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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Upper Cretaceous (Cretaceous)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
360
894
1266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
358
889
1262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
334
859
1227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
199
610
921
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
60
223
350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
54
215
341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
23
104
177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
7
9
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Upper Cretaceous
7 Families width 12 Species
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant1SpeciesTaxom
Sapygidae Latreille, 1810Club-horned wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies5SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalosomatidae Ashmead, 1896Rhopalosomatid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Falsiformicidae Rasnitsyn, 19751SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Upper Cretaceous
9 Genera with 12 Species
Bryopompilus Engel & Grim..., 20061SpeciesTaxom
Cretavus Sharov, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Cretosapyga Bennett & Engel, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Cretoscolia Rasnitsyn, 19932SpeciesTaxom
Curiosivespa Rasnitsyn, 19923SpeciesTaxom
Eorhopalosoma Engel, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Falsiformica Rasnitsyn, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Priorparagia Brothers & R..., 20081SpeciesTaxom
Symmorphus Wesmael, 20001SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Upper Cretaceous
12 Species
Bryopompilus interfector M. S. Engel, 2006
Cretavus sibiricus A. G. Sharov, 1957
Cretosapyga resinicola D. J. Bennett, 2005
Cretoscolia patiens A. P. Rasnitsyn, 1993
Cretoscolia promissiva A. P. Rasnitsyn, 1993
Curiosivespa curiosa A. P. Rasnitsyn, 1975
Curiosivespa magna A. P. Rasnitsyn, 1975
Curiosivespa orapa D. J. Brothers, 1992
Eorhopalosoma gorgyra M. S. Engel, 2008
Falsiformica cretacea A. P. Rasnitsyn, 1975
Priorparagia anancites D. J. Brothers, 2008
Symmorphus senex Carpenter, 2000

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Upper Cretaceous
FamilyFalsiformicidae
Rasnitsyn, 1975
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

FamilyRhopalosomatidae
Ashmead, 1896
Rhopalosomatid wasps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySapygidae
Latreille, 1810
Club-horned wasps, Sapygid wasps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
1
2
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
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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