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Checklist for Family Vespidae Leach, 1815 (And Allies)
and region Suriname (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
336
3147
6534
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
335
3146
6533
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
317
3043
6214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
192
2374
5149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
33
245
714
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
30
233
711
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
187
660
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
5
32
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
19
43
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Suriname
19 Genera with 43 Species
Agelaia Lepeletier, 17923SpeciesTaxom
Angiopolybia Araujo, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Apoica Lepeletier, 18544SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1841Honey wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Cephalastor Giordani Soika, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Epipona Latreille, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Leptochilus Saussure, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 19783SpeciesTaxom
Myrapetra White, 1841
0SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Pachodynerus Saussure, 18121SpeciesTaxom
Parachartergus Ihering, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps6SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 190911SpeciesTaxom
Protopolybia Ducke, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalosoma Cresson, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Stelopolybia Ducke, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Synoeca de Saussure, 1804Drumming wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Zethus Fabricius, 19653SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Suriname
43 Species
Agelaia angulata Fabricius, 1804
Agelaia fulvofasciata Deg., 1773
Agelaia pallipes Olivier, 1792
Angiopolybia paraensis Spinosa, 1851
Apoica (Apoica) pallida Olivier, 1791
Apoica (Apoica) strigata Richards, 1978
Apoica (Apoica) thoracica Buysson, 1906
Apoica (Deuterapoica) arborea Saussure, 1854
Brachygastra bilineolata Spinosa, 1841
Cephalastor relativus Fox, 1902
Epipona tatua Cuv., 1797
Leptochilus cratocerus (Cameron, 1909)⇒ Pterocheilus provancheri Huard, 1897
Mischocyttarus (Clypeopolybia) heliconius Richards, 1941
Mischocyttarus (Mischocyttarus) labiatus Fabricius, 1804
Mischocyttarus vredeni Richards, 1978
Odynerus emortualis de Saussure, 1853
Pachodynerus nasidens Latreille, 1812Key hole wasp
Parachartergus compressus de Saussure, 1854
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) billardieri Fabricius, 1804
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) canadensis Linnaeus, 1758
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) carnifex Fabricius, 1775Paper wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) pacificus Fabricius, 1804
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) testaceicolor Bequard, 1937
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) versicolor Olivier, 1791South American paper wasp
Polybia (Cylindroeca) rejecta Fabricius, 1798
Polybia (Myrapetra) bicytarella Richards, 1951
Polybia (Myrapetra) bistriata Fabricius, 1804
Polybia (Myrapetra) occidentalis Olivier, 1791
Polybia (Platypolybia) liliacea Fabricius, 1804
Polybia (Polybia) striata Fabricius, 1787
Polybia (Trichinothorax) chrysothorax Lichtenstein, 1796
Polybia (Trichinothorax) sericea Olivier, 1792
Polybia jurinei Saussure, 1854
Polybia parvula Giordani Soika, 0
Polybia singularis Ducke, 1909
Protopolybia chartergoides Gribodo, 1891
Protopolybia sedula Saussure, 1854
Rhopalosoma guianense Schulz, 1906
Synoeca surinama Linnaeus, 1767
Synoeca virginea Fabricius, 1804
Zethus (Zethusculus) brasiliensis (Fox, 1899)⇒ Zethus adonis Bohart & Stange, 1965
Zethus (Zethusculus) mexicanus Linnaeus, 1767
Zethus bodkini Bohart & Stange, 1965

Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in Suriname
SubfamilyEumeninae
Leach, 1815
Potter and Mason Wasps, Potter wasps, Potter wasps and mason wasps, Wasps
6
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
11
35
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