Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Worcester County (Massachusetts, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 289
1477
2218 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 288
1475
2216 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 271
1425
2101 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 194
1229
1848 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 37
153
253 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 30
121
222 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 14
84
192 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps | 3
16
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Worcester County (Massachusetts)
3 Families width 17 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Worcester County (Massachusetts)
16 Genera with 17 Species | Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1798 | European tube wasp | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anoplius Dufour, 1867 | Blue-Black Spider Wasps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aporinellus Banks, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceropales Latreille, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1865 | Cow Killer | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1775 | Aerial Yellowjackets | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Episyron Schioedte, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumenes Latreille, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Minagenia Banks, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Pepsis Fabricius, 1804 | Tarantula hawk | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Polistes Latreille, 1791 | Paper nest wasps | 2 | Species | Taxom | Sericopompilus Howard, 1901 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Symmorphus Wesmael, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Timulla Ashmead, 1899 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Vespa Linnaeus, 1758 | Hornets | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vespula Thomson, 1905 | Ground Yellowjackets | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Worcester County (Massachusetts)
17 Species and 2 Subspecies | Ancistrocerus gazella Panzer, 1798 | European potter wasp | | Anoplius (Anoplius) ventralis Banks, 1910 | | | Anoplius (Anoplius) virginiensis Cresson, 1867 | | | Aporinellus completus Banks, 1917 | | | Ceropales (Ceropales) maculata Fabricius, 1775 | Parasitic spider wasp | | Dasymutilla vesta Cresson, 1865 | | | Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763 | Bald hornet | | Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775 | Aerial yellowjacket | | Episyron biguttatus Fabricius, 1798 | Two-Spotted Spider Wasp | | Eumenes flavus leptogaster | | | Minagenia congrua Cresson, 1867 | | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793 | Dark Paper Wasp | | Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791 | European paper wasp | | 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 maculifrons du Buysson, 1905 | Eastern yellow jacket |
Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Worcester County (Massachusetts) | Family | Mutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps | 2
1 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp | 7
6 | 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 | 7
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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