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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Vancouver Island (British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
378
2427
3666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
376
2423
3662
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
361
2383
3584
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
254
2026
3108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
48
332
449
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
40
301
399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
111
255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
25
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Vancouver Island
4 Families width 37 Species
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies26SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps10SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant1SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Vancouver Island
25 Genera with 37 Species
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Acarepipona Giordani Soika, 1985
0SpeciesTaxom
Ammosphex Wilcke, 1942
0SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1855European tube wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1893Blue-Black Spider Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Anterhynchium de Saussure, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Aporus Spinola, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Auplopus Spinola, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Ceramius Latreille, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1845Cow Killer1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1918Aerial Yellowjackets2SpeciesTaxom
Episyron Schioedte, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Evagetes Lepeletier, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Micreumenes Ashmead, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Micromeriella Betrem, 1972
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracyphononyx Gribodo, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1775Paper nest wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Pompilus Fabricius, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Priocnemis Schiødte, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Pseudonortonia Giordani Soika, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Synagris Latreille, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Tricarinodynerus Giordani Soika, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1857Ground Yellowjackets5SpeciesTaxom
Zeteumenidion1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Vancouver Island
37 Species
Ancistrocerus albophaleratus Saussure, 1855White-Banded Potter Wasp
Anoplius (Anoplius) virginiensis Cresson, 1867
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) relativus Fox, 1893
Anterhynchium (Anterhynchium) fallax Saussure, 1856
Anterhynchium (Anterhynchium) natalense Saussure, 1856
Aporus (Aporus) idris
Aporus (Aporus) luxus Banks, 1914
Auplopus nigrellus Banks, 1912
Ceramius jacoti Richards, 1962
Dasymutilla vestita Lepeletier, 1845
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Dolichovespula norvegicoides Sladen, 1918Arctic yellowjacket
Episyron quinquenotatus Say, 1835White-trimmed black wasp
Eumenes (Eumenes) consobrinus (de Saussure, 1856)⇒ Cyphomenes anisitsii Brèthes, 1906
Eumenes (Eumenes) crucifera Prov., 1888Cross Potter Wasp
Micreumenes natalensis Saussure, 1855
Paracyphononyx ruficrus Klug, 1834
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Gyrostoma) rothneyi Cameron, 1900
Polistes (Polistella) defectivus Gerstaecker, 1871
Polistes (Polistes) marginalis Fabricius, 1775
Pompilus occidentalis Dreisbach, 1950
Pompilus parvulus Banks, 1912
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) notha Cresson, 1867
Pseudonortonia bisuturalis Saussure, 1852
Pseudonortonia maculinoda Cameron, 1910
Pseudonortonia rufoquadripustulata Cameron, 1910
Stenodyneriellus heterospilus Cameron, 1907
Synagris (Paragris) abyssinica Guérin, 1848
Synagris (Paragris) maxillosa Saussure, 1863
Tricarinodynerus guerinii Saussure, 1852
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket
Vespula (Vespula) rufa Linnaeus, 1758Red Wasp
Vespula alascensis Packard, 1870Alaska Yellowjacket
Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905Eastern yellow jacket
Vespula pensylvanica de Saussure, 1857Western yellow jacket
Zeteumenidion femoratus Schulthess, 1910

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Vancouver Island
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
9
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
1
0
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
14
26
Genera
Species

Taxom



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