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Checklist for Tribe Epiponini Lucas, 1867
and region Continents


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
2110
116133
1222976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
2101
115931
1221959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1812
113780
1210168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
929
84484
1007160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
151
11202
151593
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
122
10288
146065
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
42
3384
72516
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
13
883
10651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
325
4356
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
28
658
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeEpiponini
Lucas, 1867
21
256
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Continents
21 Genera with 256 Species
#ABCELMNPS
Agelaia Lepeletier, 197841SpeciesTaxom
Angiopolybia Araujo, 19784SpeciesTaxom
Apoica Lepeletier, 18048SpeciesTaxom
Asteleoeca Raw, 1985
0SpeciesTaxom
Asteloeca Raw, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1853Honey wasps15SpeciesTaxom
Chartergellus Bequaert, 18519SpeciesTaxom
Charterginus Fox, 19783SpeciesTaxom
Chartergus arizonaensis..., 19785SpeciesTaxom
Clypearia Saussure, 19788SpeciesTaxom
Epipona Latreille, 17976SpeciesTaxom
Leipomeles Moebius, 19124SpeciesTaxom
Metapolybia Ducke, 190415SpeciesTaxom
Nectarinella Bequaert, 19982SpeciesTaxom
Parachartergus Ihering, 195918SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 1891107SpeciesTaxom
Protonectarina Ducke, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Protopolybia Ducke, 194441SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochartergus Ducke, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopolybia Saussure, 18634SpeciesTaxom
Synoeca de Saussure, 1804Drumming wasps7SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Continents
256 Species and 43 Subspecies
Agelaia acreana Silveira & C..., 1995
Agelaia angulata Fabricius, 1804
Agelaia angulata angulata
Agelaia angulata bertonii Richards, 1978
Agelaia angulicollis Spinosa, 1851
Agelaia areata Say, 1837
Agelaia baezae Richards, 1943
Agelaia brevistigma Richards, 1978
Agelaia cajennensis Fabricius, 1798
Agelaia cajennesis
Agelaia centralis Cameron, 1907
Agelaia constructa Saussure, 1854
Agelaia constructor Saussure, 1854
Agelaia cornelliana cornelliana
Agelaia cornelliana subterranea Richards, 1978
Agelaia electra J. M. Carpenter, 1997
Agelaia flavipennis Ducke, 1905
Agelaia fulvofasciata Deg., 1773
Agelaia hamiltoni Richards, 1978
Agelaia lobipleura Richards, 1978
Agelaia lobipleura lobipleura
Agelaia lobipleura melanogaster Richards, 1978
Agelaia melanopyga Cooper, 2000
Agelaia multipicta Haliday, 1836
Agelaia myrmecophila Ducke, 1905
Agelaia nigrescens Cooper, 2001
Agelaia ornata Ducke, 1905
Agelaia pallidiventris Richards, 1978
Agelaia pallipes Olivier, 1792
Agelaia pallipes cuzcoensis Schrottky, 1911
Agelaia pallipes festae Zavattari, 1906
Agelaia pallipes pallipes
Agelaia panamaensis
Agelaia panamensis Cameron, 1906
Agelaia pleuralis Cooper, 2000
Agelaia testacea Fabricius, 1804
Agelaia timida Cooper, 2000
Agelaia vicina de Saussure, 1854
Agelaia xanthopus Saussure, 1854
