Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Union County (Iowa, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 239
1034
1390 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 239
1034
1390 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 225
993
1314 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 159
817
1104 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 31
143
222 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 24
124
199 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 14
83
158 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps | 4
16
24 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Union County (Iowa)
4 Families width 24 Species
Genera for Union County (Iowa)
16 Genera with 24 Species | Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1902 | European tube wasp | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Anoplius Dufour, 1843 | Blue-Black Spider Wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1899 | Cow Killer | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1763 | Aerial Yellowjackets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Entypus Dahlbom, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Episyron Schioedte, 1835 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eumenes Latreille, 1824 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1853 | Potter Wasp | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmosa Latreille, 1824 | Velvet Ant | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paranortonia Bequaert, 1940 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polistes Latreille, 1791 | Paper nest wasps | 3 | Species | Taxom | Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 1896 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Scolia Fabricius, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Stenodynerus Saussure, 1863 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Timulla Ashmead, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vespula Thomson, 1905 | Ground Yellowjackets | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Union County (Iowa)
24 Species | Ancistrocerus adiabatus Saussure, 1853 | Bramble Mason Wasp | | Ancistrocerus antilope Panzer, 1798 | Lobed Mason Wasp | | Ancistrocerus campestris Saussure, 1853 | Smiling Mason Wasp | | Ancistrocerus catskill Viereck, 1902 | Catskill Potter Wasp | | Anoplius (Lophopompilus) atrox Dahlbom, 1843 | | | Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763 | Bald hornet | | Entypus fulvicornis Cresson, 1867 | | | Episyron biguttatus Fabricius, 1798 | Two-Spotted Spider Wasp | | Episyron quinquenotatus Say, 1835 | White-trimmed black wasp | | Eumenes (Eumenes) bollii Cresson, 1872 | | | Eumenes (Eumenes) fraternus Say, 1824 | Fraternal Potter Wasp | | Euodynerus (Euodynerus) annulatus Say, 1824 | | | Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) foraminatus Saussure, 1853 | | | Myrmosa (Myrmosa) unicolor Say, 1824 | | | Paranortonia symmorphus (Bequaert, 1940) | ⇒ Parazumia tolteca Saussure, 1875 | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793 | Dark Paper Wasp | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) metricus Say, 1831 | Metric Paper Wasp | | Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791 | European paper wasp | | Scolia (Discolia) dubia Say, 1837 | Blue-Winged Scoliid Wasp | | Scolia bicincta Fabricius, 1775 | Double-banded Scoliid | | Timulla (Timulla) vagans Fabricius, 1798 | | | Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793 | European wasp | | Vespula flavopilosa Jacobson, 1978 | Downy Yellowjacket | | Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905 | Eastern yellow jacket |
Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Union County (Iowa) | Family | Mutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps | 4
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps | 1
2 | Genus
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 | 8
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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