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Checklist for Family Vespidae Leach, 1815 (And Allies)
and region Colombia (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
598
10458
32334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
595
10451
32326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
10215
31633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
339
7809
25442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
61
937
3206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
53
879
3171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
20
470
2627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
5
100
377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
50
246
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Colombia
50 Genera with 246 Species
#ABCDEHILMOPRSZ
Agelaia Lepeletier, 197819SpeciesTaxom
Allodynerus Bluthgen, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1857European tube wasp2SpeciesTaxom
Anconatus bucktoni Scu..., 18902SpeciesTaxom
Angiopolybia Araujo, 19784SpeciesTaxom
Aphanilopterus Meunier, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Apoica Lepeletier, 18048SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1853Honey wasps8SpeciesTaxom
Brachymenes Giordani Soika, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Cephalastor Giordani Soika, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Chartergellus Bequaert, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Charterginus Fox, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Chartergus arizonaensis..., 18541SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1763Aerial Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom
Epipona Latreille, 17973SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 05SpeciesTaxom
Hypancistrocerus Saussure, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Incodynerus Willink, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Leipomeles Moebius, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Leptochilus Saussure, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Megacanthopus Ducke, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Metapolybia Ducke, 18998SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 194944SpeciesTaxom
Monobia Saussure, 17633SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Omicron Saussure, 19789SpeciesTaxom
Orancistrocerus Vecht, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Pachodynerus Saussure, 19984SpeciesTaxom
Pachymenes Saussure, 19904SpeciesTaxom
Parachartergus Ihering, 18549SpeciesTaxom
Paragia Shuckard, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Pararaphidoglossa Zavattari, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Pararhaphidoglossa Schulthess-R..., 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps28SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 190946SpeciesTaxom
Protopolybia Ducke, 194419SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochartergus Ducke, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodynerus Saussure, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopolybia Saussure, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Rethus Cameron, 1904
0SpeciesTaxom
Santamenes Giordani Soika, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Stelopolybia Ducke, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Stenonartonia Giordani Soika, 01SpeciesTaxom
Stenosigma Giordani Soika, 20162SpeciesTaxom
Synecoides1SpeciesTaxom
Synoeca de Saussure, 1804Drumming wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Synoecoides Ducke, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Zeta Saussure, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Zethus Fabricius, 196516SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colombia
246 Species and 37 Subspecies
Agelaia angulata Fabricius, 1804
Agelaia angulata angulata
Agelaia angulicollis Spinosa, 1851
Agelaia areata Say, 1837
Agelaia baezae Richards, 1943
Agelaia brevistigma Richards, 1978
Agelaia cajennensis Fabricius, 1798
Agelaia centralis Cameron, 1907
Agelaia flavipennis Ducke, 1905
Agelaia fulvofasciata Deg., 1773
Agelaia hamiltoni Richards, 1978
Agelaia multipicta Haliday, 1836
Agelaia myrmecophila Ducke, 1905
