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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Oklahoma (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
518
4494
9472
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
516
4490
9468
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
481
4391
9249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
316
3608
7758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
65
514
721
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
55
479
686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
22
216
512
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
5
52
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Oklahoma
5 Families width 87 Species and 1 Subspecies
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant16SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps31SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies37SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Sapygidae Latreille, 1810Club-horned wasps0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Oklahoma
52 Genera with 87 Species
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Acanthophotopsis Schuster, 1958
0SpeciesTaxom
Ageniella Banks, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Allochares Banks, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1853European tube wasp4SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1921Blue-Black Spider Wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Aporus Spinola, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Arachnospila Kincaid, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Auplopus Spinola, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Belonogaster Saussure, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Campsomeris Guérin-Ménev..., 17701SpeciesTaxom
Ceropales Latreille, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Chirodamus Haliday, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Colpa Lepeletier, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1845Cow Killer6SpeciesTaxom
Dielis Saussure & S..., 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1775Aerial Yellowjackets2SpeciesTaxom
Entypus Dahlbom, 18282SpeciesTaxom
Ephuta Say, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Episyron Schioedte, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 03SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1853Potter Wasp5SpeciesTaxom
Evagetes Lepeletier, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Hemipepsis Dahlbom, 1844
Tarantula Hawks0SpeciesTaxom
Minagenia Banks, 19442SpeciesTaxom
Monobia Saussure, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Myrmilloides André, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Notocyphus Smith, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Odontophotopsis Viereck, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 1802
0SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Parazumia Saussure, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Pepsis Fabricius, 1845Tarantula hawk4SpeciesTaxom
Phanagenia Banks, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Photomorphus Viereck, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Poecilopompilus Howard, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1973Paper nest wasps10SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodynerus Saussure, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Psorthaspis Banks, 18554SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphiglossa Saunders, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Sapyga Latreille, 1796
0SpeciesTaxom
Scolia Fabricius, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Sericopompilus Howard, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeropthalma Blake, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Synagris Latreille, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Tachypompilus Ashmead, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Timulla Ashmead, 17984SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets1SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1770Ground Yellowjackets3SpeciesTaxom
Zethus Fabricius, 18371SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Oklahoma
87 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ageniella (Ageniella) accepta Cresson, 1867
Ageniella (Leucophrus) fulgifrons Cresson, 1867
Allochares azureus Cresson, 1867
Ancistrocerus adiabatus Saussure, 1853Bramble Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus antilope Panzer, 1798Lobed Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus campestris Saussure, 1853Smiling Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus unifasciatus Saussure, 1853One-Banded Mason Wasp
Anoplius (Anoplius) depressipes Banks, 1919
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) fraternus Banks, 1941
Anoplius (Notiochares) lepidus Say, 1836
Anoplius carolina Banks, 1921
Aporus (Aporus) idris
Aporus (Aporus) niger Cresson, 1867
Auplopus mellipes Say, 1836Spider Wasp
Auplopus mollis Townes, 1957
Belonogaster ornata Saussure, 1900
Campsomeris plumipes Drury, 1770
Ceropales (Bifidoceropales) elegans Cresson, 1872
Ceropales (Ceropales) maculata Fabricius, 1775Parasitic spider wasp
Chirodamus maculipennis Smith, 1855
Dasymutilla birkmani Melander, 1903
Dasymutilla magnifica Mickel, 1928Red Velvet Ant
Dasymutilla monticola Cresson, 1865
Dasymutilla occidentalis Linnaeus, 1758Common Eastern Velvet Ant
Dasymutilla vesta Cresson, 1865
Dasymutilla vestita Lepeletier, 1845
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775Aerial yellowjacket
Entypus fulvicornis Cresson, 1867
Entypus unifasciatus Say, 1828Eastern Tawny-Horned Spider Wasp
Episyron biguttatus Fabricius, 1798Two-Spotted Spider Wasp
Eumenes (Eumenes) fraternus Say, 1824Fraternal Potter Wasp
Eumenes (Eumenes) smithii de Saussure, 1852
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) annulatus Say, 1824
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) crypticus Say, 1823
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) pratensis Saussure, 1870
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) schwarzi Krombein, 1962
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) foraminatus Saussure, 1853
Evagetes hyacinthinus Cresson, 1867
Minagenia julia Brimley, 1934
Minagenia osoria Banks, 1944
Monobia quadridens Linnaeus, 1763Four-toothed Mason Wasp
Notocyphus dorsalis Cresson, 1872
Odontophotopsis (Odontophotopsis) erebus Melander, 1903
Odontophotopsis (Odontophotopsis) melicausa Blake, 1871
Parancistrocerus fulvipes Saussure, 1856Potter wasp
Parazumia tolteca Saussure, 1875
Pepsis (Dinopepsis) formosa (Say, 1823)⇒ Pepsis grossa Fabricius, 1798
Pepsis (Pepsis) thisbe Lucas, 1894
Pepsis grossa Fabricius, 1798
Pepsis menechma Lepeletier, 1845
Phanagenia bombycina Cresson, 1867
Photomorphus (Photomorphina) myrmicoides Cockerell, 1895
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) annularis Linnaeus, 1763Jack Spaniard Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) apachus Saussure, 1857
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) aurifer (Saussure, 1853)⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) bellicosus (Cresson, 1872)⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) carolina Linnaeus, 1767Red Paper Wasps
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) exclamans Viereck, 1906Paper wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) metricus Say, 1831Metric Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) perplexus Cresson, 1872
Pseudodynerus quadrisectus Say, 1837
Pseudomethoca frigida Smith, 1855
Psorthaspis brimleyi Malloch, 1928
Psorthaspis legata Cresson, 1867
Psorthaspis luctuosa Banks, 1910
Psorthaspis sanguinea Smith, 1855
Rhaphiglossa symmorpha Saussure, 1852
Rhynchalastor histrionalis Viereck, 1906
Scolia (Discolia) dubia Say, 1837Blue-Winged Scoliid Wasp
Scolia bicincta Fabricius, 1775Double-banded Scoliid
Sericopompilus apicalis Say, 1835
Sphaeropthalma (Photopsis) marpesia Blake, 1879
Sphaeropthalma (Photopsoides) amphion Fox, 1899
Stenodyneriellus heterospilus Cameron, 1907
Synagris tropidia (Schletterer, 1891)⇒ Tricarinodynerus ventralis Saussure, 1890
Timulla (Timulla) barbigera Bradley, 1916
Timulla (Timulla) dubitatiformis Mickel, 1937
Timulla (Timulla) ocellaria Mickel, 1937
Timulla (Timulla) vagans Fabricius, 1798
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket
Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905Eastern yellow jacket
Vespula squamosa Drury, 1770Southern Yellowjacket
Zethus (Zethus) spinipes Say, 1837

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Oklahoma
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
9
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
20
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySapygidae
Latreille, 1810
Club-horned wasps, Sapygid wasps
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
4
3
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
18
37
Genera
Species

Taxom



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