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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Alajuela (Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
408
5803
10301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
407
5802
10301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
393
5734
10113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
280
5013
9221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
51
813
1577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
46
802
1567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
20
334
884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
5
75
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alajuela
5 Families width 93 Species and 2 Subspecies
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies60SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae (Latreille, 1805)Pompilid wasps23SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant8SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalosomatidae Ashmead, 1896Rhopalosomatid wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alajuela
75 Genera with 93 Species
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Agelaia Lepeletier, 19787SpeciesTaxom
Ageniella Banks, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Allaporus Banks, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Alphamenes Vecht, 1977
0SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1836
European tube wasp0SpeciesTaxom
Angiopolybia Araujo, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1834
Blue-Black Spider Wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Aplochares Banks, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Apoica Lepeletier, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Aporus Spinola, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Atopagenia Wasbauer, 1987
0SpeciesTaxom
Auplopus Spinola, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Bischoffitilla Lelej, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1837Honey wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Caliadurgus Pate, 1946
0SpeciesTaxom
Campsomeris Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceropales Latreille, 1796
0SpeciesTaxom
Charterginus Fox, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1874Cow Killer3SpeciesTaxom
Dielis Saussure & S..., 17871SpeciesTaxom
Ephuta Say, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Epipompilus Kohl, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Epipona Latreille, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Episyron Schioedte, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 02SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1904
Potter Wasp0SpeciesTaxom
Hemipepsis Dahlbom, 1844
Tarantula Hawks0SpeciesTaxom
Hoplognathoca Suárez, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Hoplomutilla Ashmead, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Hypancistrocerus Saussure, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Krombeinidia Lelej, 01SpeciesTaxom
Leipomeles Moebius, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Liosphex Townes, 1977
0SpeciesTaxom
Lophomutilla Mickel, 1952
0SpeciesTaxom
Minagenia Banks, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 19459SpeciesTaxom
Mutilla Linnaeus, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Nectarinella Bequaert, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Notocyphus Smith, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Olixon Cameron, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Omicron Saussure, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Orancistrocerus Vecht, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Pachodynerus Saussure, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachymenes Saussure, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Pappognatha Mickel, 1939
0SpeciesTaxom
Parachartergus Ihering, 18043SpeciesTaxom
Paracyphononyx Gribodo, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Paragia Shuckard, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Pepsis Fabricius, 1843Tarantula hawk14SpeciesTaxom
Pertyella Mickel, 1952
0SpeciesTaxom
Poecilopompilus Howard, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1804Paper nest wasps6SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 012SpeciesTaxom
Priochilus Banks, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Priocnemella Banks, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Priocnemis Schiødte, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Priocnessus Banks, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Protopolybia Ducke, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Psorthaspis Banks, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Pygodasis Bradley, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Sericopompilus Howard, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeropthalma Blake, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Stelopolybia Ducke, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Stenodynerus Saussure, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Synoeca de Saussure, 1978Drumming wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Tachypompilus Ashmead, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Timulla Ashmead, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Traumatomutilla André, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Xerochares Evans, 1951