Agelaia ornata Ducke, 1905
Agelaia pallipes Olivier, 1792
Agelaia pallipes cuzcoensis Schrottky, 1911
Agelaia panamensis Cameron, 1906
Agelaia testacea Fabricius, 1804
Agelaia yepocapa Richards, 1978
Allodynerus delphinalis Giraud, 1866
Ancistrocerus albophaleratus Saussure, 1855White-Banded Potter Wasp
Ancistrocerus parredes Saussure, 1857
Anconatus dorsuosus G. B. Buckton, 1883
Anconatus niger S. H. Scudder, 1890
Angiopolybia obidensis Ducke, 1904
Angiopolybia pallens Lepeletier, 1836
Angiopolybia paraensis Spinosa, 1851
Angiopolybia zischkai Richards, 1978
Apoica (Apoica) flavissima van der Vecht, 1972
Apoica (Apoica) gelida Vecht, 1972
Apoica (Apoica) pallens Fabricius, 1804Central American Paper Wasp
Apoica (Apoica) pallida Olivier, 1791
Apoica (Apoica) strigata Richards, 1978
Apoica (Apoica) thoracica Buysson, 1906
Apoica (Deuterapoica) arborea Saussure, 1854
Apoica albimacula Fabricius, 1804
Brachygastra augusti Saussure, 1854
Brachygastra baccalaurea Ihering, 1903
Brachygastra bilineolata Spinosa, 1841
Brachygastra lecheguana Latreille, 1824Black paper wasp
Brachygastra mellifica Say, 1837Mexican honey wasp
Brachygastra myersi Bequard, 1943
Brachygastra scutellaris Olivier, 1792
Brachygastra smithii Saussure, 1853
Brachymenes wagnerianus de Saussure, 1875
Cephalastor relativus Fox, 1902
Chartergellus amazonicus (Richards, 1978)⇒ Chartergellus frontalis Fabricius, 1804
Chartergellus frontalis Fabricius, 1804
Charterginus fulvus Fox, 1904
Charterginus weyrauchi Richards, 1978
Chartergus globiventris Saussure, 1854
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Epipona guerini Saussure, 1854
Epipona niger Brèthes, 1926
Epipona tatua Cuv., 1797
Eumenes (Eumenes) sareptanus André, 1884
Eumenes sareptanus insolatus Müller, 1923
Eumenes (Zeteumenoides) rufomaculatus Fox, 1899
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Eumenes wagneriana
Hypancistrocerus torquatus Zavattari, 1912
Incodynerus moei Willink, 1969
Incodynerus romandinus Saussure, 1852
Leipomeles dorsata Fabricius, 1804
Leipomeles spilogastra Cameron, 1912
Leptochilus (Zendalia) trachysomus Bohart, 1940
Megacanthopus alfkeni Ducke, 1904
Metapolybia azteca Araujo, 1945
Metapolybia aztecoides Richards, 1978
Metapolybia cingulata Fabricius, 1804
Metapolybia docilis Richards, 1978
Metapolybia encantata Cooper, 1999
Metapolybia nigra Richards, 1978
Metapolybia rufata Richards, 1978
Metapolybia suffusa Fox, 1899
Mischocyttarus (Artifex) sylvestris Richards, 1945
Mischocyttarus (Clypeopolybia) carbonarius Saussure, 1854
Mischocyttarus carbonarius tibialis Richards, 1978
Mischocyttarus (Clypeopolybia) flavicans Fabricius, 1804
Mischocyttarus flavicans flavicans
Mischocyttarus (Clypeopolybia) heliconius Richards, 1941
Mischocyttarus (Haplometrobius) polymorphus Cooper, 1998
Mischocyttarus (Haplometrobius) stenoecus Richards, 1978
Mischocyttarus (Haplometrobius) synoecus Richards, 1940
Mischocyttarus (Kappa) adolphi Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus (Kappa) latissimus Richards, 1978
Mischocyttarus (Kappa) metathoracicus Saussure, 1854
Mischocyttarus (Kappa) pseudomimeticus Schulz, 1903
Mischocyttarus (Kappa) socialis Saussure, 1854
Mischocyttarus (Megacanthopus) saturatus Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus (Mischocyttarus) drewseni RAPOSO FILHO, 1954
Mischocyttarus drewseni andinus Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus (Mischocyttarus) labiatus Fabricius, 1804
Mischocyttarus (Mischocyttarus) rotundicollis Cameron, 1912
Mischocyttarus (Monacanthocnemis) punctatus Ducke, 1904
Mischocyttarus (Monacanthocnemis) vaqueroi Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus angulatus infraspecies
Mischocyttarus (Monocyttarus) badius
Mischocyttarus (Monogynoecus) foveatus Richards, 1940
Mischocyttarus (Monogynoecus) insolitus Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus (Omega) silvicola Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus (Omega) surinamensis Saussure, 1854
Mischocyttarus (Phi) angulatus Richards, 1945
Mischocyttarus angulatus columbianus Richards, 1945
Mischocyttarus (Phi) basimacula Cameron, 1906
Mischocyttarus (Phi) flavicornis Zikan, 1935
