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Checklist for Tribe Epiponini Lucas, 1867
and region Caribbean (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
12365
38331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
12348
38295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
12188
37884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
383
9584
30287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
66
1318
4312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
59
1295
4286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
23
537
2798
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
6
104
264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
44
153
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
14
82
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeEpiponini
Lucas, 1867
12
40
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean
12 Genera with 40 Species
Agelaia Lepeletier, 19789SpeciesTaxom
Angiopolybia Araujo, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Apoica Lepeletier, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1853Honey wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Chartergellus Bequaert, 01SpeciesTaxom
Epipona Latreille, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Leipomeles Moebius, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Metapolybia Ducke, 19993SpeciesTaxom
Parachartergus Ihering, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 012SpeciesTaxom
Protopolybia Ducke, 18543SpeciesTaxom
Synoeca de Saussure, 1767Drumming wasps2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
40 Species and 2 Subspecies
Agelaia areata Say, 1837
Agelaia cajennensis Fabricius, 1798
Agelaia electra J. M. Carpenter, 1997
Agelaia fulvofasciata Deg., 1773
Agelaia melanopyga Cooper, 2000
Agelaia myrmecophila Ducke, 1905
Agelaia pallipes Olivier, 1792
Agelaia panamensis Cameron, 1906
Agelaia yepocapa Richards, 1978
Angiopolybia pallens Lepeletier, 1836
Angiopolybia zischkai Richards, 1978
Apoica (Apoica) pallens Fabricius, 1804Central American Paper Wasp
Apoica (Apoica) pallida Olivier, 1791
Apoica (Apoica) thoracica Buysson, 1906
Brachygastra bilineolata Spinosa, 1841
Brachygastra mellifica Say, 1837Mexican honey wasp
Brachygastra smithii Saussure, 1853
Chartergellus golfitensis
Epipona guerini Saussure, 1854
Epipona niger Brèthes, 1926
Leipomeles spilogastra Cameron, 1912
Metapolybia aztecoides Richards, 1978
Metapolybia cingulata Fabricius, 1804
Metapolybia servilis Cooper, 1999
Parachartergus fraternus Fabricius, 1804
Polybia (Apopolybia) simillima Smith, 1862
Polybia (Cylindroeca) rejecta Fabricius, 1798
Polybia (Furnariana) aequatorialis Zavattari, 1906
Polybia (Myrapetra) bistriata Fabricius, 1804
Polybia (Myrapetra) diguetana Buysson, 1905
Polybia (Myrapetra) nidulatrix Bequard, 1933
Polybia (Myrapetra) occidentalis Olivier, 1791
Polybia occidentalis cinctus Prov., 1888
Polybia (Pedothoeca) emaciata Lucas, 1879
Polybia (Trichinothorax) flavitincta Fox, 1898
Polybia (Trichinothorax) tinctipennis Fox, 1898
Polybia bribri
Protopolybia exigua Saussure, 1906
Protopolybia exigua infraspecies
Protopolybia picteti Saussure, 1854
Synoeca septentrionalis Richards, 1978
Synoeca surinama Linnaeus, 1767