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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Main (West Germany, Germany)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
193
792
1214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
193
792
1214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
180
763
1161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
133
644
964
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
22
75
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
21
73
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
14
53
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
3
9
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Main
3 Families width 11 Species
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies7SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Main
9 Genera with 11 Species
Arachnospila Kincaid, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Auplopus Spinola, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1783Aerial Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom
Episyron Schioedte, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Smicromyrme Thomson, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1836Hornets2SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1758Ground Yellowjackets2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Main
11 Species
Arachnospila (Ammosphex) trivialis Dahlbom, 1843
Auplopus carbonarius Scopoli, 1763Spider wasp
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) media Retzius, 1783Media Wasp
Episyron rufipes Linnaeus, 1758Red Legged Spider Wasp
Odynerus (Odynerus) melanocephalus Gmelin, 1790Black Headed Mason Wasp
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Smicromyrme rufipes Fabricius, 1787Small Velvet Ant
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836Asian Hornet
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Main
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps, Pollen Wasps, Potter Wasps, Social Wasps, Vespid wasps, Wasps, Yellowjackets
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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