Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Pennsylvania (USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 554
5452
12530 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 553
5449
12526 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 525
5347
12273 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 355
4526
10429 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 67
612
1170 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 57
542
1044 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 20
226
724 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps | 5
59
135 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Pennsylvania
5 Families width 135 Species and 15 Subspecies
Genera for Pennsylvania
59 Genera with 135 Species #ABCDELMOPRSTVZ
| Agenioideus Ashmead, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allaporus Banks, 1959 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ammosphex Wilcke, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1906 | European tube wasp | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Anoplius Dufour, 1923 | Blue-Black Spider Wasps | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Anterhynchium de Saussure, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aporinellus Banks, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aporus Spinola, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Arachnospila Kincaid, 1900 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Auplopus Spinola, 1910 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Brachygastra Perty, 1824 | Honey wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caliadurgus Pate, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calicurgus Lepeletier, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Campsomeris Guérin-Ménev..., 1770 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Cephalodynerus Parker, 1965 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Ceropales Latreille, 1855 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Chirodamus Haliday, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Cryptocheilus Panzer, 1806 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1865 | Cow Killer | 6 | Species | Taxom | Dielis Saussure & S..., 1864 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Dipogon Fox, 1867 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1918 | Aerial Yellowjackets | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Entypus Dahlbom, 1828 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ephuta Say, 1952 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Episyron Schioedte, 1835 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Eumenes Latreille, 0 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1856 | Potter Wasp | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Evagetes Lepeletier, 1865 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Leucospilomutilla Ashmead, 1903 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Minagenia Banks, 1934 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Mischocyttarus Saussure, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monobia Saussure, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmosa Latreille, 1824 | Velvet Ant | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Odontophotopsis Viereck, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachodynerus Saussure, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Pachymenes Saussure, 1852 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 1857 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Paranortonia Bequaert, 1940 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Photomorphus Viereck, 1895 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Poecilopompilus Howard, 1835 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Polistes Latreille, 2012 | Paper nest wasps | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Pompilus Fabricius, 1919 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Priocnemis Schiødte, 1912 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Priocnessus Banks, 1843 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudodynerus Saussure, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhaphiglossa Saunders, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sapyga Latreille, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scolia Fabricius, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Sphaeropthalma Blake, 1871 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Stenodynerus Saussure, 1863 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Symmorphus Wesmael, 1856 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | Tachypompilus Ashmead, 1902 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Timulla Ashmead, 1798 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vespa Linnaeus, 1763 | Hornets | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Vespula Thomson, 1854 | Ground Yellowjackets | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Zethus Fabricius, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Pennsylvania
