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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Bahamas (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
271
1631
2481
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
271
1631
2481
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
264
1604
2438
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
173
1237
1913
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
30
168
348
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
30
168
348
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
134
314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
5
19
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Bahamas
5 Families width 27 Species and 2 Subspecies
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies16SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps9SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant2SpeciesTaxom
Bradynobaenidae Saussure, 1892Bradynobaenid wasps0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Bahamas
19 Genera with 27 Species
Agelaia Lepeletier, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Ageniella Banks, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1853European tube wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1950Blue-Black Spider Wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Campsomeris Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Dipogon Fox, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1763Aerial Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom
Epipompilus Kohl, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Pachodynerus Saussure, 19862SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Pepsis Fabricius, 1773Tarantula hawk1SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1972Paper nest wasps5SpeciesTaxom
Priocnessus Banks, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalosoma Cresson, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Tropidotilla Bischoff, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Typhoctes Ashmead, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1905Ground Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom
Zethus Fabricius, 19312SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bahamas
27 Species and 2 Subspecies
Agelaia areata Say, 1837
Ageniella (Ageniella) mintaka Brimley, 1928
Ancistrocerus adiabatus Saussure, 1853Bramble Mason Wasp
Anoplius (Anoplius) ventralis Banks, 1910
Anoplius (Anoplius) virginiensis Cresson, 1867
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) insignis Cresson, 1867
Anoplius hispidulus Dreisbach, 1950
Dipogon (Deuteragenia) sayi Banks, 1941
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Epipompilus pulcherrimus Evans, 1955
Pachodynerus cubensis bahamensis Bequard & Salt, 1931
Pachodynerus linda Menke, 1986
Parancistrocerus olseni Bequard & Salt, 1931
Parancistrocerus pedestris Saussure, 1855
Pepsis rubra Drury, 1773Red-winged Tarantula Hawk
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) bahamensis Bequard & Salt, 1931
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) bequaertellus Snelling, 1983
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) crinitus Felton, 1764Jack Spaniard
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) exclamans Viereck, 1906Paper wasp
Polistes stenopus stenopus van der Vecht, 1972
Priocnessus nebulosus Dahlbom, 1843
Pseudomethoca frigida Smith, 1855
Rhopalosoma poeyi Cresson, 1865
Tropidotilla litoralis Petagna, 1787
Vespula maculifrons du Buysson, 1905Eastern yellow jacket
Zethus (Zethoides) aztecus Saussure, 1857
Zethus (Zethusculus) bahamensis Bequard & Salt, 1931

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Bahamas
FamilyBradynobaenidae
Saussure, 1892
Bradynobaenid wasps
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
6
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps, Pollen Wasps, Potter Wasps, Social Wasps, Vespid wasps, Wasps, Yellowjackets
9
16
Genera
Species

Taxom



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