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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
469
5254
11068
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
468
5253
11067
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
447
5167
10846
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
288
4147
8799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
59
777
1448
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
54
758
1430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
20
340
1065
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
6
69
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
29
45
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Mexico
29 Genera with 45 Species
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Agelaia Lepeletier, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1853European tube wasp3SpeciesTaxom
Apoica Lepeletier, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1837Honey wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Cephalastor Giordani Soika, 01SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 01SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1870Potter Wasp4SpeciesTaxom
Hypalastoroides Saussure, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptochilus Saussure, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Microdynerus Thomson, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 18575SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Pachodynerus Saussure, 18121SpeciesTaxom
Pachymenes Saussure, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Parachartergus Ihering, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Paragia Shuckard, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Parazumia Saussure, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1940Paper nest wasps9SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 17912SpeciesTaxom
Rethus Cameron, 1904
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalosoma Cresson, 19433SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Stenodynerus Saussure, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Synoeca de Saussure, 1978Drumming wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets1SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1770Ground Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom
Zethus Fabricius, 18571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Mexico
45 Species and 2 Subspecies
Agelaia yepocapa Richards, 1978
Ancistrocerus santa-annae de Saussure, 1857
Ancistrocerus trichionotus (Cameron, 1905)⇒ Ancistrocerus catskill Viereck, 1902
Ancistrocerus tuberculocephalus Saussure, 1853Vespid wasp
Apoica (Apoica) pallens Fabricius, 1804Central American Paper Wasp
Brachygastra azteca Saussure, 1857
Brachygastra mellifica Say, 1837Mexican honey wasp
Cephalastor huautla Grandinete &..., 0
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) crypticus Say, 1823
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) guerrero Saussure, 1857
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) pratensis Saussure, 1870
Euodynerus cluniculus Saussure, 1870
Leptochilus brachialis Parker, 1966
Microdynerus (Alastorynerus) microdynerus Dalla Torre, 1889
Mischocyttarus (Kappa) immarginatus Richards, 1940
Mischocyttarus (Mischocyttarus) melanarius Cameron, 1906
Mischocyttarus (Phi) basimacula Cameron, 1906
Mischocyttarus (Phi) mexicanus Saussure, 1854
Mischocyttarus palidipectus Smith, 1857
Odynerus ochlerus (Saussure, 1852)⇒ Ancistrocerus parietum Linnaeus, 1758
Pachodynerus nasidens Latreille, 1812Key hole wasp
Parachartergus apicalis Fabricius, 1804
Paragia monocesta Snelling, 1986
Parazumia tolteca Saussure, 1875
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) arizonensis Snelling, 1954
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) canadensis Linnaeus, 1758
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) carnifex Fabricius, 1775Paper wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) exclamans Viereck, 1906Paper wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) flavus Cresson, 1868
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) instabilis Saussure, 1953Unstable Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) major Palisot de B..., 1818
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) mexicanus Bequard, 1940
Polybia (Myrapetra) diguetana Buysson, 1905
Polybia (Myrapetra) occidentalis Olivier, 1791
Rhopalosoma nearcticum Brues, 1943
Rhopalosoma obliquum Townes, 1977
Rhopalosoma simile Brues, 1943
Rhynchalastor otomitus de Saussure, 1857
Stenodyneriellus heterospilus Cameron, 1907
Synoeca septentrionalis Richards, 1978
Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespula squamosa Drury, 1770Southern Yellowjacket
Zethus (Zethoides) matzicatzin Saussure, 1857

Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in Central Mexico
SubfamilyEumeninae
Leach, 1815
Potter and Mason Wasps, Potter wasps, Potter wasps and mason wasps, Wasps
17
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMasarinae
Latreille, 1802
Pollen wasps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
8
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVespinae
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Wasps, Yellowjackets
2
2
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