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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Ceará (Northeast Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
270
790
1075
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
270
790
1075
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
237
723
982
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
124
473
617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
31
139
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
29
136
204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
20
122
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
6
21
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ceará
6 Families width 25 Species
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps7SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies10SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Sapygidae Latreille, 1810Club-horned wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant3SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalosomatidae Ashmead, 1896Rhopalosomatid wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ceará
21 Genera with 25 Species
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Ageniella Banks, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Apoica Lepeletier, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Araripescolia Nel & al., 20131SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1824Honey wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Cretaproscolia Rasnitsyn & ..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Cretofedtschenkia Osten, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Cretoscolia Rasnitsyn, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Leucospilomutilla Ashmead, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Mesorhopalosoma Darling, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Metapolybia Ducke, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Notocyphus Smith, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Pachodynerus Saussure, 18121SpeciesTaxom
Pepsis Fabricius, 1845Tarantula hawk6SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1758Paper nest wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 17922SpeciesTaxom
Protonectarina Ducke, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Tallium André, 01SpeciesTaxom
Timulla Ashmead, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Traumatomutilla André, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Zeta Saussure, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Zethus Fabricius, 18561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ceará
25 Species
Apoica (Apoica) pallens Fabricius, 1804Central American Paper Wasp
Araripescolia magnifica A. Nel, 2013
Brachygastra lecheguana Latreille, 1824Black paper wasp
Cretaproscolia josai A. P. Rasnitsyn, 1999
Cretofedtschenkia santanensis Osten, 2007
Cretoscolia brasiliensis T. Osten, 2007
Leucospilomutilla cerbera Klug, 1821
Mesorhopalosoma cearae D. C. Darling, 1990
Metapolybia bromelicola Araujo, 1945
Metapolybia decorata Gribodo, 1896
Notocyphus macrostoma Kohl, 1886
Pachodynerus nasidens Latreille, 1812Key hole wasp
Pepsis auriguttata Burmeister, 1872
Pepsis decorata Perty, 1833
Pepsis heros (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Pepsis marginata Beauvois, 1809
Pepsis luteicornis Fabricius, 1804
Pepsis terminata Dahlbom, 1843
Pepsis variipennis Lepeletier, 1845
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) canadensis Linnaeus, 1758
Polybia (Trichinothorax) chrysothorax Lichtenstein, 1796
Polybia (Trichinothorax) sericea Olivier, 1792
Tallium pictum
Traumatomutilla ocellaris Klug, 1821
Zeta argillaceum Linnaeus, 1758Potter wasp
Zethus (Zethus) hilarianus Saussure, 1856

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Ceará
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
4
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRhopalosomatidae
Ashmead, 1896
Rhopalosomatid wasps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySapygidae
Latreille, 1810
Club-horned wasps, Sapygid wasps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
3
3
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
9
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



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