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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region US Virgin Islands (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
118
402
440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
118
402
440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
114
387
422
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
79
328
358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
20
79
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
20
79
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
9
55
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
2
5
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for US Virgin Islands
2 Families width 5 Species and 1 Subspecies
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for US Virgin Islands
5 Genera with 5 Species
Aporus Spinola, 01SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Notoplaniceps Bradley, 01SpeciesTaxom
Pepsis Fabricius, 1804
Tarantula hawk0SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1972Paper nest wasps2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for US Virgin Islands
5 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aporus (Aporus) idris
Mischocyttarus (Phi) phthisicus Fabricius, 1793
Notoplaniceps prolixa
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) crinitus Felton, 1764Jack Spaniard
Polistes stenopus stenopus van der Vecht, 1972

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in US Virgin Islands
FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
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
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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