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Checklist for Family Vespidae Leach, 1815 (And Allies)
and region Buenos Aires (Northeast Argentina, Argentina)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4166
6001
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
387
4165
6000
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
378
4124
5911
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
259
3452
4981
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
49
647
979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
45
641
974
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
260
499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
5
48
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
18
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Buenos Aires
18 Genera with 42 Species
Agelaia Lepeletier, 19784SpeciesTaxom
Aphanilopterus Meunier, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Apoica Lepeletier, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1837Honey wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Epipona Latreille, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 01SpeciesTaxom
Leipomeles Moebius, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 18574SpeciesTaxom
Monobia Saussure, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 01SpeciesTaxom
Pachymenes Saussure, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Parachartergus Ihering, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1951Paper nest wasps8SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 18549SpeciesTaxom
Protopolybia Ducke, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Synoeca de Saussure, 1978Drumming wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Zeta Saussure, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Buenos Aires
42 Species and 1 Subspecies
Agelaia areata Say, 1837
Agelaia panamensis Cameron, 1906
Agelaia xanthopus Saussure, 1854
Agelaia yepocapa Richards, 1978
Apoica (Apoica) pallens Fabricius, 1804Central American Paper Wasp
Apoica (Apoica) pallida Olivier, 1791
Apoica (Apoica) thoracica Buysson, 1906
Brachygastra lecheguana Latreille, 1824Black paper wasp
Brachygastra mellifica Say, 1837Mexican honey wasp
Epipona niger Brèthes, 1926
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Leipomeles spilogastra Cameron, 1912
Mischocyttarus (Kappa) immarginatus Richards, 1940
Mischocyttarus (Phi) basimacula Cameron, 1906
Mischocyttarus mastigophorus Richards, 1978
Mischocyttarus palidipectus Smith, 1857
Monobia angulosa Saussure, 1852
Odynerus drewseni de Saussure, 0
Pachymenes sericeus Saussure, 1852
Parachartergus apicalis Fabricius, 1804
Parachartergus fraternus Fabricius, 1804
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) billardieri Fabricius, 1804
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) buyssoni Brèthes, 1909
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) cavapyta Saussure, 1853
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) cinerascens Saussure, 1854
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) erythrocephalus Latreille, 1813
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) major Palisot de B..., 1818
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) myersi Bequard, 1934
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) simillimus Zikan, 1951
Polybia (Myrapetra) diguetana Buysson, 1905
Polybia (Myrapetra) occidentalis Olivier, 1791
Polybia (Myrapetra) scrobalis Richards, 1970
Polybia (Myrapetra) scutellaris White, 1841
Polybia (Pedothoeca) emaciata Lucas, 1879
Polybia (Trichinothorax) flavitincta Fox, 1898
Polybia (Trichinothorax) sericea Olivier, 1792
Polybia bribri
Polybia jurinei Saussure, 1854
Protopolybia acutiscutis Cameron, 1906
Stenodyneriellus heterospilus Cameron, 1907
Synoeca septentrionalis Richards, 1978
Zeta argillaceum Linnaeus, 1758Potter wasp

Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in Buenos Aires
SubfamilyEumeninae
Leach, 1815
Potter and Mason Wasps, Potter wasps, Potter wasps and mason wasps, Wasps
6
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
11
36
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