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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Ventura County (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
224
948
1376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
224
948
1376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
207
907
1314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
142
740
1109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
28
162
328
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
25
156
323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
12
120
293
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
3
12
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ventura County
3 Families width 14 Species and 1 Subspecies
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant3SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ventura County
12 Genera with 14 Species
Anoplius Dufour, 1865Blue-Black Spider Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Arachnospila Kincaid, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Auplopus Spinola, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1928Cow Killer3SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1763Aerial Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom
Evagetes Lepeletier, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Microdynerus Thomson, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1793Paper nest wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Tachypompilus Ashmead, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets1SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1905Ground Yellowjackets2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ventura County
14 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) tenebrosus Cresson, 1865
Arachnospila (Arachnospila) fumipennis Zetterstedt, 1838
Auplopus nigrellus Banks, 1912
Dasymutilla archboldi Schmidt & Mi..., 1979
Dasymutilla gloriosa Saussure, 1868Thistle Down Velvet Ant
Dasymutilla magnifica Mickel, 1928Red Velvet Ant
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Evagetes parvus Cresson, 1865
Microdynerus trinodus Bohart, 1955
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Rhynchalastor apache Bohart, 1949
Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905Eastern yellow jacket

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Ventura County
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
5
4
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
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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