Agelaia xanthopus melanotica Richards, 1978
Agelaia yepocapa Richards, 1978
Angiopolybia obidensis Ducke, 1904
Angiopolybia pallens Lepeletier, 1836
Angiopolybia paraensis Spinosa, 1851
Angiopolybia zischkai Richards, 1978
Apoica (Apoica) flavissima van der Vecht, 1972
Apoica (Apoica) gelida Vecht, 1972
Apoica (Apoica) pallens Fabricius, 1804Central American Paper Wasp
Apoica (Apoica) pallida Olivier, 1791
Apoica (Apoica) strigata Richards, 1978
Apoica (Apoica) thoracica Buysson, 1906
Apoica (Deuterapoica) arborea Saussure, 1854
Apoica albimacula Fabricius, 1804
Asteloeca traili Cameron, 1906
Asteloeca ujhelyii Ducke, 1909
Brachygastra albula Richards, 1978
Brachygastra augusti Saussure, 1854
Brachygastra azteca Saussure, 1857
Brachygastra baccalaurea Ihering, 1903
Brachygastra bilineolata Spinosa, 1841
Brachygastra borellii Zavattari, 1906
Brachygastra buyssoni Ducke, 1905
Brachygastra fistulosa Naumann, 1968
Brachygastra lecheguana Latreille, 1824Black paper wasp
Brachygastra mellifica Say, 1837Mexican honey wasp
Brachygastra moebiana Saussure, 1867
Brachygastra myersi Bequard, 1943
Brachygastra propodealis Bequard, 1942
Brachygastra scutellaris Olivier, 1792
Brachygastra smithii Saussure, 1853
Chartergellus amazonicus (Richards, 1978)⇒ Chartergellus frontalis Fabricius, 1804
Chartergellus atectus Richards, 1978
Chartergellus communis Richards, 1978
Chartergellus frontalis Fabricius, 1804
Chartergellus golfitensis
Chartergellus jeannei
Chartergellus nigerrimus Richards, 1978
Chartergellus punctatior Richards, 1978
Chartergellus zonatus Spinosa, 1851
Charterginus fulvus Fox, 1904
Charterginus nevermanni Bequard, 1938
Charterginus weyrauchi Richards, 1978
Chartergus apicalis
Chartergus artifex Christ, 1791
Chartergus chartarius
Chartergus globiventris Saussure, 1854
Chartergus metanotalis Richards, 1978
Clypearia angustior Ducke, 1906
Clypearia apicipennis Spinosa, 1851
Clypearia duckei Richards, 1978
Clypearia humeralis Richards, 1978
Clypearia naumanni Richards, 1978
Clypearia pruinosa (Fairmaire, 1903)⇒ Clypeasta pruinosa Fairmaire, 1903
Clypearia sulcata Saussure, 1853
Clypearia weyrauchi Richards, 1978
Epipona guerini Saussure, 1854
Epipona media Cooper, 2002
Epipona morio
Epipona niger Brèthes, 1926
Epipona quadrituberculata Gribodo, 1892
Epipona tatua Cuv., 1797
Leipomeles dorsata Fabricius, 1804
Leipomeles lamellaria Moebius, 1856
Leipomeles pusilla Ducke, 1904
Leipomeles spilogastra Cameron, 1912
Metapolybia acincta Richards, 1978
Metapolybia azteca Araujo, 1945
Metapolybia aztecoides Richards, 1978
Metapolybia bromelicola Araujo, 1945
Metapolybia cingulata Fabricius, 1804
Metapolybia decorata Gribodo, 1896
Metapolybia docilis Richards, 1978
Metapolybia encantata Cooper, 1999
Metapolybia mesoamerica Smeth. & Carp., 1997
Metapolybia nigra Richards, 1978
Metapolybia rufata Richards, 1978
Metapolybia servilis Cooper, 1999
Metapolybia silvicola Cooper, 1999
Metapolybia suffusa Fox, 1899
Metapolybia unilineata Ihering, 1904
Nectarinella championi Dover, 1925
Nectarinella xavantinensis Mateus & Noll, 1998
Parachartergus amazonensis Ducke, 1907
Parachartergus apicalis Fabricius, 1804
Parachartergus aztecus Willink, 1959
Parachartergus colobopterus Licht, 1796
Parachartergus compressus de Saussure, 1854
Parachartergus difficilis Ducke, 1905
Parachartergus flavofasciatus Cameron, 1906
Parachartergus fraternus Fabricius, 1804
