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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region San Diego County (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
369
2560
4467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
367
2557
4464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
350
2508
4361
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
241
2136
3859
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
43
398
1043
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
40
379
1036
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
256
938
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
5
38
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for San Diego County
5 Families width 42 Species
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps15SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies14SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Bradynobaenidae Saussure, 1892Bradynobaenid wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant12SpeciesTaxom


Genera for San Diego County
38 Genera with 42 Species
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Ageniella Banks, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1839European tube wasp2SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1912Blue-Black Spider Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Aporinellus Banks, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Aporus Spinola, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Auplopus Spinola, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Campsomeris Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Chalcochares Banks, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Chyphotes Blake, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Crioscolia Bradley, 1950
0SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1845Cow Killer5SpeciesTaxom
Dilophotopsis Schuster, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Entypus Dahlbom, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Episyron Schioedte, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Evagetes Lepeletier, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Leptochilus Saussure, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Lomachaeta Mickel, 20092SpeciesTaxom
Micromeriella Betrem, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Odontophotopsis Viereck, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Parapompilus Smith, 01SpeciesTaxom
Parazumia Saussure, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Pepsis Fabricius, 1894Tarantula hawk1SpeciesTaxom
Photomorphus Viereck, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Priocnemis Schiødte, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Pseudepipona Saussure, 01SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Psorthaspis Banks, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Pterocheilus Klug, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeropthalma Blake, 03SpeciesTaxom
Synagris Latreille, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Tachypompilus Ashmead, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets1SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1758Ground Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for San Diego County
42 Species
Ageniella (Ageniella) blaisdelli Fox, 1892
Ancistrocerus adiabatus Saussure, 1853Bramble Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus haematodes Brullé, 1839
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) insolens Banks, 1912
Aporinellus medianus Banks, 1917
Aporus (Aporus) idris
Aporus (Aporus) luxus Banks, 1914
Auplopus nigrellus Banks, 1912
Chalcochares hirsutifemur Banks, 1914
Dasymutilla gloriosa Saussure, 1868Thistle Down Velvet Ant
Dasymutilla magnifica Mickel, 1928Red Velvet Ant
Dasymutilla occidentalis Linnaeus, 1758Common Eastern Velvet Ant
Dasymutilla satanas Mickel, 1928
Dasymutilla vestita Lepeletier, 1845
Dilophotopsis concolor Cresson, 1865
Entypus unifasciatus Say, 1828Eastern Tawny-Horned Spider Wasp
Eumenes (Eumenes) crucifera Prov., 1888Cross Potter Wasp
Evagetes calefactus Evans, 1966
Leptochilus (Zendalia) minutissimus Bohart, 1940
Lomachaeta powelli Mickel, 1964
Lomachaeta snellingella Williams & P..., 2009
Micromeriella hyalina Betrem, 1972
Parapompilus planatus
Parazumia tolteca Saussure, 1875
Pepsis (Pepsis) mexicana Lucas, 1894
Photomorphus clandestina Viereck, 1903
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) aurifer (Saussure, 1853)⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) major Palisot de B..., 1818
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) cornica Say, 1836
Priocnemis (Umbripennis) oregona Banks, 1933
Pseudepipona postica Herrich-Schä..., 0
Psorthaspis levis (Bradley, 1944)⇒ Psorthaspis macronotum Kohl, 1886
Psorthaspis planata Fox, 1892
Pterocheilus (Micropterocheilus) diversicolor Rohwer, 1911
Rhynchalastor microstictus Viereck, 1906
Sphaeropthalma (Photopsis) arota Cresson, 1875
Sphaeropthalma (Photopsis) unicolor Cresson Cresson, 0
Sphaeropthalma anthracina
Synagris tropidia (Schletterer, 1891)⇒ Tricarinodynerus ventralis Saussure, 1890
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in San Diego County
FamilyBradynobaenidae
Saussure, 1892
Bradynobaenid wasps
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
7
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
14
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
3
1
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
13
14
Genera
Species

Taxom



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