Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Northern Alberta (Alberta, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 375
2750
5100 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 373
2748
5099 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 353
2679
4966 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 255
2271
4372 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 48
397
643 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 40
357
584 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 17
120
364 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps | 4
19
34 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Northern Alberta
4 Families width 34 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Northern Alberta
19 Genera with 34 Species | Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1798 | European tube wasp | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anoplius Dufour, 1763 | Blue-Black Spider Wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aporus Spinola, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arachnospila Kincaid, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1845 | Cow Killer | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1763 | Aerial Yellowjackets | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Episyron Schioedte, 1835 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eumenes Latreille, 1888 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1904 | Potter Wasp | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Evagetes Lepeletier, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mischocyttarus Saussure, 1945 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paranortonia Bequaert, 1940 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polistes Latreille, 1791 | Paper nest wasps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Priochilus Banks, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 1896 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Sapyga Latreille, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Symmorphus Wesmael, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vespa Linnaeus, 1758 | Hornets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vespula Thomson, 1857 | Ground Yellowjackets | 6 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Northern Alberta
34 Species and 1 Subspecies | Ancistrocerus albolacteus (Bequaert, 1943) | ⇒ Ancistrocerus adiabatus Saussure, 1853 | | Ancistrocerus antilope Panzer, 1798 | Lobed Mason Wasp | | Anoplius (Anoplius) nigerrimus Scopoli, 1763 | | | Aporus (Aporus) idris | | | Arachnospila (Ammosphex) angularis Banks, 1910 | | | Dasymutilla vesta Cresson, 1865 | | | Dasymutilla vestita Lepeletier, 1845 | | | Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763 | Bald hornet | | Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) norwegica Fabricius, 1781 | Norwegian wasp | | Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775 | Aerial yellowjacket | | Dolichovespula norvegicoides Sladen, 1918 | Arctic yellowjacket | | Dolichovespula silvestris Scopoli, 1763 | | | Episyron biguttatus Fabricius, 1798 | Two-Spotted Spider Wasp | | Episyron oregon Evans, 1950 | | | Episyron quinquenotatus Say, 1835 | White-trimmed black wasp | | Eumenes (Eumenes) consobrinus (de Saussure, 1856) | ⇒ Cyphomenes anisitsii Brèthes, 1906 | | Eumenes (Eumenes) crucifera Prov., 1888 | Cross Potter Wasp | | Evagetes (Evagetes) crassicornis Shuckard, 1837 | | | Evagetes consimilis | | | Mischocyttarus thrypticus Richards, 1945 | | | Paranortonia symmorphus (Bequaert, 1940) | ⇒ Parazumia tolteca Saussure, 1875 | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) aurifer (Saussure, 1853) | ⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793 | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793 | Dark Paper Wasp | | Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791 | European paper wasp | | Priochilus splendidulum opacifrons | | | Sapyga similis Fabricius, 1793 | | | Symmorphus (Symmorphus) canadensis Saussure, 1855 | Canadian Potter Wasp | | Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758 | Cornish mallow | | Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793 | European wasp | | Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 | Common European Yellowjacket | | Vespula (Vespula) austriaca Panzer, 1799 | Boreal Yellowjacket | | Vespula acadica Sladen, 1918 | Forest Yellowjacket | | Vespula atropilosa Sladen, 1918 | Prairie Yellowjacket | | Vespula pensylvanica de Saussure, 1857 | Western yellow jacket |
Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Northern Alberta | Family | Mutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp | 6
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sapygidae ♰
Latreille, 1810
Club-horned wasps, Sapygid wasps | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Vespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps, Pollen Wasps, Potter Wasps, Social Wasps, Vespid wasps, Wasps, Yellowjackets | 10
22 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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