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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Santa Barbara County (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
223
976
1387
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
223
976
1387
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
217
960
1353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
143
808
1166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
33
173
298
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
31
166
295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
123
265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
13
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Santa Barbara County
4 Families width 12 Species
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps5SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies7SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Santa Barbara County
13 Genera with 12 Species
Ageniella Banks, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1906European tube wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1966Blue-Black Spider Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Campsomeris Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1899
Cow Killer0SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1916
Aerial Yellowjackets0SpeciesTaxom
Hemipepsis Dahlbom, 1844
Tarantula Hawks0SpeciesTaxom
Microdynerus Thomson, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Pepsis Fabricius, 1857Tarantula hawk3SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Psorthaspis Banks, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1857Ground Yellowjackets2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Santa Barbara County
12 Species
Ancistrocerus lineativentris Cameron, 1906
Anoplius dreisbachi Evans, 1966
Microdynerus trinodus Bohart, 1955
Mischocyttarus (Phi) flavitarsis Saussure, 1854Wasp
Pepsis (Dinopepsis) formosa (Say, 1823)⇒ Pepsis grossa Fabricius, 1798
Pepsis grossa Fabricius, 1798
Pepsis mildei Stål, 1857
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) aurifer (Saussure, 1853)⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Psorthaspis planata Fox, 1892
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula pensylvanica de Saussure, 1857Western yellow jacket

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Santa Barbara County
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
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
1
0
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
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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