Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Preston County (West Virginia, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 239
1065
1458 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 238
1062
1455 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 222
1007
1365 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 163
869
1181 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 31
136
204 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 25
122
192 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 14
86
177 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps | 3
14
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Preston County
3 Families width 28 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Preston County
14 Genera with 28 Species | Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1853 | European tube wasp | 5 | Species | Taxom | Ceropales Latreille, 1796 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1865 | Cow Killer | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dipogon Fox, 1941 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1775 | Aerial Yellowjackets | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Episyron Schioedte, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumenes Latreille, 0 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1823 | Potter Wasp | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polistes Latreille, 1791 | Paper nest wasps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Priocnemis Schiødte, 1912 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 1896 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Timulla Ashmead, 1899 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Vespula Thomson, 1854 | Ground Yellowjackets | 7 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Preston County
28 Species and 1 Subspecies | Ancistrocerus albophaleratus Saussure, 1855 | White-Banded Potter Wasp | | Ancistrocerus antilope Panzer, 1798 | Lobed Mason Wasp | | Ancistrocerus campestris Saussure, 1853 | Smiling Mason Wasp | | Ancistrocerus catskill Viereck, 1902 | Catskill Potter Wasp | | Ancistrocerus unifasciatus Saussure, 1853 | One-Banded Mason Wasp | | Dasymutilla occidentalis Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Eastern Velvet Ant | | Dasymutilla vesta Cresson, 1865 | | | Dipogon (Deuteragenia) sayi Banks, 1941 | | | Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763 | Bald hornet | | Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775 | Aerial yellowjacket | | Episyron biguttatus Fabricius, 1798 | Two-Spotted Spider Wasp | | Eumenes (Eumenes) consobrinus (de Saussure, 1856) | ⇒ Cyphomenes anisitsii Brèthes, 1906 | | Eumenes (Eumenes) crucifera Prov., 1888 | Cross Potter Wasp | | Eumenes flavus leptogaster | | | Euodynerus (Euodynerus) annulatus Say, 1824 | | | Euodynerus (Euodynerus) crypticus Say, 1823 | | | Parancistrocerus perennis Saussure, 1857 | | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793 | Dark Paper Wasp | | Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791 | European paper wasp | | Priocnemis (Priocnemis) germana Cresson, 1867 | | | Priocnemis (Umbripennis) minorata Banks, 1912 | | | Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793 | European wasp | | Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 | Common European Yellowjacket | | Vespula acadica Sladen, 1918 | Forest Yellowjacket | | Vespula alascensis Packard, 1870 | Alaska Yellowjacket | | Vespula flavopilosa Jacobson, 1978 | Downy Yellowjacket | | Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905 | Eastern yellow jacket | | Vespula vidua de Saussure, 1854 | Widow Yellowjacket |
Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Preston County | Family | Mutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps | 3
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp | 4
4 | 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
22 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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