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Checklist for Family Vespidae Leach, 1815 (And Allies)
and region Nicoya Peninsula (Guanacaste, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
212
1788
1977
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
212
1788
1977
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
205
1771
1952
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
154
1549
1733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
30
229
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
29
225
184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
127
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
41
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
16
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nicoya Peninsula
16 Genera with 15 Species
Agelaia Lepeletier, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Antepipona Saussure, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Apoica Lepeletier, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1837Honey wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Clypearia Saussure, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1823Potter Wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Hypancistrocerus Saussure, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Pachodynerus Saussure, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Parachartergus Ihering, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1804Paper nest wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 02SpeciesTaxom
Santamenes Giordani Soika, 1990
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenodynerus Saussure, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Synoeca de Saussure, 1978Drumming wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nicoya Peninsula
15 Species
Agelaia myrmecophila Ducke, 1905
Antepipona tydides Cameron, 1904
Apoica (Apoica) pallens Fabricius, 1804Central American Paper Wasp
Brachygastra mellifica Say, 1837Mexican honey wasp
Clypearia naumanni Richards, 1978
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) crypticus Say, 1823
Mischocyttarus (Kappa) immarginatus Richards, 1940
Parachartergus fraternus Fabricius, 1804
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) canadensis Linnaeus, 1758
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) carnifex Fabricius, 1775Paper wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) instabilis Saussure, 1953Unstable Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) pacificus Fabricius, 1804
Polybia (Myrapetra) diguetana Buysson, 1905
Polybia bribri
Synoeca septentrionalis Richards, 1978

Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in Nicoya Peninsula
SubfamilyEumeninae
Leach, 1815
Potter and Mason Wasps, Potter wasps, Potter wasps and mason wasps, Wasps
7
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
9
13
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