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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Sicily (Italy)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
442
4789
12162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
439
4779
12141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
425
4738
12061
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
296
3753
9814
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
56
545
1443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
49
509
1369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
20
228
828
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
5
64
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sicily
5 Families width 161 Species and 50 Subspecies
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps67SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies53SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant28SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae (Leach, 1815)Mammoth wasps12SpeciesTaxom
Sapygidae Latreille, 1810Club-horned wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sicily
64 Genera with 161 Species
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Agenioideus Ashmead, 18405SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1758European tube wasp7SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1771Blue-Black Spider Wasps5SpeciesTaxom
Anospilus Haupt, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Antepipona Saussure, 01SpeciesTaxom
Aporinellus Banks, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Aporus Spinola, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Arachnospila Kincaid, 18428SpeciesTaxom
Arachnotheutes Ashmead, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Artiotilla Invrea, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Auplopus Spinola, 19273SpeciesTaxom
Batozonellus Arnold, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Blakeius Ashmead, 02SpeciesTaxom
Campsomeriella Betrem, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Ceropales Latreille, 17986SpeciesTaxom
Colpa Lepeletier, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocheilus Panzer, 188612SpeciesTaxom
Cyphononyx Dahlbom, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Cystomutilla André, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Dasylabris Radoszkowski, 17672SpeciesTaxom
Dasyscolia Bradley, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Delta Saussure, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Dentilla Lelej & Zabokov, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Dipogon Fox, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Entomobora Gistel, 18813SpeciesTaxom
Eoferreola Arnold, 17912SpeciesTaxom
Episyron Schioedte, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 17813SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 0Potter Wasp7SpeciesTaxom
Eustenancistrocerus Blüthgen, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Evagetes Lepeletier, 18455SpeciesTaxom
Ferreola Lepeletier, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Homonotus Dahlbom, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Katamenes Meade-Waldo, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Krombeinella Pate, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Leptochilus Saussure, 18555SpeciesTaxom
Megascolia Betrem, 03SpeciesTaxom
Microdynerus Thomson, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Microphadnus Cameron, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Mutilla Linnaeus, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Myrmilla Wesmael, 17924SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 18379SpeciesTaxom
Paramyrmosa Saussure, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Parodontodynerus Bluthgen, 01SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1957Paper nest wasps6SpeciesTaxom
Pompilus Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Priocnemis Schiødte, 17807SpeciesTaxom
Pseudepipona Saussure, 04SpeciesTaxom
Psiliglossa Saunders, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchium Spinola, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Sapyga Latreille, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Scolia Fabricius, 17866SpeciesTaxom
Smicromyrme Thomson, 17739SpeciesTaxom
Stenodynerus Saussure, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Stenomutilla André, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Sulcopolistes Bluthgen, 02SpeciesTaxom
Tachyagetes Haupt, 19303SpeciesTaxom
Tachyancistrocerus Giordani Soika, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Telostegus Costa, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Trogaspidia Ashmead, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Tropidodynerus Bluthgen, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Tropidotilla Bischoff, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1771Hornets3SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1793Ground Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sicily
