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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
265
1335
1779
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
264
1334
1779
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
246
1274
1684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
183
1102
1459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
42
213
324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
36
191
301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
123
249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
5
14
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Douglas County (Kansas)
5 Families width 15 Species
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies11SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant2SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalosomatidae Ashmead, 1896Rhopalosomatid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Douglas County (Kansas)
14 Genera with 15 Species
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1798European tube wasp2SpeciesTaxom
Campsomeris Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1865Cow Killer1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1763Aerial Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1853Potter Wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Olixon Cameron, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Poecilopompilus Howard, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1831Paper nest wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Scolia Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1905Ground Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Douglas County (Kansas)
15 Species
Ancistrocerus adiabatus Saussure, 1853Bramble Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus antilope Panzer, 1798Lobed Mason Wasp
Dasymutilla vesta Cresson, 1865
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Eumenes (Eumenes) fraternus Say, 1824Fraternal Potter Wasp
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) foraminatus Saussure, 1853
Olixon banksii Brues, 1922
Parancistrocerus pedestris Saussure, 1855
Parancistrocerus perennis Saussure, 1857
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) metricus Say, 1831Metric Paper Wasp
Pseudomethoca frigida Smith, 1855
Scolia bicincta Fabricius, 1775Double-banded Scoliid
Stenodyneriellus heterospilus Cameron, 1907
Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905Eastern yellow jacket

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Douglas County (Kansas)
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyRhopalosomatidae ♰
Ashmead, 1896
Rhopalosomatid wasps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
2
1
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
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



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