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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Russell County (Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
173
750
1073
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
173
750
1073
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
158
716
1014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
114
628
910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
27
98
156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
22
88
147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
13
68
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
3
8
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Russell County (Virginia)
3 Families width 18 Species and 1 Subspecies
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant0SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies14SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Russell County (Virginia)
8 Genera with 18 Species
Anoplius Dufour, 1843Blue-Black Spider Wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1899
Cow Killer0SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1775Aerial Yellowjackets2SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 02SpeciesTaxom
Monobia Saussure, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1854Ground Yellowjackets4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Russell County (Virginia)
18 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anoplius (Anoplius) illinoensis Robertson, 1901
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) splendens Dreisbach, 1949
Anoplius (Lophopompilus) aethiops Cresson, 1865
Anoplius (Lophopompilus) atrox Dahlbom, 1843
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775Aerial yellowjacket
Eumenes (Eumenes) fraternus Say, 1824Fraternal Potter Wasp
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Monobia quadridens Linnaeus, 1763Four-toothed Mason Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) annularis Linnaeus, 1763Jack Spaniard Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) metricus Say, 1831Metric Paper Wasp
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Stenodyneriellus heterospilus Cameron, 1907
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905Eastern yellow jacket
Vespula squamosa Drury, 1770Southern Yellowjacket
Vespula vidua de Saussure, 1854Widow Yellowjacket

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Russell County (Virginia)
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
1
4
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
6
14
Genera
Species

Taxom



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