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Checklist for Family Vespidae Leach, 1815 (And Allies)
and region Central America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
16634
69910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
706
16624
69896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
676
16402
69012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
408
13022
57717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
74
1820
10064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
66
1760
10005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
26
701
6125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
6
143
423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
61
192
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central America
61 Genera with 192 Species
#ABCDEGHLMNOPQRSTVZ
Agalaia1SpeciesTaxom
Agelaia Lepeletier, 197814SpeciesTaxom
Alphamenes Vecht, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Ancistroceroides de Saussure, 01SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 0European tube wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Angiopolybia Araujo, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Antepipona Saussure, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Apoica Lepeletier, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1853Honey wasps5SpeciesTaxom
Cephalastor Giordani Soika, 1982
0SpeciesTaxom
Chartergellus Bequaert, 02SpeciesTaxom
Charterginus Fox, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Clypearia Saussure, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomenes Giordani Soika, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1916
Aerial Yellowjackets0SpeciesTaxom
Epipona Latreille, 17973SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 05SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1823Potter Wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Gastrodynerus Bohart, 1984
0SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopolybia Ducke, 1914
0SpeciesTaxom
Hypalastoroides Saussure, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Hypancistrocerus Saussure, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Leipomeles Moebius, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Leptochilus Saussure, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Metapolybia Ducke, 19996SpeciesTaxom
Minixi Giordani Soika, 1978
0SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 194528SpeciesTaxom
Nectarinella Bequaert, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Omicron Saussure, 18757SpeciesTaxom
Orancistrocerus Vecht, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Pachodynerus Saussure, 18121SpeciesTaxom
Pachymenes Saussure, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Parachartergus Ihering, 18546SpeciesTaxom
Paragia Shuckard, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Pararaphidoglossa Zavattari, 18753SpeciesTaxom
Pararhaphidoglossa Schulthess-R..., 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Parazumia Saussure, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1972Paper nest wasps33SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 200229SpeciesTaxom
Protopolybia Ducke, 194413SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacaromenes Giordani Soika, 1978
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodynerus Saussure, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomasaris Ashmead, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopolybia Saussure, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Pterocheilus Klug, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Quartinia André, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalosoma Cresson, 19433SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 19483SpeciesTaxom
Santamenes Giordani Soika, 1990
0SpeciesTaxom
Stelopolybia Ducke, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Stenodynerus Saussure, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenosigma Giordani Soika, 1978
0SpeciesTaxom
Synoeca de Saussure, 1767Drumming wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Trimeria Saussure, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets1SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1770Ground Yellowjackets2SpeciesTaxom
Zeta Saussure, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Zethus Fabricius, 08SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central America
192 Species and 23 Subspecies
Agalaia centralis Cameron, 1907
Agelaia angulata Fabricius, 1804
Agelaia angulicollis Spinosa, 1851
Agelaia areata Say, 1837
Agelaia cajennensis Fabricius, 1798
Agelaia centralis Cameron, 1907
Agelaia melanopyga Cooper, 2000
Agelaia multipicta Haliday, 1836
Agelaia myrmecophila Ducke, 1905
Agelaia pallipes Olivier, 1792
Agelaia panamensis Cameron, 1906
Agelaia pleuralis Cooper, 2000
Agelaia xanthopus Saussure, 1854
Agelaia xanthopus melanotica Richards, 1978
Agelaia yepocapa Richards, 1978
