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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Finland (Fennoscandia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
528
7482
34950
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
526
7476
34940
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
503
7400
34764
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
355
6263
31371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
63
1525
8902
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
53
1380
7566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
20
190
1043
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
38
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Finland
4 Families width 161 Species and 14 Subspecies
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps84SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies69SpeciesTaxom
Sapygidae Latreille, 1810Club-horned wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Finland
38 Genera with 161 Species
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Agenioideus Ashmead, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1776European tube wasp13SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1904Blue-Black Spider Wasps13SpeciesTaxom
Aporinellus Banks, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Arachnospila Kincaid, 189319SpeciesTaxom
Auplopus Spinola, 17633SpeciesTaxom
Caliadurgus Pate, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Ceropales Latreille, 20222SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocheilus Panzer, 18272SpeciesTaxom
Deuteragenia Å ustera, 19794SpeciesTaxom
Dipogon Fox, 19267SpeciesTaxom
Discoelius Latreille, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1763Aerial Yellowjackets12SpeciesTaxom
Episyron Schioedte, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 17994SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1793Potter Wasp3SpeciesTaxom
Evagetes Lepeletier, 185113SpeciesTaxom
Ferreola Lepeletier, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Gymnomerus Bluthgen, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Homonotus Dahlbom, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Monosapyga Pic, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Mutilla Linnaeus, 18484SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosa Latreille, 1801Velvet Ant1SpeciesTaxom
Nanoclavelia Priesner, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Nesodynerus Perkins, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 17903SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Pompilus Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Priocnemis Schiødte, 178018SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagenia Kohl, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Pterocheilus Klug, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Sapyga Latreille, 17933SpeciesTaxom
Smicromyrme Thomson, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Stenodynerus Saussure, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Symmorphus Wesmael, 189411SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1836Hornets9SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1758Ground Yellowjackets4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Finland
161 Species and 14 Subspecies
Agenioideus (Agenioideus) cinctellus Spinola, 1808
Ancistrocerus antilope Panzer, 1798Lobed Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus claripennis (Thomson, 1874)⇒ Ancistrocerus quadratus Panzer, 1799
Ancistrocerus gazella Panzer, 1798European potter wasp
Ancistrocerus ichneumonideus Ratzeburg, 1844
Ancistrocerus melanocerus Dalla Torre, 1894
Ancistrocerus nigricornis (Curtis, 1826)⇒ Ancistrocerus melanocerus Dalla Torre, 1894
Ancistrocerus oviventris Wesmael, 1836
Ancistrocerus parietinus Linnaeus, 1758Wall Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus parietum Linnaeus, 1758Vespid wasp
Ancistrocerus quadratus Panzer, 1799
Ancistrocerus scoticus Curtis, 1826
Ancistrocerus shibuyai
Ancistrocerus trifasciatus Muller, 1776Caterpillar-hunting potter wasp
Anoplius (Anoplius) alpinobalticus Wolf, 1965
Anoplius (Anoplius) caviventris Aurivillius, 1907
Anoplius (Anoplius) concinnus Dahlbom, 1843
Anoplius (Anoplius) nigerrimus Scopoli, 1763
Anoplius (Anoplius) tenuicornis (Tournier, 1889)⇒ Anoplius suspectus Saussure, 1904
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) infuscatus Vander Linden, 1827Dragging spider
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) viaticus Linnaeus, 1758Black Banded Spider Wasp
