Checklist for Family Vespidae Leach, 1815 (And Allies)
and region Benin (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 200
1305
2565 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 200
1305
2565 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 191
1271
2495 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 122
1005
2162 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 29
170
314 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 27
166
310 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 12
98
250 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps | 3
18
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Vespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps | 12
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Benin
12 Genera with 14 Species | Afreumenes Bequaert, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Antepipona Saussure, 1853 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anterhynchium de Saussure, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Belonogaster Saussure, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Convextrocerus Giordani Soika, 1936 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Delta Saussure, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polistes Latreille, 1853 | Paper nest wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polybioides Buysson, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 1892 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhynchium Spinola, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ropalidia Guérin-Ménev..., 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tricarinodynerus Giordani Soika, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Benin
14 Species and 5 Subspecies | Afreumenes aethiopicus Saussure, 1852 | | | Afreumenes aethiopicus aethiopicus Saussure, 1852 | | | Antepipona mucronata Saussure, 1862 | | | Antepipona tropicalis Saussure, 1853 | | | Anterhynchium (Anterhynchium) synagroide Saussure, 1852 | | | Belonogaster juncea juncea Fabricius, 1781 | | | Convextrocerus nitidissimus Giordani Soika, 1936 | | | Delta tropicale Saussure, 1852 | | | Polistes (Polistella) fastidiosus Saussure, 1853 | | | Polybioides tabidus Fabricius, 1781 | | | Rhynchalastor auratus Fabricius, 1787 | | | Rhynchalastor bairstowi bairstowi Gribodo, 1892 | | | Rhynchium marginellum marginellum | | | Ropalidia guttatipennis Saussure, 1853 | | | Tricarinodynerus anceps anceps | |
Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in Benin
 | | 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
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