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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region South Germany (West Germany, Germany)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
575
4785
11639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
572
4781
11635
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
518
4649
11330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
334
3863
9841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
64
761
2462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
52
651
1926
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
21
224
1079
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
5
47
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Germany
5 Families width 155 Species and 2 Subspecies
Pompilidae (Latreille, 1805)Pompilid wasps66SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies77SpeciesTaxom
Sapygidae Latreille, 1810Club-horned wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant7SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Germany
47 Genera with 155 Species
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Agenioideus Ashmead, 18895SpeciesTaxom
Alastor Boisduval, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1776European tube wasp10SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1758Blue-Black Spider Wasps7SpeciesTaxom
Aporus Spinola, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Arachnospila Kincaid, 192711SpeciesTaxom
Auplopus Spinola, 17632SpeciesTaxom
Caliadurgus Pate, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Celonites Latreille, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Ceropales Latreille, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocheilus Panzer, 17634SpeciesTaxom
Delta Saussure, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Deuteragenia Å ustera, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Dipogon Fox, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Discoelius Latreille, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1763Aerial Yellowjackets7SpeciesTaxom
Eoferreola Arnold, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Episyron Schioedte, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 19386SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1793Potter Wasp2SpeciesTaxom
Evagetes Lepeletier, 18519SpeciesTaxom
Gymnomerus Bluthgen, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Leptochilus Saussure, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Microdynerus Thomson, 18565SpeciesTaxom
Monosapyga Pic, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Mutilla Linnaeus, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosa Latreille, 1801Velvet Ant2SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 03SpeciesTaxom
Parabatozonus Yasumatsu, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Paranortonia Bequaert, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Paravespula Blüthgen, 02SpeciesTaxom
Physetopoda Schuster, 17922SpeciesTaxom
Poecilagenia Haupt, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1865Paper nest wasps8SpeciesTaxom
Pompilus Fabricius, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Priocnemis Schiødte, 191512SpeciesTaxom
Pseudepipona Saussure, 01SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 18394SpeciesTaxom
Sapyga Latreille, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Sapygina Costa, 18071SpeciesTaxom
Scolia Fabricius, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Smicromyrme Thomson, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Sphaericites Bode, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Symmorphus Wesmael, 18327SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1836Hornets8SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1854Ground Yellowjackets5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Germany
155 Species and 2 Subspecies
Agenioideus (Agenioideus) apicalis Vander Linden, 1827
Agenioideus (Agenioideus) cinctellus Spinola, 1808
Agenioideus (Agenioideus) nubecula Costa, 1874
Agenioideus (Agenioideus) sericeus Vander Linden, 1827
Agenioideus (Agenioideus) usurarius Tournier, 1889
Alastor (Alastor) atropos Lepeletier, 1841
Ancistrocerus antilope Panzer, 1798Lobed Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus auctus Fabricius, 1793
