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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Buenos Aires (Northeast Argentina, Argentina)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4166
6001
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
387
4165
6000
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
378
4124
5911
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
259
3452
4981
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
49
647
979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
45
641
974
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
260
499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
5
48
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Buenos Aires
5 Families width 60 Species and 3 Subspecies
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies42SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps8SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant8SpeciesTaxom
Bradynobaenidae Saussure, 1892Bradynobaenid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Buenos Aires
48 Genera with 60 Species
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Agelaia Lepeletier, 19784SpeciesTaxom
Ageniella Banks, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1798Blue-Black Spider Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Aphanilopterus Meunier, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Apoica Lepeletier, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Aporus Spinola, 01SpeciesTaxom
Bischoffitilla Lelej, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1837Honey wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Bradynobaenus Spinola, 01SpeciesTaxom
Caliadurgus Pate, 1946
0SpeciesTaxom
Calicurgus Lepeletier, 01SpeciesTaxom
Campsomeris Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1899
Cow Killer0SpeciesTaxom
Dicranoplius Haupt, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Dielis Saussure & S..., 17871SpeciesTaxom
Ephuta Say, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Epipona Latreille, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 01SpeciesTaxom
Hoplognathoca Suárez, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Hoplomutilla Ashmead, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Krombeinidia Lelej, 01SpeciesTaxom
Leipomeles Moebius, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Limaytilla Casal, 02SpeciesTaxom
Lomachaeta Mickel, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Minagenia Banks, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 18574SpeciesTaxom
Monobia Saussure, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Mutilla Linnaeus, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Notocyphus Smith, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 01SpeciesTaxom
Pachymenes Saussure, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Parachartergus Ihering, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Pepsis Fabricius, 1879Tarantula hawk2SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1951Paper nest wasps8SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 18549SpeciesTaxom
Priochilus Banks, 01SpeciesTaxom
Priocnemella Banks, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Priocnessus Banks, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Protopolybia Ducke, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeropthalma Blake, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Synoeca de Saussure, 1978Drumming wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Tachypompilus Ashmead, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Tallium André, 01SpeciesTaxom
Timulla Ashmead, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Traumatomutilla André, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Zeta Saussure, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Buenos Aires
60 Species and 3 Subspecies
Agelaia areata Say, 1837
Agelaia panamensis Cameron, 1906
Agelaia xanthopus Saussure, 1854
Agelaia yepocapa Richards, 1978
Anoplius (Notiochares) amethystinus Fabricius, 1798
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 lecheguana Latreille, 1824Black paper wasp
Brachygastra mellifica Say, 1837Mexican honey wasp
Bradynobaenus diminutus Torrens & Fi..., 0
Calicurgus anthracinus
Dicranoplius pampero Evans, 1969
Dielis dorsata Fabricius, 1787Scoliid wasp
Epipona niger Brèthes, 1926
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Hoplognathoca costarricensis Suárez, 1962
Krombeinidia ira ira
Leipomeles spilogastra Cameron, 1912
Limaytilla larioja Cambra, Quin..., 0
Limaytilla pampa Casal, 0
Lomachaeta ibarrai Casal, 1969
Mischocyttarus (Kappa) immarginatus Richards, 1940
Mischocyttarus (Phi) basimacula Cameron, 1906
Mischocyttarus mastigophorus Richards, 1978
Mischocyttarus palidipectus Smith, 1857
Monobia angulosa Saussure, 1852
Mutilla coryphasia Péringuey, 1899
Odynerus drewseni de Saussure, 0
Pachymenes sericeus Saussure, 1852
Parachartergus apicalis Fabricius, 1804
Parachartergus fraternus Fabricius, 1804
Pepsis montezuma Smith, 1855
Pepsis optima Smith, 1879
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) billardieri Fabricius, 1804
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) buyssoni Brèthes, 1909
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) cavapyta Saussure, 1853
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) cinerascens Saussure, 1854
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) erythrocephalus Latreille, 1813
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) major Palisot de B..., 1818
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) myersi Bequard, 1934
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) simillimus Zikan, 1951
Polybia (Myrapetra) diguetana Buysson, 1905
Polybia (Myrapetra) occidentalis Olivier, 1791
Polybia (Myrapetra) scrobalis Richards, 1970
Polybia (Myrapetra) scutellaris White, 1841
Polybia (Pedothoeca) emaciata Lucas, 1879
Polybia (Trichinothorax) flavitincta Fox, 1898
Polybia (Trichinothorax) sericea Olivier, 1792
Polybia bribri
Polybia jurinei Saussure, 1854
Priochilus splendidulum opacifrons
Protopolybia acutiscutis Cameron, 1906
Stenodyneriellus heterospilus Cameron, 1907
Synoeca septentrionalis Richards, 1978
Tachypompilus erubescens Taschenberg, 1869
Tallium catulus
Zeta argillaceum Linnaeus, 1758Potter wasp

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Buenos Aires
FamilyBradynobaenidae
Saussure, 1892
Bradynobaenid wasps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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
13
8
Genera
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
42
Genera
Species

Taxom



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