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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Placer County (Eastern California, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
257
1157
1795
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
256
1156
1795
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
243
1120
1715
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
159
937
1503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
30
158
412
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
26
146
401
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
14
113
376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
8
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Placer County
4 Families width 12 Species and 1 Subspecies
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant1SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies9SpeciesTaxom
Sapygidae Latreille, 1810Club-horned wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Placer County
8 Genera with 12 Species
Aporus Spinola, 01SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1865Cow Killer1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1775Aerial Yellowjackets2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Sapygina Costa, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Synagris Latreille, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets1SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1857Ground Yellowjackets5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Placer County
12 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aporus (Aporus) idris
Dasymutilla vesta Cresson, 1865
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775Aerial yellowjacket
Sapygina lugens manica Arnold, 1960
Synagris tropidia (Schletterer, 1891)⇒ Tricarinodynerus ventralis Saussure, 1890
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket
Vespula acadica Sladen, 1918Forest Yellowjacket
Vespula atropilosa Sladen, 1918Prairie Yellowjacket
Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905Eastern yellow jacket
Vespula pensylvanica de Saussure, 1857Western yellow jacket

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Placer County
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
1
1
Genus
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
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



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