Alphamenes campanulatus Fabricius, 1804
Ancistroceroides soikai Grandinete &..., 0
Ancistrocerus belizensis Cameron, 0
Angiopolybia pallens Lepeletier, 1836
Angiopolybia zischkai Richards, 1978
Antepipona tydides Cameron, 1904
Apoica (Apoica) pallens Fabricius, 1804Central American Paper Wasp
Apoica (Apoica) pallida Olivier, 1791
Apoica (Apoica) thoracica Buysson, 1906
Brachygastra augusti Saussure, 1854
Brachygastra lecheguana Latreille, 1824Black paper wasp
Brachygastra mellifica Say, 1837Mexican honey wasp
Brachygastra scutellaris Olivier, 1792
Brachygastra smithii Saussure, 1853
Chartergellus atectus Richards, 1978
Chartergellus golfitensis
Charterginus nevermanni Bequard, 1938
Clypearia naumanni Richards, 1978
Cyphomenes anisitsii Brèthes, 1906
Epipona guerini Saussure, 1854
Epipona niger Brèthes, 1926
Epipona tatua Cuv., 1797
Eumenes (Eumenes) consobrinus (de Saussure, 1856)⇒ Cyphomenes anisitsii Brèthes, 1906
Eumenes (Zeteumenoides) filiformis de Saussure, 1856
Eumenes acus Giordani Soika, 0
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Eumenes rotundicollis Cameron, 0
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) crypticus Say, 1823
Leipomeles dorsata Fabricius, 1804
Leipomeles spilogastra Cameron, 1912
Leptochilus (Zendalia) acolhuus Saussure, 1857
Metapolybia azteca Araujo, 1945
Metapolybia aztecoides Richards, 1978
Metapolybia cingulata Fabricius, 1804
Metapolybia docilis Richards, 1978
Metapolybia mesoamerica Smeth. & Carp., 1997
Metapolybia servilis Cooper, 1999
Mischocyttarus carbonarius tibialis Richards, 1978
Mischocyttarus (Clypeopolybia) heliconius Richards, 1941
Mischocyttarus (Kappa) immarginatus Richards, 1940
Mischocyttarus (Kappa) metathoracicus Saussure, 1854
Mischocyttarus (Kappa) tolensis Richards, 1941
Mischocyttarus (Megacanthopus) collarellus Richards, 1940
Mischocyttarus (Mischocyttarus) labiatus Fabricius, 1804
Mischocyttarus (Mischocyttarus) melanarius Cameron, 1906
Mischocyttarus (Mischocyttarus) rotundicollis Cameron, 1912
Mischocyttarus (Monacanthocnemis) vaqueroi Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus (Monogynoecus) insolitus Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus (Phi) angulatus Richards, 1945
Mischocyttarus angulatus angulatus
Mischocyttarus (Phi) basimacula Cameron, 1906
Mischocyttarus basimacula basimacula
Mischocyttarus (Phi) cubensis Saussure, 1854
Mischocyttarus (Phi) mexicanus Saussure, 1854
Mischocyttarus (Phi) pallidipectus Smith, 1857
Mischocyttarus (Phi) phthisicus Fabricius, 1793
Mischocyttarus (Scytokeraia) pelor Carpenter, 1988
Mischocyttarus atramentarius Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus cleomens Richards, 1945
Mischocyttarus costaricensis Richards, 1945
Mischocyttarus mastigophorus Richards, 1978
Mischocyttarus mixtus Richards, 1978
Mischocyttarus nigroclavatus Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus palidipectus Smith, 1857
Mischocyttarus thrypticus Richards, 1945
Nectarinella championi Dover, 1925
Odynerus emortualis de Saussure, 1853
Odynerus ochlerus (Saussure, 1852)⇒ Ancistrocerus parietum Linnaeus, 1758
Omicron conclamatum Giordani Soika, 1978
Omicron deminutum Giordani Soika, 1978
Omicron furiosum Giordani Soika, 1978
Omicron globicolle Spinosa, 1841
Omicron nanum Kirsch, 1978
Omicron thoracicum Saussure, 1875
Omicron totonacum Saussure, 1875
Orancistrocerus aterrimus Saussure, 1852
Pachodynerus nasidens Latreille, 1812Key hole wasp
Parachartergus apicalis Fabricius, 1804
Parachartergus aztecus Willink, 1959
Parachartergus compressus de Saussure, 1854
Parachartergus difficilis Ducke, 1905
Parachartergus fraternus Fabricius, 1804
Parachartergus smithii Saussure, 1854
Paragia monocesta Snelling, 1986
Parancistrocerus mcclayi Bohart, 1952
Parancistrocerus pseudodynerus Dalla Torre, 1889
Parancistrocerus texensis Saussure, 1871
Pararaphidoglossa fulva Schulthess, 1910
Pararaphidoglossa imitatrix Giordani Soika, 1978
Pararaphidoglossa nortoniana Saussure, 1875
Parazumia tolteca Saussure, 1875
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) apachus Saussure, 1857
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) apicalis Saussure, 1858
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) aterrimus Saussure, 1853
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) aurifer (Saussure, 1853)⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) bequaertellus Snelling, 1983
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) bicolor Lepeletier, 1836
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) canadensis Linnaeus, 1758
Polistes canadensis canadensis Linnaeus, 1758
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) carnifex Fabricius, 1775Paper wasp
Polistes carnifex carnifex Fabricius, 1775
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) cubensis Lepeletier, 1836
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) deceptor Schulz, 1905
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) dorsalis Fabricius, 1775
