Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region USA (North America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 1098
25856
148294 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 1092
25818
148242 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 999
25344
146344 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 566
19996
121239 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 93
3533
22270 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 80
3318
21195 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 28
1018
10130 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps | 7
220
1237 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for USA
7 Families width 1237 Species and 131 Subspecies
Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in USA | Family | Bradynobaenidae
Saussure, 1892
Bradynobaenid wasps | 3
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Mutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps | 37
253 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp | 67
362 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Rhopalosomatidae ♰
Ashmead, 1896
Rhopalosomatid wasps | 3
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sapygidae ♰
Latreille, 1810
Club-horned wasps, Sapygid wasps | 6
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps | 13
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Vespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps, Pollen Wasps, Potter Wasps, Social Wasps, Vespid wasps, Wasps, Yellowjackets | 91
584 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Links, sources and further information Vespoidea at artfakta.se
Vespoidea at dyntaxa.se
Vespoidea at itis.gov
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