Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Comal County (Texas, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 154
566
733 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 154
566
733 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 145
540
693 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 106
470
614 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 24
85
136 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 20
81
133 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 9
65
122 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps | 3
13
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Comal County
3 Families width 10 Species
Genera for Comal County
13 Genera with 10 Species Cephalodynerus Parker, 1965 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptocheilus Panzer, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1845 | Cow Killer | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1763 | Aerial Yellowjackets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumenes Latreille, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 1925 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pepsis Fabricius, 1894 | Tarantula hawk | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polistes Latreille, 1791 | Paper nest wasps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaeropthalma Blake, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Stenodynerus Saussure, 1863 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Timulla Ashmead, 1899 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Vespa Linnaeus, 1758 | Hornets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vespula Thomson, 1857 | Ground Yellowjackets | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Comal County
10 Species | Cryptocheilus attenuatum Banks, 1933 | | | Dasymutilla vestita Lepeletier, 1845 | | | Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763 | Bald hornet | | Eumenes (Eumenes) fraternus Say, 1824 | Fraternal Potter Wasp | | Pepsis (Pepsis) thisbe Lucas, 1894 | | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) perplexus Cresson, 1872 | | | Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791 | European paper wasp | | Sphaeropthalma (Photopsis) marpesia Blake, 1879 | | | Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758 | Cornish mallow | | Vespula pensylvanica de Saussure, 1857 | Western yellow jacket |
Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Comal County | Family | Mutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps | 3
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Vespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps, Pollen Wasps, Potter Wasps, Social Wasps, Vespid wasps, Wasps, Yellowjackets | 8
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Vespoidea at artfakta.se
Vespoidea at dyntaxa.se
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