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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Hesse (West Germany, Germany)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		357
2369
4455		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		356
2367
4452		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		338
2331
4383		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		250
1986
3849		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps		41
276
739		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps		34
240
669		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps		16
151
554		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps		4
31
82		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Hesse
4 Families width 82 Species and 1 Subspecies
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps30SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies46SpeciesTaxom
Sapygidae Latreille, 1810Club-horned wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Hesse
31 Genera with 82 Species
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Agenioideus Ashmead, 18272SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1776European tube wasp9SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1758Blue-Black Spider Wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Aporus Spinola, 18082SpeciesTaxom
Arachnospila Kincaid, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Auplopus Spinola, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Ceropales Latreille, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocheilus Panzer, 17632SpeciesTaxom
Delta Saussure, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Dipogon Fox, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1763Aerial Yellowjackets4SpeciesTaxom
Episyron Schioedte, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 19384SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1793Potter Wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Evagetes Lepeletier, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Gymnomerus Bluthgen, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Microdynerus Thomson, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Monosapyga Pic, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosa Latreille, 1801Velvet Ant2SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 03SpeciesTaxom
Paravespula Blüthgen, 01SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Pompilus Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Priocnemis Schiødte, 17809SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Sapyga Latreille, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Sapygina Costa, 18071SpeciesTaxom
Smicromyrme Thomson, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Symmorphus Wesmael, 18325SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets6SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1758Ground Yellowjackets3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Hesse
82 Species and 1 Subspecies
Agenioideus (Agenioideus) cinctellus Spinola, 1808
Agenioideus (Agenioideus) sericeus Vander Linden, 1827
Ancistrocerus antilope Panzer, 1798Lobed Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus claripennis (Thomson, 1874)⇒ Ancistrocerus quadratus Panzer, 1799
Ancistrocerus dusmetiolus Strand, 1914
Ancistrocerus gazella Panzer, 1798European potter wasp
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 trifasciatus Muller, 1776Caterpillar-hunting potter wasp
Anoplius (Anoplius) concinnus Dahlbom, 1843
Anoplius (Anoplius) nigerrimus Scopoli, 1763
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) infuscatus Vander Linden, 1827Dragging spider
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) viaticus Linnaeus, 1758Black Banded Spider Wasp
Aporus (Aporus) pollux Kohl, 1888
Aporus (Aporus) unicolor Spinola, 1808
Arachnospila (Ammosphex) trivialis Dahlbom, 1843
Arachnospila (Anoplochares) spissa Schioedte, 1837
Auplopus carbonarius Scopoli, 1763Spider wasp
Ceropales (Ceropales) maculata Fabricius, 1775Parasitic spider wasp
Cryptocheilus (Adonta) variipennis Sustera, 1924
Cryptocheilus (Adonta) versicolor Scopoli, 1763
Delta unguiculatum Villers, 1789
Dipogon (Deuteragenia) subintermedius Magretti, 1886
Dipogon (Deuteragenia) variegatus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Dipogon variegata Linnaeus, 1758
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) media Retzius, 1783Media Wasp
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) adulterina du Buysson, 1905Parasitic yellowjacket
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) saxonica Fabricius, 1793Saxon wasp
Dolichovespula silvestris Scopoli, 1763
Episyron albonotatum Vander Linden, 1827
Episyron rufipes Linnaeus, 1758Red Legged Spider Wasp
Eumenes (Eumenes) coronatus Panzer, 1799
Eumenes (Eumenes) pedunculatus Panzer, 1799
Eumenes (Eumenes) pomiformis Fabricius, 1781
Eumenes (Eumenes) subpomiformis Bluethgen, 1938
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) quadrifasciatus Fabricius, 1793
Evagetes (Evagetes) dubius Vander Linden, 1827
Evagetes (Evagetes) proximus Dahlbom, 1843
Gymnomerus laevipes Shuckard, 1837
Microdynerus (Pseudomicrodynerus) parvulus Herrich-Schä..., 1838
Microdynerus exilis Herrich-Schä..., 1839
Microdynerus nugdunensis Saussure, 1855
Monosapyga clavicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Myrmosa (Myrmosa) melanocephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Myrmosa atra Panzer, 1801
Myrmosa atra Panzer, 1801Black Headed Velvet Ant
Odynerus (Odynerus) melanocephalus Gmelin, 1790Black Headed Mason Wasp
Odynerus (Spinicoxa) reniformis Gmelin, 1790
Odynerus delphinalis Gir., 0
Paravespula vulgaris (Linnaeus, 0)⇒ Vespula vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) bahamensis Bequard & Salt, 1931
Polistes (Polistes) bischoffi Weyrauch, 1937
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Polistes (Polistes) nimpha Christ, 1791
Pompilus cinereus Fabricius, 1775Grey spider wasp
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) cordivalvata Haupt, 1927
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) fennica Haupt, 1927
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) hyalinata Fabricius, 1793
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) parvula (Dahlbom, 1845)⇒ Priocnemis perraudini Wolf, 1978
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) pusilla Schioedte, 1837
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) schioedtei Haupt, 1927
Priocnemis (Umbripennis) agilis (Shuckard, 1837)⇒ Priocnemis agilis Shuckard, 1837
Priocnemis (Umbripennis) coriacea Dahlbom, 1843
Priocnemis (Umbripennis) perturbator Harris, 1780
Rhynchalastor steckianus Schulthess, 1897
Rhynchalastor xanthomelas Herrich-SchÃ..., 1839
Sapyga similis Fabricius, 1793
Sapygina decemguttata Jurine, 1807
Smicromyrme rufipes Fabricius, 1787Small Velvet Ant
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) bifasciatus Linnaeus, 1761
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) connexus Curtis, 1826
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) crassicornis Panzer, 1798
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) debilitatus Saussure, 1855
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) gracilis Brullé, 1832
Vespa coarctata Linnæus, 1758
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespa muraria Linnæus, 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 Hesse
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps		2
3		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp		12
30		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilySapygidae ♰
Latreille, 1810
Club-horned wasps, Sapygid wasps		3
3		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		14
46		Genera
Species
Taxom



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