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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Fayette County (Iowa, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
278
1460
2127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
278
1460
2127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
261
1415
2034
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
180
1128
1680
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
33
150
233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
28
127
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
14
95
190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
3
15
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Fayette County (Iowa)
3 Families width 20 Species
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies16SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant3SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Fayette County (Iowa)
15 Genera with 20 Species
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1902European tube wasp3SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1865Cow Killer1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1763Aerial Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1856Potter Wasp2SpeciesTaxom
Monobia Saussure, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosa Latreille, 1824Velvet Ant1SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphiglossa Saunders, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Scolia Fabricius, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Stenodynerus Saussure, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Timulla Ashmead, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets1SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1905Ground Yellowjackets3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fayette County (Iowa)
20 Species
Ancistrocerus antilope Panzer, 1798Lobed Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus campestris Saussure, 1853Smiling Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus catskill Viereck, 1902Catskill Potter Wasp
Dasymutilla vesta Cresson, 1865
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Eumenes (Eumenes) fraternus Say, 1824Fraternal Potter Wasp
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) foraminatus Saussure, 1853
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) leucomelas Saussure, 1856Wasp
Monobia quadridens Linnaeus, 1763Four-toothed Mason Wasp
Myrmosa (Myrmosa) unicolor Say, 1824
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) metricus Say, 1831Metric Paper Wasp
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Rhaphiglossa symmorpha Saussure, 1852
Scolia (Discolia) dubia Say, 1837Blue-Winged Scoliid Wasp
Timulla (Timulla) vagans Fabricius, 1798
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula flavopilosa Jacobson, 1978Downy Yellowjacket
Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905Eastern yellow jacket

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Fayette County (Iowa)
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
4
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid 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
10
16
Genera
Species

Taxom



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