Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Middlesex County (Massachusetts, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 359
2328
4153 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 358
2327
4152 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 338
2260
4005 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 246
1969
3629 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 43
252
508 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 33
208
452 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 17
128
368 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps | 4
23
40 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Middlesex County (Massachusetts)
4 Families width 40 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Middlesex County (Massachusetts)
23 Genera with 40 Species #ACDEMPRSTV
| Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1798 | European tube wasp | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Anoplius Dufour, 1843 | Blue-Black Spider Wasps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Anterhynchium de Saussure, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceropales Latreille, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1865 | Cow Killer | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1775 | Aerial Yellowjackets | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eumenes Latreille, 0 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1853 | Potter Wasp | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Evagetes Lepeletier, 1867 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Monobia Saussure, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paranortonia Bequaert, 1940 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polistes Latreille, 1791 | Paper nest wasps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Priocnemis Schiødte, 1867 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Priocnessus Banks, 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 1896 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Rhaphiglossa Saunders, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scolia Fabricius, 1775 | | 1 | 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 | 4 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Middlesex County (Massachusetts)
40 Species and 2 Subspecies | Ancistrocerus adiabatus Saussure, 1853 | Bramble Mason Wasp | | Ancistrocerus antilope Panzer, 1798 | Lobed Mason Wasp | | Ancistrocerus gazella Panzer, 1798 | European potter wasp | | Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) marginatus Say, 1824 | | | Anoplius (Lophopompilus) aethiops Cresson, 1865 | | | Anoplius (Lophopompilus) atrox Dahlbom, 1843 | | | Anterhynchium (Anterhynchium) histrionicum Gerst., 1857 | | | Ceropales (Ceropales) maculata Fabricius, 1775 | Parasitic spider wasp | | Dasymutilla vesta Cresson, 1865 | | | Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763 | Bald hornet | | Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) adulterina du Buysson, 1905 | Parasitic yellowjacket | | Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775 | Aerial yellowjacket | | 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 flavus leptogaster | | | Euodynerus (Euodynerus) hidalgo Saussure, 1857 | Hidalgo Mason Wasp | | Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) foraminatus Saussure, 1853 | | | Evagetes hyacinthinus Cresson, 1867 | | | Evagetes ingenuus Cresson, 1867 | | | Monobia quadridens Linnaeus, 1763 | Four-toothed Mason Wasp | | Parancistrocerus pedestris Saussure, 1855 | | | Parancistrocerus pensylvanicus Saussure, 1856 | | | Paranortonia symmorphus (Bequaert, 1940) | ⇒ Parazumia tolteca Saussure, 1875 | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) annularis Linnaeus, 1763 | Jack Spaniard Wasp | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793 | Dark Paper Wasp | | Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791 | European paper wasp | | Priocnemis (Priocnemis) cornica Say, 1836 | | | Priocnemis (Priocnemis) notha Cresson, 1867 | | | Priocnessus nebulosus Dahlbom, 1843 | | | Rhaphiglossa symmorpha Saussure, 1852 | | | 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 maculifrons du Buysson, 1905 | Eastern yellow jacket | | Vespula vidua de Saussure, 1854 | Widow Yellowjacket |
Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Middlesex County (Massachusetts) | Family | Mutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp | 6
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps | 1
1 | Genus
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 | 13
27 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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