, 1761
Tropidotilla litoralis Petagna, 1787
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespa orientalis Linnaeus, 1771Oriental hornet
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket
Vespula flavopilosa Jacobson, 1978Downy Yellowjacket
Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905Eastern yellow jacket
Vespula squamosa Drury, 1770Southern Yellowjacket

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

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
3
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
11
19
Genera
Species

Taxom



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