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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Charleston County (South Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
162
640
778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
162
640
778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
149
609
741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
106
522
643
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
25
78
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
21
73
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
13
55
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Charleston County
4 Families width 9 Species
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies5SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant2SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Charleston County
8 Genera with 9 Species
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1853European tube wasp3SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1758Cow Killer1SpeciesTaxom
Entypus Dahlbom, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1831Paper nest wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Scolia Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Timulla Ashmead, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Charleston County
9 Species
Ancistrocerus adiabatus Saussure, 1853Bramble Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus campestris Saussure, 1853Smiling Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus unifasciatus Saussure, 1853One-Banded Mason Wasp
Dasymutilla occidentalis Linnaeus, 1758Common Eastern Velvet Ant
Entypus unifasciatus Say, 1828Eastern Tawny-Horned Spider Wasp
Parancistrocerus perennis Saussure, 1857
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) metricus Say, 1831Metric Paper Wasp
Pseudomethoca frigida Smith, 1855
Scolia bicincta Fabricius, 1775Double-banded Scoliid

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Charleston County
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
1
1
Genus
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
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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