Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Virginia (USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 552
4888
10238 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 550
4884
10233 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 523
4755
9881 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 357
3942
8143 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 77
699
1493 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 67
641
1399 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 24
258
837 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps | 4
58
111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Virginia
4 Families width 111 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Virginia
58 Genera with 111 Species #ABCDELMPQRSTVZ
| Ageniella Banks, 1872 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Agenioideus Ashmead, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allaporus Banks, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1853 | European tube wasp | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Anoplius Dufour, 1944 | Blue-Black Spider Wasps | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Aporus Spinola, 1867 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Auplopus Spinola, 1912 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Belonogaster Saussure, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caliadurgus Pate, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Campsomeris Guérin-Ménev..., 1770 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Cephalodynerus Parker, 1965 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Ceropales Latreille, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chirodamus Haliday, 1867 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Crioscolia Bradley, 1950 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1865 | Cow Killer | 4 | Species | Taxom | Dicranoplius Haupt, 1950 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Dielis Saussure & S..., 1864 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Dipogon Fox, 1941 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1775 | Aerial Yellowjackets | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Entypus Dahlbom, 1828 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eoferreola Arnold, 1791 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Ephuta Say, 1836 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Episyron Schioedte, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumenes Latreille, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1853 | Potter Wasp | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Evagetes Lepeletier, 1865 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leptochilus Saussure, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monobia Saussure, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmosa Latreille, 1824 | Velvet Ant | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachodynerus Saussure, 1812 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paracyphononyx Gribodo, 1845 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paragia Shuckard, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 1857 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pepsis Fabricius, 1845 | Tarantula hawk | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phanagenia Banks, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Poecilopompilus Howard, 1901 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Polistes Latreille, 2012 | Paper nest wasps | 9 | Species | Taxom | Pompilinus Ashmead, 1902 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pompilus Fabricius, 1865 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Priocnemis Schiødte, 1912 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudodynerus Saussure, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psorthaspis Banks, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Pygodasis Bradley, 1957 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Quartinia André, 1962 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhaphiglossa Saunders, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhopalosoma Cresson, 1943 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 1901 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Scolia Fabricius, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Sphaeropthalma Blake, 1871 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Stenodynerus Saussure, 1863 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Symmorphus Wesmael, 2000 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Tachypompilus Ashmead, 1902 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Timulla Ashmead, 1798 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vespa Linnaeus, 1758 | Hornets | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vespula Thomson, 1854 | Ground Yellowjackets | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Zethus Fabricius, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Virginia