Anoplius viaticus paganus Dahlbom, 1843
Anoplius viaticus viaticus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Anoplius viaticus Linnaeus, 1758
Anoplius aeruginosus Tournier, 1889
Anoplius fuliginosus Tsuneki, 1989
Anoplius petiolaris Gussakovskij, 1932
Anoplius suspectus Saussure, 1904
Aporinellus (Aporinellus) sexmaculatus Spinola, 1805
Arachnospila (Ammosphex) abnormis Dahlbom, 1842
Arachnospila (Ammosphex) alvarabnormis Wolf, 1965
Arachnospila (Ammosphex) anceps Wesmael, 1851
Arachnospila (Ammosphex) consobrina Dahlbom, 1843
Arachnospila (Ammosphex) fuscomarginata Thomson, 1870
Arachnospila (Ammosphex) hedickei Haupt, 1929
Arachnospila (Ammosphex) nivalabnormis Wolf, 1965
Arachnospila (Ammosphex) opinata Tournier, 1890
Arachnospila (Ammosphex) pseudabnormis Wolf, 1965
Arachnospila (Ammosphex) trivialis Dahlbom, 1843
Arachnospila (Ammosphex) wesmaeli Thomson, 1870
Arachnospila (Ammosphex) westerlundi Morawitz, 1893
Arachnospila (Anoplochares) minutula Dahlbom, 1842
Arachnospila (Anoplochares) spissa Schioedte, 1837
Arachnospila (Arachnospila) fumipennis Zetterstedt, 1838
Arachnospila (Arachnospila) rufa Haupt, 1927
Arachnospila (Arachnospila) sogdiana Morawitz, 1893
Arachnospila (Arachnospila) sogdianoides Wolf, 1964
Arachnospila guentheri Morawitz, 1893
Auplopus albifrons (Dalman, 1823)⇒ Auplopus arcuaticornis Wahis, 2006
Auplopus arcuaticornis Wahis, 2006
Auplopus carbonarius Scopoli, 1763Spider wasp
Caliadurgus fasciatellus Spinola, 1808
Ceropales (Ceropales) maculata Fabricius, 1775Parasitic spider wasp
Ceropales pallida Ødegaard et ..., 2022
Cryptocheilus (Adonta) elegans Spinola, 1806
Cryptocheilus (Adonta) fabricii Vander Linden, 1827
Deuteragenia bifasciata (Geoffroy, 1785)⇒ Dipogon bifasciatus Geoffroy, 1785
Deuteragenia subintermedia Magretti, 1887
Deuteragenia variegata Linnaeus, 1758
Deuteragenia vechti Day, 1979
Dipogon (Deuteragenia) bifasciatus Geoffroy, 1785
Dipogon (Deuteragenia) subintermedius Magretti, 1886
Dipogon (Deuteragenia) variegata Linnaeus, 1758
Dipogon (Deuteragenia) variegatus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Dipogon variegata Linnaeus, 1758
Dipogon (Deuteragenia) vechti (Day, 1979)⇒ Deuteragenia vechti Day, 1979
Dipogon hircanum Fabricius, 1798
Dipogon nitidum Haupt, 1926
Discoelius dufourii Lepeletier, 1841
Discoelius zonalis Panzer, 1801
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) media Retzius, 1783Media Wasp
Dolichovespula (Metavespula) sylvestris Scopoli, 1763
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) adulterina du Buysson, 1905Parasitic yellowjacket
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) norwegica Fabricius, 1781Norwegian wasp
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) omissa Bischoff, 1931
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) saxonica Fabricius, 1793Saxon wasp
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) sylvestris Scopoli, 1763Tree wasp
Dolichovespula loekenae (Eck, 1980)⇒ Dolichovespula pacifica Birula, 1930
Dolichovespula norvegica (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Dolichovespula norwegica Fabricius, 1781
Dolichovespula norvegicoides Sladen, 1918Arctic yellowjacket
Dolichovespula pacifica Birula, 1930
Dolichovespula silvestris Scopoli, 1763
Episyron albonotatum Vander Linden, 1827
Episyron albonotatus (Vander Linden, 1827)⇒ Episyron albonotatum Vander Linden, 1827
Episyron rufipes Linnaeus, 1758Red Legged Spider Wasp
Eumenes (Eumenes) coarctatus Linnaeus, 1758Heath Potter Wasp
Eumenes (Eumenes) coronatus Panzer, 1799
Eumenes (Eumenes) papillarius Christ, 1791
Eumenes (Eumenes) pedunculatus Panzer, 1799
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) notatus Jurine, 1807
Euodynerus notatus pubescens Thomson, 1870
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) quadrifasciatus Fabricius, 1793
Evagetes (Evagetes) alamannicus Bluthgen, 1944
Evagetes (Evagetes) crassicornis Shuckard, 1837
Evagetes crassicornis crassicornis Shuckard, 1837
Evagetes crassicornis subarcticus (Wolf, 1964)⇒ Evagetes sahlbergi Morawitz, 1893
Evagetes (Evagetes) dubius Vander Linden, 1827
Evagetes (Evagetes) gibbulus Lepeletier, 1845
Evagetes (Evagetes) implicatus Haupt, 1941
Evagetes (Evagetes) littoralis Wesmael, 1851
Evagetes (Evagetes) pectinipes Linnaeus, 1758
Evagetes (Evagetes) proximus Dahlbom, 1843
Evagetes (Evagetes) sahlbergi Morawitz, 1893
Evagetes (Evagetes) subglaber Haupt, 1941
Evagetes pilosellus Wesmael, 1851
Ferreola diffinis Lepeletier, 1845
Gymnomerus laevipes Shuckard, 1837
