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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Elizabethtown (Hardin County, Kentucky, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
167
423
477
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
167
423
477
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
155
406
459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
114
317
346
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
26
70
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
22
59
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
12
36
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
2
7
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Elizabethtown (Kentucky)
2 Families width 8 Species
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies7SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Elizabethtown (Kentucky)
7 Genera with 8 Species
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1853European tube wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1758Cow Killer1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1763Aerial Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphiglossa Saunders, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1905Ground Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Elizabethtown (Kentucky)
8 Species
Ancistrocerus unifasciatus Saussure, 1853One-Banded Mason Wasp
Dasymutilla occidentalis Linnaeus, 1758Common Eastern Velvet Ant
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Rhaphiglossa symmorpha Saussure, 1852
Stenodyneriellus heterospilus Cameron, 1907
Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905Eastern yellow jacket

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Elizabethtown (Kentucky)
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-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
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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