Mischocyttarus flavicornis nigricornis Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus atramentarius Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus bahiae Richards, 1945
Mischocyttarus bequaerti Richards, 1945
Mischocyttarus chanchamayoensis Richards, 1978
Mischocyttarus elegantulus Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus hirsutus Richards, 1945
Mischocyttarus mastigophorus Richards, 1978
Mischocyttarus mattogrossoensis Zikan, 1935
Mischocyttarus metoecus Richards, 1940
Mischocyttarus mixtus Richards, 1978
Mischocyttarus piger Richards, 1945
Mischocyttarus weyrauchi Zikan, 1949
Monobia funebris Gribodo, 1891
Monobia nigripennis Saussure, 1875
Monobia quadridens Linnaeus, 1763Four-toothed Mason Wasp
Odynerus delphinalis Gir., 0
Odynerus emortualis de Saussure, 1853
Odynerus ochlerus (Saussure, 1852)⇒ Ancistrocerus parietum Linnaeus, 1758
Omicron acapulcense tenulum Zavattari, 1912
Omicron conclamatum Giordani Soika, 1978
Omicron criticum Schulz, 1906
Omicron globicolle Spinosa, 1841
Omicron graculum graculum
Omicron nanum incarum Giordani Soika, 1978
Omicron nymphale Zavattari, 1912
Omicron paranymphum Zavattari, 1912
Omicron propodeale Giordani Soika, 1978
Orancistrocerus aterrimus Saussure, 1852
Pachodynerus carpenteri Willink & Ro..., 1998
Pachodynerus laplatae Saussure, 1870
Pachodynerus nasidens Latreille, 1812Key hole wasp
Pachodynerus truncatus Willink & Ro..., 1998
Pachymenes ghilianii Spinosa, 1851
Pachymenes ghilianii olivaceus Saussure, 1875
Pachymenes obscurus Smith, 1857
Pachymenes obscurus consuetus Giordani Soika, 1990
Parachartergus amazonensis Ducke, 1907
Parachartergus apicalis Fabricius, 1804
Parachartergus colobopterus Licht, 1796
Parachartergus compressus de Saussure, 1854
Parachartergus difficilis Ducke, 1905
Parachartergus fraternus Fabricius, 1804
Parachartergus fulgidipennis Saussure, 1854
Parachartergus richardsi Willink, 1959
Parachartergus smithii Saussure, 1854
Paragia monocesta Snelling, 1986
Pararaphidoglossa minidenticulata Giordani Soika, 1978
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) aterrimus Saussure, 1853
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) bicolor Lepeletier, 1836
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) billardieri Fabricius, 1804
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) canadensis Linnaeus, 1758
Polistes canadensis canadensis Linnaeus, 1758
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) carnifex Fabricius, 1775Paper wasp
Polistes carnifex boliviensis Bequard, 1936
Polistes carnifex carnifex Fabricius, 1775
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) erythrocephalus Latreille, 1813
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) infuscatus Lepeletier, 1836
Polistes infuscatus mariae Richards, 1978
Polistes infuscatus metensis Richards, 1978
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) instabilis Saussure, 1953Unstable Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) major Palisot de B..., 1818
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) melanotus Richards, 1978
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) myersi Bequard, 1934
Polistes myersi myersi Bequaert, 1934
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) occipitalis Ducke, 1904
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) pacificus Fabricius, 1804
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) rufidens Saussure, 1853
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) rufiventris Ducke, 1904
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) satan Bequard, 1940
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) subsericeus Saussure, 1854
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) versicolor Olivier, 1791South American paper wasp
Polistes versicolor flavoguttatus Bequard, 1934
Polistes versicolor versicolor Olivier, 1792
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Polistes (Polistes) dominulus (Christ, 1791)⇒ Polistes dominula Christ, 1791
Polybia (Alpha) bifasciata Saussure, 1854
Polybia (Alpha) quadricincta Saussure, 1854
Polybia (Alpha) signata Ducke, 1910
Polybia (Apopolybia) simillima Smith, 1862
Polybia (Cylindroeca) rejecta Fabricius, 1798
Polybia (Formicicola) furnaria Ihering, 1904
