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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Starr County (Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
295
1909
2333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
294
1908
2332
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
281
1867
2266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
191
1589
1962
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
41
285
335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
39
282
333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
174
274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
32
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Starr County
4 Families width 22 Species and 2 Subspecies
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps6SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies10SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Starr County
32 Genera with 22 Species
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Ageniella Banks, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1834
Blue-Black Spider Wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Aporinellus Banks, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Aporus Spinola, 01SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1837Honey wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Campsomeris Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceropales Latreille, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Crioscolia Bradley, 1950
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocheilus Panzer, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1845Cow Killer4SpeciesTaxom
Dilophotopsis Schuster, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Dolichodynerus Bohart, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Ephuta Say, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Episyron Schioedte, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 01SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1904
Potter Wasp0SpeciesTaxom
Hemipepsis Dahlbom, 1844
Tarantula Hawks0SpeciesTaxom
Leptochilus Saussure, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Pachodynerus Saussure, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Pepsis Fabricius, 1857Tarantula hawk3SpeciesTaxom
Poecilopompilus Howard, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Priocnessus Banks, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeropthalma Blake, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Stenodynerus Saussure, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Tachypompilus Ashmead, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Timulla Ashmead, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets1SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1857Ground Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Starr County
22 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aporus (Aporus) idris
Brachygastra lecheguana Latreille, 1824Black paper wasp
Brachygastra mellifica Say, 1837Mexican honey wasp
Ceropales fulvipes Cresson, 1872
Cryptocheilus attenuatum Banks, 1933
Dasymutilla canella Blake, 1871
Dasymutilla cotulla Mickel, 1928
Dasymutilla satanas Mickel, 1928
Dasymutilla vestita Lepeletier, 1845
Dilophotopsis concolor Cresson, 1865
Dolichodynerus tanynotus Cameron, 1909
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Leptochilus (Zendalia) bellulus Cresson, 1872
Pepsis (Pepsis) mexicana Lucas, 1894
Pepsis grossa Fabricius, 1798
Pepsis mildei Stål, 1857
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) instabilis Saussure, 1953Unstable Paper Wasp
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Sphaeropthalma (Photopsis) imperialis Blake, 1871
Stenodyneriellus heterospilus Cameron, 1907
Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespula pensylvanica de Saussure, 1857Western yellow jacket

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

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
12
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
2
0
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
12
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



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