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Checklist for Family Vespidae Leach, 1815 (And Allies)
and region Trinidad (Trinidad and Tobago)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
351
2766
4827
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
350
2765
4825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
336
2706
4722
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
217
2329
4193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
37
317
524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
37
317
524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
161
305
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
29
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
15
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Trinidad
15 Genera with 23 Species
Agelaia Lepeletier, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Angiopolybia Araujo, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Apoica Lepeletier, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1841Honey wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1823Potter Wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Leipomeles Moebius, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 18985SpeciesTaxom
Protopolybia Ducke, 01SpeciesTaxom
Stelopolybia Ducke, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Synoeca de Saussure, 1767Drumming wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1903Hornets1SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1857Ground Yellowjackets2SpeciesTaxom
Zethus Fabricius, 18581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Trinidad
23 Species and 2 Subspecies
Agelaia fulvofasciata Deg., 1773
Angiopolybia pallens Lepeletier, 1836
Apoica (Apoica) pallida Olivier, 1791
Apoica (Apoica) thoracica Buysson, 1906
Brachygastra bilineolata Spinosa, 1841
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) crypticus Say, 1823
Leipomeles spilogastra Cameron, 1912
Mischocyttarus (Mischocyttarus) labiatus Fabricius, 1804
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) aurifer (Saussure, 1853)⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) goeldii Ducke, 1904
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) lanio Fabricius, 1775
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) versicolor Olivier, 1791South American paper wasp
Polybia (Cylindroeca) rejecta Fabricius, 1798
Polybia (Furnariana) aequatorialis Zavattari, 1906
Polybia (Myrapetra) occidentalis Olivier, 1791
Polybia (Pedothoeca) emaciata Lucas, 1879
Polybia (Trichinothorax) tinctipennis Fox, 1898
Protopolybia exigua infraspecies
Synoeca surinama Linnaeus, 1767
Vespa simillima xanthoptera Cameron, 1903
Vespula atropilosa Sladen, 1918Prairie Yellowjacket
Vespula pensylvanica de Saussure, 1857Western yellow jacket
Zethus (Zethoides) miniatus Saussure, 1858

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

Taxom

SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
10
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVespinae
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Wasps, Yellowjackets
2
3
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