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Checklist for Family Vespidae Leach, 1815 (And Allies)
and region Argentina (Southern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
686
10351
27232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
684
10346
27226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
641
10177
26822
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
398
8221
22592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
69
1208
3622
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
61
1149
3575
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
25
583
2598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
6
97
225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
44
108
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Argentina
44 Genera with 108 Species
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Agelaia Lepeletier, 19789SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1857European tube wasp3SpeciesTaxom
Aphanilopterus Meunier, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Apoica Lepeletier, 19064SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1824Honey wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Brachymenes Giordani Soika, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Brachyodynerus Bluthgen, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1775Aerial Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom
Epsilon Saussure, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 03SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1904
Potter Wasp0SpeciesTaxom
Gastrodynerus Bohart, 1984
0SpeciesTaxom
Hypodynerus Saussure, 18373SpeciesTaxom
Laevimenes Giordani Soika, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Leipomeles Moebius, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Leptochilus Saussure, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Metapolybia Ducke, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Microdynerus Thomson, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Minixi Giordani Soika, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 194510SpeciesTaxom
Monobia Saussure, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 18543SpeciesTaxom
Omicron Saussure, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Pachodynerus Saussure, 18122SpeciesTaxom
Pachymenes Saussure, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Pachyminixi Giordani Soika, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Paragia Shuckard, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Paravespula Blüthgen, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Pirhosigma Giordani Soika, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps20SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 189610SpeciesTaxom
Protodiscoelius Dalla Torre, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Protonectarina Ducke, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Protopolybia Ducke, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Pseudepipona Saussure, 01SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalosoma Cresson, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 19492SpeciesTaxom
Stelopolybia Ducke, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Synoeca de Saussure, 1978Drumming wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Trimeria Saussure, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1758Ground Yellowjackets2SpeciesTaxom
Zeta Saussure, 19094SpeciesTaxom
Zethus Fabricius, 19654SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Argentina
108 Species and 8 Subspecies
Agelaia angulata bertonii Richards, 1978
Agelaia areata Say, 1837
Agelaia lobipleura Richards, 1978
Agelaia multipicta Haliday, 1836
Agelaia pallipes Olivier, 1792
Agelaia panamensis Cameron, 1906
Agelaia vicina de Saussure, 1854
Agelaia xanthopus Saussure, 1854
Agelaia yepocapa Richards, 1978
Ancistrocerus gazella Panzer, 1798European potter wasp
Ancistrocerus haematodes Brullé, 1839
Ancistrocerus parredes Saussure, 1857
Apoica (Apoica) flavissima van der Vecht, 1972
Apoica (Apoica) pallens Fabricius, 1804Central American Paper Wasp
Apoica (Apoica) pallida Olivier, 1791
Apoica (Apoica) thoracica Buysson, 1906
Brachygastra augusti Saussure, 1854
Brachygastra borellii Zavattari, 1906
Brachygastra lecheguana Latreille, 1824Black paper wasp
Brachymenes dyscherus de Saussure, 1852
Brachyodynerus binominatus Blüthgen, 1939
Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775Aerial yellowjacket
Epsilon dyscherum Saussure, 1853
Eumenes (Eumenes) subpomiformis Bluethgen, 1938
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Eumenes rotundicollis Cameron, 0
Hypodynerus colocolo Saussure, 1852
Hypodynerus lachensis Lepeletier, 1841
Hypodynerus vespiformis Haliday, 1837
Laevimenes morbillosus Giordani Soika, 1978
Leipomeles spilogastra Cameron, 1912
