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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Iran (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
400
4755
15379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
397
4748
15372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
382
4712
15315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
256
3724
12863
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
42
421
1571
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
33
382
1475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
14
175
992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
52
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Iran
4 Families width 132 Species and 13 Subspecies
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps82SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies48SpeciesTaxom
Bradynobaenidae Saussure, 1892Bradynobaenid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Iran
52 Genera with 132 Species
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Agenioideus Ashmead, 19328SpeciesTaxom
Amblyellus Day, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1758European tube wasp4SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1888Blue-Black Spider Wasps6SpeciesTaxom
Arachnospila Kincaid, 19307SpeciesTaxom
Auplopus Spinola, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Batozonellus Arnold, 18733SpeciesTaxom
Caliadurgus Pate, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Celonites Latreille, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Ceropales Latreille, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocheilus Panzer, 188712SpeciesTaxom
Ctenagenia Saussure, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtolabulus Vecht, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Delta Saussure, 18934SpeciesTaxom
Dicyrtomellus Gussakovskij, 19664SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1775Aerial Yellowjackets2SpeciesTaxom
Eoferreola Arnold, 18975SpeciesTaxom
Episyron Schioedte, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 17916SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1807Potter Wasp3SpeciesTaxom
Eustenancistrocerus Blüthgen, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Evagetes Lepeletier, 19303SpeciesTaxom
Ferreola Lepeletier, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Gonaporus Ashmead, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Hemipepsis Dahlbom, 1932Tarantula Hawks3SpeciesTaxom
Homonotus Dahlbom, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Jucancistrocerus Bluthgen, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Jugurtia Saussure, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Katamenes Meade-Waldo, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Leptochilus Saussure, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Macroocula Panfilov, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Masaris Fabricius, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Microcurgus Haupt, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Micromeriella Betrem, 01SpeciesTaxom
Mygnimia Shuckard, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Nanoclavelia Priesner, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Paracyphononyx Gribodo, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Parapolybia Saussure, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Parodontodynerus Bluthgen, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Pedinpompilus Wolf, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps10SpeciesTaxom
Pompilus Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Priocnemis Schiødte, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Pseudepipona Saussure, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchium Spinola, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Tachyagetes Haupt, 19865SpeciesTaxom
Tachypompilus Ashmead, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Telostegus Costa, 19995SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1771Hornets2SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1793Ground Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom
Xenaporus Ashmead, 19902SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iran
132 Species and 13 Subspecies
Agenioideus (Agenioideus) rytiphorus Kohl, 1886
Agenioideus (Agenioideus) sericeus Vander Linden, 1827
Agenioideus (Gymnochares) rutilus Klug, 1834
Agenioideus (Rioestus) excisus Morawitz, 1890
Agenioideus (Rioestus) melas Klug, 1834
Agenioideus (Schizanoplius) dichrous Brullé, 1840
Agenioideus kohli Radoszkovski, 1888
Agenioideus zarudnyi Gussakovskij, 1932
Amblyellus hasdrubal Kohl, 1894
Ancistrocerus dusmetiolus Strand, 1914
Ancistrocerus gazella Panzer, 1798European potter wasp
Ancistrocerus parietinus Linnaeus, 1758Wall Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus parietum Linnaeus, 1758Vespid wasp
Anoplius (Anoplius) concinnus Dahlbom, 1843
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) infuscatus Vander Linden, 1827Dragging spider
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) viaticus Linnaeus, 1758Black Banded Spider Wasp
Anoplius (Lophopompilus) samariensis Pallas, 1771
Anoplius pseudinfuscatus Wolf, 1998
Anoplius schlettereri Radoszkowski, 1888
Arachnospila (Ammosphex) abnormis Dahlbom, 1842
Arachnospila (Ammosphex) anceps Wesmael, 1851
Arachnospila (Ammosphex) consobrina Dahlbom, 1843