Polybia (Myrapetra) barbouri Bequard, 1943
Polybia (Myrapetra) bistriata Fabricius, 1804
Polybia (Myrapetra) catillifex Moebius, 1856
Polybia (Myrapetra) diguetana Buysson, 1905
Polybia (Myrapetra) fastidiosuscula Saussure, 1854
Polybia (Myrapetra) flavifrons Smith, 1857
Polybia flavifrons hecuba Richards, 1951
Polybia (Myrapetra) nidulatrix Bequard, 1933
Polybia (Myrapetra) occidentalis Olivier, 1791
Polybia occidentalis venezuelana Giordani Soika, 1965
Polybia (Myrapetra) platycephala Richards, 1951
Polybia platycephala sylvestris Richards, 1978
Polybia (Myrapetra) scrobalis Richards, 1970
Polybia scrobalis infraspecies
Polybia scrobalis pronotalis Richards, 1978
Polybia scrobalis scrobalis
Polybia scrobalis surinama Richards, 1970
Polybia (Pedothoeca) emaciata Lucas, 1879
Polybia (Pedothoeca) incerta Ducke, 1907
Polybia (Platypolybia) liliacea Fabricius, 1804
Polybia (Platypolybia) procellosa Zavattari, 1906
Polybia (Polybia) depressa Ducke, 1905
Polybia (Polybia) striata Fabricius, 1787
Polybia (Trichinothorax) chrysothorax Lichtenstein, 1796
Polybia (Trichinothorax) flavitincta Fox, 1898
Polybia (Trichinothorax) ignobilis Haliday, 1836
Polybia (Trichinothorax) lugubris (Saussure, 1854)⇒ Polybia velutina Ducke, 1907
Polybia (Trichinothorax) raui Bequard, 1933
Polybia raui raui
Polybia (Trichinothorax) sericea Olivier, 1792
Polybia (Trichinothorax) tinctipennis Fox, 1898
Polybia (Trichinothorax) velutina Ducke, 1907
Polybia affinis Buysson, 1908
Polybia bribri
Polybia bursaria
Polybia dimorpha Richards, 1978
Polybia gorytoides Fox, 1898
Polybia jurinei Saussure, 1854
Polybia richardsi Cooper, 1993
Polybia singularis Ducke, 1909
Protopolybia acutiscutis Cameron, 1906
Protopolybia amarella Bequard, 1944
Protopolybia bella Ihering, 1903
Protopolybia chartergoides Gribodo, 1891
Protopolybia chartergoides cinctella Fox, 1898
Protopolybia emortualis Saussure, 1855
Protopolybia exigua Saussure, 1906
Protopolybia exigua binominata Schulz, 1906
Protopolybia exigua exigua
Protopolybia exigua infraspecies
Protopolybia minutissima Spinosa, 1851
Protopolybia nitida Ducke, 1904
Protopolybia perfulvula Bequard, 1944
Protopolybia picteti Saussure, 1854
Protopolybia rotundata Ducke, 1910
Protopolybia rugulosa Ducke, 1907
Protopolybia scutellaris Bequard, 1944
Protopolybia sedula Saussure, 1854
Protopolybia wheeleri Bequard, 1944
Pseudodynerus maxillaris Saussure, 1875
Pseudopolybia compressa Saussure, 1854
Pseudopolybia vespiceps Saussure, 1863
Santamenes novarae Saussure, 1867
Stenodyneriellus heterospilus Cameron, 1907
Stenonartonia cooperi Garcete-Barrett, 0
Stenosigma humerale Giordani Soika, 1990
Stenosigma quechua Hermes & Fer..., 2016
Synecoides depressus
Synoeca septentrionalis Richards, 1978
Synoeca surinama Linnaeus, 1767
Synoeca virginea Fabricius, 1804
Synoecoides depressus (Ducke, 1905)⇒ Polybia depressa Ducke, 1905
Zeta argillaceum Linnaeus, 1758Potter wasp
Zethus (Zethoides) binodis Fabricius, 1793
Zethus (Zethoides) matzicatzin Saussure, 1857
Zethus (Zethus) miscogaster Saussure, 1852
Zethus (Zethusculus) brasiliensis (Fox, 1899)⇒ Zethus adonis Bohart & Stange, 1965
Zethus mexicanus lugubris Perty, 1833
Zethus mexicanus mexicanus Linnaeus, 1758
Zethus (Zethusculus) westwoodi Saussure, 1852
Zethus adonis Bohart & Stange, 1965
Zethus bequaerti Bohart & Stange, 1965
Zethus columbiae Bohart & Stange, 1965
Zethus ebenus Bohart & Stange, 1965
Zethus neotomitus Bohart & Stange, 1965
Zethus restrepoicus Bohart & Stange, 1965
Zethus velezi Bohart & Stange, 1965
Zethus waldoi Zavattari, 1912
Zethus weyrauchi Bohart & Stange, 1965

Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in Colombia
SubfamilyEumeninae
Leach, 1815
Potter and Mason Wasps, Potter wasps, Potter wasps and mason wasps, Wasps
23
59
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMasarinae
Latreille, 1802
Pollen wasps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
19
182
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRaphiglossinae
Ashmead, 1902
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVespinae
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Wasps, Yellowjackets
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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