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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Gambia (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
290
2438
4344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
289
2437
4343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
278
2394
4248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
182
1936
3686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
32
248
432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
31
247
431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
163
376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
3
54
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Gambia
3 Families width 104 Species and 24 Subspecies
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies74SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps23SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Gambia
54 Genera with 104 Species
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Aethiopicodynerus Gusenleitner, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Afreumenes Bequaert, 19685SpeciesTaxom
Agenioideus Ashmead, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1834
Blue-Black Spider Wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Antepipona Saussure, 18627SpeciesTaxom
Anterhynchium de Saussure, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Antodynerus o´neili Came..., 19156SpeciesTaxom
Aporinellus Banks, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Auplopus Spinola, 04SpeciesTaxom
Aureimeris Betrem, 01SpeciesTaxom
Belonogaster Saussure, 17816SpeciesTaxom
Campsomeriella Betrem, 02SpeciesTaxom
Cathimeris Betrem, 03SpeciesTaxom
Ceropales Latreille, 19135SpeciesTaxom
Cyphononyx Dahlbom, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtolabulus Vecht, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Delta Saussure, 185210SpeciesTaxom
Dicyrtomellus Gussakovskij, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Episyron Schioedte, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 02SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1855Potter Wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Globodynerus Giordani Soika, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Guigliana Betrem, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Hemipepsis Dahlbom, 1855Tarantula Hawks1SpeciesTaxom
Homonotus Dahlbom, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Knemodynerus Bluethgen, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Kyphopompilus Arnold, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Leptomenes Giordani Soika, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Megameris Betrem, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Micreumenes Ashmead, 19834SpeciesTaxom
Micromeriella Betrem, 02SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Parabatozonus Yasumatsu, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Paracyphononyx Gribodo, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Paramischocyttarus Magretti, 19872SpeciesTaxom
Paramisehocyttarus1SpeciesTaxom
Pareumenes Saussure, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Platyderes Guérin-Ménev..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1891Paper nest wasps9SpeciesTaxom
Pompilus Fabricius, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagenia Kohl, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochilus Saussure, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodontodynerus Bluthgen, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Pseudonortonia Giordani Soika, 19055SpeciesTaxom
Raphiglossa Saunders, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchagris Maidl, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchium Spinola, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Ropalidia Guérin-Ménev..., 18532SpeciesTaxom
Schistonyx Saussure, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Synagis1SpeciesTaxom
Synagris Latreille, 04SpeciesTaxom
Telostegus Costa, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Tricarinodynerus Giordani Soika, 18902SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gambia
104 Species and 24 Subspecies
Aethiopicodynerus senegalensis Giordani Soika, 1987
Afreumenes aethiopicus Saussure, 1852
Afreumenes aethiopicus aethiopicus Saussure, 1852
Afreumenes melanosoma Saussure, 1852
Afreumenes violaceus Giordani Soika, 1941
Afreumenes violaceus paramelanosoma Giordani Soika, 1968
Antepipona cingulifera Walker, 1871
Antepipona consentanea Giordani Soika, 1989
Antepipona convexiventris Giordani Soika, 1987
Antepipona defecta Giordani Soika, 1963
Antepipona fervida Saussure, 1856
Antepipona guichardi Giordani Soika, 1979
Antepipona mucronata Saussure, 1862
Anterhynchium (Anterhynchium) fallax Saussure, 1856
Anterhynchium (Anterhynchium) synagroide Saussure, 1852
