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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Southern Ontario (Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
553
6262
15077
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
551
6258
15073
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
526
6143
14753
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
372
5224
12857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
69
1003
2359
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
59
911
2117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
22
265
1053
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
6
56
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Ontario
6 Families width 148 Species and 2 Subspecies
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps74SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies61SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae (Leach, 1815)Mammoth wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant6SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalosomatidae Ashmead, 1896Rhopalosomatid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Sapygidae Latreille, 1810Club-horned wasps4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern Ontario
56 Genera with 148 Species
#ABCDEMOPRSTV
Ageniella Banks, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Agenioideus Ashmead, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Allaporus Banks, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Ammosphex Wilcke, 01SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1906European tube wasp8SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1944Blue-Black Spider Wasps23SpeciesTaxom
Anterhynchium de Saussure, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Aporinellus Banks, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Aporus Spinola, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Arachnospila Kincaid, 19513SpeciesTaxom
Auplopus Spinola, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Belonogaster Saussure, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Caliadurgus Pate, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Campsomeris Guérin-Ménev..., 17701SpeciesTaxom
Cephalodynerus Parker, 1965
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceropales Latreille, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocheilus Panzer, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1845Cow Killer2SpeciesTaxom
Dipogon Fox, 19413SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1918Aerial Yellowjackets4SpeciesTaxom
Entypus Dahlbom, 18282SpeciesTaxom
Ephuta Say, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Episyron Schioedte, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 06SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1945Potter Wasp7SpeciesTaxom
Evagetes Lepeletier, 19197SpeciesTaxom
Minagenia Banks, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Monobia Saussure, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosa Latreille, 1824Velvet Ant1SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Olixon Cameron, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Pachodynerus Saussure, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Paracyphononyx Gribodo, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Phanagenia Banks, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Poecilopompilus Howard, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Pompilus Fabricius, 18654SpeciesTaxom
Priocnemis Schiødte, 19866SpeciesTaxom
Priocnessus Banks, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphiglossa Saunders, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 19175SpeciesTaxom
Sapyga Latreille, 17934SpeciesTaxom
Scolia Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Sericopompilus Howard, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Stenodynerus Saussure, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Symmorphus Wesmael, 18564SpeciesTaxom
Synagris Latreille, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Tachypompilus Ashmead, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Timulla Ashmead, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Trielis Saussure, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets2SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1854Ground Yellowjackets10SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Ontario
148 Species and 2 Subspecies
Ageniella (Ageniella) cupida Cresson, 1867
Ageniella (Leucophrus) fulgifrons Cresson, 1867
Ageniella (Priophanes) agenioides Fox, 1893
Agenioideus (Agenioideus) cinctellus Spinola, 1808
Agenioideus humilis Cresson, 1867
Allaporus pulchellus Banks, 1910
Ammosphex michiganensis
Ancistrocerus adiabatus Saussure, 1853Bramble Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus albophaleratus Saussure, 1855White-Banded Potter Wasp
Ancistrocerus antilope Panzer, 1798Lobed Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus campestris Saussure, 1853Smiling Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus catskill Viereck, 1902Catskill Potter Wasp
Ancistrocerus gazella Panzer, 1798European potter wasp
Ancistrocerus unifasciatus Saussure, 1853One-Banded Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus waldenii Viereck, 1906Walden’S Potter Wasp
Anoplius (Anoplius) depressipes Banks, 1919
Anoplius (Anoplius) illinoensis Robertson, 1901
Anoplius (Anoplius) nigerrimus Scopoli, 1763
Anoplius (Anoplius) ventralis Banks, 1910
Anoplius (Anoplius) virginiensis Cresson, 1867
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) americanus Beauvois, 1811Blue-Black Spider Wasp
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) apiculatus Smith, 1855
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) cylindricus Cresson, 1867
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) insolens Banks, 1912
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) marginatus Say, 1824
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) percitus Evans, 1950
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) relativus Fox, 1893
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) semicinctus Dahlbom, 1843Half-Belted Blue-Black Spider Wasp
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) semirufus Cresson, 1867
