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Checklist for Family Vespidae Leach, 1815 (And Allies)
and region Dominican Republic (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
355
2391
4708
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
352
2384
4699
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
342
2344
4627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
220
1730
3297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
45
291
587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
44
290
582
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
179
489
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
29
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
13
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Dominican Republic
13 Genera with 19 Species
Agelaia Lepeletier, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Delta Saussure, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Epipona Latreille, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1823Potter Wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Metapolybia Ducke, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Monobia Saussure, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Pachodynerus Saussure, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 01SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1818Paper nest wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Zeta Saussure, 17701SpeciesTaxom
Zethus Fabricius, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Dominican Republic
19 Species and 2 Subspecies
Agelaia electra J. M. Carpenter, 1997
Delta higletti rendalli Bingham, 190..., 1986
Epipona guerini Saussure, 1854
Epipona niger Brèthes, 1926
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) crypticus Say, 1823
Metapolybia aztecoides Richards, 1978
Metapolybia cingulata Fabricius, 1804
Mischocyttarus (Phi) phthisicus Fabricius, 1793
Monobia puertoricensis Bequard, 1941
Pachodynerus nasidens Latreille, 1812Key hole wasp
Pachodynerus tibialis Saussure, 1853
Parancistrocerus figulus
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) crinitus Felton, 1764Jack Spaniard
Polistes dorsalis dorsalis Fabricius, 1775
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) major Palisot de B..., 1818
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) minor Pal. de Beauv., 1818
Polybia (Myrapetra) occidentalis Olivier, 1791
Zeta abdominale Drury, 1770
Zethus (Zethusculus) jurinei Saussure, 1852

Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in Dominican Republic
SubfamilyEumeninae
Leach, 1815
Potter and Mason Wasps, Potter wasps, Potter wasps and mason wasps, Wasps
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
6
11
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