Parachartergus fulgidipennis Saussure, 1854
Parachartergus griseus Fox, 1898
Parachartergus langi Bequaert, 1944
Parachartergus lenkoi Richards, 1978
Parachartergus pseudapicalis Willink, 1959
Parachartergus richardsi Willink, 1959
Parachartergus smithii Saussure, 1854
Parachartergus vespiceps de Saussure, 1863
Parachartergus wagneri Buysson, 1904
Parachartergus weyrauchi Willink, 1959
Polybia (Alpha) bifasciata Saussure, 1854
Polybia (Alpha) quadricincta Saussure, 1854
Polybia (Alpha) signata Ducke, 1910
Polybia (Apopolybia) dimidiata Olivier, 1791
Polybia (Apopolybia) simillima Smith, 1862
Polybia (Cylindroeca) rejecta Fabricius, 1798
Polybia (Formicicola) furnaria Ihering, 1904
Polybia (Furnariana) aequatorialis Zavattari, 1906
Polybia aequatorialis aequatorialis
Polybia aequatorialis tristis Bequard, 1942
Polybia (Myrapetra) barbouri Bequard, 1943
Polybia (Myrapetra) belemensis Richards, 1970
Polybia belemensis belemensis
Polybia belemensis brevitarsus Richards, 1978
Polybia (Myrapetra) bicytarella Richards, 1951
Polybia (Myrapetra) bistriata Fabricius, 1804
Polybia (Myrapetra) catillifex Moebius, 1856
Polybia (Myrapetra) diguetana Buysson, 1905
Polybia (Myrapetra) divisoria Richards, 1978
Polybia (Myrapetra) erythrothorax
Polybia (Myrapetra) fastidiosuscula Saussure, 1854
Polybia (Myrapetra) flavifrons Smith, 1857
Polybia flavifrons barbatula Richards, 1978
Polybia flavifrons hecuba Richards, 1951
Polybia (Myrapetra) juruana Ihering, 1904
Polybia (Myrapetra) nidulatrix Bequard, 1933
Polybia (Myrapetra) occidentalis Olivier, 1791
Polybia occidentalis bohemani Holmgren, 1868
Polybia occidentalis cinctus Prov., 1888
Polybia occidentalis nigratella Buysson, 1905
Polybia occidentalis occidentalis
Polybia occidentalis venezuelana Giordani Soika, 1965
Polybia (Myrapetra) parvulina Richards, 1970
Polybia (Myrapetra) platycephala Richards, 1951
Polybia platycephala platycephala Richards, 1951
Polybia platycephala sylvestris Richards, 1978
Polybia (Myrapetra) ruficeps Schrottky, 1902
Polybia ruficeps asticta Richards, 1978
Polybia ruficeps ruficeps
Polybia (Myrapetra) scrobalis Richards, 1970
Polybia scrobalis infraspecies
Polybia scrobalis pronotalis Richards, 1978
Polybia scrobalis scrobalis
Polybia scrobalis surinama Richards, 1970
Polybia (Myrapetra) scutellaris White, 1841
Polybia (Pedothoeca) emaciata Lucas, 1879
Polybia (Pedothoeca) incerta Ducke, 1907
Polybia (Platypolybia) liliacea Fabricius, 1804
Polybia (Platypolybia) procellosa Zavattari, 1906
Polybia procellosa dubitata Ducke, 1910
Polybia procellosa procellosa
Polybia (Polybia) depressa Ducke, 1905
Polybia (Polybia) striata Fabricius, 1787
Polybia (Trichinothorax) chrysothorax Lichtenstein, 1796
Polybia (Trichinothorax) flavitincta Fox, 1898
Polybia (Trichinothorax) ignobilis Haliday, 1836
Polybia (Trichinothorax) lugubris (Saussure, 1854)⇒ Polybia velutina Ducke, 1907
Polybia (Trichinothorax) micans Ducke, 1904
Polybia (Trichinothorax) minarum Ducke, 1906
Polybia (Trichinothorax) nigrina Richards, 1978
Polybia (Trichinothorax) punctata Buysson, 1908
Polybia (Trichinothorax) raui Bequard, 1933
Polybia raui raui
Polybia raui taeniata Richards, 1978
Polybia (Trichinothorax) rufitarsis Ducke, 1904
Polybia rufitarsis peruviana Bequard, 1943
Polybia (Trichinothorax) sericea Olivier, 1792
Polybia (Trichinothorax) tinctipennis Fox, 1898
Polybia tinctipennis tinctipennis
