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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Arenal Volcano National Park (Alajuela, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
250
2216
2737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
250
2216
2737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
238
2169
2630
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
177
1891
2382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
37
365
412
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
35
361
408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
147
210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
5
46
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Arenal Volcano National Park
5 Families width 52 Species and 1 Subspecies
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies38SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae (Latreille, 1805)Pompilid wasps11SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant2SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalosomatidae Ashmead, 1896Rhopalosomatid wasps0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Arenal Volcano National Park
46 Genera with 52 Species
#ABCDEHLMNOPSTX
Agelaia Lepeletier, 19787SpeciesTaxom
Ageniella Banks, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Alphamenes Vecht, 1977
0SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1834
Blue-Black Spider Wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Apoica Lepeletier, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Aporus Spinola, 01SpeciesTaxom
Bischoffitilla Lelej, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1837Honey wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Campsomeris Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Charterginus Fox, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1899
Cow Killer0SpeciesTaxom
Dielis Saussure & S..., 17871SpeciesTaxom
Ephuta Say, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Epipompilus Kohl, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 01SpeciesTaxom
Hemipepsis Dahlbom, 1844
Tarantula Hawks0SpeciesTaxom
Hoplognathoca Suárez, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Hoplomutilla Ashmead, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Hypancistrocerus Saussure, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Leipomeles Moebius, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Liosphex Townes, 1977
0SpeciesTaxom
Minagenia Banks, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 19455SpeciesTaxom
Notocyphus Smith, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Pachodynerus Saussure, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Pappognatha Mickel, 1939
0SpeciesTaxom
Parachartergus Ihering, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Paracyphononyx Gribodo, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Pepsis Fabricius, 1843Tarantula hawk10SpeciesTaxom
Pertyella Mickel, 1952
0SpeciesTaxom
Poecilopompilus Howard, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1813Paper nest wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 08SpeciesTaxom
Priochilus Banks, 1944
0SpeciesTaxom
Priocnemella Banks, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Protopolybia Ducke, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeropthalma Blake, 1871
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


Species list for Arenal Volcano National Park
52 Species and 1 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
Apoica (Apoica) pallens Fabricius, 1804Central American Paper Wasp
Apoica (Apoica) pallida Olivier, 1791
Apoica (Apoica) thoracica Buysson, 1906
Aporus (Aporus) idris
Bischoffitilla tumidula Mickel, 1933
Brachygastra augusti Saussure, 1854
Brachygastra mellifica Say, 1837Mexican honey wasp
Charterginus nevermanni Bequard, 1938
Dielis dorsata Fabricius, 1787Scoliid wasp
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Hoplognathoca costarricensis Suárez, 1962
Leipomeles spilogastra Cameron, 1912
Mischocyttarus (Mischocyttarus) labiatus Fabricius, 1804
Mischocyttarus (Mischocyttarus) melanarius Cameron, 1906
Mischocyttarus (Phi) basimacula Cameron, 1906
Mischocyttarus costaricensis Richards, 1945
Mischocyttarus thrypticus Richards, 1945
Odynerus ochlerus (Saussure, 1852)⇒ Ancistrocerus parietum Linnaeus, 1758
Parachartergus fraternus Fabricius, 1804
Pepsis atalanta Mocsáry, 1885
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 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
Polybia (Apopolybia) simillima Smith, 1862
Polybia (Cylindroeca) rejecta Fabricius, 1798
Polybia (Furnariana) aequatorialis Zavattari, 1906
Polybia (Myrapetra) belemensis Richards, 1970
Polybia (Myrapetra) diguetana Buysson, 1905
Polybia (Pedothoeca) emaciata Lucas, 1879
Polybia (Trichinothorax) flavitincta Fox, 1898
Polybia bribri
Protopolybia chartergoides Gribodo, 1891
Protopolybia exigua Saussure, 1906
Stenodyneriellus heterospilus Cameron, 1907
Synoeca septentrionalis Richards, 1978

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Arenal Volcano National Park
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
11
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
14
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRhopalosomatidae ♰
Ashmead, 1896
Rhopalosomatid wasps
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
2
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
18
38
Genera
Species

Taxom



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