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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region New Mexico (Southwest USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
547
5477
13777
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
542
5469
13770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
512
5386
13605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
334
4388
11492
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
61
684
2196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
52
649
2160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
20
338
1767
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
6
73
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for New Mexico
6 Families width 179 Species and 3 Subspecies
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant45SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps60SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies70SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Bradynobaenidae Saussure, 1892Bradynobaenid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Sapygidae Latreille, 1810Club-horned wasps2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for New Mexico
73 Genera with 179 Species
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Acanthophotopsis Schuster, 1958
0SpeciesTaxom
Ageniella Banks, 19396SpeciesTaxom
Agenioideus Ashmead, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Allochares Banks, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1853European tube wasp7SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1947Blue-Black Spider Wasps11SpeciesTaxom
Aporinellus Banks, 19173SpeciesTaxom
Aporus Spinola, 01SpeciesTaxom
Arachnospila Kincaid, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1824Honey wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Campsomeris Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Cephalodynerus Parker, 1965
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceropales Latreille, 19153SpeciesTaxom
Chyphotes Blake, 01SpeciesTaxom
Colpa Lepeletier, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Crioscolia Bradley, 1950
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocheilus Panzer, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1845Cow Killer14SpeciesTaxom
Dielis Saussure & S..., 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Dilophotopsis Schuster, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Dipogon Fox, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Dolichodynerus Bohart, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1775Aerial Yellowjackets2SpeciesTaxom
Entypus Dahlbom, 18282SpeciesTaxom
Eoferreola Arnold, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Ephuta Say, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Episyron Schioedte, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 19175SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1856Potter Wasp9SpeciesTaxom
Evagetes Lepeletier, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Hemipepsis Dahlbom, 1844
Tarantula Hawks0SpeciesTaxom
Leptochilus Saussure, 19663SpeciesTaxom
Lomachaeta Mickel, 20092SpeciesTaxom
Masaridae1SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Monobia Saussure, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Mutilla Linnaeus, 04SpeciesTaxom
Myrmilloides André, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Notocyphus Smith, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Odontophotopsis Viereck, 19044SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 01SpeciesTaxom
Paracyphononyx Gribodo, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Parazumia Saussure, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Pepsis Fabricius, 1857Tarantula hawk7SpeciesTaxom
Photomorphus Viereck, 19034SpeciesTaxom
Poecilopompilus Howard, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1793Paper nest wasps10SpeciesTaxom
Pompilus Fabricius, 19147SpeciesTaxom
Priocnemis Schiødte, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Priocnessus Banks, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomasaris Ashmead, 18633SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Psiliglossa Saunders, 01SpeciesTaxom
Psorthaspis Banks, 18554SpeciesTaxom
Pterocheilus Klug, 19504SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 194910SpeciesTaxom
Sapygina Costa, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Scolia Fabricius, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Sericopompilus Howard, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Smeringodynerus Snelling, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophthalma Mickel, 01SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeropthalma Blake, 189611SpeciesTaxom
Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Stenodynerus Saussure, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Tachypompilus Ashmead, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Tastiotenia Evans, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Timulla Ashmead, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Trielis Saussure, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Triscolia Saussure, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Typhoctes Ashmead, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1763Hornets2SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1857Ground Yellowjackets4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Mexico
179 Species and 3 Subspecies
Ageniella (Ageniella) conflicta Banks, 1944
Ageniella (Ageniella) evansi Townes, 1957
Ageniella (Leucophrus) reynoldsi Banks, 1933
Ageniella (Leucophrus) semitincta Banks, 1912
Ageniella (Priophanes) arcuata Banks, 1910
Ageniella (Priophanes) rufescens Banks, 1939
Agenioideus (Rioestus) biedermani Banks, 1910
Allochares azureus Cresson, 1867
Ancistrocerus adiabatus Saussure, 1853Bramble Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus antilope Panzer, 1798Lobed Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus bustamente Saussure, 1857
Ancistrocerus catskill Viereck, 1902Catskill Potter Wasp
Ancistrocerus lineativentris Cameron, 1906
Ancistrocerus paracallosus Bequard, 1943
Ancistrocerus tuberculocephalus Saussure, 1853Vespid wasp
Anoplius (Anoplius) toluca Cameron, 1893Spider wasp
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) cylindricus Cresson, 1867
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) insolens Banks, 1912
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) marginalis Banks, 1910
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) relativus Fox, 1893
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) semicinctus Dahlbom, 1843Half-Belted Blue-Black Spider Wasp
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) splendens Dreisbach, 1949
Anoplius (Lophopompilus) aethiops Cresson, 1865
Anoplius (Lophopompilus) cleora Banks, 1917
Anoplius clystera Banks, 1914
Anoplius xerophilus Evans, 1947
Aporinellus basalis Banks, 1933
Aporinellus completus Banks, 1917
Aporinellus medianus Banks, 1917
Aporus (Aporus) idris
Brachygastra lecheguana Latreille, 1824Black paper wasp
Ceropales (Ceropales) maculata Fabricius, 1775Parasitic spider wasp
Ceropales fulvipes Cresson, 1872
Ceropales neomexicana Rohwer, 1915
Chyphotes mirabilis
Cryptocheilus severini Banks, 1926
Dasymutilla canella Blake, 1871
Dasymutilla dilucida Mickel, 1928
Dasymutilla gloriosa Saussure, 1868Thistle Down Velvet Ant
Dasymutilla homole Mickel, 1928
Dasymutilla magnifica Mickel, 1928Red Velvet Ant
Dasymutilla mesillae
Dasymutilla monticola Cresson, 1865
Dasymutilla occidentalis Linnaeus, 1758Common Eastern Velvet Ant
Dasymutilla perilla Mickel, 1928
Dasymutilla phaon Fox, 1899
Dasymutilla pseudopappus Cockerell, 1895
Dasymutilla satanas Mickel, 1928
Dasymutilla vesta Cresson, 1865
Dasymutilla vestita Lepeletier, 1845
Dilophotopsis concolor Cresson, 1865
Dipogon (Deuteragenia) papago Banks, 1943
Dipogon thoracicus Townes, 1957
Dolichodynerus tanynotus Cameron, 1909
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775Aerial yellowjacket
Entypus aratus Townes, 1957
Entypus unifasciatus Say, 1828Eastern Tawny-Horned Spider Wasp
Eoferreola rhombica Christ, 1791
Eumenes (Eumenes) bollii Cresson, 1872
Eumenes (Eumenes) verticalis Say, 1824
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Eumenes robustus Isely, 1917
Eumenes stenogaster (Isely, 1917)⇒ Eumenes verticalis Say, 1824
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) alvarado Saussure, 1857
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) annulatus Say, 1824
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) auranus Cameron, 1906
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) castigatus Saussure, 1853
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) crypticus Say, 1823
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) hidalgo Saussure, 1857Hidalgo Mason Wasp
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) pratensis Saussure, 1870
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) foraminatus Saussure, 1853
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) leucomelas Saussure, 1856Wasp
Evagetes (Evagetes) crassicornis Shuckard, 1837
Evagetes hyacinthinus Cresson, 1867
Evagetes parvus Cresson, 1865
Leptochilus (Zendalia) chichimecus Saussure, 1857
Leptochilus (Zendalia) marshi Parker, 1966
Leptochilus (Zendalia) washo Parker, 1966
Lomachaeta crocopinna Pitts & Manley, 2004
Lomachaeta vacamuerta Williams & P..., 2009
Masaridae albifrons
Mischocyttarus (Phi) flavitarsis Saussure, 1854Wasp
