Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Southern Alberta (Alberta, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 421
3347
6679 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 420
3346
6678 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 400
3288
6562 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 291
2810
5815 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 53
540
1006 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 45
498
947 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 18
142
436 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps | 4
25
47 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Southern Alberta
4 Families width 47 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Southern Alberta
25 Genera with 47 Species #ACDEMPRSV
| Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1798 | European tube wasp | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Anoplius Dufour, 1867 | Blue-Black Spider Wasps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aporus Spinola, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arachnospila Kincaid, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Cryptocheilus Panzer, 1806 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1845 | Cow Killer | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1918 | Aerial Yellowjackets | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Episyron Schioedte, 1835 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eumenes Latreille, 0 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1904 | Potter Wasp | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Evagetes Lepeletier, 1865 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mischocyttarus Saussure, 1945 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paranortonia Bequaert, 1940 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pepsis Fabricius, 1894 | Tarantula hawk | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polistes Latreille, 1791 | Paper nest wasps | 3 | Species | Taxom | Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 1896 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pterocheilus Klug, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Pterochilus Say, 1824 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Rygchium Spinola, 1806 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Sapyga Latreille, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Symmorphus Wesmael, 1856 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Vespa Linnaeus, 1758 | Hornets | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vespula Thomson, 1857 | Ground Yellowjackets | 7 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Southern Alberta
47 Species and 2 Subspecies | Ancistrocerus albolacteus (Bequaert, 1943) | ⇒ Ancistrocerus adiabatus Saussure, 1853 | | Ancistrocerus albophaleratus Saussure, 1855 | White-Banded Potter Wasp | | Ancistrocerus antilope Panzer, 1798 | Lobed Mason Wasp | | Anoplius (Anoplius) nigerrimus Scopoli, 1763 | | | Anoplius (Anoplius) virginiensis Cresson, 1867 | | | Aporus (Aporus) idris | | | Arachnospila (Ammosphex) angularis Banks, 1910 | | | Dasymutilla occidentalis Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Eastern Velvet Ant | | Dasymutilla vesta Cresson, 1865 | | | Dasymutilla vestita Lepeletier, 1845 | | | Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763 | Bald hornet | | Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) adulterina du Buysson, 1905 | Parasitic yellowjacket | | Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) norwegica Fabricius, 1781 | Norwegian wasp | | Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) saxonica Fabricius, 1793 | Saxon wasp | | Dolichovespula alpicola Eck, 1984 | Rocky Mountain aerial yellowjacket | | Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775 | Aerial yellowjacket | | Dolichovespula norvegicoides Sladen, 1918 | Arctic yellowjacket | | Episyron biguttatus Fabricius, 1798 | Two-Spotted Spider Wasp | | Episyron quinquenotatus Say, 1835 | White-trimmed black wasp | | Eumenes (Eumenes) consobrinus (de Saussure, 1856) | ⇒ Cyphomenes anisitsii Brèthes, 1906 | | Eumenes (Eumenes) crucifera Prov., 1888 | Cross Potter Wasp | | Eumenes flavus leptogaster | | | Evagetes (Evagetes) crassicornis Shuckard, 1837 | | | Evagetes consimilis | | | Evagetes parvus Cresson, 1865 | | | Mischocyttarus thrypticus Richards, 1945 | | | Paranortonia symmorphus (Bequaert, 1940) | ⇒ Parazumia tolteca Saussure, 1875 | | Pepsis (Pepsis) thisbe Lucas, 1894 | | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) aurifer (Saussure, 1853) | ⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793 | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793 | Dark Paper Wasp | | Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791 | European paper wasp | | Pterocheilus (Megapterocheilus) decorus Cresson, 1879 | | | Pterocheilus leucotaenius | | | Rhynchalastor anormis Say, 1824 | | | Sapyga similis Fabricius, 1793 | | | Stenodyneriellus heterospilus Cameron, 1907 | | | Symmorphus (Symmorphus) albomarginatus Saussure, 1856 | | | Symmorphus (Symmorphus) canadensis Saussure, 1855 | Canadian Potter Wasp | | Symmorphus (Symmorphus) cristatus Saussure, 1856 | | | Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758 | Cornish mallow | | Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793 | European wasp | | Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 | Common European Yellowjacket | | Vespula (Vespula) austriaca Panzer, 1799 | Boreal Yellowjacket | | Vespula (Vespula) rufa Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Wasp | | Vespula alascensis Packard, 1870 | Alaska Yellowjacket | | Vespula atropilosa Sladen, 1918 | Prairie Yellowjacket | | Vespula pensylvanica de Saussure, 1857 | Western yellow jacket |
Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Southern Alberta | Family | Mutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp | 7
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sapygidae ♰
Latreille, 1810
Club-horned wasps, Sapygid wasps | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Vespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps, Pollen Wasps, Potter Wasps, Social Wasps, Vespid wasps, Wasps, Yellowjackets | 15
33 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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