161 Species and 50 Subspecies
Agenioideus (Agenioideus) apicalis Vander Linden, 1827
Agenioideus (Agenioideus) nubecula Costa, 1874
Agenioideus nubecula nubecula (Costa, 1881)⇒ Agenioideus nubecula Costa, 1874
Agenioideus (Schizanoplius) ciliatus Lepeletier, 1845
Agenioideus (Schizanoplius) dichrous Brullé, 1840
Ancistrocerus biphaleratus triphaleratus Saussure, 1856
Ancistrocerus gazella Panzer, 1798European potter wasp
Ancistrocerus longispinosus longispinosus Saussure, 1855
Ancistrocerus melanocerus Dalla Torre, 1894
Ancistrocerus nigricornis (Curtis, 1826)⇒ Ancistrocerus melanocerus Dalla Torre, 1894
Ancistrocerus oviventris oviventris Wesmael, 1836
Ancistrocerus parietum Linnaeus, 1758Vespid wasp
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) infuscatus Vander Linden, 1827Dragging spider
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) viaticus Linnaeus, 1758Black Banded Spider Wasp
Anoplius viaticus paganus Dahlbom, 1843
Anoplius viaticus viaticus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Anoplius viaticus Linnaeus, 1758
Anoplius (Lophopompilus) samariensis Pallas, 1771
Anospilus (Anospilus) orbitalis Costa, 1863
Antepipona deflenda lepeletieri
Aporinellus (Aporinellus) moestus Klug, 1834
Aporinellus (Aporinellus) sexmaculatus Spinola, 1805
Aporus bicolor hirtipennis Saunders, 1901
Arachnospila (Ammosphex) anceps Wesmael, 1851
Arachnospila anceps anceps (Wesmael, 1851)⇒ Arachnospila anceps Wesmael, 1851
Arachnospila (Ammosphex) consobrina Dahlbom, 1843
Arachnospila consobrina sicula (Wolf, 1966)⇒ Arachnospila consobrina Dahlbom, 1843
Arachnospila (Ammosphex) fuscomarginata Thomson, 1870
Arachnospila (Ammosphex) trivialis Dahlbom, 1843
Arachnospila (Anoplochares) minutula Dahlbom, 1842
Arachnospila minutula minutula (Dahlbom, 1842)⇒ Arachnospila minutula Dahlbom, 1842
Arachnotheutes rufithorax Costa, 1882
Artiotilla biguttata Costa, 1858
Auplopus albifrons albifrons Dalman, 1823
Auplopus carbonarius Scopoli, 1763Spider wasp
Auplopus rectus Haupt, 1927
Batozonellus lacerticida Pallas, 1771
Blakeius chiesii negrei
Blakeius leopoldina
Campsomeriella (Campsomeriella) thoracica Fabricius, 1787
Ceropales (Ceropales) albicincta Rossius, 1790
Ceropales (Ceropales) maculata Fabricius, 1775Parasitic spider wasp
Ceropales (Ceropales) variegata Fabricius, 1798
Ceropales albicinctus (Rossi, 1790)⇒ Ceropales albicincta Rossius, 1790
Ceropales maculatus (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Ceropales maculata Fabricius, 1775
Ceropales variegatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Ceropales variegata Fabricius, 1798
Colpa (Colpa) interrupta
Colpa (Heterelis) quinquecincta Fabricius, 1793
Cryptocheilus (Adonta) egregius Lepeletier, 1845
Cryptocheilus (Adonta) elegans Spinola, 1806
Cryptocheilus elegans elegans (Spinola, 1806)⇒ Cryptocheilus elegans Spinola, 1806
Cryptocheilus (Adonta) guttulatus Costa, 1887
Cryptocheilus (Adonta) infumatus Palma, 1869
Cryptocheilus (Adonta) perezi Saunders, 1901
Cryptocheilus (Adonta) unicolor Fabricius, 1804
Cryptocheilus (Adonta) variabilis Rossius, 1790
Cryptocheilus (Adonta) versicolor Scopoli, 1763
Cryptocheilus (Cryptocheilus) discolor Fabricius, 1793
Cryptocheilus (Cryptocheilus) octomaculatus Rossius, 1790
Cryptocheilus dimidiatipennis (Costa, 1886)⇒ Cryptocheilus infumatus Palma, 1869
Cyphononyx bretonii Guérin, 1843
Cyphononyx croceicornis (Erichson, 1844)⇒ Cyphononyx bretonii Guérin, 1843
Cystomutilla ruficeps Smith, 1855
Dasylabris maura maura Linnaeus, 1758
Dasylabris atrata Linnaeus, 1767
Dasyscolia ciliata Fabricius, 1787
Delta unguiculatum unguiculatum Villers, 1789
Dentilla erronea André, 1902
Dipogon (Deuteragenia) variegata Linnaeus, 1758
Dipogon (Deuteragenia) variegatus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Dipogon variegata Linnaeus, 1758
Entomobora crassitarsis Costa, 1887
Entomobora itinerator Lepeletier, 1845
Entomobora vomeriventris Costa, 1881
Eoferreola manticata Pallas, 1771
Eoferreola rhombica Christ, 1791
Episyron albonotatum Vander Linden, 1827
Episyron rufipes Linnaeus, 1758Red Legged Spider Wasp
Eumenes coarctatus coarctatus Linnaeus, 1758
Eumenes (Eumenes) mediterraneus Kriechbaumer, 1879
Eumenes pomiformis pomiformis Fabricius, 1781
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) curictensis Bluethgen, 1940
Euodynerus dantici dantici Rossi, 1790
Euodynerus fastidiosus fastidiosus
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) variegatus Fabricius, 1793
Euodynerus variegatus variegatus
Euodynerus posticus posticus
Euodynerus egregius egregius
Eustenancistrocerus (Eustenancistrocerus) blanchardianus Saussure, 1855
