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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Fairfax County (Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
254
911
1221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
253
909
1219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
238
870
1163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
173
723
985
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
42
212
352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
38
188
327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
100
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
3
26
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Fairfax County
3 Families width 46 Species
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps28SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies15SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Fairfax County
26 Genera with 46 Species
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Ageniella Banks, 18724SpeciesTaxom
Allaporus Banks, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1798European tube wasp3SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1944Blue-Black Spider Wasps12SpeciesTaxom
Caliadurgus Pate, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Chirodamus Haliday, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 0Cow Killer1SpeciesTaxom
Dipogon Fox, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1905Aerial Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom
Eoferreola Arnold, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Evagetes Lepeletier, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Monobia Saussure, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Paracyphononyx Gribodo, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Phanagenia Banks, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Poecilopompilus Howard, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Pompilinus Ashmead, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Priocnemis Schiødte, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodynerus Saussure, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Psorthaspis Banks, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Timulla Ashmead, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets1SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1854Ground Yellowjackets3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fairfax County
46 Species
Ageniella (Ageniella) norata Banks, 1914
Ageniella (Leucophrus) semitincta Banks, 1912
Ageniella (Priophanes) agenioides Fox, 1893
Ageniella (Priophanes) faceta Cresson, 1872
Allaporus pulchellus Banks, 1910
Ancistrocerus antilope Panzer, 1798Lobed Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus campestris Saussure, 1853Smiling Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus gazella Panzer, 1798European potter wasp
Anoplius (Anoplius) illinoensis Robertson, 1901
Anoplius (Anoplius) ventralis Banks, 1910
Anoplius (Anoplius) virginiensis Cresson, 1867
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) americanus Beauvois, 1811Blue-Black Spider Wasp
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) marginatus Say, 1824
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) percitus Evans, 1950
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) relativus Fox, 1893
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) splendens Dreisbach, 1949
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) subcylindricus Banks, 1917
Anoplius (Lophopompilus) aethiops Cresson, 1865
Anoplius (Lophopompilus) atrox Dahlbom, 1843
Anoplius imbellis Banks, 1944
Caliadurgus fasciatellus Spinola, 1808
Chirodamus fortis Cresson, 1867
Dasymutilla aletina
Dipogon (Deuteragenia) sayi Banks, 1941
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) adulterina du Buysson, 1905Parasitic yellowjacket
Eoferreola rhombica Christ, 1791
Eumenes (Eumenes) fraternus Say, 1824Fraternal Potter Wasp
Evagetes ingenuus Cresson, 1867
Evagetes parvus Cresson, 1865
Monobia quadridens Linnaeus, 1763Four-toothed Mason Wasp
Paracyphononyx funereus Lepeletier, 1845
Parancistrocerus fulvipes Saussure, 1856Potter wasp
Phanagenia bombycina Cresson, 1867
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) carolina Linnaeus, 1767Red Paper Wasps
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) cornica Say, 1836
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) hestia Banks, 1915
Pseudodynerus quadrisectus Say, 1837
Psorthaspis mariae Cresson, 1867
Timulla (Timulla) dubitatiformis Mickel, 1937
Timulla (Timulla) vagans Fabricius, 1798
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905Eastern yellow jacket
Vespula vidua de Saussure, 1854Widow Yellowjacket

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

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
14
28
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
9
15
Genera
Species

Taxom



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