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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Southwest England (South England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
540
3904
7781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
538
3901
7777
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
499
3811
7648
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
326
3267
6870
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
51
449
907
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
42
397
813
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
19
178
484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
5
35
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southwest England
5 Families width 59 Species
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies28SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps26SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant3SpeciesTaxom
Sapygidae Latreille, 1810Club-horned wasps2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southwest England
35 Genera with 59 Species
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Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1776European tube wasp6SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1910Blue-Black Spider Wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Antepipona Saussure, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Aporus Spinola, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Arachnospila Kincaid, 18374SpeciesTaxom
Caliadurgus Pate, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Campsomeris Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceramius Latreille, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocheilus Panzer, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Deuterodiscoelius Dalla Torre, 1904
0SpeciesTaxom
Dipogon Fox, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1763Aerial Yellowjackets4SpeciesTaxom
Episyron Schioedte, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Euclavelia Arnold, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1793Potter Wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Evagetes Lepeletier, 18272SpeciesTaxom
Gymnomerus Bluthgen, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Hadrotilla Bischoff, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Minagenia Banks, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Monosapyga Pic, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Mutilla Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosa Latreille, 1801Velvet Ant1SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Ovodynerus Giordani Soika, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Parachartergus Ihering, 17961SpeciesTaxom
Pepsis Fabricius, 1894Tarantula hawk2SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1853Paper nest wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Pompilopterus Rasnitsyn, 19982SpeciesTaxom
Pompilus Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Priocnemis Schiødte, 19325SpeciesTaxom
Pterochilus Say, 01SpeciesTaxom
Sapyga Latreille, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Symmorphus Wesmael, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets3SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1758Ground Yellowjackets3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southwest England
59 Species
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 scoticus Curtis, 1826
Ancistrocerus trifasciatus Muller, 1776Caterpillar-hunting potter wasp
Anoplius (Anoplius) nigerrimus Scopoli, 1763
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) infuscatus Vander Linden, 1827Dragging spider
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) viaticus Linnaeus, 1758Black Banded Spider Wasp
Anoplius ahrimaves (Turner, 1910)⇒ Turneromyia ahrimanes Turner, 1910
Antepipona ferruginosa Saussure, 1856
Aporus (Aporus) unicolor Spinola, 1808
Arachnospila (Ammosphex) anceps Wesmael, 1851
Arachnospila (Ammosphex) trivialis Dahlbom, 1843
Arachnospila (Anoplochares) minutula Dahlbom, 1842
Arachnospila (Anoplochares) spissa Schioedte, 1837
Caliadurgus fasciatellus Spinola, 1808
Ceramius beyeri Brauns, 1903
Ceramius capicola Brauns, 1902
Cryptocheilus (Adonta) notatus Rossius, 1792
Dipogon (Deuteragenia) variegatus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Dipogon variegata Linnaeus, 1758
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) media Retzius, 1783Media Wasp
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) norwegica Fabricius, 1781Norwegian wasp
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) sylvestris Scopoli, 1763Tree wasp
Dolichovespula silvestris Scopoli, 1763
Episyron rufipes Linnaeus, 1758Red Legged Spider Wasp
Euclavelia fasciata Arnold, 1932
Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) quadrifasciatus Fabricius, 1793
Evagetes (Evagetes) crassicornis Shuckard, 1837
Evagetes (Evagetes) dubius Vander Linden, 1827
Gymnomerus laevipes Shuckard, 1837
Hadrotilla helle Perinquey, 1898
Monosapyga clavicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Mutilla europaea Linnaeus, 1758Eastern Velvet Ant
Myrmosa atra Panzer, 1801Black Headed Velvet Ant
Odynerus (Odynerus) melanocephalus Gmelin, 1790Black Headed Mason Wasp
Odynerus herrichii de Saussure, 1856
Ovodynerus ferrugineimaculatus Giordani Soika, 1985
Parachartergus colobopterus Licht, 1796
Pepsis (Pepsis) chrysothemis Lucas, 1894
Pepsis (Pepsis) pallidolimbata Lucas, 1894
Polistes (Polistella) smithii Saussure, 1853
Pompilopterus difficilis ♰ A. P. Rasnitsyn, 1998
Pompilopterus wimbledoni ♰ A. P. Rasnitsyn, 1998
Pompilus cinereus Fabricius, 1775Grey spider wasp
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) exaltata Fabricius, 1775
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) parvula (Dahlbom, 1845)⇒ Priocnemis perraudini Wolf, 1978
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) pusilla Schioedte, 1837
Priocnemis (Umbripennis) perturbator Harris, 1780
Priocnemis braunsi Arnold, 1932
Pterochilus emortualis de Saussure, 0
Sapyga quinquepunctata Fabricius, 1781
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) bifasciatus Linnaeus, 1761
Vespa coarctata Linnæus, 1758
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespa spinipes Linnæus, 1758
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket
Vespula (Vespula) rufa Linnaeus, 1758Red Wasp

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Southwest England
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
14
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySapygidae ♰
Latreille, 1810
Club-horned wasps, Sapygid wasps
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
1
0
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
15
28
Genera
Species

Taxom



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