Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region La Plata County (Colorado, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 211
1001
1214 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 211
1001
1214 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 200
975
1167 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 144
842
1005 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 33
173
249 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 29
168
246 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 17
124
224 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps | 5
18
16 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for La Plata County
5 Families width 16 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for La Plata County
18 Genera with 16 Species | Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1845 | Cow Killer | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1824 | Potter Wasp | 1 | Species | Taxom | Minagenia Banks, 1934 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Mischocyttarus Saussure, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Odontophotopsis Viereck, 1903 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Paracyphononyx Gribodo, 1845 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paragia Shuckard, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pepsis Fabricius, 1894 | Tarantula hawk | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polistes Latreille, 1853 | Paper nest wasps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pompilus Fabricius, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudomasaris Ashmead, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sapygina Costa, 1960 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaeropthalma Blake, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Tachypompilus Ashmead, 1902 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Timulla Ashmead, 1899 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Trielis Saussure, 1863 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Vespa Linnaeus, 1758 | Hornets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vespula Thomson, 1918 | Ground Yellowjackets | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for La Plata County
16 Species and 2 Subspecies | Dasymutilla vesta Cresson, 1865 | | | Dasymutilla vestita Lepeletier, 1845 | | | Euodynerus (Euodynerus) annulatus Say, 1824 | | | Mischocyttarus (Phi) flavitarsis Saussure, 1854 | Wasp | | Paracyphononyx funereus Lepeletier, 1845 | | | Paragia monocesta Snelling, 1986 | | | Pepsis (Pepsis) thisbe Lucas, 1894 | | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) apachus Saussure, 1857 | | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) aurifer (Saussure, 1853) | ⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793 | | Pompilus scelestus Cresson, 1865 | | | Pseudomasaris vespoides Cresson, 1863 | | | Sapygina lugens manica Arnold, 1960 | | | Sphaeropthalma (Photopsoides) uro Blake, 1879 | | | Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793 | European wasp | | Vespula atropilosa Sladen, 1918 | Prairie Yellowjacket |
Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in La Plata County | Family | Mutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps | 4
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp | 5
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sapygidae ♰
Latreille, 1810
Club-horned wasps, Sapygid wasps | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps | 1
0 | Genus
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 | 7
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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