Gymnomerus laevipes scandinavus Saussure, 1856
Homonotus sanguinolentus Fabricius, 1793Bloody Spider-hunting Wasp
Monosapyga clavicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Mutilla europaea Linnaeus, 1758Eastern Velvet Ant
Mutilla europaea europaea
Mutilla europaea obscura Nylander, 1848
Mutilla marginata Baer, 1848
Myrmosa atra Panzer, 1801Black Headed Velvet Ant
Nanoclavelia leucoptera Dahlbom, 1843
Nesodynerus molokaiensis Perkins, 1899
Odynerus (Odynerus) melanocephalus Gmelin, 1790Black Headed Mason Wasp
Odynerus (Odynerus) spinipes Linnaeus, 1758Spiny Mason Wasp
Odynerus (Spinicoxa) reniformis Gmelin, 1790
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Polistes (Polistes) nimpha Christ, 1791
Polistes albellus (Giordani Soika, 1976)⇒ Polistes gallicus Linnaeus, 1767
Polistes nimphus (Christ, 1791)⇒ Polistes nimpha Christ, 1791
Pompilus cinereus Fabricius, 1775Grey spider wasp
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) agilis Shuckard, 1837
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) cordivalvata Haupt, 1927
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) exaltata Fabricius, 1775
Priocnemis exaltata exaltata (Fabricius, 1776)⇒ Priocnemis exaltata Fabricius, 1775
Priocnemis exaltata valkeilai (Wolf, 1959)⇒ Priocnemis exaltata Fabricius, 1775
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) fennica Haupt, 1927
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) hyalinata Fabricius, 1793
Priocnemis hyalinata hyalinata
Priocnemis hyalinata tagaica Wolf, 1967
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) minuta Vander Linden, 1827
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) parvula (Dahlbom, 1845)⇒ Priocnemis perraudini Wolf, 1978
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) perraudini Wolf, 1978
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) pusilla Schioedte, 1837
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) schiodtei Haupt, 1927
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) schioedtei Haupt, 1927
Priocnemis (Umbripennis) agilis (Shuckard, 1837)⇒ Priocnemis agilis Shuckard, 1837
Priocnemis (Umbripennis) coriacea Dahlbom, 1843
Priocnemis (Umbripennis) perturbator Harris, 1780
Pseudagenia subintermedia Magretti, 1887
Pterocheilus (Pterocheilus) phaleratus (Panzer, 1797)⇒ Nesodynerus molokaiensis Perkins, 1899
Rhynchalastor dentisquama Thomson, 1870
Rhynchalastor picticrus Thomson, 1874
Sapyga clavicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Sapyga quinquepunctata Fabricius, 1781
Sapyga similis Fabricius, 1793
Smicromyrme rufipes Fabricius, 1787Small Velvet Ant
Stenodynerus dentisquama (Thomson, 1870)⇒ Rhynchalastor dentisquama Thomson, 1870
Stenodynerus picticrus (Thomson, 1874)⇒ Rhynchalastor picticrus Thomson, 1874
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) allobrogus Saussure, 1855
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) angustatus Zetterstedt, 1838
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) bifasciatus Linnaeus, 1761
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) connexus Curtis, 1826
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) crassicornis Panzer, 1798
Symmorphus crassicornis arcticus Saussure, 1855
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) debilitatus Saussure, 1855
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) fuscipes Herrich-Schä..., 1838
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) gracilis Brullé, 1832
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) murarius Linnaeus, 1758
Symmorphus mutinensis (Baldini, 1894)⇒ Symmorphus bifasciatus Linnaeus, 1761
Vespa coarctata Linnæus, 1758
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespa media Olivier, 1791
Vespa muraria Linnæus, 1758
Vespa parietum (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Dolichovespula sylvestris Scopoli, 1763
Vespa phalerata Panzer, 1797
Vespa spinipes Linnæus, 1758
Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836Asian Hornet
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket
Vespula (Vespula) austriaca Panzer, 1799Boreal Yellowjacket
Vespula (Vespula) rufa Linnaeus, 1758Red Wasp

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

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
18
84
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySapygidae
Latreille, 1810
Club-horned wasps, Sapygid wasps
2
4
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
15
69
Genera
Species

Taxom



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