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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Wayne County (Kentucky, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
162
548
585
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
162
548
585
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
149
523
550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
105
430
443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
22
80
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
19
74
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
11
56
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
3
10
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Wayne County (Kentucky)
3 Families width 9 Species
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies8SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant0SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Wayne County (Kentucky)
10 Genera with 9 Species
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1853European tube wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1899
Cow Killer0SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1763Aerial Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom
Entypus Dahlbom, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1823Potter Wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1793Paper nest wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeropthalma Blake, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Timulla Ashmead, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1770Ground Yellowjackets3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wayne County (Kentucky)
9 Species
Ancistrocerus campestris Saussure, 1853Smiling Mason Wasp
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Entypus unifasciatus Say, 1828Eastern Tawny-Horned Spider Wasp
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) crypticus Say, 1823
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Stenodyneriellus heterospilus Cameron, 1907
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905Eastern yellow jacket
Vespula squamosa Drury, 1770Southern Yellowjacket

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Wayne County (Kentucky)
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
3
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
1
1
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
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



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