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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Nova Scotia (East Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
483
4679
10528
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
481
4675
10525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
458
4577
10265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
328
3935
9011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
56
684
1314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
46
603
1136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
19
170
572
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
5
35
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nova Scotia
5 Families width 64 Species and 2 Subspecies
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps22SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies36SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant3SpeciesTaxom
Sapygidae Latreille, 1810Club-horned wasps2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nova Scotia
35 Genera with 64 Species
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Agenioideus Ashmead, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1906European tube wasp6SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1824Blue-Black Spider Wasps5SpeciesTaxom
Arachnospila Kincaid, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Auplopus Spinola, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Campsomeris Guérin-Ménev..., 17701SpeciesTaxom
Ceropales Latreille, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocheilus Panzer, 1806
0SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1845Cow Killer2SpeciesTaxom
Dipogon Fox, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1918Aerial Yellowjackets5SpeciesTaxom
Eoferreola Arnold, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Episyron Schioedte, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 04SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1856Potter Wasp2SpeciesTaxom
Evagetes Lepeletier, 18655SpeciesTaxom
Krombeinopyga Kurzenko, 01SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosa Latreille, 1824Velvet Ant1SpeciesTaxom
Pachodynerus Saussure, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Paracyphononyx Gribodo, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Poecilopompilus Howard, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Pompilus Fabricius, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Priocnemis Schiødte, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Sapyga Latreille, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Stenodynerus Saussure, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Symmorphus Wesmael, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Timulla Ashmead, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1763Hornets2SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1905Ground Yellowjackets7SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nova Scotia
64 Species and 2 Subspecies
Agenioideus (Agenioideus) cinctellus Spinola, 1808
Ancistrocerus adiabatus Saussure, 1853Bramble Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus albophaleratus Saussure, 1855White-Banded Potter Wasp
Ancistrocerus antilope Panzer, 1798Lobed Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus catskill Viereck, 1902Catskill Potter Wasp
Ancistrocerus gazella Panzer, 1798European potter wasp
Ancistrocerus waldenii Viereck, 1906Walden’S Potter Wasp
Anoplius (Anoplius) illinoensis Robertson, 1901
Anoplius (Anoplius) nigerrimus Scopoli, 1763
Anoplius (Anoplius) ventralis Banks, 1910
Anoplius (Anoplius) virginiensis Cresson, 1867
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) marginatus Say, 1824
Arachnospila (Ammosphex) angularis Banks, 1910
Arachnospila imbecilla Evans, 1951
Auplopus nigrellus Banks, 1912
Campsomeris plumipes Drury, 1770
Ceropales (Ceropales) maculata Fabricius, 1775Parasitic spider wasp
Dasymutilla vesta Cresson, 1865
Dasymutilla vestita Lepeletier, 1845
Dipogon (Deuteragenia) papago Banks, 1943
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) adulterina du Buysson, 1905Parasitic yellowjacket
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) norwegica Fabricius, 1781Norwegian wasp
Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775Aerial yellowjacket
Dolichovespula norvegicoides Sladen, 1918Arctic yellowjacket
Eoferreola rhombica Christ, 1791
Episyron biguttatus Fabricius, 1798Two-Spotted Spider Wasp
Episyron quinquenotatus Say, 1835White-trimmed black wasp
Eumenes (Eumenes) consobrinus (de Saussure, 1856)⇒ Cyphomenes anisitsii Brèthes, 1906
Eumenes (Eumenes) crucifera Prov., 1888Cross Potter Wasp
Eumenes (Eumenes) fraternus Say, 1824Fraternal Potter Wasp
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) castigatus Saussure, 1853
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) leucomelas Saussure, 1856Wasp
Evagetes (Evagetes) crassicornis Shuckard, 1837
Evagetes consimilis
Evagetes hyacinthinus Cresson, 1867
Evagetes ingenuus Cresson, 1867
Evagetes parvus Cresson, 1865
Krombeinopyga pumila
Mischocyttarus thrypticus Richards, 1945
Myrmosa (Myrmosa) unicolor Say, 1824
Pachodynerus erynnis Lepeletier, 1841Red-and-black Mason Wasp
Paracyphononyx funereus Lepeletier, 1845
Parancistrocerus pensylvanicus Saussure, 1856
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) metricus Say, 1831Metric Paper Wasp
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Pompilus arctus Cresson, 1865
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) germana Cresson, 1867
Rhynchalastor ammonia de Saussure, 1856
Sapyga similis Fabricius, 1793
Stenodyneriellus heterospilus Cameron, 1907
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) bifasciatus Linnaeus, 1761
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) canadensis Saussure, 1855Canadian Potter Wasp
Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespa parietum (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Dolichovespula sylvestris Scopoli, 1763
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket
Vespula (Vespula) rufa Linnaeus, 1758Red Wasp
Vespula acadica Sladen, 1918Forest Yellowjacket
Vespula alascensis Packard, 1870Alaska Yellowjacket
Vespula flavopilosa Jacobson, 1978Downy Yellowjacket
Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905Eastern yellow jacket

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Nova Scotia
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
4
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
14
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid 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
14
36
Genera
Species

Taxom



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