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Checklist for Tribe Epiponini Lucas, 1867
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
84
3506
28524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
72
3385
28118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
28
1338
18163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
8
430
3624
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
159
1465
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
12
83
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeEpiponini
Lucas, 1867
9
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
9 Genera with 23 Species
Agelaia Lepeletier, 19787SpeciesTaxom
Angiopolybia Araujo, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Apoica Lepeletier, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1853Honey wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Clypearia Saussure, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Epipona Latreille, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Parachartergus Ihering, 18043SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 05SpeciesTaxom
Synoeca de Saussure, 1978Drumming wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
23 Species
Agelaia angulata Fabricius, 1804
Agelaia areata Say, 1837
Agelaia cajennensis Fabricius, 1798
Agelaia electra J. M. Carpenter, 1997
Agelaia myrmecophila Ducke, 1905
Agelaia panamensis Cameron, 1906
Agelaia yepocapa Richards, 1978
Angiopolybia paraensis Spinosa, 1851
Apoica (Apoica) pallens Fabricius, 1804Central American Paper Wasp
Brachygastra mellifica Say, 1837Mexican honey wasp
Brachygastra smithii Saussure, 1853
Clypearia pruinosa (Fairmaire, 1903)⇒ Clypeasta pruinosa Fairmaire, 1903
Epipona guerini Saussure, 1854
Epipona niger Brèthes, 1926
Parachartergus apicalis Fabricius, 1804
Parachartergus colobopterus Licht, 1796
Parachartergus fraternus Fabricius, 1804
Polybia (Cylindroeca) rejecta Fabricius, 1798
Polybia (Myrapetra) barbouri Bequard, 1943
Polybia (Myrapetra) diguetana Buysson, 1905
Polybia (Trichinothorax) flavitincta Fox, 1898
Polybia bribri
Synoeca septentrionalis Richards, 1978