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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Springfield (Penobscot County, Maine, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
119
259
298
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
119
259
298
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
110
242
274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
88
214
245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
15
44
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
14
38
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
10
22
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
3
5
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Springfield (Penobscot County)
3 Families width 5 Species
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant1SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Springfield (Penobscot County)
5 Genera with 5 Species
Anoplius Dufour, 1865Blue-Black Spider Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1865Cow Killer1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1775Aerial Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1824Potter Wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1978Ground Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Springfield (Penobscot County)
5 Species
Anoplius (Lophopompilus) aethiops Cresson, 1865
Dasymutilla vesta Cresson, 1865
Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775Aerial yellowjacket
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) annulatus Say, 1824
Vespula flavopilosa Jacobson, 1978Downy Yellowjacket

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Springfield (Penobscot County)
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
1
1
Genus
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
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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