Polistes dorsalis neotropicus Bequard, 1940
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) erythrocephalus Latreille, 1813
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) goeldii Ducke, 1904
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) infuscatus Lepeletier, 1836
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) instabilis Saussure, 1953Unstable Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) lanio Fabricius, 1775
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) major Palisot de B..., 1818
Polistes major major Palisot de B..., 1818
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) maranonensis Willink, 1964
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) minor Pal. de Beauv., 1818
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) myersi Bequard, 1934
Polistes myersi myersi Bequaert, 1934
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) occipitalis Ducke, 1904
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) oculatus Smith, 1857
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) pacificus Fabricius, 1804
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) stabilinus Richards, 1978
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) versicolor Olivier, 1791South American paper wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) weyrauchorum Willink, 1964
Polistes stenopus stenopus van der Vecht, 1972
Polistes capnodes capnodes van der Vecht, 1972
Polybia (Alpha) bifasciata Saussure, 1854
Polybia (Apopolybia) simillima Smith, 1862
Polybia (Cylindroeca) rejecta Fabricius, 1798
Polybia (Furnariana) aequatorialis Zavattari, 1906
Polybia aequatorialis tristis Bequard, 1942
Polybia (Myrapetra) barbouri Bequard, 1943
Polybia (Myrapetra) belemensis Richards, 1970
Polybia belemensis brevitarsus Richards, 1978
Polybia (Myrapetra) bistriata Fabricius, 1804
Polybia (Myrapetra) diguetana Buysson, 1905
Polybia (Myrapetra) nidulatrix Bequard, 1933
Polybia (Myrapetra) occidentalis Olivier, 1791
Polybia occidentalis bohemani Holmgren, 1868
Polybia occidentalis nigratella Buysson, 1905
Polybia (Myrapetra) scrobalis Richards, 1970
Polybia scrobalis infraspecies
Polybia scrobalis surinama Richards, 1970
Polybia (Myrapetra) scutellaris White, 1841
Polybia (Pedothoeca) emaciata Lucas, 1879
Polybia (Trichinothorax) flavitincta Fox, 1898
Polybia (Trichinothorax) ignobilis Haliday, 1836
Polybia (Trichinothorax) punctata Buysson, 1908
Polybia (Trichinothorax) raui Bequard, 1933
Polybia raui raui
Polybia (Trichinothorax) tinctipennis Fox, 1898
Polybia tinctipennis tinctipennis
Polybia bribri
Polybia bursaria
Polybia selvana Carpenter, 2002
Protopolybia acutiscutis Cameron, 1906
Protopolybia chartergoides Gribodo, 1891
Protopolybia chartergoides isthmensis Richards, 1978
Protopolybia collombiana Santos, Silv..., 2015
Protopolybia emortualis Saussure, 1855
Protopolybia exigua Saussure, 1906
Protopolybia exigua binominata Schulz, 1906
Protopolybia fuscata Fox, 1898
Protopolybia perfulvula Bequard, 1944
Protopolybia picteti Saussure, 1854
Protopolybia scutellaris Bequard, 1944
Protopolybia sedula Saussure, 1854
Protopolybia wheeleri Bequard, 1944
Pseudodynerus quadrisectus Say, 1837
Pseudomasaris maculifrons Fox, 1894
Pseudopolybia compressa Saussure, 1854
Pterocheilus (Micropterocheilus) diversicolor Rohwer, 1911
Quartinia hetaira Richards, 1962
Quartinia persephona Richards, 1962
Rhopalosoma alvarengai Townes, 1977
Rhopalosoma breelandi Townes, 1977
Rhopalosoma simile Brues, 1943
Rhynchalastor microstictus Viereck, 1906
Rhynchalastor otomitus de Saussure, 1857
Rhynchalastor valliceps Bohart, 1948
Stelopolybia sulfureofasciata (Ducke, 1910)⇒ Agelaia areata Say, 1837
Stenodyneriellus heterospilus Cameron, 1907
Synoeca chalibea Saussure, 1852
Synoeca septentrionalis Richards, 1978
Synoeca surinama Linnaeus, 1767
Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespula pensylvanica de Saussure, 1857Western yellow jacket
Vespula squamosa Drury, 1770Southern Yellowjacket
Zeta argillaceum Linnaeus, 1758Potter wasp
Zethus (Zethus) clypeolaris Bohart & Stange, 1965
Zethus (Zethus) fuscus Perty, 1833
Zethus (Zethus) histrionicus Zavattari, 1912
Zethus (Zethusculus) brasiliensis (Fox, 1899)⇒ Zethus adonis Bohart & Stange, 1965
Zethus cavagneroi Bohart & Stange, 1965
Zethus dodgei Bohart & Stange, 1965
Zethus irwini Bohart & Stange, 1965
Zethus wileyi Stange, 0

Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in Central America
SubfamilyEumeninae
Leach, 1815
Potter and Mason Wasps, Potter wasps, Potter wasps and mason wasps, Wasps
32
48
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMasarinae
Latreille, 1802
Pollen wasps
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
18
135
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRaphiglossinae
Ashmead, 1902
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom



Vespidae (Leach 1815)
Vespidae (Leach 1815)


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