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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Walker County (Alabama, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
184
619
709
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
184
619
709
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
174
599
681
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
133
507
585
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
25
88
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
24
87
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
13
65
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
13
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Walker County (Alabama)
4 Families width 12 Species
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant2SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies7SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Walker County (Alabama)
13 Genera with 12 Species
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1758Cow Killer1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1763Aerial Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom
Monobia Saussure, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Phanagenia Banks, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1767Paper nest wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodynerus Saussure, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Psorthaspis Banks, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Scolia Fabricius, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeropthalma Blake, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Timulla Ashmead, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1905Ground Yellowjackets2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Walker County (Alabama)
12 Species
Dasymutilla occidentalis Linnaeus, 1758Common Eastern Velvet Ant
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Monobia quadridens Linnaeus, 1763Four-toothed Mason Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) carolina Linnaeus, 1767Red Paper Wasps
Pseudodynerus quadrisectus Say, 1837
Pseudomethoca frigida Smith, 1855
Psorthaspis brimleyi Malloch, 1928
Scolia (Discolia) dubia Say, 1837Blue-Winged Scoliid Wasp
Scolia bicincta Fabricius, 1775Double-banded Scoliid
Stenodyneriellus heterospilus Cameron, 1907
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905Eastern yellow jacket

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Walker County (Alabama)
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
4
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
2
1
Genera
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
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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