Checklist of Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
for Belize (Central America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 314
2638
5093 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 314
2638
5093 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 295
2582
4993 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 195
2139
4268 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 34
224
406 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 30
215
402 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 15
143
346 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps | 5
18
23 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Belize
5 Families width 23 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Belize
18 Genera with 23 Species | Agelaia Lepeletier, 1798 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 0 | European tube wasp | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anoplius Dufour, 1966 | Blue-Black Spider Wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apoica Lepeletier, 1804 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aporus Spinola, 1966 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1899 | Cow Killer | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epipompilus Kohl, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mischocyttarus Saussure, 1906 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Olixon Cameron, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pepsis Fabricius, 1857 | Tarantula hawk | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polistes Latreille, 1972 | Paper nest wasps | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Polybia Lepeletier, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Priochilus Banks, 1804 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protopolybia Ducke, 1906 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pygodasis Bradley, 1957 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Quartinia André, 1962 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Synoeca de Saussure, 1978 | Drumming wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Timulla Ashmead, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Belize
23 Species and 1 Subspecies | Agelaia areata Say, 1837 | | | Agelaia cajennensis Fabricius, 1798 | | | Ancistrocerus belizensis Cameron, 0 | | | Anoplius cuautemoc Evans, 1966 | | | Apoica (Apoica) pallens Fabricius, 1804 | Central American Paper Wasp | | Aporus (Aporus) idris | | | Aporus (Neoplaniceps) chiapanus Evans, 1966 | | | Epipompilus aztecus Cresson, 1869 | | | Mischocyttarus (Clypeopolybia) heliconius Richards, 1941 | | | Mischocyttarus (Phi) basimacula Cameron, 1906 | | | Olixon testaceum Cameron, 1887 | | | Pepsis festiva Fabricius, 1804 | | | Pepsis mildei Stål, 1857 | | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) carnifex Fabricius, 1775 | Paper wasp | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) instabilis Saussure, 1953 | Unstable Paper Wasp | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) major Palisot de B..., 1818 | | | Polistes stenopus stenopus van der Vecht, 1972 | | | Polybia (Myrapetra) diguetana Buysson, 1905 | | | Priochilus captivum Fabricius, 1804 | | | Protopolybia acutiscutis Cameron, 1906 | | | Quartinia persephona Richards, 1962 | | | Synoeca septentrionalis Richards, 1978 | | | Timulla (Timulla) aureata | |
Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Belize | Family | Mutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps | 2
1 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp | 5
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Rhopalosomatidae ♰
Ashmead, 1896
Rhopalosomatid wasps | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps | 1
0 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Vespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps, Pollen Wasps, Potter Wasps, Social Wasps, Vespid wasps, Wasps, Yellowjackets | 9
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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