0SpeciesTaxom
Zethus Fabricius, 19651SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alajuela
93 Species and 2 Subspecies
Agelaia areata Say, 1837
Agelaia cajennensis Fabricius, 1798
Agelaia melanopyga Cooper, 2000
Agelaia myrmecophila Ducke, 1905
Agelaia panamensis Cameron, 1906
Agelaia xanthopus Saussure, 1854
Agelaia yepocapa Richards, 1978
Angiopolybia zischkai Richards, 1978
Aplochares imitator Smith, 1864
Apoica (Apoica) pallens Fabricius, 1804Central American Paper Wasp
Apoica (Apoica) pallida Olivier, 1791
Apoica (Apoica) thoracica Buysson, 1906
Aporus (Aporus) idris
Aporus (Aporus) luxus Banks, 1914
Auplopus hypsipyla Bingham, 1893
Bischoffitilla tumidula Mickel, 1933
Brachygastra augusti Saussure, 1854
Brachygastra mellifica Say, 1837Mexican honey wasp
Charterginus nevermanni Bequard, 1938
Dasymutilla guanacaste Manley & Pitts, 2007
Dasymutilla naranjo Manley & Pitts, 2007
Dasymutilla paradoxa Gerstaecker, 1874
Dielis dorsata Fabricius, 1787Scoliid wasp
Ephuta trifida Gerstäcker, 1874
Epipona niger Brèthes, 1926
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Eumenes rotundicollis Cameron, 0
Hoplognathoca costarricensis Suárez, 1962
Krombeinidia ira ira
Leipomeles spilogastra Cameron, 1912
Minagenia minor Dreisbach, 1953
Mischocyttarus (Clypeopolybia) heliconius Richards, 1941
Mischocyttarus (Mischocyttarus) labiatus Fabricius, 1804
Mischocyttarus (Mischocyttarus) melanarius Cameron, 1906
Mischocyttarus (Phi) basimacula Cameron, 1906
Mischocyttarus atramentarius Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus cleomens Richards, 1945
Mischocyttarus costaricensis Richards, 1945
Mischocyttarus palidipectus Smith, 1857
Mischocyttarus thrypticus Richards, 1945
Mutilla atracis Péringuey, 1899
Nectarinella championi Dover, 1925
Odynerus ochlerus (Saussure, 1852)⇒ Ancistrocerus parietum Linnaeus, 1758
Olixon testaceum Cameron, 1887
Omicron nanum Kirsch, 1978
Orancistrocerus aterrimus Saussure, 1852
Parachartergus apicalis Fabricius, 1804
Parachartergus compressus de Saussure, 1854
Parachartergus fraternus Fabricius, 1804
Paragia monocesta Snelling, 1986
Parancistrocerus pseudodynerus Dalla Torre, 1889
Pepsis (Gigantopepsis) aquila Lucas, 1894
Pepsis atalanta Mocsáry, 1885
Pepsis basalis Mocsáry, 1885
Pepsis basifusca Lucas, 1895
Pepsis festiva Fabricius, 1804
Pepsis grossa Fabricius, 1798
Pepsis lepida Mocsáry, 1894
Pepsis menechma Lepeletier, 1845
Pepsis montezuma Smith, 1855
Pepsis optima Smith, 1879
Pepsis sommeri Dahlbom, 1845
Pepsis terminata Dahlbom, 1843
Pepsis tricuspidata Gribodo, 1894
Pepsis xanthocera Dahlbom, 1843
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) canadensis Linnaeus, 1758
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) carnifex Fabricius, 1775Paper wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) deceptor Schulz, 1905
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) erythrocephalus Latreille, 1813
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) instabilis Saussure, 1953Unstable Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) pacificus Fabricius, 1804
Polybia (Alpha) bifasciata Saussure, 1854
Polybia (Apopolybia) simillima Smith, 1862
Polybia (Cylindroeca) rejecta Fabricius, 1798
Polybia (Furnariana) aequatorialis Zavattari, 1906
Polybia (Myrapetra) belemensis Richards, 1970
Polybia (Myrapetra) bistriata Fabricius, 1804
Polybia (Myrapetra) diguetana Buysson, 1905
Polybia (Myrapetra) nidulatrix Bequard, 1933
Polybia (Pedothoeca) emaciata Lucas, 1879
Polybia (Trichinothorax) flavitincta Fox, 1898
Polybia (Trichinothorax) tinctipennis Fox, 1898
Polybia bribri
Priochilus gracile Evans, 1966
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) cornica Say, 1836
Priocnemis (Umbripennis) oregona Banks, 1933
Protopolybia chartergoides Gribodo, 1891
Protopolybia exigua Saussure, 1906
Psorthaspis coelestis Bradley, 1944
Rhynchalastor otomitus de Saussure, 1857
Stenodyneriellus heterospilus Cameron, 1907
Synoeca septentrionalis Richards, 1978
Zethus dodgei Bohart & Stange, 1965

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Alajuela
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
14
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
25
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRhopalosomatidae
Ashmead, 1896
Rhopalosomatid wasps
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
3
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps, Pollen Wasps, Potter Wasps, Social Wasps, Vespid wasps, Wasps, Yellowjackets
31
60
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Vespoidea at artfakta.se
Vespoidea at dyntaxa.se
Vespoidea at itis.gov