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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Eastern Ontario (Southern Ontario, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
475
4160
8046
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
474
4158
8044
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
451
4058
7780
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
321
3472
6774
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
58
646
1125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
49
578
993
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
19
173
555
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
32
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Eastern Ontario
4 Families width 63 Species and 2 Subspecies
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps24SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies35SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant3SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Eastern Ontario
32 Genera with 63 Species
#ACDEMPSTV
Agenioideus Ashmead, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Ammosphex Wilcke, 01SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1906European tube wasp4SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1944Blue-Black Spider Wasps7SpeciesTaxom
Aporus Spinola, 01SpeciesTaxom
Arachnospila Kincaid, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Auplopus Spinola, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Caliadurgus Pate, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Ceropales Latreille, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1865Cow Killer1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1918Aerial Yellowjackets4SpeciesTaxom
Ephuta Say, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Episyron Schioedte, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 04SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1856Potter Wasp4SpeciesTaxom
Evagetes Lepeletier, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Monobia Saussure, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosa Latreille, 1796
Velvet Ant0SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Phanagenia Banks, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Pompilus Fabricius, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Scolia Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Symmorphus Wesmael, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Synagris Latreille, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Tachypompilus Ashmead, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Timulla Ashmead, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets2SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1854Ground Yellowjackets8SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern Ontario
63 Species and 2 Subspecies
Agenioideus (Agenioideus) cinctellus Spinola, 1808
Ammosphex michiganensis
Ancistrocerus adiabatus Saussure, 1853Bramble Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus antilope Panzer, 1798Lobed Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus unifasciatus Saussure, 1853One-Banded Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus waldenii Viereck, 1906Walden’S Potter Wasp
Anoplius (Anoplius) depressipes Banks, 1919
Anoplius (Anoplius) nigerrimus Scopoli, 1763
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) marginatus Say, 1824
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) tenebrosus Cresson, 1865
Anoplius (Lophopompilus) aethiops Cresson, 1865
Anoplius (Lophopompilus) atrox Dahlbom, 1843
Anoplius imbellis Banks, 1944
Aporus (Aporus) idris
Arachnospila (Ammosphex) michiganensis Dreisbach, 1949
Arachnospila imbecilla Evans, 1951
Auplopus nigrellus Banks, 1912
Caliadurgus fasciatellus Spinola, 1808
Ceropales (Ceropales) maculata Fabricius, 1775Parasitic spider wasp
Dasymutilla vesta Cresson, 1865
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) adulterina du Buysson, 1905Parasitic yellowjacket
Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775Aerial yellowjacket
Dolichovespula norvegicoides Sladen, 1918Arctic yellowjacket
Ephuta stenognatha Schuster, 1951
Episyron biguttatus Fabricius, 1798Two-Spotted Spider Wasp
Episyron quinquenotatus Say, 1835White-trimmed black wasp
Episyron snowi Viereck, 1906
Eumenes (Eumenes) bollii Cresson, 1872
Eumenes (Eumenes) consobrinus (de Saussure, 1856)⇒ Cyphomenes anisitsii Brèthes, 1906
Eumenes (Eumenes) fraternus Say, 1824Fraternal Potter Wasp
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) crypticus Say, 1823
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) megaera Lepeletier, 1841
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) foraminatus Saussure, 1853
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) leucomelas Saussure, 1856Wasp
Evagetes (Evagetes) crassicornis Shuckard, 1837
Evagetes ingenuus Cresson, 1867
Mischocyttarus (Phi) flavitarsis Saussure, 1854Wasp
Mischocyttarus thrypticus Richards, 1945
Monobia quadridens Linnaeus, 1763Four-toothed Mason Wasp
Parancistrocerus pensylvanicus Saussure, 1856
Phanagenia bombycina Cresson, 1867
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Pompilus arctus Cresson, 1865
Pompilus nigritus Fabricius, 1781
Pompilus scelestus Cresson, 1865
Scolia bicincta Fabricius, 1775Double-banded Scoliid
Stenodyneriellus heterospilus Cameron, 1907
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) bifasciatus Linnaeus, 1761
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) cristatus Saussure, 1856
Synagris tropidia (Schletterer, 1891)⇒ Tricarinodynerus ventralis Saussure, 1890
Timulla (Timulla) vagans Fabricius, 1798
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket
Vespula (Vespula) austriaca Panzer, 1799Boreal Yellowjacket
Vespula acadica Sladen, 1918Forest Yellowjacket
Vespula alascensis Packard, 1870Alaska Yellowjacket
Vespula flavopilosa Jacobson, 1978Downy Yellowjacket
Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905Eastern yellow jacket
Vespula vidua de Saussure, 1854Widow Yellowjacket

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Eastern Ontario
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
5
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
13
24
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
13
35
Genera
Species

Taxom



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