Ancistrocerus catskill Viereck, 1902Catskill Potter Wasp
Ancistrocerus claripennis (Thomson, 1874)⇒ Ancistrocerus quadratus Panzer, 1799
Ancistrocerus dusmetiolus Strand, 1914
Ancistrocerus gazella Panzer, 1798European potter wasp
Ancistrocerus nigricornis (Curtis, 1826)⇒ Ancistrocerus melanocerus Dalla Torre, 1894
Ancistrocerus oviventris Wesmael, 1836
Ancistrocerus parietinus Linnaeus, 1758Wall Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus trifasciatus Muller, 1776Caterpillar-hunting potter wasp
Anoplius (Anoplius) alpinobalticus Wolf, 1965
Anoplius (Anoplius) caviventris Aurivillius, 1907
Anoplius (Anoplius) concinnus Dahlbom, 1843
Anoplius (Anoplius) nigerrimus Scopoli, 1763
Anoplius (Anoplius) tenuicornis (Tournier, 1889)⇒ Anoplius suspectus Saussure, 1904
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) infuscatus Vander Linden, 1827Dragging spider
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) viaticus Linnaeus, 1758Black Banded Spider Wasp
Aporus (Aporus) unicolor Spinola, 1808
Arachnospila (Alpinopompilus) alpivaga Kohl, 1888
Arachnospila (Ammosphex) abnormis Dahlbom, 1842
Arachnospila (Ammosphex) anceps Wesmael, 1851
Arachnospila (Ammosphex) ausa Tournier, 1890
Arachnospila (Ammosphex) hedickei Haupt, 1929
Arachnospila (Ammosphex) nivalabnormis Wolf, 1965
Arachnospila (Ammosphex) trivialis Dahlbom, 1843
Arachnospila (Anoplochares) minutula Dahlbom, 1842
Arachnospila (Anoplochares) spissa Schioedte, 1837
Arachnospila (Arachnospila) fumipennis Zetterstedt, 1838
Arachnospila (Arachnospila) rufa Haupt, 1927
Auplopus albifrons (Dalman, 1823)⇒ Auplopus arcuaticornis Wahis, 2006
Auplopus carbonarius Scopoli, 1763Spider wasp
Caliadurgus fasciatellus Spinola, 1808
Celonites (Celonites) abbreviatus Villers, 1789
Ceropales (Ceropales) albicincta Rossius, 1790
Ceropales (Ceropales) maculata Fabricius, 1775Parasitic spider wasp
Cryptocheilus (Adonta) fabricii Vander Linden, 1827
Cryptocheilus (Adonta) notatus Rossius, 1792
Cryptocheilus (Adonta) variipennis Sustera, 1924
Cryptocheilus (Adonta) versicolor Scopoli, 1763
Delta unguiculatum Villers, 1789
Deuteragenia vechti Day, 1979
Dipogon (Deuteragenia) monticolus Wahis, 1972
Dipogon (Deuteragenia) subintermedius Magretti, 1886
Dipogon (Deuteragenia) variegatus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Dipogon variegata Linnaeus, 1758
Discoelius dufourii Lepeletier, 1841
Discoelius zonalis Panzer, 1801
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) media Retzius, 1783Media Wasp
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) adulterina du Buysson, 1905Parasitic yellowjacket
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) norwegica Fabricius, 1781Norwegian wasp
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) omissa Bischoff, 1931
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) saxonica Fabricius, 1793Saxon wasp
Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775Aerial yellowjacket
Dolichovespula silvestris Scopoli, 1763
Eoferreola rhombica Christ, 1791
Episyron albonotatum Vander Linden, 1827
Episyron arrogans Smith, 1873
Episyron rufipes Linnaeus, 1758Red Legged Spider Wasp
Eumenes (Eumenes) coronatus Panzer, 1799
Eumenes (Eumenes) papillarius Christ, 1791
Eumenes (Eumenes) pedunculatus Panzer, 1799
Eumenes (Eumenes) pomiformis Fabricius, 1781
Eumenes (Eumenes) sareptanus André, 1884
Eumenes (Eumenes) subpomiformis Bluethgen, 1938
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) notatus Jurine, 1807
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) quadrifasciatus Fabricius, 1793
Evagetes (Evagetes) alamannicus Bluthgen, 1944
Evagetes (Evagetes) crassicornis Shuckard, 1837
Evagetes (Evagetes) dubius Vander Linden, 1827
Evagetes (Evagetes) gibbulus Lepeletier, 1845
Evagetes (Evagetes) proximus Dahlbom, 1843
Evagetes (Evagetes) sahlbergi Morawitz, 1893
Evagetes (Evagetes) siculus Lepeletier, 1845
Evagetes (Evagetes) subglaber Haupt, 1941
Evagetes pilosellus Wesmael, 1851
Gymnomerus laevipes Shuckard, 1837
Leptochilus (Lionotulus) alpestris Saussure, 1855
Microdynerus (Microdynerus) nugdunenesis Saussure, 1855
Microdynerus (Pseudomicrodynerus) parvulus Herrich-Schä..., 1838
Microdynerus exilis Herrich-Schä..., 1839
Microdynerus longicollis Morawitz, 1895
Microdynerus timidus Saussure, 1856
