Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Louisiana (USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 420
3632
7047 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 419
3629
7044 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 397
3553
6870 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 271
2937
5698 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 47
284
554 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 40
265
538 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 17
159
416 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps | 5
31
51 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Louisiana
5 Families width 51 Species
Genera for Louisiana
31 Genera with 51 Species #ACDEMOPQSTVZ
| Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1853 | European tube wasp | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Anoplius Dufour, 1836 | Blue-Black Spider Wasps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Auplopus Spinola, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Campsomeris Guérin-Ménev..., 1770 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1845 | Cow Killer | 4 | Species | Taxom | Dielis Saussure & S..., 1864 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1763 | Aerial Yellowjackets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Entypus Dahlbom, 1828 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumenes Latreille, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1853 | Potter Wasp | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Monobia Saussure, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Myrmilloides André, 1903 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Odontophotopsis Viereck, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Olixon Cameron, 2012 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachodynerus Saussure, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 1852 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pepsis Fabricius, 1845 | Tarantula hawk | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poecilopompilus Howard, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polistes Latreille, 1804 | Paper nest wasps | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudodynerus Saussure, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Quartinia André, 1962 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scolia Fabricius, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Sphaeropthalma Blake, 1871 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Tachypompilus Ashmead, 1902 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Timulla Ashmead, 1798 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | Traumatomutilla André, 1901 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Trielis Saussure, 1863 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Vespa Linnaeus, 1758 | Hornets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vespula Thomson, 1854 | Ground Yellowjackets | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Zethus Fabricius, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Louisiana
51 Species | Ancistrocerus adiabatus Saussure, 1853 | Bramble Mason Wasp | | Ancistrocerus campestris Saussure, 1853 | Smiling Mason Wasp | | Ancistrocerus unifasciatus Saussure, 1853 | One-Banded Mason Wasp | | Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) americanus Beauvois, 1811 | Blue-Black Spider Wasp | | Anoplius (Notiochares) lepidus Say, 1836 | | | Auplopus mellipes Say, 1836 | Spider Wasp | | Campsomeris plumipes Drury, 1770 | | | Dasymutilla magnifica Mickel, 1928 | Red Velvet Ant | | Dasymutilla occidentalis Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Eastern Velvet Ant | | Dasymutilla vesta Cresson, 1865 | | | Dasymutilla vestita Lepeletier, 1845 | | | Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763 | Bald hornet | | Entypus unifasciatus Say, 1828 | Eastern Tawny-Horned Spider Wasp | | Eumenes (Eumenes) fraternus Say, 1824 | Fraternal Potter Wasp | | Euodynerus (Euodynerus) bidens Saussure, 1870 | | | Euodynerus (Euodynerus) crypticus Say, 1823 | | | Euodynerus (Euodynerus) megaera Lepeletier, 1841 | | | Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) foraminatus Saussure, 1853 | | | Monobia quadridens Linnaeus, 1763 | Four-toothed Mason Wasp | | Odontophotopsis (Odontophotopsis) melicausa Blake, 1871 | | | Olixon melinsula Lohrmann, Fo..., 2012 | | | Pachodynerus erynnis Lepeletier, 1841 | Red-and-black Mason Wasp | | Parancistrocerus fulvipes Saussure, 1856 | Potter wasp | | Parancistrocerus perennis Saussure, 1857 | | | Parancistrocerus salcularis Saussure, 1852 | | | Pepsis menechma Lepeletier, 1845 | | | Poecilopompilus algidus Smith, 1855 | | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) annularis Linnaeus, 1763 | Jack Spaniard Wasp | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) bahamensis Bequard & Salt, 1931 | | | 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) metricus Say, 1831 | Metric Paper Wasp | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) perplexus Cresson, 1872 | | | Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791 | European paper wasp | | Polistes fuscus Fabricius, 1804 | | | Pseudodynerus quadrisectus Say, 1837 | | | Pseudomethoca frigida Smith, 1855 | | | Quartinia persephona Richards, 1962 | | | Scolia (Discolia) dubia Say, 1837 | Blue-Winged Scoliid Wasp | | Scolia bicincta Fabricius, 1775 | Double-banded Scoliid | | Timulla (Timulla) barbigera Bradley, 1916 | | | Timulla (Timulla) compressicornis Mickel, 1937 | | | Timulla (Timulla) vagans Fabricius, 1798 | | | Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758 | Cornish mallow | | Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 | Common European Yellowjacket | | Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905 | Eastern yellow jacket | | Vespula squamosa Drury, 1770 | Southern Yellowjacket | | Vespula vidua de Saussure, 1854 | Widow Yellowjacket | | Zethus (Zethus) spinipes Say, 1837 | |
Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Louisiana | Family | Mutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps | 7
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp | 6
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Rhopalosomatidae ♰
Ashmead, 1896
Rhopalosomatid wasps | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps | 4
3 | 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
32 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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