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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
341
2074
3410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
338
2070
3406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
320
2014
3309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
222
1667
2814
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
35
180
313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
32
171
304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
101
226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
21
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central Italy
4 Families width 27 Species
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies15SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps6SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant5SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central Italy
21 Genera with 27 Species
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Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1798European tube wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1763Blue-Black Spider Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Antepipona Saussure, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Belonogaster Saussure, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocheilus Panzer, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Cyphononyx Dahlbom, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Delta Saussure, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1790Potter Wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Hemipepsis Dahlbom, 1781Tarantula Hawks1SpeciesTaxom
Mutilla Linnaeus, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Myrmilla Wesmael, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Pterochilus Say, 01SpeciesTaxom
Ronisia Costa, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Scolia Fabricius, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Smicromyrme Thomson, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Tachyancistrocerus Giordani Soika, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Tachypompilus Ashmead, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets1SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1793Ground Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Italy
27 Species
Ancistrocerus gazella Panzer, 1798European potter wasp
Anoplius (Anoplius) alpinobalticus Wolf, 1965
Anoplius (Anoplius) nigerrimus Scopoli, 1763
Antepipona sesquicincta Saussure, 1856
Belonogaster lateritius Gerst., 1857
Cryptocheilus (Adonta) elegans Spinola, 1806
Cyphononyx antarctica Linnaeus, 1767
Delta concinnum Saussure, 1856
Delta unguiculatum Villers, 1789
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) dantici Rossi, 1790
Hemipepsis capensis Fabricius, 1781
Mutilla quinquemaculata Cyrillo, 1787
Myrmilla (Eurygnathilda) calva Villers, 1789
Odynerus oculatus (Say, 1837)⇒ Rhynchalastor anormis Say, 1824
Polistes (Polistes) associus Kohl, 1898
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Polistes (Polistes) gallicus Linnaeus, 1767Paper wasp
Polistes (Polistes) nimpha Christ, 1791
Pterochilus emortualis de Saussure, 0
Ronisia brutia Petagna, 1787
Scolia (Discolia) hirta Schrank, 1781
Smicromyrme ausonia Invrea, 1950
Smicromyrme sulcisia Invrea, 1955
Tachyancistrocerus rhodensis Saussure, 1855
Tachypompilus ignitus Smith, 1855
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Central Italy
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

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
1
1
Genus
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
15
Genera
Species

Taxom



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