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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Sangamon County (Central Illinois, Illinois, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
239
1092
1446
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
239
1092
1446
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
224
1054
1377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
174
927
1233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
42
222
316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
35
195
285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
111
218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
5
19
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sangamon County
5 Families width 22 Species and 1 Subspecies
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies13SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps5SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Bradynobaenidae Saussure, 1892Bradynobaenid wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sangamon County
19 Genera with 22 Species
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1798European tube wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1865Blue-Black Spider Wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Campsomeris Guérin-Ménev..., 17701SpeciesTaxom
Ceropales Latreille, 1796
0SpeciesTaxom
Chyphotes Blake, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1865Cow Killer1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1775Aerial Yellowjackets2SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1824Potter Wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Odontophotopsis Viereck, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Priocnessus Banks, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Scolia Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeropthalma Blake, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenodynerus Saussure, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Timulla Ashmead, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets1SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1854Ground Yellowjackets5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sangamon County
22 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ancistrocerus gazella Panzer, 1798European potter wasp
Anoplius (Anoplius) nigerrimus Scopoli, 1763
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) marginalis Banks, 1910
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) marginatus Say, 1824
Anoplius (Lophopompilus) aethiops Cresson, 1865
Campsomeris plumipes Drury, 1770
Dasymutilla vesta Cresson, 1865
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775Aerial yellowjacket
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) annulatus Say, 1824
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) exclamans Viereck, 1906Paper wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Priocnessus nebulosus Dahlbom, 1843
Pseudomethoca frigida Smith, 1855
Scolia bicincta Fabricius, 1775Double-banded Scoliid
Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket
Vespula intermedia (du Buysson, 1904)⇒ Vespula yichunensis Lee, 1986
Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905Eastern yellow jacket
Vespula squamosa Drury, 1770Southern Yellowjacket
Vespula vidua de Saussure, 1854Widow Yellowjacket

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Sangamon 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
5
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
2
2
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
8
13
Genera
Species

Taxom



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