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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Middle Miocene (Miocene)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
185
683
1400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
185
683
1400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
173
646
1347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
108
459
992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
26
126
289
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
21
106
257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
78
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
3
9
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Middle Miocene
3 Families width 16 Species
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies12SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Middle Miocene
9 Genera with 16 Species
Campsomeris Guérin-Ménev..., 18551SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Harmorhynchium Zhang & al., 19941SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1865Paper nest wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Pompilus Fabricius, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Provespa Ashmead, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Rotundipetiolus Zhang, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Scolia Fabricius, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1994Hornets5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Middle Miocene
16 Species
Campsomeris (Megacampsomeris) prismatica Smith, 1855
Eumenes shanwangensis Y. C. Hong, 1983
Harmorhynchium reflexum Zhang & al., 1994
Polistes attavina Heer, 1849
Polistes kirbyanus T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Polistes primitiva O. Heer, 1865
Pompilus induratus Heer, 1849
Provespa nobilis Zhang & al., 1994
Rotundipetiolus longiantennus J. F. Zhang, 1989
Scolia distincta J. F. Zhang, 1989
Scolia saussureana O. Heer, 1865
Vespa binghami du Buysson, 1905
Vespa ciliata Zhang & al., 1994
Vespa crabroniformis O. Heer, 1867
Vespa mandarinia Smith, 1852Asian giant hornet
Vespa picea Zhang & al., 1994

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Middle Miocene
FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
2
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
6
12
Genera
Species

Taxom



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