111 Species and 2 Subspecies | Ageniella (Ageniella) norata Banks, 1914 | | | Ageniella (Leucophrus) semitincta Banks, 1912 | | | Ageniella (Priophanes) agenioides Fox, 1893 | | | Ageniella (Priophanes) faceta Cresson, 1872 | | | Agenioideus humilis Cresson, 1867 | | | Allaporus pulchellus Banks, 1910 | | | Ancistrocerus adiabatus Saussure, 1853 | Bramble Mason Wasp | | Ancistrocerus antilope Panzer, 1798 | Lobed Mason Wasp | | Ancistrocerus campestris Saussure, 1853 | Smiling Mason Wasp | | Ancistrocerus gazella Panzer, 1798 | European potter wasp | | Ancistrocerus lutonidus Bohart, 1974 | | | Ancistrocerus unifasciatus Saussure, 1853 | One-Banded Mason Wasp | | Anoplius (Anoplius) illinoensis Robertson, 1901 | | | Anoplius (Anoplius) ventralis Banks, 1910 | | | Anoplius (Anoplius) virginiensis Cresson, 1867 | | | Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) americanus Beauvois, 1811 | Blue-Black Spider Wasp | | Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) insolens Banks, 1912 | | | Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) marginatus Say, 1824 | | | Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) percitus Evans, 1950 | | | Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) relativus Fox, 1893 | | | Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) splendens Dreisbach, 1949 | | | Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) subcylindricus Banks, 1917 | | | Anoplius (Lophopompilus) aethiops Cresson, 1865 | | | Anoplius (Lophopompilus) atrox Dahlbom, 1843 | | | Anoplius imbellis Banks, 1944 | | | Aporus (Aporus) idris | | | Aporus (Aporus) niger Cresson, 1867 | | | Auplopus adjunctus Banks, 1911 | | | Auplopus mellipes Say, 1836 | Spider Wasp | | Auplopus nigrellus Banks, 1912 | | | Belonogaster ornata Saussure, 1900 | | | Caliadurgus fasciatellus Spinola, 1808 | | | Campsomeris plumipes Drury, 1770 | | | Ceropales (Bifidoceropales) femoralis Cresson, 1869 | | | Chirodamus albopilosus Cresson, 1867 | | | Chirodamus fortis Cresson, 1867 | | | Dasymutilla aletina | | | Dasymutilla mutata Blake, 1871 | | | Dasymutilla occidentalis Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Eastern Velvet Ant | | Dasymutilla vesta Cresson, 1865 | | | Dipogon (Deuteragenia) papago Banks, 1943 | | | Dipogon (Deuteragenia) sayi Banks, 1941 | | | Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763 | Bald hornet | | Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) adulterina du Buysson, 1905 | Parasitic yellowjacket | | Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775 | Aerial yellowjacket | | Entypus fulvicornis Cresson, 1867 | | | Entypus unifasciatus Say, 1828 | Eastern Tawny-Horned Spider Wasp | | Eoferreola rhombica Christ, 1791 | | | Episyron biguttatus Fabricius, 1798 | Two-Spotted Spider Wasp | | Eumenes (Eumenes) fraternus Say, 1824 | Fraternal Potter Wasp | | Eumenes flavus leptogaster | | | Euodynerus (Euodynerus) annulatus Say, 1824 | | | Euodynerus (Euodynerus) crypticus Say, 1823 | | | Euodynerus (Euodynerus) megaera Lepeletier, 1841 | | | Euodynerus (Euodynerus) schwarzi Krombein, 1962 | | | Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) foraminatus Saussure, 1853 | | | Evagetes ingenuus Cresson, 1867 | | | Evagetes parvus Cresson, 1865 | | | Leptochilus (Zendalia) acolhuus Saussure, 1857 | | | Monobia quadridens Linnaeus, 1763 | Four-toothed Mason Wasp | | Myrmosa (Myrmosa) unicolor Say, 1824 | | | Pachodynerus nasidens Latreille, 1812 | Key hole wasp | | Paracyphononyx funereus Lepeletier, 1845 | | | Paragia monocesta Snelling, 1986 | | | Parancistrocerus fulvipes Saussure, 1856 | Potter wasp | | Parancistrocerus histrio Lepeletier, 1841 | | | Parancistrocerus leionotus Viereck, 1906 | | | Parancistrocerus pedestris Saussure, 1855 | | | Parancistrocerus perennis Saussure, 1857 | | | Pepsis menechma Lepeletier, 1845 | | | Phanagenia bombycina Cresson, 1867 | | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) annularis Linnaeus, 1763 | Jack Spaniard Wasp | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) bellicosus (Cresson, 1872) | ⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793 | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) carolina Linnaeus, 1767 | Red Paper Wasps | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) exclamans Viereck, 1906 | Paper wasp | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793 | Dark Paper Wasp | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) metricus Say, 1831 | Metric Paper Wasp | | Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791 | European paper wasp | | Polistes parametricus Buck, 2012 | | | Pompilus apicatus Provancher, 1882 | | | Pompilus nigritus Fabricius, 1781 | | | Pompilus scelestus Cresson, 1865 | | | Priocnemis (Priocnemis) cornica Say, 1836 | | | Priocnemis (Priocnemis) hestia Banks, 1915 | | | Priocnemis (Priocnemis) notha Cresson, 1867 | | | Priocnemis (Umbripennis) minorata Banks, 1912 | | | Pseudodynerus quadrisectus Say, 1837 | | | Pseudomethoca frigida Smith, 1855 | | | Psorthaspis mariae Cresson, 1867 | | | Quartinia persephona Richards, 1962 | | | Rhaphiglossa symmorpha Saussure, 1852 | | | Rhopalosoma nearcticum Brues, 1943 | | | Rhynchalastor ammonia de Saussure, 1856 | | | Rhynchalastor anormis Say, 1824 | | | Rhynchalastor blepharus Bohart, 1953 | | | Rhynchalastor oculeus Roberts, 1901 | | | Scolia (Discolia) dubia Say, 1837 | Blue-Winged Scoliid Wasp | | Scolia bicincta Fabricius, 1775 | Double-banded Scoliid | | Stenodyneriellus heterospilus Cameron, 1907 | | | Symmorphus (Symmorphus) canadensis Saussure, 1855 | Canadian Potter Wasp | | Symmorphus senex ♰ Carpenter, 2000 | | | Timulla (Timulla) dubitatiformis Mickel, 1937 | | | Timulla (Timulla) vagans Fabricius, 1798 | | | Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758 | Cornish mallow | | Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793 | European wasp | | Vespula acadica Sladen, 1918 | Forest Yellowjacket | | Vespula flavopilosa Jacobson, 1978 | Downy Yellowjacket | | Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905 | Eastern yellow jacket | | Vespula squamosa Drury, 1770 | Southern Yellowjacket | | Vespula vidua de Saussure, 1854 | Widow Yellowjacket | | Zethus (Zethus) spinipes Say, 1837 | |
Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Virginia | Family | Mutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps | 6
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp | 24
47 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Rhopalosomatidae ♰
Ashmead, 1896
Rhopalosomatid wasps | 0
0 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps | 5
3 | 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 | 23
53 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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