Antodynerus bellatulus Saussure, 1852
Antodynerus bellatulus bellatulus de Saussure, 1853
Antodynerus bellatulus brunneolus Giordani Soika, 1943
Antodynerus coenii Giordani Soika, 1934
Antodynerus multicolor multicolor de Saussure, 1853
Antodynerus sheffieldi Meade-Waldo, 1915
Auplopus enodans Kohl, 1894
Auplopus laevigatus Smith, 1855
Auplopus nigroaurantiacus Magretti, 1895
Auplopus subpetiolatus
Aureimeris (Xanthimeris) gambiensis
Belonogaster dubia Kohl, 1894
Belonogaster grisea Fabricius, 1775
Belonogaster griseus Fabricius, 1775
Belonogaster juncea Fabricius, 1781
Belonogaster juncea juncea Fabricius, 1781
Belonogaster macilenta Fabricius, 1781
Campsomeriella (Campsomeriella) dimidiatipennis
Campsomeriella (Campsomeriella) rubromarginata
Cathimeris (Cathimeris) hymenaea Gerstaecker, 1871
Cathimeris hymenaea afroccidentalis
Cathimeris hymenaea hymenaea
Ceropales (Ceropales) africana Moczar, 1989
Ceropales (Ceropales) gambiae Moczar, 1989
Ceropales (Ceropales) maroccana de Beaumont, 1947
Ceropales (Ceropales) punctulatus Cameron, 1904
Ceropales punctulatus bulawayoensis (Bischoff, 1913)⇒ Ceropales punctulatus Cameron, 1904
Cyphononyx bretonii Guérin, 1843
Cyrtolabulus garambensis Bequaert, 1918
Delta campaniforme Fabricius, 1775Yellow and black potter wasp
Delta emarginatum Linnaeus, 1758
Delta esuriens gracile Saussure, 1852
Delta fenestrale Saussure, 1852
Delta hottentottum Saussure, 1852
Delta hottentotum hottentotum de Saussure, 1852
Delta occidentale Giordani Soika, 1975
Delta pseudodimidiatipenne Giordani Soika, 1944
Delta subfenestrale Giordani Soika, 1939
Delta tropicale Saussure, 1852
Dicyrtomellus meruensis Cameron, 1910
Episyron solitaneum Kohl, 1906
Eumenes (Eumenes) fuellebornianus Schulthess, 1910
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Euodynerus hottentotus Saussure, 1855
Globodynerus globosus Giordani Soika, 1987
Guigliana (Guigliana) aliena Klug, 1832
Hemipepsis vindex Smith, 1855
Homonotus excavatus Arnold, 1935
Knemodynerus expressus Giordani Soika, 1934
Knemodynerus pseudolateralis (Meade-Waldo, 1914)⇒ Knemodynerus expressus Giordani Soika, 1934
Kyphopompilus flavipes Arnold, 1960
Leptomenes eumenoides eumenoides Smith, 1857
Megameris (Megameris) labilis Schulz, 1906
Micreumenes curriei Ashmead, 1902
Micreumenes curriei curriei Ashmead, 1902
Micreumenes curriei zimbabwensis Giordani Soika, 1983
Micreumenes macrostylus (Giordani Soika, 1983)⇒ Micreumenes curriei zimbabwensis Giordani Soika, 1983
Micromeriella hyalina Betrem, 1972
Micromeriella hyalina hyalina
Mischocyttarus thrypticus Richards, 1945
Odynerus combustus Smith, 1857
Odynerus instabilis Smith, 1857
Parabatozonus fuliginosus Klug, 1834
Paracyphononyx ruficrus Klug, 1834
Paramischocyttarus buyssoni Gribodo, 1896
Paramischocyttarus guichardi Giordani Soika, 1987
Paramisehocyttarus buyssoni
Pareumenes (Nortonia) polydora (Kohl, 1907)⇒ Pseudonortonia rufolineata Cameron, 1905
Platyderes chalybeus Taschenberg, 1880
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) melanosoma Saussure, 1854
Polistes (Polistella) fastidiosus Saussure, 1853
Polistes (Polistella) smithii Saussure, 1853
Polistes smithii defectivus Gerst., 1871
Polistes smithii neavei Schulthess, 1921
Polistes (Polistes) badius Gerst., 1873
Polistes marginalis africanus Pal. de Beauv., 1818
Polistes (Polistes) tenellus Buysson, 1905
Polistes spilophorus (Schletterer, 1891)⇒ Polistes tenellus Buysson, 1905
Pompilus cinereus Fabricius, 1775Grey spider wasp
Pompilus haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1804
Pseudagenia laevigata Smith, 1855
Pseudagenia pulchricoma Arnold, 1934
Pseudochilus glabripalpis nigeriensis Giordani Soika, 1987
Pseudodontodynerus gambiensis Meade-Waldo, 1915
Pseudodontodynerus gambiensis gambiensis Meade-Waldo, 1915
Pseudonortonia difformis Saussure, 1852
Pseudonortonia gambiensis Meade-Waldo, 1911
Pseudonortonia kibonotensis kibonotensis Cameron, 1910
Pseudonortonia kibonotensis rufisquama Giordani Soika, 1990
Pseudonortonia rufolineata Cameron, 1905
Raphiglossa tibestica Giordani Soika, 1974
Rhynchagris vicaria Stadelmann, 1898
Rhynchium marginellum Fabricius, 1793
Ropalidia cincta Lepeletier, 1836
Ropalidia guttatipennis Saussure, 1853
Schistonyx semitestaceus Haupt, 1930
Synagis vicaria Stadelmann, 1898
Synagris (Paragris) abyssinica Guérin, 1848
Synagris (Paragris) calida Linné, 1758
Synagris (Paragris) spiniventris Illiger, 1802
Synagris vicaria luteopicta
Telostegus insidiosus Smith, 1879
Tricarinodynerus abreptus Giordani Soika, 1934
Tricarinodynerus ventralis Saussure, 1890

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Gambia
FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
18
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
6
7
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
30
74
Genera
Species

Taxom



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