Monobia quadridens Linnaeus, 1763Four-toothed Mason Wasp
Mutilla erebus
Mutilla grata
Mutilla hamata
Mutilla hebes
Notocyphus dorsalis Cresson, 1872
Odontophotopsis (Odontophotopsis) clypeata Schuster, 1958
Odontophotopsis (Odontophotopsis) erebus Melander, 1903
Odontophotopsis (Odontophotopsis) melicausa Blake, 1871
Odontophotopsis delodonta Viereck, 1904
Odynerus odontoschinus
Paracyphononyx funereus Lepeletier, 1845
Parancistrocerus leionotus Viereck, 1906
Parancistrocerus pensylvanicus Saussure, 1856
Parazumia tolteca Saussure, 1875
Pepsis (Dinopepsis) formosa (Say, 1823)⇒ Pepsis grossa Fabricius, 1798
Pepsis (Pepsis) mexicana Lucas, 1894
Pepsis (Pepsis) pallidolimbata Lucas, 1894
Pepsis (Pepsis) thisbe Lucas, 1894
Pepsis grossa Fabricius, 1798
Pepsis menechma Lepeletier, 1845
Pepsis mildei Stål, 1857
Photomorphus (Photomorhina) vegas Schuster, 1958
Photomorphus (Photomorphina) imperialoides Schuster, 1958
Photomorphus (Photomorphina) myrmicoides Cockerell, 1895
Photomorphus clandestina Viereck, 1903
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) apachus Saussure, 1857
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) aurifer (Saussure, 1853)⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) bellicosus (Cresson, 1872)⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) comanchus Saussure, 1857
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) exclamans Viereck, 1906Paper wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) flavus Cresson, 1868
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) metricus Say, 1831Metric Paper Wasp
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793
Pompilus arctus Cresson, 1865
Pompilus nigritus Fabricius, 1781
Pompilus orophilus Evans, 1947
Pompilus parvulus Banks, 1912
Pompilus phoenix Evans, 1948
Pompilus scelestus Cresson, 1865
Pompilus solonus Banks, 1914
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) cornica Say, 1836
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) notha Cresson, 1867
Priocnessus nigricans Townes, 1957
Pseudomasaris occidentalis Cresson, 1871
Pseudomasaris phaceliae Rohwer, 1912
Pseudomasaris vespoides Cresson, 1863
Pseudomethoca albicoma Mickel, 1924
Pseudomethoca oculissima Mickel, 1924
Psiliglossa simplicipes
Psorthaspis legata Cresson, 1867
Psorthaspis nigriceps Banks, 1933
Psorthaspis portiae Rohwer, 1920
Psorthaspis sanguinea Smith, 1855
Pterocheilus (Megapterocheilus) pedicellatus Bohart, 1940
Pterocheilus (Megapterocheilus) quinquefasciatus Say, 1824
Pterocheilus (Onchopterocheilus) laticeps Cresson, 1872
Pterocheilus (Onchopterocheilus) sculleni Bohart, 1950
Rhynchalastor anormis Say, 1824
Rhynchalastor apache Bohart, 1949
Rhynchalastor microstictus Viereck, 1906
Rhynchalastor ochrogonius Bohart, 1944
Rhynchalastor papagorum Bohart, 1944
Rhynchalastor percampanulatus Viereck, 1906
Rhynchalastor rudus Bohart, 1949
Rhynchalastor toas Cresson, 1868
Rhynchalastor ventones Cameron, 1908
Rhynchalastor williamsi Bohart, 1949
Sapygina lugens manica Arnold, 1960
Scolia (Discolia) dubia Say, 1837Blue-Winged Scoliid Wasp
Sericopompilus neotropicalis Cameron, 1893
Smeringodynerus morelios Saussure, 1857
Sphaerophthalma heterochroa
Sphaeropthalma (Micromutilla) acontia Fox Fox, 0
Sphaeropthalma (Micromutilla) difficilis Baker, 1905
Sphaeropthalma (Micromutilla) mesillensis Cockerell, 1897
Sphaeropthalma (Photopsis) imperialis Blake, 1871
Sphaeropthalma (Photopsis) marpesia Blake, 1879
Sphaeropthalma (Photopsis) orestes Fox, 1899
Sphaeropthalma (Photopsis) pallidipes Schuster, 1958
Sphaeropthalma (Photopsis) triangularis Blake, 1871
Sphaeropthalma (Photopsis) unicolor Cresson Cresson, 0
Sphaeropthalma (Photopsoides) uro Blake, 1879
Sphaeropthalma nana Ashmead, 1896
Stenodyneriellus heterospilus Cameron, 1907
Tastiotenia festiva Evans, 1950
Timulla (Timulla) suspensa Gerstaecker, 1874
Timulla (Timulla) vagans Fabricius, 1798
Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespa uncinata (Linnaeus, 1763)⇒ Monobia quadridens Linnaeus, 1763
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket
Vespula alascensis Packard, 1870Alaska Yellowjacket
Vespula atropilosa Sladen, 1918Prairie Yellowjacket
Vespula pensylvanica de Saussure, 1857Western yellow jacket

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in New Mexico
FamilyBradynobaenidae
Saussure, 1892
Bradynobaenid wasps
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
13
45
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
26
60
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySapygidae
Latreille, 1810
Club-horned wasps, Sapygid wasps
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
7
1
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
23
70
Genera
Species

Taxom



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