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) splendens Dreisbach, 1949
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) subcylindricus Banks, 1917
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) tenebrosus Cresson, 1865
Anoplius (Lophopompilus) aethiops Cresson, 1865
Anoplius (Lophopompilus) atrox Dahlbom, 1843
Anoplius (Lophopompilus) bengtssoni Regan, 1923
Anoplius (Lophopompilus) cleora Banks, 1917
Anoplius hispidulus Dreisbach, 1950
Anoplius imbellis Banks, 1944
Anterhynchium (Anterhynchium) histrionicum Gerst., 1857
Aporinellus completus Banks, 1917
Aporinellus yucatanensis Cameron, 1893
Aporus (Aporus) idris
Aporus (Aporus) niger Cresson, 1867
Arachnospila (Ammosphex) angularis Banks, 1910
Arachnospila (Ammosphex) michiganensis Dreisbach, 1949
Arachnospila imbecilla Evans, 1951
Auplopus carbonarius Scopoli, 1763Spider wasp
Auplopus nigrellus Banks, 1912
Auplopus odontocephalus Cameron, 1910
Belonogaster ornata Saussure, 1900
Caliadurgus fasciatellus Spinola, 1808
Campsomeris plumipes Drury, 1770
Ceropales (Bifidoceropales) longipes Smith, 1855
Ceropales (Ceropales) maculata Fabricius, 1775Parasitic spider wasp
Cryptocheilus attenuatum Banks, 1933
Dasymutilla vesta Cresson, 1865
Dasymutilla vestita Lepeletier, 1845
Dipogon (Deuteragenia) papago Banks, 1943
Dipogon (Deuteragenia) pulchripennis Cresson, 1867
Dipogon (Deuteragenia) sayi Banks, 1941
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) adulterina du Buysson, 1905Parasitic yellowjacket
Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775Aerial yellowjacket
Dolichovespula norvegicoides Sladen, 1918Arctic yellowjacket
Entypus fulvicornis Cresson, 1867
Entypus unifasciatus Say, 1828Eastern Tawny-Horned Spider Wasp
Ephuta stenognatha Schuster, 1951
Episyron biguttatus Fabricius, 1798Two-Spotted Spider Wasp
Episyron quinquenotatus Say, 1835White-trimmed black wasp
Episyron snowi Viereck, 1906
Eumenes (Eumenes) bollii Cresson, 1872
Eumenes (Eumenes) consobrinus (de Saussure, 1856)⇒ Cyphomenes anisitsii Brèthes, 1906
Eumenes (Eumenes) crucifera Prov., 1888Cross Potter Wasp
Eumenes (Eumenes) fraternus Say, 1824Fraternal Potter Wasp
Eumenes (Eumenes) verticalis Say, 1824
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) annulatus Say, 1824
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) crypticus Say, 1823
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) megaera Lepeletier, 1841
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) schwarzi Krombein, 1962
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) foraminatus Saussure, 1853
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) leucomelas Saussure, 1856Wasp
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) planitarsis Bohart, 1945
Evagetes (Evagetes) crassicornis Shuckard, 1837
Evagetes asignus Dreisbach, 1956
Evagetes hyacinthinus Cresson, 1867
Evagetes ingenuus Cresson, 1867
Evagetes mohave Banks, 1933
Evagetes parvus Cresson, 1865
Evagetes subangulatus Banks, 1919
Minagenia osoria Banks, 1944
Mischocyttarus (Phi) flavitarsis Saussure, 1854Wasp
Mischocyttarus thrypticus Richards, 1945
Monobia quadridens Linnaeus, 1763Four-toothed Mason Wasp
Myrmosa (Myrmosa) unicolor Say, 1824
Odynerus (Odynerus) dilectus Saussure, 1870
Olixon banksii Brues, 1922
Pachodynerus erynnis Lepeletier, 1841Red-and-black Mason Wasp
Paracyphononyx funereus Lepeletier, 1845
Parancistrocerus pedestris Saussure, 1855
Parancistrocerus pensylvanicus Saussure, 1856
Parancistrocerus vagus Saussure, 1857
Phanagenia bombycina Cresson, 1867
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) metricus Say, 1831Metric Paper Wasp
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Pompilus apicatus Provancher, 1882
Pompilus arctus Cresson, 1865
Pompilus nigritus Fabricius, 1781
Pompilus scelestus Cresson, 1865
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) aequalis Banks, 1919
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) cornica Say, 1836
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) germana Cresson, 1867
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) minuscula Banks, 1917
Priocnemis (Umbripennis) minorata Banks, 1912
Priocnemis kevini Wasbauer, 1986
Priocnessus nebulosus Dahlbom, 1843
Pseudomethoca frigida Smith, 1855
Rhaphiglossa symmorpha Saussure, 1852
Rhynchalastor ammonia de Saussure, 1856
Rhynchalastor anormis Say, 1824
Rhynchalastor blepharus Bohart, 1953
Rhynchalastor kennicottianus de Saussure, 1870
Rhynchalastor lucidus Rohwer, 1917
Sapyga centrata Say, 1836
Sapyga louisi Krombein, 1938Louis'S Club-Horned Cuckoo Wasp
Sapyga pelopaei
Sapyga similis Fabricius, 1793
Scolia bicincta Fabricius, 1775Double-banded Scoliid
Sericopompilus apicalis Say, 1835
Stenodyneriellus heterospilus Cameron, 1907
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) albomarginatus Saussure, 1856
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) bifasciatus Linnaeus, 1761
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) canadensis Saussure, 1855Canadian Potter Wasp
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) cristatus Saussure, 1856
Synagris tropidia (Schletterer, 1891)⇒ Tricarinodynerus ventralis Saussure, 1890
Timulla (Timulla) vagans Fabricius, 1798
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket
Vespula (Vespula) austriaca Panzer, 1799Boreal Yellowjacket
Vespula acadica Sladen, 1918Forest Yellowjacket
Vespula alascensis Packard, 1870Alaska Yellowjacket
Vespula flavopilosa Jacobson, 1978Downy Yellowjacket
Vespula intermedia (du Buysson, 1904)⇒ Vespula yichunensis Lee, 1986
Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905Eastern yellow jacket
Vespula pensylvanica de Saussure, 1857Western yellow jacket
Vespula vidua de Saussure, 1854Widow Yellowjacket

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Southern Ontario
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
25
74
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRhopalosomatidae
Ashmead, 1896
Rhopalosomatid wasps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySapygidae
Latreille, 1810
Club-horned wasps, Sapygid wasps
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
3
2
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
61
Genera
Species

Taxom



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