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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Cretaceous (Mesozoic)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
716
2912
4886
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
714
2906
4881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
641
2692
4605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
347
1695
3023
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
93
487
888
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
76
405
743
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
28
159
291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
7
21
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cretaceous
7 Families width 47 Species
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps17SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps10SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant1SpeciesTaxom
Sapygidae Latreille, 1810Club-horned wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies13SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalosomatidae Ashmead, 1896Rhopalosomatid wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Falsiformicidae Rasnitsyn, 19752SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cretaceous
21 Genera with 47 Species
#ABCEFMOPS
Araripescolia Nel & al., 20131SpeciesTaxom
Araripetermes Martins-Neto..., 20061SpeciesTaxom
Archaeoscolia Rasnitsyn, 19932SpeciesTaxom
Bryopompilus Engel & Grim..., 20061SpeciesTaxom
Cretaproscolia Rasnitsyn & ..., 19992SpeciesTaxom
Cretavus Sharov, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Cretofedtschenkia Osten, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Cretosapyga Bennett & Engel, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Cretoscolia Rasnitsyn, 20048SpeciesTaxom
Curiosivespa Rasnitsyn, 19925SpeciesTaxom
Eorhopalosoma Engel, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Falsiformica Rasnitsyn, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Falsirameus Zhang, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Mesorhopalosoma Darling, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Oryctopterus Rasnitsyn, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Pompilopterus Rasnitsyn, 19989SpeciesTaxom
Priorparagia Brothers & R..., 20081SpeciesTaxom
Priorvespa Carpenter & ..., 19906SpeciesTaxom
Protoscolia Zhang & al., 20021SpeciesTaxom
Sinoproscolia Zhang & al., 20151SpeciesTaxom
Symmorphus Wesmael, 20001SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cretaceous
47 Species
Araripescolia magnifica A. Nel, 2013
Araripetermes nativa R. G. Martin..., 2006
Archaeoscolia hispanica Rasnitsyn & ..., 1999
Archaeoscolia senilis A. P. Rasnitsyn, 1993
Bryopompilus interfector M. S. Engel, 2006
Cretaproscolia asiatica J. F. Zhang, 2006
Cretaproscolia josai A. P. Rasnitsyn, 1999
Cretavus sibiricus A. G. Sharov, 1957
Cretofedtschenkia santanensis Osten, 2007
Cretosapyga resinicola D. J. Bennett, 2005
Cretoscolia brasiliensis T. Osten, 2007
Cretoscolia conquensis Rasnitsyn & ..., 2000
Cretoscolia formosa J. F. Zhang, 2004
Cretoscolia laiyangica J. F. Zhang, 2004
Cretoscolia montsecana A. P. Rasnitsyn, 1999
Cretoscolia patiens A. P. Rasnitsyn, 1993
Cretoscolia promissiva A. P. Rasnitsyn, 1993
Cretoscolia rasnitsyni J. F. Zhang, 2004
Curiosivespa antiqua J. M. Carpenter, 1990
Curiosivespa curiosa A. P. Rasnitsyn, 1975
Curiosivespa derivata J. M. Carpenter, 1990
Curiosivespa magna A. P. Rasnitsyn, 1975
Curiosivespa orapa D. J. Brothers, 1992
Eorhopalosoma gorgyra M. S. Engel, 2008
Falsiformica cretacea A. P. Rasnitsyn, 1975
Falsirameus ravus J. F. Zhang, 1985
Mesorhopalosoma cearae D. C. Darling, 1990
Oryctopterus dubius A. P. Rasnitsyn, 1975
Pompilopterus ciliatus A. P. Rasnitsyn, 1975
Pompilopterus corpus A. P. Rasnitsyn, 1998
Pompilopterus difficilis A. P. Rasnitsyn, 1998
Pompilopterus keymerensis A. P. Rasnitsyn, 1998
Pompilopterus leei A. P. Rasnitsyn, 1998
Pompilopterus montsecensis A. P. Rasnitsyn, 2000
Pompilopterus noguerensis A. P. Rasnitsyn, 2000
Pompilopterus wimbledoni A. P. Rasnitsyn, 1998
Pompilopterus worssami A. P. Rasnitsyn, 1998
Priorparagia anancites D. J. Brothers, 2008
Priorvespa bullata J. M. Carpenter, 1990
Priorvespa directa J. M. Carpenter, 1990
Priorvespa longiceps J. M. Carpenter, 1990
Priorvespa minuta J. M. Carpenter, 1990
Priorvespa quadrata J. M. Carpenter, 1990
Priorvespa recidiva J. M. Carpenter, 1990
Protoscolia sinensis H. C. Zhang, 2002
Sinoproscolia yangshuwanziensis Zhang & al., 2015
Symmorphus senex Carpenter, 2000

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Cretaceous
FamilyFalsiformicidae
Rasnitsyn, 1975
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

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
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRhopalosomatidae
Ashmead, 1896
Rhopalosomatid wasps
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySapygidae
Latreille, 1810
Club-horned wasps, Sapygid wasps
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
8
17
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
4
13
Genera
Species

Taxom



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