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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Plaquemines Parish (Louisiana, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
139
457
507
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
138
455
505
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
131
437
482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
94
371
404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
18
64
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
17
63
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
9
50
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
3
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Plaquemines Parish
3 Families width 9 Species
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant3SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Plaquemines Parish
8 Genera with 9 Species
Campsomeris Guérin-Ménev..., 17701SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1845Cow Killer2SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1763Aerial Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1823Potter Wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeropthalma Blake, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1758Ground Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Plaquemines Parish
9 Species
Campsomeris plumipes Drury, 1770
Dasymutilla magnifica Mickel, 1928Red Velvet Ant
Dasymutilla vestita Lepeletier, 1845
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) crypticus Say, 1823
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Pseudomethoca frigida Smith, 1855
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Plaquemines Parish
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
3
3
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
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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