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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Elk (Spokane County, Washington, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
183
626
666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
183
626
666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
175
614
649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
143
522
555
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
28
88
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
26
78
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
11
37
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
2
7
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Elk (Spokane County)
2 Families width 10 Species
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies8SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Elk (Spokane County)
7 Genera with 10 Species
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1855European tube wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Aporus Spinola, 01SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1918Aerial Yellowjackets3SpeciesTaxom
Episyron Schioedte, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1856Potter Wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1870Ground Yellowjackets2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Elk (Spokane County)
10 Species
Ancistrocerus albophaleratus Saussure, 1855White-Banded Potter Wasp
Aporus (Aporus) idris
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775Aerial yellowjacket
Dolichovespula norvegicoides Sladen, 1918Arctic yellowjacket
Episyron biguttatus Fabricius, 1798Two-Spotted Spider Wasp
Eumenes (Eumenes) consobrinus (de Saussure, 1856)⇒ Cyphomenes anisitsii Brèthes, 1906
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) leucomelas Saussure, 1856Wasp
Vespula acadica Sladen, 1918Forest Yellowjacket
Vespula alascensis Packard, 1870Alaska Yellowjacket

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Elk (Spokane County)
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
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



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