Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Massachusetts (USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 495
4359
9654 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 493
4355
9649 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 470
4273
9434 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 327
3569
8008 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 63
464
999 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 53
391
889 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 20
197
647 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps | 4
43
89 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Massachusetts
4 Families width 89 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for Massachusetts
43 Genera with 89 Species #ABCDEMNPRSTVZ
| Ageniella Banks, 1928 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agenioideus Ashmead, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1906 | European tube wasp | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Anoplius Dufour, 1950 | Blue-Black Spider Wasps | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Anterhynchium de Saussure, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aporinellus Banks, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aporus Spinola, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Auplopus Spinola, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Belonogaster Saussure, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caliadurgus Pate, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceropales Latreille, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1865 | Cow Killer | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dipogon Fox, 1941 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1775 | Aerial Yellowjackets | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eoferreola Arnold, 1791 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Episyron Schioedte, 1835 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eumenes Latreille, 0 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1853 | Potter Wasp | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Evagetes Lepeletier, 1867 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Minagenia Banks, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monobia Saussure, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmosa Latreille, 1824 | Velvet Ant | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nemka Lelej, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 1857 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Paranortonia Bequaert, 1940 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Pepsis Fabricius, 1804 | Tarantula hawk | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Poecilopompilus Howard, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polistes Latreille, 1791 | Paper nest wasps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pompilus Fabricius, 1781 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Priocnemis Schiødte, 1912 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Priocnessus Banks, 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Pygodasis Bradley, 1957 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Rhaphiglossa Saunders, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 1953 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scolia Fabricius, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Sericopompilus Howard, 1901 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Symmorphus Wesmael, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Tachypompilus Ashmead, 1902 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Timulla Ashmead, 1798 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vespa Linnaeus, 1758 | Hornets | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vespula Thomson, 1854 | Ground Yellowjackets | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Zethus Fabricius, 1837 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Massachusetts
89 Species and 3 Subspecies | Ageniella (Ageniella) mintaka Brimley, 1928 | | | Ageniella (Ameragenia) salti Banks, 1928 | | | Agenioideus humilis Cresson, 1867 | | | Ancistrocerus adiabatus Saussure, 1853 | Bramble Mason Wasp | | Ancistrocerus albophaleratus Saussure, 1855 | White-Banded Potter Wasp | | Ancistrocerus antilope Panzer, 1798 | Lobed Mason Wasp | | Ancistrocerus campestris Saussure, 1853 | Smiling Mason Wasp | | Ancistrocerus catskill Viereck, 1902 | Catskill Potter Wasp | | Ancistrocerus gazella Panzer, 1798 | European potter wasp | | Ancistrocerus lutonidus Bohart, 1974 | | | Ancistrocerus unifasciatus Saussure, 1853 | One-Banded Mason Wasp | | Ancistrocerus waldenii Viereck, 1906 | Walden’S Potter Wasp | | Anoplius (Anoplius) ventralis Banks, 1910 | | | Anoplius (Anoplius) virginiensis