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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
447
5281
10268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
447
5281
10268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
431
5219
10149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
275
4237
8364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
51
664
1566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
46
647
1541
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
409
1309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
75
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
38
91
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Brazil
38 Genera with 91 Species
#ABCELMOPQRSTZ
Agelaia Lepeletier, 18546SpeciesTaxom
Alphamenes Vecht, 1977
0SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1906European tube wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Apoica Lepeletier, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1837Honey wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastre1SpeciesTaxom
Charterginus Fox, 1898
0SpeciesTaxom
Chartergus arizonaensis..., 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Epsilon Saussure, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 02SpeciesTaxom
Leipomeles Moebius, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Metapolybia Ducke, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 194517SpeciesTaxom
Monobia Saussure, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Pachodynerus Saussure, 18123SpeciesTaxom
Pachymenes Saussure, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Parachartergus Ihering, 18043SpeciesTaxom
Paragia Shuckard, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Paramasaris Cameron, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Paranortonia Bequaert, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Pirhosigma Giordani Soika, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps15SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 179212SpeciesTaxom
Protonectarina Ducke, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Protopolybia Ducke, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Quartinia André, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Rethus Cameron, 1904
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Santamenes Giordani Soika, 1990
0SpeciesTaxom
Stelopolybia Ducke, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Stenodynerus Saussure, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Synoeca de Saussure, 1775Drumming wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Trimeria Saussure, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Zeta Saussure, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Zethus Fabricius, 19113SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Brazil
91 Species and 1 Subspecies
Agelaia cajennensis Fabricius, 1798
Agelaia multipicta Haliday, 1836
Agelaia myrmecophila Ducke, 1905
Agelaia pallipes Olivier, 1792
Agelaia panamensis Cameron, 1906
Agelaia vicina de Saussure, 1854
Ancistrocerus flavomarginatus Brèthes, 1906
Apoica (Apoica) pallens Fabricius, 1804Central American Paper Wasp
Apoica (Apoica) pallida Olivier, 1791
Apoica (Apoica) thoracica Buysson, 1906
Brachygastra lecheguana Latreille, 1824Black paper wasp
Brachygastra mellifica Say, 1837Mexican honey wasp
Brachygastre mellifica
Epsilon dyscherum Saussure, 1853
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Eumenes rotundicollis Cameron, 0
Leipomeles spilogastra Cameron, 1912
Metapolybia docilis Richards, 1978
Mischocyttarus (Artifex) cerberus Ducke, 1918
Mischocyttarus (Clypeopolybia) heliconius Richards, 1941
Mischocyttarus (Kappa) bertonii Ducke, 1918
Mischocyttarus (Kappa) frontalis Fox, 1898
Mischocyttarus (Kappa) metathoracicus Saussure, 1854
Mischocyttarus (Mischocyttarus) labiatus Fabricius, 1804
Mischocyttarus cassanunga Ihering, 1903
Mischocyttarus catharinaensis Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus claretianus Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus curitybanus Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus extinctus Zikan, 1935
Mischocyttarus hoffmanni Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus mourei Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus plaumanni Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus richardsi Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus schadei Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus thrypticus Richards, 1945
Monobia angulosa Saussure, 1852
Monobia schrottkyi Berton, 1918
Odynerus drewseni de Saussure, 0
Odynerus sylveirae Saussure, 1854
Pachodynerus argentinus Saussure, 1870
Pachodynerus guadulpensis Saussure, 1853
Pachodynerus nasidens Latreille, 1812Key hole wasp
Pachymenes picturatus (Fox, 1899)⇒ Pachymenes laeviventris Fox, 1899
Pachymenes sericeus Saussure, 1852
Pachymenes unicinctus Brèthes, 1906
Parachartergus apicalis Fabricius, 1804
Parachartergus compressus de Saussure, 1854
Parachartergus fraternus Fabricius, 1804
Paragia monocesta Snelling, 1986
Paramasaris brasiliensis Giordani Soika, 1974
Paranortonia symmorphus (Bequaert, 1940)⇒ Parazumia tolteca Saussure, 1875
Pirhosigma limpidum Giordani Soika, 1978
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) actaeon Haliday, 1836
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) carnifex Fabricius, 1775Paper wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) cavapyta Saussure, 1853
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) cavapytiformis Richards, 1978
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) cinerascens Saussure, 1854
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) deceptor Schulz, 1905
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) erythrocephalus Latreille, 1813
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) ferreri Saussure, 1853
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) goeldii Ducke, 1904
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) instabilis Saussure, 1953Unstable Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) lanio Fabricius, 1775
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) occipitalis Ducke, 1904
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) pacificus Fabricius, 1804
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) simillimus Zikan, 1951
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) versicolor Olivier, 1791South American paper wasp
Polybia (Cylindroeca) rejecta Fabricius, 1798
Polybia (Myrapetra) barbouri Bequard, 1943
Polybia (Myrapetra) bistriata Fabricius, 1804
Polybia (Myrapetra) diguetana Buysson, 1905
Polybia (Myrapetra) fastidiosuscula Saussure, 1854
Polybia (Myrapetra) nidulatrix Bequard, 1933
Polybia (Myrapetra) occidentalis Olivier, 1791
Polybia (Myrapetra) scutellaris White, 1841
Polybia (Pedothoeca) emaciata Lucas, 1879
Polybia (Trichinothorax) ignobilis Haliday, 1836
Polybia (Trichinothorax) minarum Ducke, 1906
Polybia (Trichinothorax) sericea Olivier, 1792
Protopolybia acutiscutis Cameron, 1906
Protopolybia sedula Saussure, 1854
Quartinia hetaira Richards, 1962
Rhynchalastor abactus Brèthes, 1909
Stenodyneriellus heterospilus Cameron, 1907
Synoeca cyanea Fabricius, 1775
Trimeria americana Saussure, 1853
Trimeria howardi Berton, 1911
Zeta argillaceum Linnaeus, 1758Potter wasp
Zethus cinerascens Saussure, 1856
Zethus plaumanni Bohart & Stange, 1965
Zethus schrottkyanus Ihering, 1911

Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in South Brazil
SubfamilyEumeninae
Leach, 1815
Potter and Mason Wasps, Potter wasps, Potter wasps and mason wasps, Wasps
17
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMasarinae
Latreille, 1802
Pollen wasps
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
14
63
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