Evagetes (Evagetes) dubius Vander Linden, 1827
Evagetes (Evagetes) elongatus Lepeletier, 1845
Evagetes (Evagetes) pectinipes Linnaeus, 1758
Evagetes pectinipes pectinipes (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Evagetes pectinipes Linnaeus, 1758
Evagetes (Evagetes) siculus Lepeletier, 1845
Ferreola diffinis Lepeletier, 1845
Homonotus sanguinolentus Fabricius, 1793Bloody Spider-hunting Wasp
Katamenes arbustorum arbustorum Panzer, 1799
Krombeinella beaumonti Invrea, 1952
Krombeinella thoracica Fabricius, 1793
Leptochilus alpestris trinacriae André, 1883
Leptochilus (Lionotulus) tarsatus Saussure, 1855
Leptochilus torretassoi venerensis Blüthgen, 1964
Leptochilus (Neoleptochilus) medanae Gribodo, 1886
Leptochilus (Neoleptochilus) regulus Saussure, 1855
Megascolia (Regiscolia) bidens Linneus, 1767
Megascolia (Regiscolia) maculata Drury, 1773Mammoth wasp
Megascolia flavifrons flavifrons
Microdynerus mirandus Giordani Soika, 1947
Microphadnus pumilus Costa, 1882
Mutilla marocana Olivier, 1811
Mutilla quinquemaculata Cyrillo, 1787
Myrmilla (Eurygnathilda) calva Villers, 1789
Myrmilla (Myrmilla) capitata Lucas, 1849
Myrmilla erythrocephala bison Costa, 1858
Myrmilla erythrocephala erythrocephala Latreille, 1792
Odynerus (Odynerus) alpinus von Schulthess, 1897
Odynerus (Odynerus) femoratus Saussure, 1856
Odynerus (Odynerus) melanocephalus Gmelin, 1790Black Headed Mason Wasp
Odynerus rotundigaster burlinii Giordani Soika, 1977
Odynerus rotundigaster extimus Blüthgen, 1955
Odynerus rotundigaster rotundigaster
Odynerus (Spinicoxa) albopictus Saussure, 1856
Odynerus albopictus calcaratus Moravitz, 1885
Odynerus oculatus (Say, 1837)⇒ Rhynchalastor anormis Say, 1824
Paramyrmosa brunnipes Lepeletier, 1845
Parodontodynerus ephippium ephippium
Polistes biglumis bimaculatus Geoffroy, 1785
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Polistes (Polistes) dominulus (Christ, 1791)⇒ Polistes dominula Christ, 1791
Polistes (Polistes) gallicus Linnaeus, 1767Paper wasp
Polistes (Polistes) nimpha Christ, 1791
Polistes (Sulcopolistes) atrimandibularius Bytinski-Salz, 1957
Pompilus cinereus Fabricius, 1775Grey spider wasp
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) exaltata Fabricius, 1775
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) hyalinata Fabricius, 1793
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) minuta Vander Linden, 1827
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) propinqua Lepeletier, 1845
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) pusilla Schioedte, 1837
Priocnemis pusilla pusilla (Schioedte, 1837)⇒ Priocnemis pusilla Schioedte, 1837
Priocnemis (Umbripennis) perturbator Harris, 1780
Pseudepipona (Deuterepipona) inexspectata Blüthgen, 1955
Pseudepipona lativentris lativentris
Pseudepipona (Pseudepipona) tripunctata Fabricius, 1787
Pseudepipona fastidiosissima de Saussure, 0
Psiliglossa odyneroides odyneroides S.S. Saunders, 1850
Rhynchium oculatum oculatum Fabricius, 1781
Sapyga quinquepunctata Fabricius, 1781
Scolia (Discolia) hirta Schrank, 1781
Scolia hirta hirta Schrank, 1781
Scolia (Scolia) fuciformis Scopoli, 1786
Scolia (Scolia) galbula Pallas, 1771
Scolia sexmaculata sexmaculata O. F. Müller, 1766
Scolia insubrica (Scopoli, 1786)⇒ Scolia fuciformis Scopoli, 1786
Smicromyrme (Erimyrme) sicana De Stefani, 1887
Smicromyrme melanolepis Costa, 1884
Smicromyrme partita fasciaticollis Spinola, 1843
Smicromyrme partita partita
Smicromyrme punctata
Smicromyrme pusilla
Smicromyrme quadripunctata
Smicromyrme ruficollis ruficollis Fabricius, 1793
Smicromyrme viduata Pallas, 1773
Stenodynerus fastidiosissimus difficilis Moravitz, 1867
Stenodynerus fastidiosissimus fastidiosissimus Saussure, 1855
Stenomutilla (Stenomutilla) collaris Fabricius, 1787
Stenomutilla hottentotta Fabricius, 1804
Sulcopolistes atrimandibularis (Zimmermann, 1930)⇒ Polistes atrimandibularius Bytinski-Salz, 1957
Sulcopolistes sulciferCuckoo paper wasp
Tachyagetes aegyptiacus aegyptiacus Priesner, 1955
Tachyagetes (Tachyagetes) filicornis Tournier, 1889
Tachyagetes niger Haupt, 1930
Tachyancistrocerus rhodensis Saussure, 1855
Telostegus inermis Brullé, 1832
Trogaspidia catanensis Rossi, 1794
Tropidodynerus flavus destefani André, 1883
Tropidotilla grisescens
Tropidotilla litoralis Petagna, 1787
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespa crabro germana (Christ, 1791)⇒ Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespa orientalis Linnaeus, 1771Oriental hornet
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Sicily
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
13
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
24
67
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
5
12
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
21
53
Genera
Species

Taxom



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