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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Point Pleasant Park (Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
194
829
890
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
194
829
890
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
194
829
890
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
162
748
809
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
40
221
202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
36
198
178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
48
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
12
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Point Pleasant Park
4 Families width 19 Species
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps6SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies11SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant1SpeciesTaxom
Sapygidae Latreille, 1810Club-horned wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Point Pleasant Park
12 Genera with 19 Species
Agenioideus Ashmead, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1902European tube wasp4SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1867Blue-Black Spider Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Dipogon Fox, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1775Aerial Yellowjackets2SpeciesTaxom
Episyron Schioedte, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Evagetes Lepeletier, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosa Latreille, 1824Velvet Ant1SpeciesTaxom
Priocnemis Schiødte, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Sapyga Latreille, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1905Ground Yellowjackets3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Point Pleasant Park
19 Species
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
Anoplius (Anoplius) virginiensis Cresson, 1867
Dipogon (Deuteragenia) papago Banks, 1943
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775Aerial yellowjacket
Episyron biguttatus Fabricius, 1798Two-Spotted Spider Wasp
Eumenes (Eumenes) consobrinus (de Saussure, 1856)⇒ Cyphomenes anisitsii Brèthes, 1906
Eumenes (Eumenes) crucifera Prov., 1888Cross Potter Wasp
Evagetes (Evagetes) crassicornis Shuckard, 1837
Myrmosa (Myrmosa) unicolor Say, 1824
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) germana Cresson, 1867
Sapyga similis Fabricius, 1793
Vespula acadica Sladen, 1918Forest Yellowjacket
Vespula alascensis Packard, 1870Alaska Yellowjacket
Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905Eastern yellow jacket

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Point Pleasant Park
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
6
6
Genera
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
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



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