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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
269
1397
2093
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
268
1394
2090
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
248
1337
1990
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
171
1135
1709
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
32
176
317
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
26
159
305
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
14
123
276
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
3
13
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Decatur County (Kansas)
3 Families width 15 Species
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies12SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Decatur County (Kansas)
13 Genera with 15 Species
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1798European tube wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1893Blue-Black Spider Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1865Cow Killer1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1775Aerial Yellowjackets2SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1823Potter Wasp2SpeciesTaxom
Monobia Saussure, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Pepsis Fabricius, 1798Tarantula hawk1SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Timulla Ashmead, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets1SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1905Ground Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Decatur County (Kansas)
15 Species
Ancistrocerus antilope Panzer, 1798Lobed Mason Wasp
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) relativus Fox, 1893
Dasymutilla vesta Cresson, 1865
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775Aerial yellowjacket
Eumenes (Eumenes) fraternus Say, 1824Fraternal Potter Wasp
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) annulatus Say, 1824
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) crypticus Say, 1823
Monobia quadridens Linnaeus, 1763Four-toothed Mason Wasp
Pepsis grossa Fabricius, 1798
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) annularis Linnaeus, 1763Jack Spaniard Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905Eastern yellow jacket

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Decatur County (Kansas)
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
2
2
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
8
12
Genera
Species

Taxom



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