135 Species and 15 Subspecies | Agenioideus humilis Cresson, 1867 | | | Allaporus fascipennis Evans, 1959 | | | Ammosphex michiganensis | | | Ancistrocerus adiabatus Saussure, 1853 | Bramble Mason Wasp | | Ancistrocerus albophaleratus Saussure, 1855 | White-Banded Potter Wasp | | Ancistrocerus antilope Panzer, 1798 | Lobed Mason Wasp | | Ancistrocerus campestris Saussure, 1853 | Smiling Mason Wasp | | Ancistrocerus gazella Panzer, 1798 | European potter wasp | | Ancistrocerus spinolae Saussure, 1856 | | | Ancistrocerus unifasciatus Saussure, 1853 | One-Banded Mason Wasp | | Ancistrocerus waldenii Viereck, 1906 | Walden’S Potter Wasp | | Anoplius (Anoplius) depressipes Banks, 1919 | | | Anoplius (Anoplius) illinoensis Robertson, 1901 | | | Anoplius (Anoplius) virginiensis Cresson, 1867 | | | Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) americanus Beauvois, 1811 | Blue-Black Spider Wasp | | Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) cylindricus Cresson, 1867 | | | Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) marginalis Banks, 1910 | | | Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) marginatus Say, 1824 | | | Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) percitus Evans, 1950 | | | Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) relativus Fox, 1893 | | | Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) semirufus Cresson, 1867 | | | Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) splendens Dreisbach, 1949 | | | Anoplius (Lophopompilus) aethiops Cresson, 1865 | | | Anoplius (Lophopompilus) atrox Dahlbom, 1843 | | | Anoplius (Lophopompilus) bengtssoni Regan, 1923 | | | Anterhynchium (Anterhynchium) histrionicum Gerst., 1857 | | | Aporinellus completus Banks, 1917 | | | Aporus (Aporus) niger Cresson, 1867 | | | Auplopus architectus Say, 1836 | | | Auplopus caerulescens Dahlbom, 1843 | | | Auplopus caerulescens caerulescens | | | Auplopus mellipes Say, 1836 | Spider Wasp | | Auplopus odontocephalus Cameron, 1910 | | | Brachygastra lecheguana Latreille, 1824 | Black paper wasp | | Caliadurgus fasciatellus Spinola, 1808 | | | Calicurgus hyalinatus alienatus (Smith, 1855) | ⇒ Caliadurgus fasciatellus Spinola, 1808 | | Campsomeris plumipes Drury, 1770 | | | Ceropales bipunctata bipunctata | | | Ceropales (Bifidoceropales) longipes Smith, 1855 | | | Ceropales (Ceropales) maculata Fabricius, 1775 | Parasitic spider wasp | | Ceropales maculata fraterna Smith, 1855 | | | Chirodamus fortis Cresson, 1867 | | | Dasymutilla canella Blake, 1871 | | | Dasymutilla ferrugatella | | | Dasymutilla melanippe Mickel, 1928 | | | Dasymutilla occidentalis Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Eastern Velvet Ant | | Dasymutilla segregata | | | Dasymutilla vesta Cresson, 1865 | | | Dipogon (Deuteragenia) calipterus Say, 1836 | | | Dipogon (Deuteragenia) papago Banks, 1943 | | | Dipogon (Deuteragenia) pulchripennis Cresson, 1867 | | | Dipogon (Deuteragenia) sayi Banks, 1941 | | | Dipogon sayi sayi Banks, 1941 | | | Dipogon brevis brevis Cresson, 1867 | | | Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763 | Bald hornet | | Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) adulterina du Buysson, 1905 | Parasitic yellowjacket | | Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) norwegica Fabricius, 1781 | Norwegian wasp | | Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775 | Aerial yellowjacket | | Dolichovespula norvegicoides Sladen, 1918 | Arctic yellowjacket | | Entypus fulvicornis Cresson, 1867 | | | Entypus unifasciatus Say, 1828 | Eastern Tawny-Horned Spider Wasp | | Entypus unifasciatus unifasciatus Say, 1828 | | | Ephuta emarginata Mickel, 1952 | | | Episyron biguttatus Fabricius, 1798 | Two-Spotted Spider Wasp | | Episyron biguttatus biguttatus Fabricius, 1798 | | | Episyron quinquenotatus Say, 1835 | White-trimmed black wasp | | Episyron quinquenotatus quinquenotatus Say, 1835 | | | Eumenes (Eumenes) consobrinus (de Saussure, 1856) | ⇒ Cyphomenes anisitsii Brèthes, 1906 | | Eumenes (Eumenes) crucifera Prov., 1888 | Cross Potter Wasp | | Eumenes (Eumenes) fraternus Say, 1824 | Fraternal Potter Wasp | | Eumenes (Eumenes) verticalis Say, 1824 | | | Eumenes flavus leptogaster | | | Euodynerus (Euodynerus) boscii Lepeletier, 1841 | | | Euodynerus (Euodynerus) crypticus Say, 1823 | | | Euodynerus (Euodynerus) megaera Lepeletier, 1841 | | | Euodynerus (Euodynerus) schwarzi Krombein, 1962 | | | Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) foraminatus