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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Maricopa County (Arizona, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
287
1702
2815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
287
1702
2815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
272
1658
2742
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
186
1408
2405
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
36
280
682
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
33
273
677
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
209
610
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
5
41
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Maricopa County
5 Families width 78 Species and 1 Subspecies
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies42SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps10SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Bradynobaenidae Saussure, 1892Bradynobaenid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant25SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Maricopa County
41 Genera with 78 Species
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Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1853European tube wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1893Blue-Black Spider Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Aporinellus Banks, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Auplopus Spinola, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1837Honey wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Campsomeris Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Chyphotes Blake, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocheilus Panzer, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1845Cow Killer11SpeciesTaxom
Dilophotopsis Schuster, 1958
0SpeciesTaxom
Dolichodynerus Bohart, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1763Aerial Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom
Entypus Dahlbom, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 18883SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1908Potter Wasp7SpeciesTaxom
Euparagia Cresson, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Evagetes Lepeletier, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Leucodynerus Bohart, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Lomachaeta Mickel, 20042SpeciesTaxom
Microdynerus Thomson, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Odontophotopsis Viereck, 19044SpeciesTaxom
Pachodynerus Saussure, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Parazumia Saussure, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Pepsis Fabricius, 1894Tarantula hawk2SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1953Paper nest wasps6SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomasaris Ashmead, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Psorthaspis Banks, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Pterocheilus Klug, 19893SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 19485SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophthalma Mickel, 01SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeropthalma Blake, 18794SpeciesTaxom
Stenodynerus Saussure, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Tachypompilus Ashmead, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Timulla Ashmead, 17983SpeciesTaxom
Triscolia Saussure, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Typhoctes Ashmead, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets1SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1857Ground Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Maricopa County
78 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ancistrocerus tuberculocephalus Saussure, 1853Vespid wasp
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) americanus Beauvois, 1811Blue-Black Spider Wasp
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) relativus Fox, 1893
Aporinellus basalis Banks, 1933
Auplopus caerulescens Dahlbom, 1843
Brachygastra mellifica Say, 1837Mexican honey wasp
Cryptocheilus severini Banks, 1926
Dasymutilla arenivaga Mickel, 1928
Dasymutilla atricauda Mickel, 1936
Dasymutilla gloriosa Saussure, 1868Thistle Down Velvet Ant
Dasymutilla helva
Dasymutilla magnifica Mickel, 1928Red Velvet Ant
Dasymutilla occidentalis Linnaeus, 1758Common Eastern Velvet Ant
Dasymutilla ocydrome Mickel, 1928
Dasymutilla saetigera Mickel, 1928
Dasymutilla satanas Mickel, 1928
Dasymutilla vesta Cresson, 1865
Dasymutilla vestita Lepeletier, 1845
Dolichodynerus tanynotus Cameron, 1909
Dolichodynerus turgiceps Bohart, 1939
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Entypus unifasciatus Say, 1828Eastern Tawny-Horned Spider Wasp
Eumenes (Eumenes) aureus Isely, 1917
Eumenes (Eumenes) bollii Cresson, 1872
Eumenes (Eumenes) crucifera Prov., 1888Cross Potter Wasp
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) annulatus Say, 1824
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) auranus Cameron, 1906
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) crypticus Say, 1823
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) guerrero Saussure, 1857
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) hidalgo Saussure, 1857Hidalgo Mason Wasp
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) pratensis Saussure, 1870
Euodynerus oslarensis Cameron, 1908
Euparagia platiniceps Bohart, 1938
Evagetes mohave Banks, 1933
Leucodynerus congressus Viereck, 1908
Lomachaeta beadugrimi Pitts & Manley, 2004
Lomachaeta crocopinna Pitts & Manley, 2004
Microdynerus trinodus Bohart, 1955
Mischocyttarus (Phi) flavitarsis Saussure, 1854Wasp
Odontophotopsis (Odontophotopsis) acmaea Viereck, 1904
Odontophotopsis (Odontophotopsis) clypeata Schuster, 1958
Odontophotopsis parva Schuster, 1958
Odontophotopsis serca Viereck, 1904
Pachodynerus praecox Saussure, 1856
Parancistrocerus mcclayi Bohart, 1952
Parancistrocerus siccus Bohart, 1952
Parancistrocerus texensis Saussure, 1871
Parazumia tolteca Saussure, 1875
Pepsis (Pepsis) chrysothemis Lucas, 1894
Pepsis (Pepsis) mexicana Lucas, 1894
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) apachus Saussure, 1857
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) arizonensis Snelling, 1954
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) exclamans Viereck, 1906Paper wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) flavus Cresson, 1868
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) instabilis Saussure, 1953Unstable Paper Wasp
Pseudomasaris edwardsi Cresson, 1872
Pseudomasaris maculifrons Fox, 1894
Psorthaspis planata Fox, 1892
Pterocheilus (Micropterocheilus) diversicolor Rohwer, 1911
Pterocheilus (Onchopterocheilus) hirsutipennis Bohart, 1940
Pterocheilus aridulus Bohart, 1989
Rhynchalastor microstictus Viereck, 1906
Rhynchalastor ochrogonius Bohart, 1944
Rhynchalastor opalinus Bohart, 1966
Rhynchalastor papagorum Bohart, 1944
Rhynchalastor valliceps Bohart, 1948
Sphaerophthalma heliophila
Sphaeropthalma (Micromutilla) difficilis Baker, 1905
Sphaeropthalma (Photopsis) arota Cresson, 1875
Sphaeropthalma (Photopsis) marpesia Blake, 1879
Sphaeropthalma (Photopsoides) uro Blake, 1879
Timulla (Timulla) neobule Mickel, 1937
Timulla (Timulla) suspensa Gerstaecker, 1874
Timulla (Timulla) vagans Fabricius, 1798
Typhoctes striolatus Krombein & S..., 1957
Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespula pensylvanica de Saussure, 1857Western yellow jacket

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Maricopa County
FamilyBradynobaenidae
Saussure, 1892
Bradynobaenid wasps
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
8
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
9
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
2
0
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
20
42
Genera
Species

Taxom



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