Leptochilus (Zendalia) propodealis Bohart, 1948
Metapolybia cingulata Fabricius, 1804
Microdynerus trinodus Bohart, 1955
Minixi tricoloratum Zavattari, 1911
Mischocyttarus (Clypeopolybia) heliconius Richards, 1941
Mischocyttarus (Kappa) immarginatus Richards, 1940
Mischocyttarus (Kappa) latissimus Richards, 1978
Mischocyttarus (Mischocyttarus) drewseni RAPOSO FILHO, 1954
Mischocyttarus drewseni gigas Richards, 1945
Mischocyttarus (Mischocyttarus) labiatus Fabricius, 1804
Mischocyttarus (Mischocyttarus) rotundicollis Cameron, 1912
Mischocyttarus (Phi) araujoi Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus mastigophorus Richards, 1978
Mischocyttarus thrypticus Richards, 1945
Monobia angulosa Saussure, 1852
Odynerus drewseni de Saussure, 0
Odynerus oculatus (Say, 1837)⇒ Rhynchalastor anormis Say, 1824
Odynerus sylveirae Saussure, 1854
Omicron ruficolle Zavattari, 1912
Pachodynerus argentinus Saussure, 1870
Pachodynerus nasidens Latreille, 1812Key hole wasp
Pachymenes obscurus consuetus Giordani Soika, 1990
Pachymenes sericeus Saussure, 1852
Pachymenes unicinctus Brèthes, 1906
Pachyminixi sumichrasti Saussure, 1875
Paragia monocesta Snelling, 1986
Paravespula germanica (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Vespula germanica Fabricius, 1793
Pirhosigma superficiale impurum Giordani Soika, 1978
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) actaeon Haliday, 1836
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) aurifer (Saussure, 1853)⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) billardieri Fabricius, 1804
Polistes billardieri ruficornis Saussure, 1853
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) buyssoni Brèthes, 1909
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) canadensis Linnaeus, 1758
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) cavapyta Saussure, 1853
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) cavapytiformis Richards, 1978
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) cinerascens Saussure, 1854
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) comanchus Saussure, 1857
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) consobrinus Saussure, 1853
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) crinitus Felton, 1764Jack Spaniard
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) ferreri Saussure, 1853
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) instabilis Saussure, 1953Unstable Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) melanosoma Saussure, 1854
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) pacificus Fabricius, 1804
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) palmarum Bequard, 1936
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) simillimus Zikan, 1951
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) versicolor Olivier, 1791South American paper wasp
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Polybia (Myrapetra) fastidiosuscula Saussure, 1854
Polybia (Myrapetra) occidentalis Olivier, 1791
Polybia (Myrapetra) ruficeps Schrottky, 1902
Polybia (Myrapetra) scutellaris White, 1841
Polybia (Trichinothorax) flavitincta Fox, 1898
Polybia (Trichinothorax) ignobilis Haliday, 1836
Polybia (Trichinothorax) sericea Olivier, 1792
Polybia bribri
Polybia jurinei Saussure, 1854
Polybia paulista Ihering, 1896
Protodiscoelius merula Haliday, 1836
Protonectarina sylveirae de Saussure, 1854
Protopolybia sedula Saussure, 1854
Pseudepipona postica Herrich-Schä..., 0
Rhopalosoma minus Townes, 1977
Rhopalosoma missionicum Ogloblin, 1951
Rhynchalastor microstictus Viereck, 1906
Rhynchalastor sonoitensis Bohart, 1949
Stenodyneriellus heterospilus Cameron, 1907
Synoeca cyanea Fabricius, 1775
Synoeca septentrionalis Richards, 1978
Trimeria howardi Berton, 1911
Trimeria rachiphora Schlett., 1891
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket
Zeta argillaceum Linnaeus, 1758Potter wasp
Zeta argillaceum hubrichi Giordani Soika, 1969
Zeta argillaceum orbignii Saussure, 1853
Zeta mendozanus Schrottky, 1909
Zethus (Zethus) smithii Saussure, 1856
Zethus (Zethusculus) romandinus Saussure, 1852
Zethus cinerascens Saussure, 1856
Zethus flavidulus Bohart & Stange, 1965

Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in Argentina
SubfamilyEumeninae
Leach, 1815
Potter and Mason Wasps, Potter wasps, Potter wasps and mason wasps, Wasps
27
42
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMasarinae
Latreille, 1802
Pollen wasps
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
11
60
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVespinae
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Wasps, Yellowjackets
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



Vespidae (Leach 1815)
Vespidae (Leach 1815)


Links, sources and further information
Vespidae at artfakta.se
Vespidae at dyntaxa.se
Vespidae at gbif.org
Vespidae at irmng.org
Vespidae at itis.gov