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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region French Guiana (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
380
5457
14498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
380
5457
14498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
361
5373
14341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
230
4404
12651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
37
356
1378
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
35
350
1370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
258
1253
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
5
42
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for French Guiana
5 Families width 159 Species and 9 Subspecies
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies124SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps32SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalosomatidae Ashmead, 1896Rhopalosomatid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for French Guiana
42 Genera with 159 Species
#ABCELMOPRSTZ
Agelaia Lepeletier, 20008SpeciesTaxom
Ageniella Banks, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Alphamenes Vecht, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Angiopolybia Araujo, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Antepipona Saussure, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Apoica Lepeletier, 18048SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1853Honey wasps7SpeciesTaxom
Campsomeris Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceropales Latreille, 1796
0SpeciesTaxom
Chartergellus Bequaert, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Charterginus Fox, 1898
0SpeciesTaxom
Chartergus arizonaensis..., 17911SpeciesTaxom
Clypearia Saussure, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Epipona Latreille, 17973SpeciesTaxom
Epsilon Saussure, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 02SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1942Potter Wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Leipomeles Moebius, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptochilus Saussure, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Metapolybia Ducke, 19783SpeciesTaxom
Minixi Giordani Soika, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 194112SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Olixon Cameron, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Omicron Saussure, 19783SpeciesTaxom
Pachodynerus Saussure, 18121SpeciesTaxom
Pachymenes Saussure, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Pappognatha Mickel, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Parachartergus Ihering, 18635SpeciesTaxom
Pararaphidoglossa Zavattari, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Pepsis Fabricius, 2005Tarantula hawk30SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps12SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 185419SpeciesTaxom
Priochilus Banks, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Priocnemella Banks, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Protopolybia Ducke, 18548SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalosoma Cresson, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Santamenes Giordani Soika, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Synoeca de Saussure, 1767Drumming wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Timulla Ashmead, 01SpeciesTaxom
Zeta Saussure, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Zethus Fabricius, 196513SpeciesTaxom


