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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Malta (Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
219
1410
2522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
217
1408
2520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
214
1399
2507
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
151
1142
2018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
24
116
213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
23
114
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
11
79
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
3
28
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Malta
3 Families width 48 Species and 3 Subspecies
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps30SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies17SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Malta
28 Genera with 48 Species
#ABCELMOPRTV
Agenioideus Ashmead, 19788SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1855European tube wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1843Blue-Black Spider Wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Anospilus Haupt, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Antepipona Saussure, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Aporus Spinola, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Auplopus Spinola, 19274SpeciesTaxom
Batozonellus Arnold, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Ceropales Latreille, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocheilus Panzer, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Cyphononyx Dahlbom, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Entomobora Gistel, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Episyron Schioedte, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 19384SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1793Potter Wasp2SpeciesTaxom
Evagetes Lepeletier, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Leptochilus Saussure, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Megascolia Betrem, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Microphadnus Cameron, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Odontodynerus Bluthgen, 01SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Parodontodynerus Bluthgen, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1767Paper nest wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Pompilus Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Priocnemis Schiødte, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchium Spinola, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Tachyagetes Haupt, 19303SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1771Hornets1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malta
48 Species and 3 Subspecies
Agenioideus (Agenioideus) apicalis Vander Linden, 1827
Agenioideus (Agenioideus) arenicolus Priesner, 1955
Agenioideus (Agenioideus) nubecula Costa, 1874
Agenioideus (Agenioideus) seminiger Taschenberg, 1880
Agenioideus (Agenioideus) sericeus Vander Linden, 1827
Agenioideus (Agenioideus) usurarius Tournier, 1889
Agenioideus (Schizanoplius) dichrous Brullé, 1840
Agenioideus simonthomasi Wolf, 1978
Ancistrocerus longispinosus Saussure, 1855
Anoplius (Anoplius) concinnus Dahlbom, 1843
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) infuscatus Vander Linden, 1827Dragging spider
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) viaticus Linnaeus, 1758Black Banded Spider Wasp
Anoplius viaticus paganus Dahlbom, 1843
Anospilus (Anospilus) orbitalis Costa, 1863
Antepipona deflenda S. S. Saunders, 1853
Aporus (Aporus) bicolor Spinola, 1808
Auplopus albifrons (Dalman, 1823)⇒ Auplopus arcuaticornis Wahis, 2006
Auplopus arcuaticornis Wahis, 2006
Auplopus carbonarius Scopoli, 1763Spider wasp
Auplopus rectus Haupt, 1927
Batozonellus lacerticida Pallas, 1771
Ceropales (Ceropales) helvetica Tournier, 1889
Cryptocheilus (Cryptocheilus) discolor Fabricius, 1793
Cyphononyx bretonii Guérin, 1843
Entomobora itinerator Lepeletier, 1845
Episyron rufipes Linnaeus, 1758Red Legged Spider Wasp
Eumenes coarctatus lunulatus Fabricius, 1804
Eumenes (Eumenes) mediterraneus Kriechbaumer, 1879
Eumenes (Eumenes) pomiformis Fabricius, 1781
Eumenes cyrenaicus pseudogermanicus Bluethgen, 1938
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) dantici Rossi, 1790
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) variegatus Fabricius, 1793
Evagetes (Evagetes) siculus Lepeletier, 1845
Leptochilus (Neoleptochilus) medanae Gribodo, 1886
Leptochilus (Neoleptochilus) regulus Saussure, 1855
Megascolia (Regiscolia) bidens Linneus, 1767
Microphadnus pumilus Costa, 1882
Odontodynerus deflendus Saunders, 0
Odynerus oculatus (Say, 1837)⇒ Rhynchalastor anormis Say, 1824
Parodontodynerus ephippium Klug, 1817
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Polistes (Polistes) gallicus Linnaeus, 1767Paper wasp
Pompilus cinereus Fabricius, 1775Grey spider wasp
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) castillanica Wahis, 1992
Rhynchium oculatum Fabricius, 1781
Tachyagetes (Tachyagetes) cinerascens Saunders, 1901
Tachyagetes (Tachyagetes) filicornis Tournier, 1889
Tachyagetes (Tachyagetes) leucocnemis Haupt, 1930
Vespa orientalis Linnaeus, 1771Oriental hornet

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Malta
FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
16
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
1
1
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
11
17
Genera
Species

Taxom



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