Checklist for Family Vespidae Leach, 1815 (And Allies)
and region Costa Rica (Central America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 611
11863
34633 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 608
11859
34631 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 579
11701
34157 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 379
9752
30015 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 67
1509
5442 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 61
1467
5402 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 24
551
2607 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps | 6
128
262 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Vespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps | 58
152 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Costa Rica
58 Genera with 152 Species #ABCDEGHLMNOPQRSTVZ
| Agalaia | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agelaia Lepeletier, 1978 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | Alphamenes Vecht, 1977 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Ancistroceroides de Saussure, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1836 | European tube wasp | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Angiopolybia Araujo, 1978 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Antepipona Saussure, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apoica Lepeletier, 1906 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Brachygastra Perty, 1853 | Honey wasps | 5 | Species | Taxom | Cephalastor Giordani Soika, 1982 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Chartergellus Bequaert, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Charterginus Fox, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clypearia Saussure, 1978 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1916 | Aerial Yellowjackets | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Epipona Latreille, 1797 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eumenes Latreille, 0 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1823 | Potter Wasp | 1 | Species | Taxom | Gastrodynerus Bohart, 1984 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Hypalastoroides Saussure, 1856 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Hypancistrocerus Saussure, 1855 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Leipomeles Moebius, 1912 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Metapolybia Ducke, 1999 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | Minixi Giordani Soika, 1978 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Mischocyttarus Saussure, 1945 | | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Nectarinella Bequaert, 1925 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Odynerus Latreille, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Omicron Saussure, 1875 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Orancistrocerus Vecht, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachodynerus Saussure, 1812 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Pachymenes Saussure, 1852 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Parachartergus Ihering, 1854 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Paragia Shuckard, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 1871 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pararaphidoglossa Zavattari, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Pararhaphidoglossa Schulthess-R..., 1910 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Parazumia Saussure, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polistes Latreille, 1972 | Paper nest wasps | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Polybia Lepeletier, 2002 | | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Protopolybia Ducke, 1944 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | Pseudacaromenes Giordani Soika, 1978 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudodynerus Saussure, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudomasaris Ashmead, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudopolybia Saussure, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pterocheilus Klug, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Quartinia André, 1962 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhopalosoma Cresson, 1943 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 1948 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | Santamenes Giordani Soika, 1990 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Stelopolybia Ducke, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Stenodynerus Saussure, 1863 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Stenosigma Giordani Soika, 1978 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Synoeca de Saussure, 1978 | Drumming wasps | 2 | Species | Taxom | Trimeria Saussure, 1855 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Vespa Linnaeus, 1758 | Hornets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vespula Thomson, 1857 | Ground Yellowjackets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zeta Saussure, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zethus Fabricius, 1965 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Costa Rica
152 Species and 21 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 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 | | | Ancistroceroides soikai Grandinete &..., 0 | | | Angiopolybia pallens Lepeletier, 1836 | | | Angiopolybia zischkai Richards, 1978 | | | Antepipona tydides Cameron, 1904 | | | Apoica (Apoica) pallens Fabricius, 1804 | Central American Paper Wasp | | Apoica (Apoica) pallida Olivier, 1791 | | | Apoica (Apoica) thoracica Buysson, 1906 | | | Brachygastra augusti Saussure, 1854 | | | Brachygastra lecheguana Latreille, 1824 | Black paper wasp | | Brachygastra mellifica Say, 1837 | Mexican honey wasp | | Brachygastra scutellaris Olivier, 1792 | | | Brachygastra smithii Saussure, 1853 | | | Chartergellus atectus Richards, 1978 | | | Chartergellus golfitensis | | | Charterginus nevermanni Bequard, 1938 | | | Clypearia naumanni Richards, 1978 | | | Epipona guerini Saussure, 1854 | | | Epipona niger Brèthes, 1926 | | | Epipona tatua Cuv., 1797 | | | Eumenes (Zeteumenoides) filiformis de Saussure, 1856 | | | Eumenes flavus leptogaster | | | Eumenes rotundicollis Cameron, 0 | | | Euodynerus (Euodynerus) crypticus Say, 1823 | | | Leipomeles dorsata Fabricius, 1804 | | | Leipomeles spilogastra Cameron, 1912 | | | 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 (Phi) angulatus Richards, 1945 | | | Mischocyttarus angulatus angulatus | | | Mischocyttarus (Phi) basimacula Cameron, 1906 | | | Mischocyttarus basimacula basimacula | | | Mischocyttarus (Phi) pallidipectus Smith, 1857 | | | 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 globicolle Spinosa, 1841 | | | Omicron nanum Kirsch, 1978 | | | Omicron thoracicum Saussure, 1875 | | | Omicron totonacum Saussure, 1875 | | | Orancistrocerus aterrimus Saussure, 1852 | | | Pachodynerus nasidens Latreille, 1812 | Key hole wasp | | Parachartergus apicalis Fabricius, 1804 | | | Parachartergus compressus de Saussure, 1854 | | | 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 nortoniana Saussure, 1875 | | | Parazumia tolteca Saussure, 1875 | | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) apachus Saussure, 1857 | | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) aterrimus Saussure, 1853 | | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) aurifer (Saussure, 1853) | ⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793 | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) bicolor Lepeletier, 1836 | | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) canadensis Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Polistes canadensis canadensis Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) carnifex Fabricius, 1775 | Paper wasp | | Polistes carnifex carnifex Fabricius, 1775 | | | 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) instabilis Saussure, 1953 | Unstable Paper Wasp | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) major Palisot de B..., 1818 | | | Polistes major major Palisot de B..., 1818 | | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) maranonensis Willink, 1964 | | | 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) weyrauchorum Willink, 1964 | | | 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 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) raui Bequard, 1933 | | | Polybia raui raui | | | Polybia (Trichinothorax) tinctipennis Fox, 1898 | | | Polybia tinctipennis tinctipennis | | | Polybia bribri | | | 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 wheeleri Bequard, 1944 | | | Pseudodynerus quadrisectus Say, 1837 | | | Pseudomasaris maculifrons Fox, 1894 | | | Pseudopolybia compressa Saussure, 1854 | | | Pterocheilus (Micropterocheilus) diversicolor Rohwer, 1911 | | | Quartinia hetaira Richards, 1962 | | | Rhopalosoma alvarengai 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 | | | Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Vespula pensylvanica de Saussure, 1857 | Western yellow jacket | | Zeta argillaceum Linnaeus, 1758 | Potter wasp | | Zethus (Zethus) clypeolaris Bohart & Stange, 1965 | | | Zethus (Zethus) histrionicus Zavattari, 1912 | | | Zethus dodgei Bohart & Stange, 1965 | |
Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in Costa Rica | Subfamily | Eumeninae
Leach, 1815
Potter and Mason Wasps, Potter wasps, Potter wasps and mason wasps, Wasps | 30
31 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Masarinae
Latreille, 1802
Pollen wasps | 4
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps | 18
114 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Raphiglossinae
Ashmead, 1902
| 1
0 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Vespinae
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Wasps, Yellowjackets | 3
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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