Cresson, 1867 | | | Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) americanus Beauvois, 1811 | Blue-Black Spider Wasp | | Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) marginalis Banks, 1910 | | | Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) marginatus Say, 1824 | | | Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) semirufus Cresson, 1867 | | | Anoplius (Lophopompilus) aethiops Cresson, 1865 | | | Anoplius (Lophopompilus) atrox Dahlbom, 1843 | | | Anoplius (Lophopompilus) cleora Banks, 1917 | | | Anoplius hispidulus Dreisbach, 1950 | | | Anterhynchium (Anterhynchium) histrionicum Gerst., 1857 | | | Aporinellus completus Banks, 1917 | | | Aporus (Aporus) niger Cresson, 1867 | | | Auplopus mellipes Say, 1836 | Spider Wasp | | Belonogaster ornata Saussure, 1900 | | | Caliadurgus fasciatellus Spinola, 1808 | | | Ceropales (Ceropales) maculata Fabricius, 1775 | Parasitic spider wasp | | Dasymutilla canella Blake, 1871 | | | Dasymutilla occidentalis Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Eastern Velvet Ant | | Dasymutilla vesta Cresson, 1865 | | | Dipogon (Deuteragenia) papago Banks, 1943 | | | Dipogon (Deuteragenia) pulchripennis Cresson, 1867 | | | Dipogon (Deuteragenia) sayi Banks, 1941 | | | Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763 | Bald hornet | | Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) adulterina du Buysson, 1905 | Parasitic yellowjacket | | Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775 | Aerial yellowjacket | | Eoferreola rhombica Christ, 1791 | | | Episyron biguttatus Fabricius, 1798 | Two-Spotted Spider Wasp | | Episyron quinquenotatus Say, 1835 | White-trimmed black wasp | | Eumenes (Eumenes) consobrinus (de Saussure, 1856) | ⇒ Cyphomenes anisitsii Brèthes, 1906 | | Eumenes (Eumenes) crucifera Prov., 1888 | Cross Potter Wasp | | Eumenes (Eumenes) fraternus Say, 1824 | Fraternal Potter Wasp | | Eumenes (Eumenes) verticalis Say, 1824 | | | Eumenes flavus leptogaster | | | Euodynerus (Euodynerus) hidalgo Saussure, 1857 | Hidalgo Mason Wasp | | Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) foraminatus Saussure, 1853 | | | Evagetes hyacinthinus Cresson, 1867 | | | Evagetes ingenuus Cresson, 1867 | | | Minagenia congrua Cresson, 1867 | | | Monobia quadridens Linnaeus, 1763 | Four-toothed Mason Wasp | | Myrmosa (Myrmosa) unicolor Say, 1824 | | | Nemka viduata andalusiana Skorikov, 1935 | | | Parancistrocerus bicornis Roberts, 1901 | | | Parancistrocerus leionotus Viereck, 1906 | | | Parancistrocerus pedestris Saussure, 1855 | | | Parancistrocerus pensylvanicus Saussure, 1856 | | | Parancistrocerus perennis Saussure, 1857 | | | Paranortonia symmorphus (Bequaert, 1940) | ⇒ Parazumia tolteca Saussure, 1875 | | Poecilopompilus algidus Smith, 1855 | | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) annularis Linnaeus, 1763 | Jack Spaniard Wasp | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793 | Dark Paper Wasp | | Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791 | European paper wasp | | Pompilus apicatus Provancher, 1882 | | | Pompilus nigritus Fabricius, 1781 | | | Priocnemis (Priocnemis) cornica Say, 1836 | | | Priocnemis (Priocnemis) hestia Banks, 1915 | | | Priocnemis (Priocnemis) notha Cresson, 1867 | | | Priocnemis (Umbripennis) minorata Banks, 1912 | | | Priocnessus nebulosus Dahlbom, 1843 | | | Pseudomethoca frigida Smith, 1855 | | | Rhaphiglossa symmorpha Saussure, 1852 | | | Rhynchalastor ammonia de Saussure, 1856 | | | Rhynchalastor krombeini Bohart, 1953 | | | Scolia (Discolia) dubia Say, 1837 | Blue-Winged Scoliid Wasp | | Scolia bicincta Fabricius, 1775 | Double-banded Scoliid | | Symmorphus (Symmorphus) canadensis Saussure, 1855 | Canadian Potter Wasp | | Timulla (Timulla) dubitatiformis Mickel, 1937 | | | Timulla (Timulla) vagans Fabricius, 1798 | | | Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758 | Cornish mallow | | Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793 | European wasp | | Vespula acadica Sladen, 1918 | Forest Yellowjacket | | Vespula alascensis Packard, 1870 | Alaska Yellowjacket | | Vespula flavopilosa Jacobson, 1978 | Downy Yellowjacket | | Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905 | Eastern yellow jacket | | Vespula vidua de Saussure, 1854 | Widow Yellowjacket | | Zethus (Zethus) miscogaster Saussure, 1852 | | | Zethus (Zethus) spinipes Say, 1837 | |
Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Massachusetts | Family | Mutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps | 5
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp | 20
35 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps | 2
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 | 16
44 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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