Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Polk County (Iowa, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 261
1292
1916 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 261
1292
1916 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 244
1245
1831 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 168
1024
1538 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 32
127
223 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 24
103
197 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 12
72
172 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps | 2
9
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Polk County (Iowa)
2 Families width 15 Species
Genera for Polk County (Iowa)
9 Genera with 15 Species
Species list for Polk County (Iowa)
15 Species | Dasymutilla occidentalis Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Eastern Velvet Ant | | Dasymutilla vesta Cresson, 1865 | | | Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763 | Bald hornet | | Eumenes (Eumenes) bollii Cresson, 1872 | | | Eumenes (Eumenes) fraternus Say, 1824 | Fraternal Potter Wasp | | Euodynerus (Euodynerus) crypticus Say, 1823 | | | Monobia quadridens Linnaeus, 1763 | Four-toothed Mason Wasp | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) annularis Linnaeus, 1763 | Jack Spaniard Wasp | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793 | Dark Paper Wasp | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) metricus Say, 1831 | Metric Paper Wasp | | Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791 | European paper wasp | | Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758 | Cornish mallow | | Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793 | European wasp | | Vespula flavopilosa Jacobson, 1978 | Downy Yellowjacket | | Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905 | Eastern yellow jacket |
Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Polk County (Iowa) | Family | Mutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps | 2
2 | 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 | 7
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Vespoidea at artfakta.se
Vespoidea at dyntaxa.se
Vespoidea at itis.gov
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