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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region New Zealand (Polynesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
5392
17066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
5387
17059
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
5315
16945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
331
4274
14282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
54
680
1378
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
49
654
1343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
19
178
432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
23
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for New Zealand
4 Families width 40 Species and 5 Subspecies
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies19SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae (Latreille, 1805)Pompilid wasps14SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant6SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for New Zealand
23 Genera with 40 Species
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Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1798European tube wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Chirodamus Haliday, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocheilus Panzer, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1845Cow Killer2SpeciesTaxom
Ephutomorpha André, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Epipompilus Kohl, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 02SpeciesTaxom
Hadrotilla Bischoff, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Leomeris Betrem, 1971
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptochilus Saussure, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Odontomutilla Ashmead, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Paracyphononyx Gribodo, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps8SpeciesTaxom
Priocnemis Schiødte, 19877SpeciesTaxom
Radumeris Betrem, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Smicromyrme Thomson, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeropthalma Blake, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Sphictostethus Kohl, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Timulla Ashmead, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Trichocurgus Haupt, 1937
0SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 0Hornets1SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1905Ground Yellowjackets5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Zealand
40 Species and 5 Subspecies
Ancistrocerus gazella Panzer, 1798European potter wasp
Cryptocheilus (Cryptocheilus) octomaculatus Rossius, 1790
Cryptocheilus australis Guérin, 1830Golden Spider Wasp
Dasymutilla monticola Cresson, 1865
Dasymutilla vestita Lepeletier, 1845
Ephutomorpha bivulnerata André, 1901
Epipompilus insularis Kohl, 1884
Eumenes (Eumenes) bollii Cresson, 1872
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Hadrotilla helle helle Perinquey, 1898
Leptochilus limbiferus achaeus Gusenleitner, 1970
Leptochilus sarticus Blüthgen, 1939
Odontomutilla natalensis Bradley & Be..., 1923
Paracyphononyx diversus Dahlbom, 1845
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) apachus Saussure, 1857
Polistes (Gyrostoma) olivaceus De Geer, 1773Macao paper wasp
Polistes stenopus stenopus van der Vecht, 1972
Polistes (Polistella) humilis Fabricius, 1781Australian Paper Wasp
Polistes (Polistella) smithii Saussure, 1853
Polistes (Polistes) chinensis Fabricius, 1793Asian paper wasp
Polistes chinensis antennalis Perkins, 1905
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Priocnemis (Trichocurgus) carbonarius (Smith, 1855)⇒ Priocnemis ni1idiventris Smith, 1878
Priocnemis (Trichocurgus) conformis Smith, 1876
Priocnemis (Trichocurgus) crawi Harris, 1987
Priocnemis (Trichocurgus) monachus Smith, 1855
Priocnemis (Trichocurgus) ni1idiventris Smith, 1878
Priocnemis (Trichocurgus) nitidiventris Smith, 1878
Priocnemis (Trichocurgus) ordishi Harris, 1987
Radumeris tasmaniensis Saussure, 1855
Sphictostethus calvus Harris, 1987
Sphictostethus fugax (Fabricus, 1775)⇒ Sphictostethus nitidus Fabricius, 1775
Sphictostethus nitidus Fabricius, 1775Golden hunter wasp
Stenodyneriellus heterospilus Cameron, 1907
Timulla (Timulla) suspensa Gerstaecker, 1874
Vespa dasypodia
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket
Vespula (Vespula) germanica (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Vespula germanica Fabricius, 1793
Vespula (Vespula) vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Vespula vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758
Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905Eastern yellow jacket

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in New Zealand
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
7
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
7
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
2
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
7
19
Genera
Species

Taxom



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