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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Elgin County (Southwestern Ontario, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
364
2265
3389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
363
2263
3387
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
344
2194
3250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
241
1835
2817
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
46
292
441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
38
252
393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
127
310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
27
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Elgin County
4 Families width 41 Species and 2 Subspecies
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps12SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies23SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Elgin County
27 Genera with 41 Species
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Agenioideus Ashmead, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1798European tube wasp3SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1865Blue-Black Spider Wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Auplopus Spinola, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Caliadurgus Pate, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Campsomeris Guérin-Ménev..., 17701SpeciesTaxom
Ceropales Latreille, 1796
0SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1865Cow Killer1SpeciesTaxom
Dipogon Fox, 19412SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1775Aerial Yellowjackets3SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 02SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1823Potter Wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Evagetes Lepeletier, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Monobia Saussure, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosa Latreille, 1824Velvet Ant1SpeciesTaxom
Pachodynerus Saussure, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Pompilus Fabricius, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Priocnemis Schiødte, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Scolia Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Symmorphus Wesmael, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Synagris Latreille, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Tachypompilus Ashmead, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Timulla Ashmead, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets2SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1854Ground Yellowjackets6SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Elgin County
41 Species and 2 Subspecies
Agenioideus (Agenioideus) cinctellus Spinola, 1808
Ancistrocerus antilope Panzer, 1798Lobed Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus campestris Saussure, 1853Smiling Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus gazella Panzer, 1798European potter wasp
Anoplius (Anoplius) nigerrimus Scopoli, 1763
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) percitus Evans, 1950
Anoplius (Lophopompilus) aethiops Cresson, 1865
Auplopus carbonarius Scopoli, 1763Spider wasp
Caliadurgus fasciatellus Spinola, 1808
Campsomeris plumipes Drury, 1770
Dasymutilla vesta Cresson, 1865
Dipogon (Deuteragenia) pulchripennis Cresson, 1867
Dipogon (Deuteragenia) sayi Banks, 1941
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) adulterina du Buysson, 1905Parasitic yellowjacket
Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775Aerial yellowjacket
Eumenes (Eumenes) fraternus Say, 1824Fraternal Potter Wasp
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) crypticus Say, 1823
Evagetes (Evagetes) crassicornis Shuckard, 1837
Evagetes hyacinthinus Cresson, 1867
Monobia quadridens Linnaeus, 1763Four-toothed Mason Wasp
Myrmosa (Myrmosa) unicolor Say, 1824
Pachodynerus erynnis Lepeletier, 1841Red-and-black Mason Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) metricus Say, 1831Metric Paper Wasp
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Pompilus arctus Cresson, 1865
Priocnemis (Umbripennis) minorata Banks, 1912
Pseudomethoca frigida Smith, 1855
Scolia bicincta Fabricius, 1775Double-banded Scoliid
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) bifasciatus Linnaeus, 1761
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 flavopilosa Jacobson, 1978Downy Yellowjacket
Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905Eastern yellow jacket
Vespula vidua de Saussure, 1854Widow Yellowjacket

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Elgin County
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
10
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
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
11
23
Genera
Species

Taxom



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