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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Garden Route (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
265
1391
1736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
265
1391
1736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
259
1378
1721
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
191
1197
1542
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
40
343
504
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
39
342
503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
195
385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
60
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Garden Route
4 Families width 86 Species and 1 Subspecies
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies41SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps37SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant4SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae (Leach, 1815)Mammoth wasps4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Garden Route
60 Genera with 86 Species
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Aethiopicodynerus Gusenleitner, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Africanoplius1SpeciesTaxom
Agenioideus Ashmead, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Amblyellus Day, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1758Blue-Black Spider Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Antepipona Saussure, 18535SpeciesTaxom
Anterhynchium de Saussure, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Antodynerus o´neili Came..., 19001SpeciesTaxom
Apareia Haupt, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Belonogaster Saussure, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Brachymutilla André, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Campsomeriella Betrem, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Cathimeris Betrem, 01SpeciesTaxom
Celonites Latreille, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Ceramius Latreille, 19025SpeciesTaxom
Ceropales Latreille, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocheilus Panzer, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Cyphononyx Dahlbom, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Dasylabris Radoszkowski, 1885
0SpeciesTaxom
Dasylabroides André, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Delta Saussure, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Dicyrtomellus Gussakovskij, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Episyron Schioedte, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 19134SpeciesTaxom
Evagetes Lepeletier, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Glossotilla Bischoff, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Hemipepsis Dahlbom, 1855Tarantula Hawks6SpeciesTaxom
Idopompilus Haupt, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Jugurtia Saussure, 20045SpeciesTaxom
Katamenes Meade-Waldo, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Knemodynerus Bluethgen, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Labidomilla André, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Micragenia Arnold, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Micromeriella Betrem, 1972
0SpeciesTaxom
Microphadnus Cameron, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Mimecomutilla Ashmead, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Odontomutilla Ashmead, 01SpeciesTaxom
Parabatozonus Yasumatsu, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Parachartergus Ihering, 17961SpeciesTaxom
Paraclavelia Haupt, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Paraferreola Sustera, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Paravespa Radoszkowski, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1775Paper nest wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Pompilus Fabricius, 18043SpeciesTaxom
Psammochares McKeown, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagenia Kohl, 18983SpeciesTaxom
Pseudonortonia Giordani Soika, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopompilus Costa, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Quartinia André, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Ropalidia Guérin-Ménev..., 1831
0SpeciesTaxom
Scolia Fabricius, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Smicromyrme Thomson, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Synagris Latreille, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Tachymenes Giordani Soika, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Tachypompilus Ashmead, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Telostegus Costa, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Tricarinodynerus Giordani Soika, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Trielis Saussure, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1870Ground Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom
Zetheumenidion Bequaert, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Garden Route
86 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aethiopicodynerus major de Saussure, 1853
Africanoplius nigripes Haupt, 1950
Agenioideus (Gymnochares) rufipes Arnold, 1937
Amblyellus willowmorensis Arnold, 1937
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) viaticus Linnaeus, 1758Black Banded Spider Wasp
Antepipona aequinoxialis Saussure, 1854
Antepipona quadrituberculata Smith, 1857
Antepipona sesquicincta Saussure, 1856
Antepipona silaos Saussure, 1853
Antepipona tropicalis Saussure, 1853
Anterhynchium (Anterhynchium) natalense Saussure, 1856
Antodynerus versicolor Kirby, 1900
Apareia oedipus (Kohl, 1886)⇒ Apareia multipicta Haupt, 1929
Belonogaster dubia Kohl, 1894
Brachymutilla taygete Péringuey, 1898
Campsomeriella (Campsomeriella) caelebs Sichel, 1864
Cathimeris (Cathimeris) capensis
Celonites capensis Brauns, 1905
Celonites promontorii Brauns, 1905
Ceramius bicolor Thunberg, 1815
Ceramius capicola Brauns, 1902
Ceramius jacoti Richards, 1962
Ceramius lichtensteinii Klug, 1810
Ceramius schulthessi Brauns, 1902
Ceropales (Ceropales) punctulatus Cameron, 1904
Cryptocheilus morosus Arnold, 1932
Cyphononyx antarctica Linnaeus, 1767
Cyphononyx decipiens Smith, 1855
Cyphononyx optimus Smith, 1855
Delta caffrum Linnaeus, 1767
Delta concinnum Saussure, 1856
Delta emarginatum Linnaeus, 1758
Dicyrtomellus leptacanthius Cameron, 1910
Dicyrtomellus meruensis Cameron, 1910
Episyron histrio Lepeletier, 1845
Episyron viduus Arnold, 1936
Eumenes (Eumenes) lucasius de Saussure, 1852
Eumenes acuminatus de Saussure, 1856
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Eumenes peringeyanus Schulthess, 1913
Evagetes argenteodecoratus Cameron, 1904
Glossotilla matoppoana Bischoff, 1921
Hemipepsis braunsi Arnold, 1932
Hemipepsis brunniceps Taschenberg, 1869
Hemipepsis capensis Fabricius, 1781
Hemipepsis glabrata Klug, 1834
Hemipepsis imperialis Smith, 1855
Hemipepsis vindex Smith, 1855
Idopompilus gracilicornis Arnold, 1936
Jugurtia braunsi Schulthess, 1922
Jugurtia braunsiella Schulthess, 1930
Jugurtia discrepans Brauns, 1913
Jugurtia saussurei Brauns, 1905
Jugurtia zebra Gess, 2004
Katamenes macrocephalus Saussure, 1852
Knemodynerus euryspilus Cameron, 1910
Micragenia calcarata Arnold, 1934
Microphadnus bicolor Cameron, 1905
Mimecomutilla renominanda Bischoff, 1921
Odontomutilla ovata
Parabatozonus fuliginosus Klug, 1834
Parachartergus colobopterus Licht, 1796
Paraclavelia caffer Kohl, 1886
Paraferreola soleana Cameron, 1905
Paravespa (Gestrodynerus) mima Giordani Soika, 1960
Polistes (Polistella) defectivus Gerstaecker, 1871
Polistes (Polistella) smithii Saussure, 1853
Polistes (Polistes) africanus Palisot de B..., 1818
Polistes (Polistes) marginalis Fabricius, 1775
Pompilus bilineatus Arnold, 1937
Pompilus curvifrons Cameron, 1908
Pompilus haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1804
Psammochares brevis Arnold, 1937
Pseudagenia carinigena Cameron, 1910
Pseudagenia circulifera Arnold, 1934
Pseudagenia ferruginea Magretti, 1898
Pseudopompilus hyalinipennis Arnold, 1935
Quartinia capensis Kohl, 1898
Scolia (Discolia) chrysotricha Burmeister, 1853
Scolia (Discolia) fulvofimbriata Burmeister, 1853
Synagris (Paragris) abyssinica Guérin, 1848
Tachymenes vulneratus Saussure, 1855
Tachypompilus ignitus Smith, 1855
Telostegus insidiosus Smith, 1879
Tricarinodynerus guerinii Saussure, 1852
Vespula alascensis Packard, 1870Alaska Yellowjacket

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Garden Route
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
8
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
24
37
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
5
4
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
23
41
Genera
Species

Taxom



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