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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
234
1325
2126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
234
1325
2126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
213
1254
1997
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
150
1088
1782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
28
129
218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
23
111
203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
14
77
180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
14
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Polk County (Wisconsin)
4 Families width 19 Species
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies13SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Polk County (Wisconsin)
14 Genera with 19 Species
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1855European tube wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Aporus Spinola, 01SpeciesTaxom
Campsomeris Guérin-Ménev..., 17701SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1865Cow Killer2SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1918Aerial Yellowjackets3SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1824Potter Wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Monobia Saussure, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1793Paper nest wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Scolia Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Symmorphus Wesmael, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Timulla Ashmead, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets1SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1905Ground Yellowjackets4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Polk County (Wisconsin)
19 Species
Ancistrocerus albophaleratus Saussure, 1855White-Banded Potter Wasp
Aporus (Aporus) idris
Campsomeris plumipes Drury, 1770
Dasymutilla occidentalis Linnaeus, 1758Common Eastern Velvet Ant
Dasymutilla vesta Cresson, 1865
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775Aerial yellowjacket
Dolichovespula norvegicoides Sladen, 1918Arctic yellowjacket
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) annulatus Say, 1824
Monobia quadridens Linnaeus, 1763Four-toothed Mason Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Scolia bicincta Fabricius, 1775Double-banded Scoliid
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) cristatus Saussure, 1856
Timulla (Timulla) vagans Fabricius, 1798
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket
Vespula alascensis Packard, 1870Alaska Yellowjacket
Vespula atropilosa Sladen, 1918Prairie Yellowjacket
Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905Eastern yellow jacket

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Polk County (Wisconsin)
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

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

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps, Pollen Wasps, Potter Wasps, Social Wasps, Vespid wasps, Wasps, Yellowjackets
8
13
Genera
Species

Taxom



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