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Checklist for Family Vespidae Leach, 1815 (And Allies)
and region Northeast Brazil (Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
447
3154
5763
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
447
3154
5763
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
409
3043
5576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
228
2127
4038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
55
435
1027
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
51
428
1022
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
22
304
889
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
6
48
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
24
60
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northeast Brazil
24 Genera with 60 Species
#ABCELMOPSTZ
Agelaia Lepeletier, 18046SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1906European tube wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Angiopolybia Araujo, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Apoica Lepeletier, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1792Honey wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Chartergus arizonaensis..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Epipona Latreille, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 01SpeciesTaxom
Leipomeles Moebius, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Metapolybia Ducke, 18995SpeciesTaxom
Minixi Giordani Soika, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Monobia Saussure, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Pachodynerus Saussure, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Parachartergus Ihering, 18633SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 185411SpeciesTaxom
Protonectarina Ducke, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Protopolybia Ducke, 18545SpeciesTaxom
Synoeca de Saussure, 2017Drumming wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Trimeria Saussure, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Zeta Saussure, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Zethus Fabricius, 18561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northeast Brazil
60 Species
Agelaia angulata Fabricius, 1804
Agelaia flavipennis Ducke, 1905
Agelaia fulvofasciata Deg., 1773
Agelaia myrmecophila Ducke, 1905
Agelaia pallipes Olivier, 1792
Agelaia testacea Fabricius, 1804
Ancistrocerus flavomarginatus Brèthes, 1906
Angiopolybia pallens Lepeletier, 1836
Angiopolybia paraensis Spinosa, 1851
Apoica (Apoica) flavissima van der Vecht, 1972
Apoica (Apoica) pallens Fabricius, 1804Central American Paper Wasp
Brachygastra bilineolata Spinosa, 1841
Brachygastra lecheguana Latreille, 1824Black paper wasp
Brachygastra scutellaris Olivier, 1792
Chartergus apicalis
Epipona tatua Cuv., 1797
Eumenes rotundicollis Cameron, 0
Leipomeles spilogastra Cameron, 1912
Metapolybia bromelicola Araujo, 1945
Metapolybia cingulata Fabricius, 1804
Metapolybia decorata Gribodo, 1896
Metapolybia docilis Richards, 1978
Metapolybia suffusa Fox, 1899
Minixi tricoloratum Zavattari, 1911
Mischocyttarus (Kappa) santacruzi Raw, 2000
Mischocyttarus (Monacanthocnemis) punctatus Ducke, 1904
Monobia angulosa Saussure, 1852
Odynerus sylveirae Saussure, 1854
Pachodynerus guadulpensis Saussure, 1853
Pachodynerus nasidens Latreille, 1812Key hole wasp
Pachodynerus praecox Saussure, 1856
Parachartergus colobopterus Licht, 1796
Parachartergus fraternus Fabricius, 1804
Parachartergus vespiceps de Saussure, 1863
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) billardieri Fabricius, 1804
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) canadensis Linnaeus, 1758
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) simillimus Zikan, 1951
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) versicolor Olivier, 1791South American paper wasp
Polybia (Alpha) quadricincta Saussure, 1854
Polybia (Apopolybia) dimidiata Olivier, 1791
Polybia (Cylindroeca) rejecta Fabricius, 1798
Polybia (Myrapetra) occidentalis Olivier, 1791
Polybia (Platypolybia) liliacea Fabricius, 1804
Polybia (Polybia) striata Fabricius, 1787
Polybia (Trichinothorax) chrysothorax Lichtenstein, 1796
Polybia (Trichinothorax) ignobilis Haliday, 1836
Polybia (Trichinothorax) sericea Olivier, 1792
Polybia gorytoides Fox, 1898
Polybia jurinei Saussure, 1854
Protopolybia acutiscutis Cameron, 1906
Protopolybia bituberculata Silveira & C..., 1995
Protopolybia diligens Smith, 1857
Protopolybia potiguara Santos, Silv..., 0
Protopolybia sedula Saussure, 1854
Synoeca cyanea Fabricius, 1775
Synoeca ilheensis Lopes & Menezes, 2017
Trimeria americana Saussure, 1853
Trimeria robusta Hermes & Melo, 2006
Zeta argillaceum Linnaeus, 1758Potter wasp
Zethus (Zethus) hilarianus Saussure, 1856

Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in Northeast Brazil
SubfamilyEumeninae
Leach, 1815
Potter and Mason Wasps, Potter wasps, Potter wasps and mason wasps, Wasps
8
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMasarinae
Latreille, 1802
Pollen wasps
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
15
48
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