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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Litchfield County (Connecticut, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
270
1277
1940
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
268
1273
1936
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
251
1226
1836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
191
1079
1644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
33
177
321
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
27
146
280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
102
239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
24
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Litchfield County
4 Families width 30 Species and 1 Subspecies
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies14SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps11SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant3SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Litchfield County
24 Genera with 30 Species
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Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1836
European tube wasp0SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1865Blue-Black Spider Wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Anterhynchium de Saussure, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Aporus Spinola, 01SpeciesTaxom
Arachnospila Kincaid, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Ceropales Latreille, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1865Cow Killer2SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1775Aerial Yellowjackets2SpeciesTaxom
Ephuta Say, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Episyron Schioedte, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 01SpeciesTaxom
Monobia Saussure, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 1802
0SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Pompilus Fabricius, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Priocnemis Schiødte, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodynerus Saussure, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Scolia Fabricius, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Stenodynerus Saussure, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Timulla Ashmead, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets1SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1854Ground Yellowjackets4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Litchfield County
30 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anoplius (Anoplius) nigerrimus Scopoli, 1763
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) marginatus Say, 1824
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) tenebrosus Cresson, 1865
Anterhynchium (Anterhynchium) histrionicum Gerst., 1857
Aporus (Aporus) idris
Arachnospila imbecilla Evans, 1951
Ceropales (Ceropales) maculata Fabricius, 1775Parasitic spider wasp
Dasymutilla occidentalis Linnaeus, 1758Common Eastern Velvet Ant
Dasymutilla vesta Cresson, 1865
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775Aerial yellowjacket
Episyron biguttatus Fabricius, 1798Two-Spotted Spider Wasp
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Monobia quadridens Linnaeus, 1763Four-toothed Mason Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) annularis Linnaeus, 1763Jack Spaniard Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Pompilus apicatus Provancher, 1882
Pompilus nigritus Fabricius, 1781
Pompilus scelestus Cresson, 1865
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) notha Cresson, 1867
Pseudodynerus quadrisectus Say, 1837
Scolia (Discolia) dubia Say, 1837Blue-Winged Scoliid Wasp
Scolia bicincta Fabricius, 1775Double-banded Scoliid
Timulla (Timulla) vagans Fabricius, 1798
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket
Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905Eastern yellow jacket
Vespula vidua de Saussure, 1854Widow Yellowjacket

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Litchfield County
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
4
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
7
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
1
2
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
12
14
Genera
Species

Taxom



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