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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
564
8134
21516
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
561
8124
21499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
540
8028
21287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
328
6275
16581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
53
896
2066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
49
889
2056
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
20
379
1399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
5
82
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
34
94
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Greater Antilles
34 Genera with 94 Species
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Agelaia Lepeletier, 19788SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 2011European tube wasp2SpeciesTaxom
Angiopolybia Araujo, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Apoica Lepeletier, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1853Honey wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Chartergellus Bequaert, 01SpeciesTaxom
Delta Saussure, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Epipona Latreille, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 02SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1841Potter Wasp3SpeciesTaxom
Hypancistrocerus Saussure, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Leipomeles Moebius, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Liostenogaster Vecht, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Metapolybia Ducke, 19993SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 194512SpeciesTaxom
Monobia Saussure, 19413SpeciesTaxom
Pachodynerus Saussure, 18537SpeciesTaxom
Pachymenes Saussure, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Parachartergus Ihering, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Paragia Shuckard, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 18656SpeciesTaxom
Paravespula Blüthgen, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1990Paper nest wasps20SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 09SpeciesTaxom
Protopolybia Ducke, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Quartinia André, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalosoma Cresson, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Stenodynerus Saussure, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Stroudia Gribodo, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Synoeca de Saussure, 1978Drumming wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1758Ground Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom
Zeta Saussure, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Zethus Fabricius, 18572SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Greater Antilles
94 Species and 11 Subspecies
Agelaia areata Say, 1837
Agelaia cajennensis Fabricius, 1798
Agelaia electra ♰ J. M. Carpenter, 1997
Agelaia melanopyga Cooper, 2000
Agelaia myrmecophila Ducke, 1905
Agelaia pallipes Olivier, 1792
Agelaia panamensis Cameron, 1906
Agelaia yepocapa Richards, 1978
Ancistrocerus haematodes Brullé, 1839
Ancistrocerus isla Carpenter, 2011
Angiopolybia zischkai Richards, 1978
Apoica (Apoica) pallens Fabricius, 1804Central American Paper Wasp
Brachygastra mellifica Say, 1837Mexican honey wasp
Brachygastra smithii Saussure, 1853
Chartergellus golfitensis
Delta higletti rendalli Bingham, 190..., 1986
Delta pyriforme philippinense Bequaert, 1928Black potter wasp
Epipona guerini Saussure, 1854
Epipona niger Brèthes, 1926
Eumenes (Eumenes) cubensis Cresson, 1865
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) apicalis Cresson, 1865
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) crypticus Say, 1823
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) megaera Lepeletier, 1841
Leipomeles spilogastra Cameron, 1912
Liostenogaster variapicta Rohwer, 1919
Metapolybia aztecoides Richards, 1978
Metapolybia cingulata Fabricius, 1804
Metapolybia servilis Cooper, 1999
Mischocyttarus (Clypeopolybia) heliconius Richards, 1941
Mischocyttarus (Kappa) tolensis Richards, 1941
Mischocyttarus (Megacanthopus) collarellus Richards, 1940
Mischocyttarus (Mischocyttarus) melanarius Cameron, 1906
Mischocyttarus (Phi) basimacula Cameron, 1906
Mischocyttarus (Phi) bruneri Bequard & Salt, 1931
Mischocyttarus (Phi) cubensis Saussure, 1854
Mischocyttarus (Phi) mexicanus Saussure, 1854
Mischocyttarus mexicanus cubicola Richards, 1978
Mischocyttarus (Phi) phthisicus Fabricius, 1793
Mischocyttarus cleomens Richards, 1945
Mischocyttarus costaricensis Richards, 1945
Monobia egregia Saussure, 1856
Monobia proeta Cresson, 1865
Monobia puertoricensis Bequard, 1941
Pachodynerus alayoi Bequard, 1948
Pachodynerus cubensis Saussure, 1853
Pachodynerus erynnis Lepeletier, 1841Red-and-black Mason Wasp
Pachodynerus jamaicensis Bequard & Salt, 1931
Pachodynerus nasidens Latreille, 1812Key hole wasp
Pachodynerus scrupeus Zavattari, 1912
Pachodynerus tibialis Saussure, 1853
Parachartergus fraternus Fabricius, 1804
Paragia monocesta Snelling, 1986
Parancistrocerus atkinsi Bequard & Salt, 1931
Parancistrocerus bacu Saussure, 1852
Parancistrocerus dejectus Cresson, 1865
Parancistrocerus figulus
Parancistrocerus lutzi Bequard & Salt, 1931
Parancistrocerus obliquus Cresson, 1865
Paravespula germanica (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Vespula germanica Fabricius, 1793
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) bicolor Lepeletier, 1836
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) crinitus Felton, 1764Jack Spaniard
Polistes crinitus americanus Fabricius, 1775
Polistes crinitus multicolor Olivier, 1791
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) cubensis Lepeletier, 1836
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) dorsalis Fabricius, 1775
Polistes dorsalis dorsalis Fabricius, 1775
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) erythrocephalus Latreille, 1813
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) goeldii Ducke, 1904
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) incertus (Cresson, 1865)⇒ Polistes saussurei Dalla Torre, 1894
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) major Palisot de B..., 1818
Polistes major major Palisot de B..., 1818
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) minor Pal. de Beauv., 1818
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) oculatus Smith, 1857
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) poeyi Lepeletier, 1836
Polistes poeyi poeyi Lepeletier, 1836
Polistes stenopus stenopus van der Vecht, 1972
Polistes capnodes capnodes van der Vecht, 1972
Polistes (Polistella) saussurei Dalla Torre, 1894
Polistes (Polistella) williamsi Peterson, 1990
Polybia (Apopolybia) simillima Smith, 1862
Polybia (Cylindroeca) rejecta Fabricius, 1798
Polybia (Myrapetra) bistriata Fabricius, 1804
Polybia (Myrapetra) diguetana Buysson, 1905
Polybia (Myrapetra) nidulatrix Bequard, 1933
Polybia (Myrapetra) occidentalis Olivier, 1791
Polybia (Pedothoeca) emaciata Lucas, 1879
Polybia (Trichinothorax) flavitincta Fox, 1898
Polybia bribri
Protopolybia picteti Saussure, 1854
Quartinia persephona Richards, 1962
Rhopalosoma haitiense Townes, 1977
Stenodyneriellus heterospilus Cameron, 1907
Stroudia striatella Giordani Soika, 1976
Synoeca septentrionalis Richards, 1978
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket
Zeta abdominale Drury, 1770
Zeta confusum Bequaert & Salt, 1931
Zethus (Zethusculus) jurinei Saussure, 1852
Zethus (Zethusculus) poeyi Saussure, 1857

Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in Greater Antilles
SubfamilyEumeninae
Leach, 1815
Potter and Mason Wasps, Potter wasps, Potter wasps and mason wasps, Wasps
15
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMasarinae
Latreille, 1802
Pollen wasps
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
14
57
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenogastrinae
Bequaert, 1918
Hover wasps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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