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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Iowa County (Wisconsin, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
174
603
788
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
173
601
786
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
156
564
723
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
114
468
614
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
27
71
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
22
59
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
13
47
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
3
7
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Iowa County (Wisconsin)
3 Families width 11 Species
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies9SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Iowa County (Wisconsin)
7 Genera with 11 Species
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1853European tube wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Auplopus Spinola, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1763Aerial Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Scolia Fabricius, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets1SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1905Ground Yellowjackets4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iowa County (Wisconsin)
11 Species
Ancistrocerus adiabatus Saussure, 1853Bramble Mason Wasp
Auplopus carbonarius Scopoli, 1763Spider wasp
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Scolia (Discolia) dubia Say, 1837Blue-Winged Scoliid Wasp
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket
Vespula alascensis Packard, 1870Alaska Yellowjacket
Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905Eastern yellow jacket

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Iowa County (Wisconsin)
FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
1
1
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
5
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



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