Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Muhlenberg County (Kentucky, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 166
599
735 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 165
598
734 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 152
560
672 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 111
473
573 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 20
55
78 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 18
53
76 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 11
43
69 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps | 4
11
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Muhlenberg County
4 Families width 12 Species
Genera for Muhlenberg County
11 Genera with 12 Species | Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1853 | European tube wasp | 1 | Species | Taxom | Anoplius Dufour, 1834 | Blue-Black Spider Wasps | 0 | Species | Taxom | Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1899 | Cow Killer | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1763 | Aerial Yellowjackets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumenes Latreille, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polistes Latreille, 1791 | Paper nest wasps | 3 | Species | Taxom | Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 1896 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Scolia Fabricius, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Timulla Ashmead, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vespa Linnaeus, 1758 | Hornets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vespula Thomson, 1770 | Ground Yellowjackets | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Muhlenberg County
12 Species | Ancistrocerus campestris Saussure, 1853 | Smiling Mason Wasp | | Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763 | Bald hornet | | Eumenes (Eumenes) fraternus Say, 1824 | Fraternal Potter Wasp | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793 | Dark Paper Wasp | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) metricus Say, 1831 | Metric Paper Wasp | | Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791 | European paper wasp | | Scolia (Discolia) dubia Say, 1837 | Blue-Winged Scoliid Wasp | | Scolia bicincta Fabricius, 1775 | Double-banded Scoliid | | Timulla (Timulla) vagans Fabricius, 1798 | | | Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758 | Cornish mallow | | Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793 | European wasp | | Vespula squamosa Drury, 1770 | Southern Yellowjacket |
Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Muhlenberg County | Family | Mutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps | 3
1 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp | 1
0 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps | 1
2 | 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 | 6
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Vespoidea at artfakta.se
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