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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Greater Victoria (South Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
294
1428
1785
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
292
1425
1782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
283
1404
1740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1189
1488
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
39
194
204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
34
178
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
14
57
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
3
11
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Greater Victoria
3 Families width 10 Species
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps5SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies5SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Greater Victoria
11 Genera with 10 Species
Ammosphex Wilcke, 1942
0SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1855European tube wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1893Blue-Black Spider Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Aporus Spinola, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1899
Cow Killer0SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Evagetes Lepeletier, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1793Paper nest wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Pompilus Fabricius, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Priocnemis Schiødte, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1857Ground Yellowjackets2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Greater Victoria
10 Species
Ancistrocerus albophaleratus Saussure, 1855White-Banded Potter Wasp
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) relativus Fox, 1893
Aporus (Aporus) luxus Banks, 1914
Eumenes (Eumenes) consobrinus (de Saussure, 1856)⇒ Cyphomenes anisitsii Brèthes, 1906
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Pompilus occidentalis Dreisbach, 1950
Pompilus parvulus Banks, 1912
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) notha Cresson, 1867
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket
Vespula pensylvanica de Saussure, 1857Western yellow jacket

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Greater Victoria
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
6
5
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
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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