Species list for French Guiana
159 Species and 9 Subspecies
Agelaia angulata Fabricius, 1804
Agelaia cajennensis Fabricius, 1798
Agelaia constructor Saussure, 1854
Agelaia fulvofasciata Deg., 1773
Agelaia hamiltoni Richards, 1978
Agelaia myrmecophila Ducke, 1905
Agelaia pallipes Olivier, 1792
Agelaia timida Cooper, 2000
Alphamenes campanulatus Fabricius, 1804
Angiopolybia obidensis Ducke, 1904
Angiopolybia pallens Lepeletier, 1836
Antepipona tydides Cameron, 1904
Apoica (Apoica) flavissima van der Vecht, 1972
Apoica (Apoica) gelida Vecht, 1972
Apoica (Apoica) pallens Fabricius, 1804Central American Paper Wasp
Apoica (Apoica) pallida Olivier, 1791
Apoica (Apoica) strigata Richards, 1978
Apoica (Apoica) thoracica Buysson, 1906
Apoica (Deuterapoica) arborea Saussure, 1854
Apoica albimacula Fabricius, 1804
Brachygastra augusti Saussure, 1854
Brachygastra bilineolata Spinosa, 1841
Brachygastra lecheguana Latreille, 1824Black paper wasp
Brachygastra moebiana Saussure, 1867
Brachygastra myersi Bequard, 1943
Brachygastra scutellaris Olivier, 1792
Brachygastra smithii Saussure, 1853
Chartergellus amazonicus (Richards, 1978)⇒ Chartergellus frontalis Fabricius, 1804
Chartergellus punctatior Richards, 1978
Chartergus artifex Christ, 1791
Clypearia apicipennis Spinosa, 1851
Epipona guerini Saussure, 1854
Epipona niger Brèthes, 1926
Epipona tatua Cuv., 1797
Epsilon dyscherum Saussure, 1853
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Eumenes xanthurus de Saussure, 0
Euodynerus auranus auranus Mello-Leitão, 1942
Leptochilus cratocerus (Cameron, 1909)⇒ Pterocheilus provancheri Huard, 1897
Metapolybia cingulata Fabricius, 1804
Metapolybia docilis Richards, 1978
Metapolybia nigra Richards, 1978
Minixi brasilianum Saussure, 1875
Mischocyttarus (Clypeopolybia) heliconius Richards, 1941
Mischocyttarus (Kappa) frontalis Fox, 1898
Mischocyttarus (Kappa) injucundus Saussure, 1854
Mischocyttarus (Megacanthopus) collarellus Richards, 1940
Mischocyttarus (Mischocyttarus) labiatus Fabricius, 1804
Mischocyttarus (Mischocyttarus) rotundicollis Cameron, 1912
Mischocyttarus (Monacanthocnemis) punctatus Ducke, 1904
Mischocyttarus (Monogynoecus) lecointei Ducke, 1904
Mischocyttarus (Omega) surinamensis Saussure, 1854
Mischocyttarus decimus Richards, 1978
Mischocyttarus lemoulti Buysson, 1909
Mischocyttarus prominulus Richards, 1941
Odynerus emortualis de Saussure, 1853
Olixon testaceum Cameron, 1887
Omicron conclamatum Giordani Soika, 1978
Omicron paranymphum Zavattari, 1912
Omicron ypsilon Giordani Soika, 1978
Pachodynerus nasidens Latreille, 1812Key hole wasp
Pachymenes ghilianii Spinosa, 1851
Pachymenes orellanae vardyi Giordani Soika, 1990
Pappognatha radiata André, 1906
Parachartergus compressus de Saussure, 1854
Parachartergus fraternus Fabricius, 1804
Parachartergus griseus Fox, 1898
Parachartergus langi Bequaert, 1944
Parachartergus vespiceps de Saussure, 1863
Pararaphidoglossa confluenta Fox, 1899
Pararaphidoglossa invenusta Fox, 1899
Pepsis (Gigantopepsis) marginata Beauvois, 1809
Pepsis adonta Vardy, 2005
Pepsis amyntas Mocsáry, 1885
Pepsis atripennis Fabricius, 1804
Pepsis auriguttata Burmeister, 1872
Pepsis aurozonata Smith, 1855
Pepsis cassiope Mocsáry, 1888
Pepsis cyanescens Lepeletier, 1845
Pepsis deaurata Mocsáry, 1894
Pepsis decorata Perty, 1833
Pepsis egregia Mocsáry, 1885
Pepsis elevata Fabricius, 1804
Pepsis elongata Lepeletier, 1845
Pepsis esmeralda Vardy, 2005
Pepsis festiva Fabricius, 1804
Pepsis frivaldszkyi Mocsáry, 1885
Pepsis fumipennis Smith, 1855
Pepsis gracilis Lepeletier, 1845
Pepsis grossa Fabricius, 1798
Pepsis heros (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Pepsis marginata Beauvois, 1809
Pepsis inclyta Lepeletier, 1845
Pepsis infuscata (Spinola, 1841)⇒ Pepsis smaragdina Dahlbom, 1843
Pepsis menechma Lepeletier, 1845
Pepsis pulszkyi Mocsáry, 1885
Pepsis purpurea Smith, 1873
Pepsis seladonica Dahlbom, 1843
Pepsis smaragdina Dahlbom, 1843
Pepsis terminata Dahlbom, 1843
Pepsis viridisetosa Spinola, 1841
Pepsis willinki Vardy, 2005
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) bicolor Lepeletier, 1836
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) billardieri Fabricius, 1804
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) canadensis Linnaeus, 1758
Polistes carnifex rufipennis Latreille, 1817
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) deceptor Schulz, 1905
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) geminatus Fox, 1898
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) infuscatus Lepeletier, 1836
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) occipitalis Ducke, 1904
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) pacificus Fabricius, 1804
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) subsericeus Saussure, 1854
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) testaceicolor Bequard, 1937
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) versicolor Olivier, 1791South American paper wasp
Polybia (Alpha) bifasciata Saussure, 1854
Polybia (Alpha) quadricincta Saussure, 1854
Polybia (Apopolybia) dimidiata Olivier, 1791
Polybia (Cylindroeca) rejecta Fabricius, 1798
Polybia (Myrapetra) belemensis Richards, 1970
Polybia (Myrapetra) bistriata Fabricius, 1804
Polybia flavifrons hecuba Richards, 1951
Polybia (Myrapetra) occidentalis Olivier, 1791
Polybia occidentalis cinctus Prov., 1888
Polybia (Pedothoeca) emaciata Lucas, 1879
Polybia (Platypolybia) liliacea Fabricius, 1804
Polybia (Polybia) striata Fabricius, 1787
Polybia (Trichinothorax) micans Ducke, 1904
Polybia (Trichinothorax) minarum Ducke, 1906
Polybia (Trichinothorax) sericea Olivier, 1792
Polybia affinis Buysson, 1908
Polybia dimorpha Richards, 1978
Polybia gorytoides Fox, 1898
Polybia jurinei Saussure, 1854
Priochilus regius Fabricius, 1804
Priocnemella isolata Banks, 1925
Protopolybia chartergoides Gribodo, 1891
Protopolybia exigua Saussure, 1906
Protopolybia exigua exigua
Protopolybia minutissima Spinosa, 1851
Protopolybia nitida Ducke, 1904
Protopolybia pallidibalteata Cameron, 1912
Protopolybia rotundata Ducke, 1910
Protopolybia sedula Saussure, 1854
Rhopalosoma guianense Schulz, 1906
Santamenes novarae Saussure, 1867
Santamenes santanna Saussure, 1867
Synoeca surinama Linnaeus, 1767
Timulla (Timulla) bituberculata
Zeta argillaceum Linnaeus, 1758Potter wasp
Zethus (Zethoides) binodis Fabricius, 1793
Zethus clypearis solaris Zavattari, 1912
Zethus toltecus segmentalis Ihering, 1911
Zethus (Zethus) dubius Smith, 1857
Zethus (Zethus) miscogaster Saussure, 1852
Zethus (Zethus) trispinosus Zavattari, 1912
Zethus (Zethusculus) brasiliensis (Fox, 1899)⇒ Zethus adonis Bohart & Stange, 1965
Zethus (Zethusculus) imperfectus Fox, 1899
Zethus (Zethusculus) mexicanus Linnaeus, 1767
Zethus (Zethusculus) romandinus Saussure, 1852
Zethus biglumis Spinosa, 1841
Zethus carbonarius Smith, 1857
Zethus schlingeri Bohart & Stange, 1965

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in French Guiana
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
5
32
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRhopalosomatidae ♰
Ashmead, 1896
Rhopalosomatid wasps
1
1
Genus
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
33
124
Genera
Species

Taxom



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