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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Simcoe County (Central Ontario, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
314
1635
2295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
314
1635
2295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
296
1577
2193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
210
1338
1910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
39
243
355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
34
220
328
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
14
110
255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
17
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Simcoe County
4 Families width 24 Species and 1 Subspecies
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies10SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps9SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Simcoe County
17 Genera with 24 Species
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1798European tube wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1865Blue-Black Spider Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Aporus Spinola, 01SpeciesTaxom
Campsomeris Guérin-Ménev..., 17701SpeciesTaxom
Ceropales Latreille, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1845Cow Killer2SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1775Aerial Yellowjackets2SpeciesTaxom
Ephuta Say, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Episyron Schioedte, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 01SpeciesTaxom
Evagetes Lepeletier, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Pompilus Fabricius, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Timulla Ashmead, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets1SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1905Ground Yellowjackets3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Simcoe County
24 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ancistrocerus antilope Panzer, 1798Lobed Mason Wasp
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) marginatus Say, 1824
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) tenebrosus Cresson, 1865
Aporus (Aporus) idris
Campsomeris plumipes Drury, 1770
Ceropales (Ceropales) maculata Fabricius, 1775Parasitic spider wasp
Dasymutilla vesta Cresson, 1865
Dasymutilla vestita Lepeletier, 1845
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775Aerial yellowjacket
Episyron biguttatus Fabricius, 1798Two-Spotted Spider Wasp
Episyron quinquenotatus Say, 1835White-trimmed black wasp
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Evagetes hyacinthinus Cresson, 1867
Evagetes ingenuus Cresson, 1867
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Pompilus scelestus Cresson, 1865
Pseudomethoca frigida Smith, 1855
Timulla (Timulla) vagans Fabricius, 1798
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula flavopilosa Jacobson, 1978Downy Yellowjacket
Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905Eastern yellow jacket

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Simcoe County
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
6
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
1
1
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
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



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