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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Moscow Oblast (Central European Russia, Russia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
288
1930
3316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
287
1929
3315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
278
1903
3254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
214
1669
2912
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
32
142
262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
24
93
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
13
46
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
2
8
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Moscow Oblast
2 Families width 16 Species
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies14SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Moscow Oblast
8 Genera with 16 Species
Discoelius Latreille, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1763Aerial Yellowjackets4SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosa Latreille, 1801Velvet Ant1SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Smicromyrme Thomson, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Symmorphus Wesmael, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets1SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1857Ground Yellowjackets4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Moscow Oblast
16 Species
Discoelius dufourii Lepeletier, 1841
Discoelius zonalis Panzer, 1801
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) media Retzius, 1783Media Wasp
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) saxonica Fabricius, 1793Saxon wasp
Dolichovespula silvestris Scopoli, 1763
Myrmosa atra Panzer, 1801Black Headed Velvet Ant
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) aurifer (Saussure, 1853)⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Smicromyrme rufipes Fabricius, 1787Small Velvet Ant
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) fuscipes Herrich-Schä..., 1838
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket
Vespula (Vespula) rufa Linnaeus, 1758Red Wasp
Vespula pensylvanica de Saussure, 1857Western yellow jacket

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Moscow Oblast
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
2
2
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
14
Genera
Species

Taxom



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