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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
208
903
1218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
208
903
1218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
193
864
1156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
140
719
957
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
29
114
165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
23
100
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
14
74
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Decatur County (Iowa)
4 Families width 8 Species
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant0SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies5SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Decatur County (Iowa)
9 Genera with 8 Species
Anoplius Dufour, 1843Blue-Black Spider Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1899
Cow Killer0SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1763Aerial Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1823Potter Wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Phanagenia Banks, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1793Paper nest wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Scolia Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1793Ground Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Decatur County (Iowa)
8 Species
Anoplius (Lophopompilus) atrox Dahlbom, 1843
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Eumenes (Eumenes) fraternus Say, 1824Fraternal Potter Wasp
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) crypticus Say, 1823
Phanagenia bombycina Cresson, 1867
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Scolia bicincta Fabricius, 1775Double-banded Scoliid
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Decatur County (Iowa)
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
1
0
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
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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