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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Clinton County (Iowa, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
224
997
1402
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
224
997
1402
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
207
953
1321
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
149
828
1172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
30
96
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
23
84
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
12
63
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
9
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Clinton County (Iowa)
4 Families width 12 Species and 1 Subspecies
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies8SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant1SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Clinton County (Iowa)
9 Genera with 12 Species
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1798European tube wasp2SpeciesTaxom
Auplopus Spinola, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1758Cow Killer1SpeciesTaxom
Episyron Schioedte, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 01SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Scolia Fabricius, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets1SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1905Ground Yellowjackets3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Clinton County (Iowa)
12 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ancistrocerus adiabatus Saussure, 1853Bramble Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus antilope Panzer, 1798Lobed Mason Wasp
Auplopus mellipes Say, 1836Spider Wasp
Dasymutilla occidentalis Linnaeus, 1758Common Eastern Velvet Ant
Episyron biguttatus Fabricius, 1798Two-Spotted Spider Wasp
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Scolia (Discolia) dubia Say, 1837Blue-Winged Scoliid Wasp
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula flavopilosa Jacobson, 1978Downy Yellowjacket
Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905Eastern yellow jacket

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Clinton County (Iowa)
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
2
2
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
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



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