Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Mercer County (Illinois, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 227
798
993 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 227
798
993 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 212
757
920 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 154
624
770 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 38
159
200 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 30
137
179 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 15
101
162 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps | 3
20
25 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Mercer County (Illinois)
3 Families width 25 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Mercer County (Illinois)
20 Genera with 25 Species | Ageniella Banks, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anoplius Dufour, 1867 | Blue-Black Spider Wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1865 | Cow Killer | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dipogon Fox, 1941 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1775 | Aerial Yellowjackets | 2 | Species | Taxom | Ephuta Say, 1836 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Episyron Schioedte, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumenes Latreille, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1856 | Potter Wasp | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Evagetes Lepeletier, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monobia Saussure, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmosa Latreille, 1824 | Velvet Ant | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polistes Latreille, 1793 | Paper nest wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Priocnemis Schiødte, 1912 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Priocnessus Banks, 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 1896 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Rhaphiglossa Saunders, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Timulla Ashmead, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vespa Linnaeus, 1758 | Hornets | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vespula Thomson, 1854 | Ground Yellowjackets | 5 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Mercer County (Illinois)
25 Species and 1 Subspecies | Ageniella (Leucophrus) fulgifrons Cresson, 1867 | | | Anoplius (Anoplius) virginiensis Cresson, 1867 | | | Dasymutilla vesta Cresson, 1865 | | | Dipogon (Deuteragenia) pulchripennis Cresson, 1867 | | | Dipogon (Deuteragenia) sayi Banks, 1941 | | | Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763 | Bald hornet | | Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775 | Aerial yellowjacket | | Episyron biguttatus Fabricius, 1798 | Two-Spotted Spider Wasp | | Eumenes (Eumenes) fraternus Say, 1824 | Fraternal Potter Wasp | | Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) leucomelas Saussure, 1856 | Wasp | | Evagetes parvus Cresson, 1865 | | | Monobia quadridens Linnaeus, 1763 | Four-toothed Mason Wasp | | Myrmosa (Myrmosa) unicolor Say, 1824 | | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793 | Dark Paper Wasp | | Priocnemis (Priocnemis) germana Cresson, 1867 | | | Priocnemis (Umbripennis) minorata Banks, 1912 | | | Priocnessus nebulosus Dahlbom, 1843 | | | Rhaphiglossa symmorpha Saussure, 1852 | | | Timulla (Timulla) vagans Fabricius, 1798 | | | Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758 | Cornish mallow | | Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793 | European wasp | | Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 | Common European Yellowjacket | | Vespula flavopilosa Jacobson, 1978 | Downy Yellowjacket | | Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905 | Eastern yellow jacket | | Vespula vidua de Saussure, 1854 | Widow Yellowjacket |
Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Mercer County (Illinois) | Family | Mutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps | 5
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp | 7
9 | 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 | 8
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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