Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Los Angeles County (California, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 437
3437
6024 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 435
3435
6022 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 416
3371
5900 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 286
2874
5170 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 55
510
1223 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 47
466
1172 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 19
237
955 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps | 6
36
62 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Los Angeles County
6 Families width 62 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Los Angeles County
36 Genera with 62 Species #ACDELMOPRSTV
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1836 | European tube wasp | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Anoplius Dufour, 1917 | Blue-Black Spider Wasps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aporinellus Banks, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aporus Spinola, 1917 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Auplopus Spinola, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Campsomeris Guérin-Ménev..., 1770 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Chyphotes Blake, 1886 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Crioscolia Bradley, 1950 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1865 | Cow Killer | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1918 | Aerial Yellowjackets | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eoferreola Arnold, 1791 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Episyron Schioedte, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumenes Latreille, 1852 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1908 | Potter Wasp | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Evagetes Lepeletier, 1865 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leptochilus Saussure, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lomachaeta Mickel, 1936 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mischocyttarus Saussure, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Odontophotopsis Viereck, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pepsis Fabricius, 1798 | Tarantula hawk | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polistes Latreille, 1767 | Paper nest wasps | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Pompilus Fabricius, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Priocnemis Schiødte, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudomasaris Ashmead, 1863 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 1896 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 1870 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sapygina Costa, 1960 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scolia Fabricius, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaeropthalma Blake, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Timulla Ashmead, 1899 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Trielis Saussure, 1863 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Triscolia Saussure, 1863 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Vespa Linnaeus, 1758 | Hornets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vespula Thomson, 1854 | Ground Yellowjackets | 7 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Los Angeles County
62 Species and 1 Subspecies | Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) cylindricus Cresson, 1867 | | | Anoplius (Lophopompilus) cleora Banks, 1917 | | | Aporinellus medianus Banks, 1917 | | | Aporus (Aporus) idris | | | Aporus (Plectraporus) hirsutus Banks, 1917 | | | Auplopus nigrellus Banks, 1912 | | | Campsomeris plumipes Drury, 1770 | | | Dasymutilla aletina | | | Dasymutilla magnifica Mickel, 1928 | Red Velvet Ant | | Dasymutilla occidentalis Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Eastern Velvet Ant | | Dasymutilla vesta Cresson, 1865 | | | Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763 | Bald hornet | | Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775 | Aerial yellowjacket | | Dolichovespula norvegicoides Sladen, 1918 | Arctic yellowjacket | | Eoferreola rhombica Christ, 1791 | | | Episyron biguttatus Fabricius, 1798 | Two-Spotted Spider Wasp | | Eumenes (Eumenes) consobrinus (de Saussure, 1856) | ⇒ Cyphomenes anisitsii Brèthes, 1906 | | Eumenes (Eumenes) crucifera Prov., 1888 | Cross Potter Wasp | | Eumenes (Eumenes) smithii de Saussure, 1852 | | | Euodynerus (Euodynerus) annulatus Say, 1824 | | | Euodynerus (Euodynerus) auranus Cameron, 1906 | | | Euodynerus (Euodynerus) crypticus Say, 1823 | | | Euodynerus (Euodynerus) hidalgo Saussure, 1857 | Hidalgo Mason Wasp | | Euodynerus scudderi Cameron, 1908 | | | Evagetes mohave Banks, 1933 | | | Evagetes parvus Cresson, 1865 | | | Leptochilus (Zendalia) rufinodus Cresson, 1868 | | | Lomachaeta beadugrimi Pitts & Manley, 2004 | | | Lomachaeta hicksi Mickel, 1936 | | | Mischocyttarus (Phi) flavitarsis Saussure, 1854 | Wasp | | Odontophotopsis (Odontophotopsis) melicausa Blake, 1871 | | | Parancistrocerus texensis Saussure, 1871 | | | Pepsis (Pepsis) chrysothemis Lucas, 1894 | | | Pepsis grossa Fabricius, 1798 | | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) annularis Linnaeus, 1763 | Jack Spaniard Wasp | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) apachus Saussure, 1857 | | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) aurifer (Saussure, 1853) | ⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793 | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) bellicosus (Cresson, 1872) | ⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793 | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) carolina Linnaeus, 1767 | Red Paper Wasps | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) exclamans Viereck, 1906 | Paper wasp | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793 | Dark Paper Wasp | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) perplexus Cresson, 1872 | | | Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791 | European paper wasp | | Polistes (Polistes) gallicus Linnaeus, 1767 | Paper wasp | | Pompilus arctus Cresson, 1865 | | | Priocnemis (Priocnemis) germana Cresson, 1867 | | | Pseudomasaris edwardsi Cresson, 1872 | | | Pseudomasaris vespoides Cresson, 1863 | | | Rhynchalastor microstictus Viereck, 1906 | | | Rhynchalastor xanthianus de Saussure, 1870 | | | Sapygina lugens manica Arnold, 1960 | | | Scolia (Discolia) dubia Say, 1837 | Blue-Winged Scoliid Wasp | | Sphaeropthalma (Photopsis) unicolor Cresson Cresson, 0 | | | Stenodyneriellus heterospilus Cameron, 1907 | | | Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758 | Cornish mallow | | Vespula acadica Sladen, 1918 | Forest Yellowjacket | | Vespula alascensis Packard, 1870 | Alaska Yellowjacket | | Vespula atropilosa Sladen, 1918 | Prairie Yellowjacket | | Vespula flavopilosa Jacobson, 1978 | Downy Yellowjacket | | Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905 | Eastern yellow jacket | | Vespula pensylvanica de Saussure, 1857 | Western yellow jacket | | Vespula sulphurea de Saussure, 1854 | California Yellowjacket |
Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Los Angeles County | Family | Bradynobaenidae
Saussure, 1892
Bradynobaenid wasps | 1
0 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Mutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps | 6
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp | 10
14 | 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 | 5
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 | 13
37 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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