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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Indiana Dunes State Park (Porter County, Indiana, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
79
264
314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
79
264
314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
78
263
313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
72
242
292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
21
44
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
17
38
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
9
24
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
10
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Indiana Dunes State Park
4 Families width 8 Species and 1 Subspecies
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies7SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Indiana Dunes State Park
10 Genera with 8 Species
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1853European tube wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1834
Blue-Black Spider Wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Campsomeris Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1758Cow Killer1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1763Aerial Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1793Paper nest wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets1SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1854Ground Yellowjackets2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indiana Dunes State Park
8 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ancistrocerus adiabatus Saussure, 1853Bramble Mason Wasp
Dasymutilla occidentalis Linnaeus, 1758Common Eastern Velvet Ant
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Stenodyneriellus heterospilus Cameron, 1907
Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905Eastern yellow jacket
Vespula vidua de Saussure, 1854Widow Yellowjacket

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Indiana Dunes State Park
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps, Pollen Wasps, Potter Wasps, Social Wasps, Vespid wasps, Wasps, Yellowjackets
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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