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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region New Guinea (Australasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
397
4697
21747
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
396
4696
21746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
381
4612
21406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
237
3397
17247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
18
194
1140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
18
194
1140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
11
150
1033
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
2
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for New Guinea
2 Families width 11 Species and 3 Subspecies
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps8SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for New Guinea
10 Genera with 11 Species
Austroscolia Betrem, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Campsomeris Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Laevicampsomeris Betrem, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Liacos Guérin-Ménev..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Microscolia Betrem, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Murahutka Argaman, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Quartinia André, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Scolia Fabricius, 01SpeciesTaxom
Sobolpiha Argaman, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Guinea
11 Species and 3 Subspecies
Austroscolia biakensis Krombein, 1963
Laevicampsomeris laglaizei Betrem, 1928
Laevicampsomeris quatei Krombein, 1968
Liacos analis pseudoerythrosoma Micha, 1927
Microscolia mandroni Betrem, 1928
Murahutka quadriceps quadriceps Smith, 1863
Quartinia persephona Richards, 1962
Scolia vulsa
Sobolpiha ribbei stueberi Krombein, 1963
Vespa affinis Linnaeus, 1764Lesser banded hornet
Vespa tropica Linnaeus, 1758Greater banded hornet

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in New Guinea
FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
8
8
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
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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