Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Lee County (Iowa, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 247
1174
1654 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 247
1174
1654 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 232
1131
1568 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 170
932
1305 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 35
139
227 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 26
111
195 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 12
77
168 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps | 3
10
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Lee County (Iowa)
3 Families width 12 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Lee County (Iowa)
10 Genera with 12 Species | Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1798 | European tube wasp | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceropales Latreille, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1865 | Cow Killer | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1763 | Aerial Yellowjackets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Episyron Schioedte, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumenes Latreille, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Monobia Saussure, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polistes Latreille, 1793 | Paper nest wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 1896 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Vespula Thomson, 1905 | Ground Yellowjackets | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Lee County (Iowa)
12 Species and 1 Subspecies | Ancistrocerus antilope Panzer, 1798 | Lobed Mason Wasp | | Ceropales (Ceropales) maculata Fabricius, 1775 | Parasitic spider wasp | | Dasymutilla occidentalis Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Eastern Velvet Ant | | Dasymutilla vesta Cresson, 1865 | | | Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763 | Bald hornet | | Episyron quinquenotatus Say, 1835 | White-trimmed black wasp | | Eumenes (Eumenes) fraternus Say, 1824 | Fraternal Potter Wasp | | Eumenes flavus leptogaster | | | Monobia quadridens Linnaeus, 1763 | Four-toothed Mason Wasp | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793 | Dark Paper Wasp | | Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793 | European wasp | | Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905 | Eastern yellow jacket |
Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Lee County (Iowa) | Family | Mutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps | 2
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 | 6
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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