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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Polk County (Minnesota, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
221
1177
1812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
221
1177
1812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
207
1139
1748
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
166
999
1581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
28
119
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
25
106
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
13
49
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
3
9
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Polk County (Minnesota)
3 Families width 15 Species
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies13SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant1SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Polk County (Minnesota)
9 Genera with 15 Species
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1906European tube wasp4SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1758Cow Killer1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1918Aerial Yellowjackets3SpeciesTaxom
Episyron Schioedte, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1856Potter Wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1793Paper nest wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Symmorphus Wesmael, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1978Ground Yellowjackets2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Polk County (Minnesota)
15 Species
Ancistrocerus albophaleratus Saussure, 1855White-Banded Potter Wasp
Ancistrocerus antilope Panzer, 1798Lobed Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus unifasciatus Saussure, 1853One-Banded Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus waldenii Viereck, 1906Walden’S Potter Wasp
Dasymutilla occidentalis Linnaeus, 1758Common Eastern Velvet Ant
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) norwegica Fabricius, 1781Norwegian wasp
Dolichovespula norvegicoides Sladen, 1918Arctic yellowjacket
Episyron biguttatus Fabricius, 1798Two-Spotted Spider Wasp
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) leucomelas Saussure, 1856Wasp
Odynerus (Odynerus) dilectus Saussure, 1870
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) cristatus Saussure, 1856
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula flavopilosa Jacobson, 1978Downy Yellowjacket

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Polk County (Minnesota)
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
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
7
13
Genera
Species

Taxom



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