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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Falkenberg (Halland County, Sweden)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
262
1415
2267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
260
1413
2265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
245
1381
2210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
198
1219
2012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
24
99
218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
19
87
199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
14
59
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
14
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Falkenberg (Sweden)
4 Families width 23 Species and 1 Subspecies
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies10SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps9SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant3SpeciesTaxom
Sapygidae Latreille, 1810Club-horned wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Falkenberg (Sweden)
14 Genera with 23 Species
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1776European tube wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1758Blue-Black Spider Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Arachnospila Kincaid, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Dipogon Fox, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1763Aerial Yellowjackets3SpeciesTaxom
Episyron Schioedte, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Mutilla Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosa Latreille, 1801Velvet Ant1SpeciesTaxom
Pompilus Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Priocnemis Schiødte, 17802SpeciesTaxom
Sapyga Latreille, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Smicromyrme Thomson, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets4SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1758Ground Yellowjackets3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Falkenberg (Sweden)
23 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ancistrocerus trifasciatus Muller, 1776Caterpillar-hunting potter wasp
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) infuscatus Vander Linden, 1827Dragging spider
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) viaticus Linnaeus, 1758Black Banded Spider Wasp
Arachnospila (Ammosphex) anceps Wesmael, 1851
Arachnospila (Anoplochares) spissa Schioedte, 1837
Dipogon (Deuteragenia) variegatus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Dipogon variegata Linnaeus, 1758
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) omissa Bischoff, 1931
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) saxonica Fabricius, 1793Saxon wasp
Dolichovespula silvestris Scopoli, 1763
Episyron rufipes Linnaeus, 1758Red Legged Spider Wasp
Mutilla europaea Linnaeus, 1758Eastern Velvet Ant
Myrmosa atra Panzer, 1801Black Headed Velvet Ant
Pompilus cinereus Fabricius, 1775Grey spider wasp
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) fennica Haupt, 1927
Priocnemis (Umbripennis) perturbator Harris, 1780
Sapyga quinquepunctata Fabricius, 1781
Smicromyrme rufipes Fabricius, 1787Small Velvet Ant
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespa parietum (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Dolichovespula sylvestris Scopoli, 1763
Vespa spinipes Linnæus, 1758
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket
Vespula (Vespula) rufa Linnaeus, 1758Red Wasp

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Falkenberg (Sweden)
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
6
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySapygidae
Latreille, 1810
Club-horned wasps, Sapygid 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
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



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