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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
314
1708
2171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
312
1706
2170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
300
1672
2106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1386
1764
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
46
302
475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
42
291
466
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
160
380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
5
25
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Santa Clara County
5 Families width 19 Species and 2 Subspecies
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies13SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant2SpeciesTaxom
Sapygidae Latreille, 1810Club-horned wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Santa Clara County
25 Genera with 19 Species
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Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1836
European tube wasp0SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1834
Blue-Black Spider Wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Aporus Spinola, 01SpeciesTaxom
Campsomeris Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1899
Cow Killer0SpeciesTaxom
Entypus Dahlbom, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Ephuta Say, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Episyron Schioedte, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 19173SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1824Potter Wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Hemipepsis Dahlbom, 1844
Tarantula Hawks0SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosula Bradley, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Odontophotopsis Viereck, 01SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 1802
0SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Pepsis Fabricius, 1798Tarantula hawk1SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1818Paper nest wasps5SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Sapygina Costa, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeropthalma Blake, 01SpeciesTaxom
Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Stenodynerus Saussure, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1857Ground Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Santa Clara County
19 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aporus (Aporus) idris
Entypus unifasciatus Say, 1828Eastern Tawny-Horned Spider Wasp
Eumenes (Eumenes) crucifera Prov., 1888Cross Potter Wasp
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Eumenes pachygaster (Isely, 1917)⇒ Eumenes iturbide Saussure, 1857
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) annulatus Say, 1824
Mischocyttarus thrypticus Richards, 1945
Odontophotopsis (Odontophotopsis) exogyra Viereck, 0
Pepsis grossa Fabricius, 1798
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) apachus Saussure, 1857
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) aurifer (Saussure, 1853)⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) exclamans Viereck, 1906Paper wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) major Palisot de B..., 1818
Rhynchalastor blandus de Saussure, 1870
Sapygina lugens manica Arnold, 1960
Sphaeropthalma (Photopsis) unicolor Cresson Cresson, 0
Stenodyneriellus heterospilus Cameron, 1907
Vespula pensylvanica de Saussure, 1857Western yellow jacket

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Santa Clara County
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
6
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
6
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySapygidae
Latreille, 1810
Club-horned wasps, Sapygid wasps
1
1
Genus
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
11
13
Genera
Species

Taxom



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