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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Hants County (Nova Scotia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
299
1512
2149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
299
1512
2149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
282
1459
2037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
206
1239
1778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
36
182
306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
31
163
278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
86
234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
3
12
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Hants County
3 Families width 17 Species
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies12SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Hants County
12 Genera with 17 Species
Agenioideus Ashmead, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1902European tube wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1867Blue-Black Spider Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Dipogon Fox, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1918Aerial Yellowjackets3SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1856Potter Wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosa Latreille, 1824Velvet Ant1SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1793Paper nest wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Priocnemis Schiødte, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Symmorphus Wesmael, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1905Ground Yellowjackets3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Hants County
17 Species
Agenioideus (Agenioideus) cinctellus Spinola, 1808
Ancistrocerus catskill Viereck, 1902Catskill Potter Wasp
Anoplius (Anoplius) virginiensis Cresson, 1867
Dipogon (Deuteragenia) papago Banks, 1943
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775Aerial yellowjacket
Dolichovespula norvegicoides Sladen, 1918Arctic yellowjacket
Eumenes (Eumenes) consobrinus (de Saussure, 1856)⇒ Cyphomenes anisitsii Brèthes, 1906
Eumenes (Eumenes) fraternus Say, 1824Fraternal Potter Wasp
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) leucomelas Saussure, 1856Wasp
Myrmosa (Myrmosa) unicolor Say, 1824
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) germana Cresson, 1867
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) canadensis Saussure, 1855Canadian Potter Wasp
Vespula acadica Sladen, 1918Forest Yellowjacket
Vespula flavopilosa Jacobson, 1978Downy Yellowjacket
Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905Eastern yellow jacket

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

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
4
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
7
12
Genera
Species

Taxom



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