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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Red Deer County (Central Alberta, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
275
1532
2358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
274
1531
2357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
255
1477
2248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
192
1307
2050
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
35
174
251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
29
156
235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
14
81
175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
3
15
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Red Deer County
3 Families width 26 Species and 1 Subspecies
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps7SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant2SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies17SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Red Deer County
15 Genera with 26 Species
Aporus Spinola, 01SpeciesTaxom
Caliadurgus Pate, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Ceropales Latreille, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocheilus Panzer, 1806
0SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1845Cow Killer2SpeciesTaxom
Dipogon Fox, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1775Aerial Yellowjackets5SpeciesTaxom
Episyron Schioedte, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Priocnemis Schiødte, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Priocnessus Banks, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets1SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1854Ground Yellowjackets7SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Red Deer County
26 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aporus (Aporus) idris
Caliadurgus fasciatellus Spinola, 1808
Ceropales (Ceropales) maculata Fabricius, 1775Parasitic spider wasp
Dasymutilla vesta Cresson, 1865
Dasymutilla vestita Lepeletier, 1845
Dipogon (Deuteragenia) sayi Banks, 1941
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) adulterina du Buysson, 1905Parasitic yellowjacket
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) norwegica Fabricius, 1781Norwegian wasp
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) saxonica Fabricius, 1793Saxon wasp
Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775Aerial yellowjacket
Episyron biguttatus Fabricius, 1798Two-Spotted Spider Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) metricus Say, 1831Metric Paper Wasp
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Priocnemis (Umbripennis) minorata Banks, 1912
Priocnessus nebulosus Dahlbom, 1843
Rhynchalastor anormis Say, 1824
Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket
Vespula (Vespula) austriaca Panzer, 1799Boreal Yellowjacket
Vespula (Vespula) rufa Linnaeus, 1758Red Wasp
Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905Eastern yellow jacket
Vespula pensylvanica de Saussure, 1857Western yellow jacket
Vespula vidua de Saussure, 1854Widow Yellowjacket

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Red Deer County
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
8
7
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
5
17
Genera
Species

Taxom



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