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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Smith County (Kansas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
221
917
1221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
221
917
1221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
205
873
1145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
143
727
953
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
31
130
206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
26
114
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
11
82
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
3
9
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Smith County (Kansas)
3 Families width 11 Species and 1 Subspecies
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies8SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Smith County (Kansas)
9 Genera with 11 Species
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1798European tube wasp2SpeciesTaxom
Caliadurgus Pate, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1758Cow Killer1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1775Aerial Yellowjackets2SpeciesTaxom
Ephuta Say, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 01SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1831Paper nest wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Timulla Ashmead, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1905Ground Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Smith County (Kansas)
11 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ancistrocerus adiabatus Saussure, 1853Bramble Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus antilope Panzer, 1798Lobed Mason Wasp
Caliadurgus fasciatellus Spinola, 1808
Dasymutilla occidentalis Linnaeus, 1758Common Eastern Velvet Ant
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775Aerial yellowjacket
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) aurifer (Saussure, 1853)⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) metricus Say, 1831Metric Paper Wasp
Timulla (Timulla) barbigera Bradley, 1916
Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905Eastern yellow jacket

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Smith County (Kansas)
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
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
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



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