Saussure, 1853 | | | Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) leucomelas Saussure, 1856 | Wasp | | Evagetes ingenuus Cresson, 1867 | | | Evagetes parvus Cresson, 1865 | | | Mischocyttarus (Phi) cubensis Saussure, 1854 | | | Monobia quadridens Linnaeus, 1763 | Four-toothed Mason Wasp | | Myrmosa (Myrmosa) unicolor Say, 1824 | | | Odontophotopsis (Odontophotopsis) erebus Melander, 1903 | | | Pachodynerus erynnis Lepeletier, 1841 | Red-and-black Mason Wasp | | Parancistrocerus histrio Lepeletier, 1841 | | | Parancistrocerus leionotus Viereck, 1906 | | | Parancistrocerus pedestris Saussure, 1855 | | | Parancistrocerus pensylvanicus Saussure, 1856 | | | Parancistrocerus perennis Saussure, 1857 | | | Paranortonia symmorphus (Bequaert, 1940) | ⇒ Parazumia tolteca Saussure, 1875 | | Photomorphus (Photomorphina) juanita Schuster, 1952 | | | Photomorphus (Photomorphina) myrmicoides Cockerell, 1895 | | | Poecilopompilus interruptus Say, 1835 | | | Poecilopompilus interruptus cressoni Banks, 1944 | | | Poecilopompilus interruptus interruptus Say, 1835 | | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) annularis Linnaeus, 1763 | Jack Spaniard Wasp | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) bellicosus (Cresson, 1872) | ⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793 | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) carolina Linnaeus, 1767 | Red Paper Wasps | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) exclamans Viereck, 1906 | Paper wasp | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793 | Dark Paper Wasp | | Polistes fuscatus pallipes Lepeletier, 0 | | | Polistes fuscatus rubiginosus | | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) instabilis Saussure, 1953 | Unstable Paper Wasp | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) major Palisot de B..., 1818 | | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) metricus Say, 1831 | Metric Paper Wasp | | Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791 | European paper wasp | | Polistes parametricus Buck, 2012 | | | Pompilus apicatus Provancher, 1882 | | | Pompilus scelestus Cresson, 1865 | | | Pompilus similaris Banks, 1919 | | | Priocnemis (Priocnemis) cornica Say, 1836 | | | Priocnemis (Priocnemis) germana Cresson, 1867 | | | Priocnemis (Priocnemis) notha Cresson, 1867 | | | Priocnemis (Umbripennis) minorata Banks, 1912 | | | Priocnessus dakota Cresson, 1867 | | | Priocnessus nebulosus Dahlbom, 1843 | | | Pseudodynerus quadrisectus Say, 1837 | | | Pseudomethoca frigida Smith, 1855 | | | Rhaphiglossa symmorpha Saussure, 1852 | | | Rhynchalastor blepharus Bohart, 1953 | | | Sapyga louisi Krombein, 1938 | Louis'S Club-Horned Cuckoo Wasp | | Scolia (Discolia) dubia Say, 1837 | Blue-Winged Scoliid Wasp | | Scolia bicincta Fabricius, 1775 | Double-banded Scoliid | | Stenodyneriellus heterospilus Cameron, 1907 | | | Symmorphus (Symmorphus) albomarginatus Saussure, 1856 | | | Symmorphus (Symmorphus) canadensis Saussure, 1855 | Canadian Potter Wasp | | Symmorphus (Symmorphus) cristatus Saussure, 1856 | | | Timulla (Timulla) dubitatiformis Mickel, 1937 | | | Timulla (Timulla) vagans Fabricius, 1798 | | | Vespa affinis Linnaeus, 1764 | Lesser banded hornet | | Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758 | Cornish mallow | | Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Vespa parietum (Scopoli, 1763) | ⇒ Dolichovespula sylvestris Scopoli, 1763 | | Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793 | European wasp | | Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 | Common European Yellowjacket | | Vespula acadica Sladen, 1918 | Forest Yellowjacket | | Vespula alascensis Packard, 1870 | Alaska Yellowjacket | | Vespula atropilosa Sladen, 1918 | Prairie Yellowjacket | | Vespula consobrina de Saussure, 1854 | Blackjacket | | Vespula flavopilosa Jacobson, 1978 | Downy Yellowjacket | | Vespula intermedia (du Buysson, 1904) | ⇒ Vespula yichunensis Lee, 1986 | | Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905 | Eastern yellow jacket | | Vespula squamosa Drury, 1770 | Southern Yellowjacket | | Vespula vidua de Saussure, 1854 | Widow Yellowjacket | | Zethus (Zethus) spinipes Say, 1837 | |
Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Pennsylvania | Family | Mutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps | 9
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp | 23
50 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sapygidae ♰
Latreille, 1810
Club-horned wasps, Sapygid wasps | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps | 3
3 | Genera
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 | 23
67 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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