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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Chicago (Northern Illinois, Illinois, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
226
1116
1610
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
226
1116
1610
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
214
1082
1553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
164
961
1404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
41
266
415
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
33
245
390
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
148
287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
42
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Chicago
4 Families width 64 Species and 1 Subspecies
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps25SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies35SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Chicago
42 Genera with 64 Species
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Ageniella Banks, 19442SpeciesTaxom
Allepipona Giordani Soika, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1856European tube wasp5SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1843Blue-Black Spider Wasps8SpeciesTaxom
Antepipona Saussure, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Anterhynchium de Saussure, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Belonogaster Saussure, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Campsomeris Guérin-Ménev..., 17701SpeciesTaxom
Ceropales Latreille, 1796
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyphononyx Dahlbom, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1899
Cow Killer0SpeciesTaxom
Delta Saussure, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Dipogon Fox, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1763Aerial Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom
Episyron Schioedte, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1841Potter Wasp2SpeciesTaxom
Evagetes Lepeletier, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Hemipepsis Dahlbom, 1857Tarantula Hawks4SpeciesTaxom
Jugurtia Saussure, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 1802
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracyphononyx Gribodo, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Paranortonia Bequaert, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Paravespa Radoszkowski, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Poecilopompilus Howard, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1775Paper nest wasps5SpeciesTaxom
Pompilus Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Priocnemis Schiødte, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Proepipona Giordani Soika, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagenia Kohl, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodynerus Saussure, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Pterochilus Say, 01SpeciesTaxom
Raphiglossa Saunders, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Scolia Fabricius, 02SpeciesTaxom
Sericopompilus Howard, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Synagris Latreille, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Timulla Ashmead, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets1SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1770Ground Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Chicago
64 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ageniella (Leucophrus) incita Banks, 1912
Ageniella domingensis Banks, 1944
Allepipona (Allepipona) erythrospila Cameron, 1905
Ancistrocerus adiabatus Saussure, 1853Bramble Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus antilope Panzer, 1798Lobed Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus campestris Saussure, 1853Smiling Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus catskill Viereck, 1902Catskill Potter Wasp
Ancistrocerus spinolae Saussure, 1856
Anoplius (Anoplius) virginiensis Cresson, 1867
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) americanus Beauvois, 1811Blue-Black Spider Wasp
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) apiculatus Smith, 1855
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) cylindricus Cresson, 1867
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) relativus Fox, 1893
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) viaticus Linnaeus, 1758Black Banded Spider Wasp
Anoplius (Lophopompilus) aethiops Cresson, 1865
Anoplius (Lophopompilus) atrox Dahlbom, 1843
Antepipona aequinoxialis Saussure, 1854
Antepipona jacoti Giordani Soika, 1985
Antepipona sesquicincta Saussure, 1856
Belonogaster lateritius Gerst., 1857
Campsomeris plumipes Drury, 1770
Cyphononyx antarctica Linnaeus, 1767
Delta caffrum Linnaeus, 1767
Delta concinnum Saussure, 1856
Dipogon (Deuteragenia) calipterus Say, 1836
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Episyron biguttatus Fabricius, 1798Two-Spotted Spider Wasp
Episyron snowi Viereck, 1906
Eumenes (Eumenes) fraternus Say, 1824Fraternal Potter Wasp
Eumenes (Eumenes) lucasius de Saussure, 1852
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) crypticus Say, 1823
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) megaera Lepeletier, 1841
Evagetes hyacinthinus Cresson, 1867
Hemipepsis capensis Fabricius, 1781
Hemipepsis glabrata Klug, 1834
Hemipepsis hilaris Smith, 1879
Hemipepsis vespertilio Gerstaecker, 1857
Jugurtia confusa Richards, 1962
Paracyphononyx languidus Haupt, 1929
Parancistrocerus pensylvanicus Saussure, 1856
Paranortonia symmorphus (Bequaert, 1940)⇒ Parazumia tolteca Saussure, 1875
Paravespa (Gestrodynerus) mima Giordani Soika, 1960
Poecilopompilus algidus Smith, 1855
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) annularis Linnaeus, 1763Jack Spaniard Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Polistes) africanus Palisot de B..., 1818
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Polistes (Polistes) marginalis Fabricius, 1775
Pompilus cinereus Fabricius, 1775Grey spider wasp
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) germana Cresson, 1867
Proepipona meadewaldoi Bequaert, 1918
Pseudagenia pulchricoma Arnold, 1934
Pseudodynerus quadrisectus Say, 1837
Pseudomethoca frigida Smith, 1855
Pterochilus emortualis de Saussure, 0
Raphiglossa natalensis Smith, 1857
Rhynchalastor anormis Say, 1824
Rhynchalastor ferruginatus Giordani Soika, 1934
Scolia (Discolia) chrysotricha Burmeister, 1853
Scolia (Discolia) erythropyga
Sericopompilus apicalis Say, 1835
Synagris (Paragris) abyssinica Guérin, 1848
Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespula squamosa Drury, 1770Southern Yellowjacket

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Chicago
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
3
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
14
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
2
3
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
23
35
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Vespoidea at dyntaxa.se
Vespoidea at itis.gov