Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region West Virginia (USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 419
3097
6568 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 417
3093
6563 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 394
3002
6364 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 278
2479
5175 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 50
331
799 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 40
293
753 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 18
146
577 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps | 4
30
69 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for West Virginia
4 Families width 69 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for West Virginia
30 Genera with 69 Species #ACDEMPRSTVZ
| Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1906 | European tube wasp | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Anoplius Dufour, 1921 | Blue-Black Spider Wasps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Auplopus Spinola, 1910 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Caliadurgus Pate, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceropales Latreille, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chirodamus Haliday, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1865 | Cow Killer | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dipogon Fox, 1941 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1918 | Aerial Yellowjackets | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Entypus Dahlbom, 1828 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Episyron Schioedte, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumenes Latreille, 0 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1856 | Potter Wasp | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Monobia Saussure, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 1857 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Polistes Latreille, 2012 | Paper nest wasps | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Priocnemis Schiødte, 1912 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Priocnessus Banks, 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudodynerus Saussure, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psorthaspis Banks, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 1953 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scolia Fabricius, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Sphaerophthalma Mickel, 1928 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Symmorphus Wesmael, 1855 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Tachypompilus Ashmead, 1902 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Timulla Ashmead, 1899 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Vespa Linnaeus, 1758 | Hornets | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vespula Thomson, 1854 | Ground Yellowjackets | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Zethus Fabricius, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for West Virginia
69 Species and 2 Subspecies | Ancistrocerus albophaleratus Saussure, 1855 | White-Banded Potter Wasp | | Ancistrocerus antilope Panzer, 1798 | Lobed Mason Wasp | | Ancistrocerus campestris Saussure, 1853 | Smiling Mason Wasp | | Ancistrocerus catskill Viereck, 1902 | Catskill Potter Wasp | | Ancistrocerus unifasciatus Saussure, 1853 | One-Banded Mason Wasp | | Ancistrocerus waldenii Viereck, 1906 | Walden’S Potter Wasp | | Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) americanus Beauvois, 1811 | Blue-Black Spider Wasp | | Anoplius (Lophopompilus) aethiops Cresson, 1865 | | | Anoplius carolina Banks, 1921 | | | Auplopus mellipes Say, 1836 | Spider Wasp | | Auplopus odontocephalus Cameron, 1910 | | | Caliadurgus fasciatellus Spinola, 1808 | | | Ceropales (Ceropales) maculata Fabricius, 1775 | Parasitic spider wasp | | Chirodamus albopilosus Cresson, 1867 | | | Dasymutilla mutata Blake, 1871 | | | Dasymutilla occidentalis Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Eastern Velvet Ant | | Dasymutilla vesta Cresson, 1865 | | | Dipogon (Deuteragenia) sayi Banks, 1941 | | | Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763 | Bald hornet | | Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) adulterina du Buysson, 1905 | Parasitic yellowjacket | | Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) norwegica Fabricius, 1781 | Norwegian wasp | | Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775 | Aerial yellowjacket | | Dolichovespula norvegicoides Sladen, 1918 | Arctic yellowjacket | | Entypus unifasciatus Say, 1828 | Eastern Tawny-Horned Spider Wasp | | Episyron biguttatus Fabricius, 1798 | Two-Spotted Spider Wasp | | Eumenes (Eumenes) consobrinus (de Saussure, 1856) | ⇒ Cyphomenes anisitsii Brèthes, 1906 | | Eumenes (Eumenes) crucifera Prov., 1888 | Cross Potter 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 | | | Euodynerus (Pareuodynerus) leucomelas Saussure, 1856 | Wasp | | Monobia quadridens Linnaeus, 1763 | Four-toothed Mason Wasp | | Parancistrocerus fulvipes Saussure, 1856 | Potter wasp | | Parancistrocerus leionotus Viereck, 1906 | | | Parancistrocerus pedestris Saussure, 1855 | | | Parancistrocerus pensylvanicus Saussure, 1856 | | | Parancistrocerus perennis Saussure, 1857 | | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) annularis Linnaeus, 1763 | Jack Spaniard Wasp | | 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 | | | Priocnemis (Priocnemis) germana Cresson, 1867 | | | Priocnemis (Umbripennis) minorata Banks, 1912 | | | Priocnessus nebulosus Dahlbom, 1843 | | | Pseudodynerus quadrisectus Say, 1837 | | | Pseudomethoca frigida Smith, 1855 | | | Psorthaspis mariae Cresson, 1867 | | | Rhynchalastor ammonia de Saussure, 1856 | | | Rhynchalastor blepharus Bohart, 1953 | | | Scolia (Discolia) dubia Say, 1837 | Blue-Winged Scoliid Wasp | | Scolia bicincta Fabricius, 1775 | Double-banded Scoliid | | Symmorphus (Symmorphus) albomarginatus Saussure, 1856 | | | Symmorphus (Symmorphus) canadensis Saussure, 1855 | Canadian Potter Wasp | | Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758 | Cornish mallow | | Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793 | European wasp | | Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 | Common European Yellowjacket | | Vespula acadica Sladen, 1918 | Forest Yellowjacket | | Vespula alascensis Packard, 1870 | Alaska 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 West Virginia | Family | Mutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp | 12
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps | 1
2 | Genus
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 | 13
48 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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