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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Niagara County (New York, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
230
835
1042
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
230
835
1042
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
216
793
976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
159
681
854
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
35
124
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
30
103
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
14
65
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
5
13
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Niagara County
5 Families width 11 Species
Pompilidae (Latreille, 1805)Pompilid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies7SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant2SpeciesTaxom
Sapygidae Latreille, 1810Club-horned wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Niagara County
13 Genera with 11 Species
Ageniella Banks, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1798European tube wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Campsomeris Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1899
Cow Killer0SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1916
Aerial Yellowjackets0SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Priocnemis Schiødte, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Sapyga Latreille, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Stenodynerus Saussure, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Timulla Ashmead, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets1SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1854Ground Yellowjackets4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Niagara County
11 Species
Ageniella (Ageniella) norata Banks, 1914
Ancistrocerus gazella Panzer, 1798European potter wasp
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Pseudomethoca frigida Smith, 1855
Sapyga louisi Krombein, 1938Louis'S Club-Horned Cuckoo Wasp
Timulla (Timulla) vagans Fabricius, 1798
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket
Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905Eastern yellow jacket
Vespula vidua de Saussure, 1854Widow Yellowjacket

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Niagara County
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySapygidae
Latreille, 1810
Club-horned wasps, Sapygid wasps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
1
0
Genus
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
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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