Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Houghton County (Michigan, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 194
1041
1629 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 194
1041
1629 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 178
992
1523 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 137
893
1389 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 28
146
236 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 26
137
226 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 14
85
180 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps | 3
11
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Houghton County
3 Families width 11 Species
Genera for Houghton County
11 Genera with 11 Species | Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1845 | Cow Killer | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1905 | Aerial Yellowjackets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mischocyttarus Saussure, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paracyphononyx Gribodo, 1845 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polistes Latreille, 1831 | Paper nest wasps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Priocnemis Schiødte, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 1896 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Sphaeropthalma Blake, 1871 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Timulla Ashmead, 1899 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Vespula Thomson, 1854 | Ground Yellowjackets | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Houghton County
11 Species | Dasymutilla vesta Cresson, 1865 | | | Dasymutilla vestita Lepeletier, 1845 | | | Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) adulterina du Buysson, 1905 | Parasitic yellowjacket | | Mischocyttarus (Phi) flavitarsis Saussure, 1854 | Wasp | | Paracyphononyx funereus Lepeletier, 1845 | | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793 | Dark Paper Wasp | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) metricus Say, 1831 | Metric Paper Wasp | | Priocnemis (Priocnemis) hestia Banks, 1915 | | | Rhynchalastor ammonia de Saussure, 1856 | | | Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 | Common European Yellowjacket | | Vespula vidua de Saussure, 1854 | Widow Yellowjacket |
Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Houghton County | Family | Mutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps | 4
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Vespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps, Pollen Wasps, Potter Wasps, Social Wasps, Vespid wasps, Wasps, Yellowjackets | 5
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Vespoidea at artfakta.se
Vespoidea at dyntaxa.se
Vespoidea at itis.gov
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