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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region North Germany (West Germany, Germany)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
459
3029
5803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
457
3026
5800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
424
2952
5680
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
279
2396
4813
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
46
352
697
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
35
297
620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
151
426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
31
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Germany
4 Families width 58 Species and 1 Subspecies
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps19SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies33SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant5SpeciesTaxom
Sapygidae Latreille, 1810Club-horned wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Germany
31 Genera with 58 Species
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Agenioideus Ashmead, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1776European tube wasp3SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1889Blue-Black Spider Wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Arachnospila Kincaid, 18434SpeciesTaxom
Auplopus Spinola, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Ceropales Latreille, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocheilus Panzer, 1806
0SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1865Cow Killer1SpeciesTaxom
Dipogon Fox, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Discoelius Latreille, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1763Aerial Yellowjackets4SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 17992SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1793Potter Wasp3SpeciesTaxom
Evagetes Lepeletier, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Gymnomerus Bluthgen, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Homonotus Dahlbom, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Monosapyga Pic, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Mutilla Linnaeus, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosa Latreille, 1801Velvet Ant1SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Pompilus Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Priocnemis Schiødte, 19443SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Schistonyx Saussure, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Smicromyrme Thomson, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Sphaericites Bode, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Symmorphus Wesmael, 18325SpeciesTaxom
Tachypompilus Ashmead, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets4SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1758Ground Yellowjackets4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Germany
58 Species and 1 Subspecies
Agenioideus (Agenioideus) cinctellus Spinola, 1808
Ancistrocerus nigricornis (Curtis, 1826)⇒ Ancistrocerus melanocerus Dalla Torre, 1894
Ancistrocerus parietinus Linnaeus, 1758Wall Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus trifasciatus Muller, 1776Caterpillar-hunting potter wasp
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) viaticus Linnaeus, 1758Black Banded Spider Wasp
Anoplius (Lophopompilus) aethiops Cresson, 1865
Anoplius aeruginosus Tournier, 1889
Arachnospila (Ammosphex) abnormis Dahlbom, 1842
Arachnospila (Ammosphex) anceps Wesmael, 1851
Arachnospila (Ammosphex) consobrina Dahlbom, 1843
Arachnospila (Ammosphex) trivialis Dahlbom, 1843
Auplopus carbonarius Scopoli, 1763Spider wasp
Ceropales (Ceropales) maculata Fabricius, 1775Parasitic spider wasp
Dasymutilla vesta Cresson, 1865
Dipogon (Deuteragenia) subintermedius Magretti, 1886
Dipogon (Deuteragenia) variegatus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Dipogon variegata Linnaeus, 1758
Discoelius dufourii Lepeletier, 1841
Discoelius zonalis Panzer, 1801
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) media Retzius, 1783Media Wasp
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) norwegica Fabricius, 1781Norwegian wasp
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) saxonica Fabricius, 1793Saxon wasp
Dolichovespula silvestris Scopoli, 1763
Eumenes (Eumenes) coronatus Panzer, 1799
Eumenes (Eumenes) pedunculatus Panzer, 1799
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) annectens Saussure, 1870
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) crypticus Say, 1823
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) quadrifasciatus Fabricius, 1793
Evagetes (Evagetes) subglaber Haupt, 1941
Gymnomerus laevipes Shuckard, 1837
Homonotus sanguinolentus Fabricius, 1793Bloody Spider-hunting Wasp
Mischocyttarus (Phi) flavitarsis Saussure, 1854Wasp
Monosapyga clavicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Mutilla marginata Baer, 1848
Myrmosa atra Panzer, 1801Black Headed Velvet Ant
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Polistes (Polistes) gallicus Linnaeus, 1767Paper wasp
Polistes (Polistes) nimpha Christ, 1791
Pompilus cinereus Fabricius, 1775Grey spider wasp
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) cordivalvata Haupt, 1927
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) schioedtei Haupt, 1927
Priocnemis (Umbripennis) hankoi Moczar, 1944
Pseudomethoca meritoria Mickel, 1924
Schistonyx perezi Tournier, 1895
Smicromyrme rufipes Fabricius, 1787Small Velvet Ant
Sphaericites concameratus A. Bode, 1953
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) angustatus Zetterstedt, 1838
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) connexus Curtis, 1826
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) crassicornis Panzer, 1798
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) debilitatus Saussure, 1855
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) gracilis Brullé, 1832
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespa muraria Linnæus, 1758
Vespa spinipes Linnæus, 1758
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket
Vespula (Vespula) austriaca Panzer, 1799Boreal Yellowjacket
Vespula (Vespula) rufa Linnaeus, 1758Red Wasp

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in North Germany
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
13
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySapygidae
Latreille, 1810
Club-horned wasps, Sapygid wasps
1
1
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
12
33
Genera
Species

Taxom



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