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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Rideau Lakes (Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
234
898
1179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
233
897
1178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
218
858
1116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
158
738
984
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
33
145
206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
28
130
191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
13
74
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
3
10
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Rideau Lakes
3 Families width 18 Species
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps7SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant1SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies10SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Rideau Lakes
10 Genera with 18 Species
Anoplius Dufour, 1912Blue-Black Spider Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1865Cow Killer1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1918Aerial Yellowjackets3SpeciesTaxom
Evagetes Lepeletier, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Paracyphononyx Gribodo, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Pompilus Fabricius, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Priocnemis Schiødte, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets1SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1854Ground Yellowjackets4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rideau Lakes
18 Species
Anoplius (Anoplius) illinoensis Robertson, 1901
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) insolens Banks, 1912
Dasymutilla vesta Cresson, 1865
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775Aerial yellowjacket
Dolichovespula norvegicoides Sladen, 1918Arctic yellowjacket
Evagetes (Evagetes) crassicornis Shuckard, 1837
Evagetes parvus Cresson, 1865
Paracyphononyx funereus Lepeletier, 1845
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Pompilus nigritus Fabricius, 1781
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) germana Cresson, 1867
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket
Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905Eastern yellow jacket
Vespula vidua de Saussure, 1854Widow Yellowjacket

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Rideau Lakes
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
5
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
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



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