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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Windham County (Connecticut, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
232
1087
1537
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
231
1085
1535
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
215
1056
1495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
165
940
1343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
32
135
209
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
24
97
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
14
64
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
13
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Windham County (Connecticut)
4 Families width 14 Species
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies10SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant1SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Windham County (Connecticut)
13 Genera with 14 Species
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1836
European tube wasp0SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1763Blue-Black Spider Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Anterhynchium de Saussure, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Ceropales Latreille, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1758Cow Killer1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1775Aerial Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1823Potter Wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Scolia Fabricius, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets1SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1905Ground Yellowjackets3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Windham County (Connecticut)
14 Species
Anoplius (Anoplius) nigerrimus Scopoli, 1763
Anterhynchium (Anterhynchium) histrionicum Gerst., 1857
Ceropales (Ceropales) maculata Fabricius, 1775Parasitic spider wasp
Dasymutilla occidentalis Linnaeus, 1758Common Eastern Velvet Ant
Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775Aerial yellowjacket
Eumenes (Eumenes) fraternus Say, 1824Fraternal Potter Wasp
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) crypticus Say, 1823
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Scolia (Discolia) dubia Say, 1837Blue-Winged Scoliid Wasp
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket
Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905Eastern yellow jacket

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

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
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
9
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



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