Monosapyga clavicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Mutilla europaea Linnaeus, 1758Eastern Velvet Ant
Mutilla marginata Baer, 1848
Myrmosa (Myrmosa) melanocephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Myrmosa atra Panzer, 1801
Myrmosa atra Panzer, 1801Black Headed Velvet Ant
Odynerus (Odynerus) melanocephalus Gmelin, 1790Black Headed Mason Wasp
Odynerus (Spinicoxa) reniformis Gmelin, 1790
Odynerus delphinalis Gir., 0
Parabatozonus lacerticida Pallas, 1771
Parancistrocerus leionotus leionotus Kirby & Spence, 1828
Paranortonia symmorphus (Bequaert, 1940)⇒ Parazumia tolteca Saussure, 1875
Paravespula germanica (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Vespula germanica Fabricius, 1793
Paravespula vulgaris (Linnaeus, 0)⇒ Vespula vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758
Physetopoda halensis Fabricius, 1787
Physetopoda scutellaris Latreille, 1792
Poecilagenia rubricans Lepeletier, 1845
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) rossi Bohart, 1949
Polistes (Gyrostoma) wattii Cameron, 1900
Polistes (Polistes) bischoffi Weyrauch, 1937
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Polistes (Polistes) gallicus Linnaeus, 1767Paper wasp
Polistes (Polistes) nimpha Christ, 1791
Polistes kirbyanus T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Polistes primitiva O. Heer, 1865
Pompilus cinereus Fabricius, 1775Grey spider wasp
Pompilus induratus Heer, 1849
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) cordivalvata Haupt, 1927
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) exaltata Fabricius, 1775
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) fennica Haupt, 1927
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) hyalinata Fabricius, 1793
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) parvula (Dahlbom, 1845)⇒ Priocnemis perraudini Wolf, 1978
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) pusilla Schioedte, 1837
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) schioedtei Haupt, 1927
Priocnemis (Umbripennis) agilis (Shuckard, 1837)⇒ Priocnemis agilis Shuckard, 1837
Priocnemis (Umbripennis) coriacea Dahlbom, 1843
Priocnemis (Umbripennis) enslini Haupt, 1927
Priocnemis (Umbripennis) perturbator Harris, 1780
Priocnemis connectens (Turner, 1915)⇒ Sphictostethus connectens Turner, 1915
Pseudepipona rossii Lepeletier, 0
Rhynchalastor bluethgeni Vecht, 1971
Rhynchalastor chevrieranus de Saussure, 1856
Rhynchalastor orenburgensis André, 1874
Rhynchalastor xanthomelas Herrich-SchÃ..., 1839
Sapyga quinquepunctata Fabricius, 1781
Sapygina decemguttata Jurine, 1807
Scolia (Scolia) sexmaculata O. F. Muller, 1766
Scolia saussureana O. Heer, 1865
Smicromyrme rufipes Fabricius, 1787Small Velvet Ant
Sphaericites concameratus A. Bode, 1953
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) allobrogus Saussure, 1855
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) angustatus Zetterstedt, 1838
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) bifasciatus Linnaeus, 1761
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) connexus Curtis, 1826
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) crassicornis Panzer, 1798
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) debilitatus Saussure, 1855
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) gracilis Brullé, 1832
Vespa coarctata Linnæus, 1758
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespa mandarinia Smith, 1852Asian giant hornet
Vespa muraria Linnæus, 1758
Vespa parietum (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Dolichovespula sylvestris Scopoli, 1763
Vespa spinipes Linnæus, 1758
Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836Asian Hornet
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket
Vespula (Vespula) austriaca Panzer, 1799Boreal Yellowjacket
Vespula (Vespula) rufa Linnaeus, 1758Red Wasp
Vespula vidua de Saussure, 1854Widow Yellowjacket

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in South Germany
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
17
66
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySapygidae
Latreille, 1810
Club-horned wasps, Sapygid wasps
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
1
2
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
22
77
Genera
Species

Taxom



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