Arachnospila (Ammosphex) fuscomarginata Thomson, 1870
Arachnospila (Ammosphex) trivialis Dahlbom, 1843
Arachnospila (Arachnospila) fumipennis Zetterstedt, 1838
Arachnospila tenebricosa Haupt, 1930
Auplopus carbonarius Scopoli, 1763Spider wasp
Batozonellus fuliginosus Klug, 1834
Batozonellus lacerticida Pallas, 1771
Batozonellus maculifrons F. Smith, 1873
Caliadurgus fasciatellus Spinola, 1808
Celonites abbreviatus invitus
Celonites persicus Richards, 1962
Ceropales (Ceropales) maculata Fabricius, 1775Parasitic spider wasp
Cryptocheilus (Adonta) fischeri Spinola, 1838
Cryptocheilus (Adonta) guttulatus Costa, 1887
Cryptocheilus (Adonta) notatus Rossius, 1792
Cryptocheilus (Adonta) richardsi Moczar, 1953
Cryptocheilus (Adonta) variabilis Rossius, 1790
Cryptocheilus (Adonta) versicolor Scopoli, 1763
Cryptocheilus (Chyphonocheilus) rubellus Eversmann, 1846
Cryptocheilus (Cryptocheilus) alternatus Lepeletier, 1845
Cryptocheilus (Cryptocheilus) discolor Fabricius, 1793
Cryptocheilus (Cryptocheilus) octomaculatus Rossius, 1790
Cryptocheilus exiguus Å ustera, 1924
Cryptocheilus rogenhoferi Radoszkowski, 1887
Ctenagenia ozbeki Wahis, 2002
Cyrtolabulus zarudnyi Kostylev, 1939
Delta dimidiatipenne Saussure, 1852
Delta esuriens Fabricius, 1787
Delta unguiculatum Villers, 1789
Delta unguiculatum aschabadense Rad., 1893
Dicyrtomellus dubitabilis Saunders, 1901
Dicyrtomellus kizilkumi Radoszkowski, 1877
Dicyrtomellus mimus Priesner, 1955
Dicyrtomellus tingitanus Wolf, 1966
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) sylvestris Scopoli, 1763Tree wasp
Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775Aerial yellowjacket
Eoferreola anatolica Priesner, 1973
Eoferreola distincta Smith, 1855
Eoferreola erythraea Pallas, 1773
Eoferreola manticata Pallas, 1771
Eoferreola manticata batrachiorum Dalla Torre, 1897
Episyron obesus Gussakovskij, 1932
Episyron rubicundus Gussakowski, 1932
Episyron rufipes Linnaeus, 1758Red Legged Spider Wasp
Eumenes coarctatus lunulatus Fabricius, 1804
Eumenes coarctatus ordubadensis Blüthgen, 1938
Eumenes coronatus detonsus Blüthgen, 1943
Eumenes (Eumenes) jarkandensis Blüthgen, 1938
Eumenes (Eumenes) mediterraneus Kriechbaumer, 1879
Eumenes (Eumenes) papillarius Christ, 1791
Euodynerus disconotatus sulfuripes Moravitz, 1885
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) semisaecularis Dalla Torre, 1889
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) notatus Jurine, 1807
Eustenancistrocerus (Parastenancistrocerus) amadanensis Saussure, 1855
Evagetes (Evagetes) pontomoravicus Sustera, 1938
Evagetes trispinosus Kohl, 1886
Evagetes zonatus Haupt, 1930
Ferreola dentata Gussakowskij, 1930
Gonaporus ecbatanus Wolf, 1990
Hemipepsis brunnea Klug, 1834
Hemipepsis sabulosa Smith, 1855
Hemipepsis semenovi (Gussakowskij, 1932)⇒ Hemipepsis sabulosa Smith, 1855
Homonotus sanguinolentus Fabricius, 1793Bloody Spider-hunting Wasp
Jucancistrocerus caspicus Giordani Soika, 1970
Jucancistrocerus citreodecoratus Giordani Soika, 1970
Jugurtia eurycara Kostylev, 1935
Katamenes sichelii tauriae Giordani Soika, 1960
Leptochilus (Lionotulus) membranaceus Morawitz, 1867
Leptochilus mimulus turcicus Gusenleitner, 1971
Macroocula morawitzi Radoszkowski, 1888
Masaris agnolii Selis, 2019
Microcurgus iraniensis Schmid-Egger, 2018
Micromeriella aureola aureola
Mygnimia flava Fabricius, 1775
Nanoclavelia leucoptera Dahlbom, 1843
Odynerus (Spinicoxa) albopictus Saussure, 1856
Odynerus oculatus (Say, 1837)⇒ Rhynchalastor anormis Say, 1824
Paracyphononyx metemmensis Magretti, 1884
Paracyphononyx ruficrus Klug, 1834
Parapolybia escalerae Meade-Waldo, 1911
Parapolybia persica Meade-Waldo, 1911
Parodontodynerus ephippium Klug, 1817
Pedinpompilus speculabundus Haupt, 1929
Polistes (Gyrostoma) wattii Cameron, 1900
Polistes (Polistes) associus Kohl, 1898
Polistes (Polistes) atrimandibularis Zimmermann, 1930
Polistes biglumis alpium Blüthgen, 1957
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Polistes (Polistes) dominulus (Christ, 1791)⇒ Polistes dominula Christ, 1791
Polistes (Polistes) gallicus Linnaeus, 1767Paper wasp
Polistes (Polistes) nimpha Christ, 1791
Polistes (Polistes) sulcifer Zimmerman, 1930Cuckoo wasp
Polistes nimphus (Christ, 1791)⇒ Polistes nimpha Christ, 1791
Pompilus cinereus Fabricius, 1775Grey spider wasp
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) pusilla Schioedte, 1837
Pseudepipona (Pseudepipona) lativentris Saussure, 1855
Rhynchium oculatum distinguendum Buysson, 1913
Tachyagetes aegyptiacus aegyptiacus Priesner, 1955
Tachyagetes excellens Haupt, 1930
Tachyagetes exortivus Wolf, 1987
Tachyagetes sericans Klug, 1834
Tachyagetes turcoturanicus Wolf, 1986
Tachypompilus analis Fabricius, 1781Red-tailed spider wasp
Telostegus argyrellus Klug, 1834
Telostegus heinrichi Haupt, 1930
Telostegus inermis Brullé, 1832
Telostegus melanurus Klug, 1834
Telostegus paglianoi Wolf, 1999
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespa orientalis Linnaeus, 1771Oriental hornet
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Xenaporus devius Priesner, 1955
Xenaporus leleji Wolf, 1990

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Iran
FamilyBradynobaenidae
Saussure, 1892
Bradynobaenid wasps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
29
82
Genera
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
21
48
Genera
Species

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