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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Saaremaa (Moonsund archipelago, Estonia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
82
261
331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
82
261
331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
77
249
314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
74
241
305
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
15
52
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
14
50
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
12
48
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
2
12
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Saaremaa
2 Families width 20 Species
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies13SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Saaremaa
12 Genera with 20 Species
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1776European tube wasp3SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1758Blue-Black Spider Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Arachnospila Kincaid, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Caliadurgus Pate, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Ceropales Latreille, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1763Aerial Yellowjackets4SpeciesTaxom
Episyron Schioedte, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Priocnemis Schiødte, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets1SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1758Ground Yellowjackets3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saaremaa
20 Species
Ancistrocerus oviventris Wesmael, 1836
Ancistrocerus parietinus Linnaeus, 1758Wall Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus trifasciatus Muller, 1776Caterpillar-hunting potter wasp
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) viaticus Linnaeus, 1758Black Banded Spider Wasp
Arachnospila (Ammosphex) trivialis Dahlbom, 1843
Arachnospila (Anoplochares) spissa Schioedte, 1837
Caliadurgus fasciatellus Spinola, 1808
Ceropales (Ceropales) maculata Fabricius, 1775Parasitic spider wasp
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) media Retzius, 1783Media Wasp
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) norwegica Fabricius, 1781Norwegian wasp
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) saxonica Fabricius, 1793Saxon wasp
Dolichovespula silvestris Scopoli, 1763
Episyron rufipes Linnaeus, 1758Red Legged Spider Wasp
Eumenes (Eumenes) pedunculatus Panzer, 1799
Odynerus (Odynerus) melanocephalus Gmelin, 1790Black Headed Mason Wasp
Priocnemis (Umbripennis) perturbator Harris, 1780
Vespa coarctata Linnæus, 1758
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket
Vespula (Vespula) austriaca Panzer, 1799Boreal Yellowjacket
Vespula (Vespula) rufa Linnaeus, 1758Red Wasp

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Saaremaa
FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
6
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
6
13
Genera
Species

Taxom



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