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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Europe (Eurasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1408
35417
222091
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1401
35364
221754
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1211
34497
219210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
647
26961
190296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
112
4456
44250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
94
4137
41338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
34
1399
16041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
9
315
1618
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Europe
9 Families width 1618 Species and 302 Subspecies
Bradynobaenidae Saussure, 1892Bradynobaenid wasps6SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant263SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosidae Fox, 1894Myrmosid Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps534SpeciesTaxom
Psammocharidae (Yasumatsu, 1935)0SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalosomatidae Ashmead, 1896Rhopalosomatid wasps9SpeciesTaxom
Sapygidae Latreille, 1810Club-horned wasps14SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps49SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies742SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Europe
FamilyBradynobaenidae
Saussure, 1892
Bradynobaenid wasps
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
61
263
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMyrmosidae
Fox, 1894
Myrmosid Wasps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
85
534
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPsammocharidae
Yasumatsu, 1935
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyRhopalosomatidae
Ashmead, 1896
Rhopalosomatid wasps
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySapygidae
Latreille, 1810
Club-horned wasps, Sapygid wasps
4
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
20
49
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
138
742
Genera
Species

Taxom



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