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Checklist for Family Vespidae Leach, 1815 (And Allies)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
3464
10323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
45
439
1153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
42
435
1149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
235
821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
6
64
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
30
94
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
30 Genera with 94 Species
#ABCDEKLMOPRST
Aethiopicodynerus Gusenleitner, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Afreumenes Bequaert, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 0European tube wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Antepipona Saussure, 198511SpeciesTaxom
Antodynerus o´neili Came..., 19108SpeciesTaxom
Belonogaster Saussure, 19829SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtolabulus Vecht, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Delta Saussure, 193913SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 17736SpeciesTaxom
Eumenidiopsis Giordani Soika, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Knemodynerus Bluethgen, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Leptochilus Saussure, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Leptomenes Giordani Soika, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Micreumenes Ashmead, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Microdynerus Thomson, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Paramisehocyttarus2SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1905Paper nest wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Polybioides Buysson, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Proepipona Giordani Soika, 19415SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochilus Saussure, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Pseudonortonia Giordani Soika, 19903SpeciesTaxom
Raphiglossa Saunders, 19742SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchagris Maidl, 01SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 19892SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchium Spinola, 02SpeciesTaxom
Ropalidia Guérin-Ménev..., 18583SpeciesTaxom
Synagis1SpeciesTaxom
Synagris Latreille, 18529SpeciesTaxom
Tricarinodynerus Giordani Soika, 18903SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
94 Species and 34 Subspecies
Aethiopicodynerus guichardi Giordani Soika, 1979
Afreumenes aethiopicus aethiopicus Saussure, 1852
Afreumenes aterrimus aterrimus Schulthess, 1910
Ancistrocerus zairensis ferrugineopetiolatus
Antepipona albocincta Giordani Soika, 1987
Antepipona cingulifera Walker, 1871
Antepipona consentanea Giordani Soika, 1989
Antepipona fervida Saussure, 1856
Antepipona jocosa Gerst., 1871
Antepipona kassalensis Giordani Soika, 1939
Antepipona mucronata Saussure, 1862
Antepipona senegalensis Saussure, 1853
Antepipona sesquicincta Saussure, 1856
Antepipona squamigera Fabricius, 1804
Antepipona sudanensis Giordani Soika, 1985
Antodynerus alboniger Bequaert, 1918
Antodynerus ardens ardens Guérin, 1848
Antodynerus bellatulus bellatulus de Saussure, 1853
Antodynerus coenii Giordani Soika, 1934
Antodynerus multicolor multicolor de Saussure, 1853
Antodynerus nigeriensis Giordani Soika, 1943
Antodynerus sheffieldi bellatuloides Giordani Soika, 1990
Antodynerus wellmani Meade-Waldo, 1910
Belonogaster aurata Richards, 1982
Belonogaster brunnea brunnea
Belonogaster dubia Kohl, 1894
Belonogaster filiventris Saussure, 1853
Belonogaster grisea Fabricius, 1775
Belonogaster juncea Fabricius, 1781
Belonogaster juncea juncea Fabricius, 1781
Belonogaster macilenta Fabricius, 1781
Belonogaster nitida Richards, 1982
Cyrtolabulus pedunculatus E.Saundas, 1905
Delta asina asina de Saussure, 1852
Delta campaniforme tessmanni Schulthess, 1910
Delta concinnum Saussure, 1856
Delta dimidiatipenne Saussure, 1852
Delta emarginatum Linnaeus, 1758
Delta esuriens gracile Saussure, 1852
Delta fenestrale Saussure, 1852
Delta hottentottum unicoloripenne Giordani Soika, 1990
Delta hottentotum hottentotum de Saussure, 1852
Delta lepeletierii lepeletierii de Saussure, 1852
Delta occidentale Giordani Soika, 1975
Delta phthisicum Gerst., 1857
Delta subfenestrale Giordani Soika, 1939
Eumenes fuellebornianus langi Bequard, 1918
Eumenes (Eumenes) lucasius de Saussure, 1852
Eumenes (Eumenes) subpomiformis Bluethgen, 1938
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Eumenes lepeletierii de Saussure, 1852
Eumenes maxillosus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Delta fenestrale Saussure, 1852
Eumenidiopsis astutus Kohl, 1906
Knemodynerus expressus Giordani Soika, 1934
Knemodynerus pseudolateralis (Meade-Waldo, 1914)⇒ Knemodynerus expressus Giordani Soika, 1934
Leptochilus limbiferus achaeus Gusenleitner, 1970
Leptomenes richardsi Giordani Soika, 1975
Micreumenes curriei curriei Ashmead, 1902
Microdynerus saundersi Blüthgen, 1955
Odynerus lateralis (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Proepipona rhodesiensis rhodesiensis Giordani Soika, 1941
Paramisehocyttarus buyssoni
Paramisehocyttarus subtilis
Polistes (Polistella) fastidiosus Saussure, 1853
Polistes (Polistella) haugi Buysson, 1906
Polistes (Polistes) marginalis Fabricius, 1775
Polistes tenellus tenellus du Buysson, 1905
Polybioides tabidus Fabricius, 1781
Proepipona falcata Tullgren, 1904
Proepipona lateralis Fabricius, 1781
Proepipona lateralis lateropicta Bequaert, 1918
Proepipona lateralis paolii Giordani Soika, 1934
Proepipona rhodesiensis rhodesiensis Giordani Soika, 1941
Pseudochilus glabripalpis nigeriensis Giordani Soika, 1987
Pseudonortonia gambiensis Meade-Waldo, 1911
Pseudonortonia kibonotensis kibonotensis Cameron, 1910
Pseudonortonia kibonotensis rufisquama Giordani Soika, 1990
Raphiglossa flavoornata Cameron, 1905
Raphiglossa tibestica Giordani Soika, 1974
Rhynchagris vicaria luteopicta Maidl, 0
Rhynchalastor bairstowi bairstowi Gribodo, 1892
Rhynchalastor occidentalis Giordani Soika, 1989
Rhynchium cyanopterum cyanopterum
Rhynchium marginellum marginellum
Ropalidia gregaria Saussure, 1854
Ropalidia guttatipennis Saussure, 1853
Ropalidia stigma Smith, 1858
Synagis vicaria Stadelmann, 1898
Synagris (Paragris) abyssinica Guérin, 1848
Synagris (Paragris) analis Saussure, 1856
Synagris (Paragris) calida Linné, 1758
Synagris huberti huberti
Synagris (Paragris) negusi Buysson, 1906
Synagris (Paragris) spiniventris Illiger, 1802
Synagris (Synagris) cornuta Linné, 1758
Synagris cornuta ituriensis Bequard, 1918
Synagris dentata Saussure, 1852
Tricarinodynerus anceps anceps
Tricarinodynerus guerinii guerinii
Tricarinodynerus ventralis Saussure, 1890

Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in Nigeria
SubfamilyEumeninae
Leach, 1815
Potter and Mason Wasps, Potter wasps, Potter wasps and mason wasps, Wasps
24
63
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRaphiglossinae
Ashmead, 1902
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVespinae
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Wasps, Yellowjackets
3
12
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