Polybia (Trichinothorax) velutina Ducke, 1907
Polybia affinis Buysson, 1908
Polybia anglica Cockerell, 1921
Polybia atra (Saussure, 1854)⇒ Polybia ignobilis Haliday, 1836
Polybia batesi Richards, 1978
Polybia bribri
Polybia brunnea Curtis, 1844
Polybia bucula (Buysson, 1902)⇒ Polybioides tabidus Fabricius, 1781
Polybia bursaria
Polybia dimorpha Richards, 1978
Polybia eberhardae Cooper, 1993
Polybia erythrothoraxla Richards, 1978
Polybia ficaria Richards, 1978
Polybia fuscicornis
Polybia gorytoides Fox, 1898
Polybia gorytoides sculpturata Ducke, 1904
Polybia jarinei
Polybia jurinei Saussure, 1854
Polybia listriata
Polybia nigripennis
Polybia oblita Cockerell, 1921
Polybia oecodoma (Saussure, 1854)⇒ Polybia bistriata Fabricius, 1804
Polybia oeocoma
Polybia ornata
Polybia parvula Giordani Soika, 0
Polybia paulista Ihering, 1896
Polybia pumila (Saussure, 1863)⇒ Protopolybia sedula Saussure, 1854
Polybia pygmea
Polybia richardsi Cooper, 1993
Polybia ruficornis (Ducke, 1905)⇒ Angiopolybia paraensis Spinosa, 1851
Polybia sculpturata
Polybia sedula
Polybia selvana Carpenter, 2002
Polybia singularis Ducke, 1909
Polybia spinifex Richards, 1978
Polybia sycophanta (Gribodo, 1891)⇒ Polybia striata Fabricius, 1787
Protonectarina sylveirae de Saussure, 1854
Protopolybia acutiscutis Cameron, 1906
Protopolybia aliciae Silveira, 2004
Protopolybia alvarengai Richards, 1978
Protopolybia amarella Bequard, 1944
Protopolybia bella Ihering, 1903
Protopolybia biguttata Bequard, 1944
Protopolybia bituberculata Silveira & C..., 1995
Protopolybia chanchamayensis Bequard, 1944
Protopolybia chartergoides Gribodo, 1891
Protopolybia chartergoides boshelli Bequard, 1938
Protopolybia chartergoides chartergoides Gribodo, 1891
Protopolybia chartergoides cinctella Fox, 1898
Protopolybia chartergoides isthmensis Richards, 1978
Protopolybia clypeata Santos, Silv..., 2015
Protopolybia collombiana Santos, Silv..., 2015
Protopolybia diligens Smith, 1857
Protopolybia emortualis Saussure, 1855
Protopolybia exigua Saussure, 1906
Protopolybia exigua binominata Schulz, 1906
Protopolybia exigua exigua
Protopolybia exigua infraspecies
Protopolybia fuscata Fox, 1898
Protopolybia fuscatus
Protopolybia holoxantha Ducke, 1904
Protopolybia iheringi Ducke, 1910
Protopolybia lidiae Santos & Sil..., 0
Protopolybia minutissima Spinosa, 1851
Protopolybia nitida Ducke, 1904
Protopolybia pallidibalteata Cameron, 1912
Protopolybia perfulvula Bequard, 1944
Protopolybia picteti Saussure, 1854
Protopolybia potiguara Santos, Silv..., 0
Protopolybia rotundata Ducke, 1910
Protopolybia rubrithorax Bequard, 1944
Protopolybia rugulosa Ducke, 1907
Protopolybia scutellaris Bequard, 1944
Protopolybia sedula Saussure, 1854
Protopolybia similis Santos, Silv..., 2015
Protopolybia steinbachi Richards, 1978
Protopolybia weyrauchi Bequard, 1944
Protopolybia wheeleri Bequard, 1944
Pseudopolybia compressa Saussure, 1854
Pseudopolybia difficilis (Ducke, 1905)⇒ Parachartergus difficilis Ducke, 1905
Pseudopolybia langi (Bequard, 1944)⇒ Parachartergus langi Bequaert, 1944
Pseudopolybia vespiceps Saussure, 1863
Synoeca chalibea Saussure, 1852
Synoeca chalybea (de Saussure, 1852)⇒ Synoeca chalibea Saussure, 1852
Synoeca cyanea Fabricius, 1775
Synoeca ilheensis Lopes & Menezes, 2017
Synoeca septentrionalis Richards, 1978
Synoeca surinama Linnaeus, 1767
Synoeca virginea Fabricius, 1804