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


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		354
3756
9520		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		354
3756
9520		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		336
3683
9372		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		216
2958
8177		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps		39
327
877		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps		37
325
872		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps		14
183
665		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps		4
40
83		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ghana
4 Families width 83 Species and 22 Subspecies
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies41SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae (Latreille, 1805)Pompilid wasps33SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps6SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ghana
40 Genera with 83 Species
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Afreumenes Bequaert, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Agenioideus Ashmead, 19372SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 0European tube wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Antepipona Saussure, 18537SpeciesTaxom
Antodynerus o´neili Came..., 19185SpeciesTaxom
Aporus Spinola, 01SpeciesTaxom
Atopopompilus Arnold, 19372SpeciesTaxom
Auplopus Spinola, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Aureimeris Betrem, 01SpeciesTaxom
Belanogaster2SpeciesTaxom
Belonogaster Saussure, 17815SpeciesTaxom
Cathimeris Betrem, 02SpeciesTaxom
Ceropales Latreille, 19376SpeciesTaxom
Cyphononyx Dahlbom, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Delta Saussure, 19753SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Guichardia Arnold, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Hemipepsis Dahlbom, 1848Tarantula Hawks5SpeciesTaxom
Java Pate, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Knemodynerus Bluethgen, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Leptomenes Giordani Soika, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Micreumenes Ashmead, 19833SpeciesTaxom
Micromeriella Betrem, 01SpeciesTaxom
Odontotilla Bischoff, 02SpeciesTaxom
Ovodynerus Giordani Soika, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Paracyphononyx Gribodo, 18844SpeciesTaxom
Paramisehocyttarus1SpeciesTaxom
Poecilagenia Haupt, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Polybioides Buysson, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Pompilus Fabricius, 17873SpeciesTaxom
Proepipona Giordani Soika, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagenia Kohl, 18794SpeciesTaxom
Pseudonortonia Giordani Soika, 19183SpeciesTaxom
Raphiglossa Saunders, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Ropalidia Guérin-Ménev..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Schizanoplius Cameron, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Scolia Fabricius, 02SpeciesTaxom
Spinulomutilla Nonveiller, 01SpeciesTaxom
Synagris Latreille, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Tricarinodynerus Giordani Soika, 18901SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
83 Species and 22 Subspecies
Afreumenes aethiopicus aethiopicus Saussure, 1852
Agenioideus (Gymnochares) rutilus Klug, 1834
Agenioideus cinnamomeus Arnold, 1937
Ancistrocerus zairensis ferrugineopetiolatus
Antepipona albocincta Giordani Soika, 1987
Antepipona cingulifera Walker, 1871
Antepipona fervida Saussure, 1856
Antepipona guichardi Giordani Soika, 1979
Antepipona mucronata Saussure, 1862
Antepipona squamigera Fabricius, 1804
Antepipona tropicalis Saussure, 1853
Antodynerus ardens ardens Guérin, 1848
Antodynerus bellatulus bellatulus de Saussure, 1853
Antodynerus bellatulus brunneolus Giordani Soika, 1943
Antodynerus coenii Giordani Soika, 1934
Antodynerus sheffieldi marginifasciatus Bequaert, 1918
Aporus (Aporus) idris
Atopopompilus venans Arnold, 1937
Atopopompilus venans mlanjiensis (Arnold, 1937)⇒ Atopopompilus venans Arnold, 1937
Auplopus accraensis Arnold, 1951
Auplopus iridis
Auplopus laevigatus Smith, 1855
Aureimeris (Xanthimeris) xanthura
Belanogaster junceius
Belanogaster junceus
Belonogaster brunnea brunnea
Belonogaster grisea Fabricius, 1775
Belonogaster juncea Fabricius, 1781
Belonogaster juncea juncea Fabricius, 1781
Belonogaster macilenta Fabricius, 1781
Cathimeris (Cathimeris) accraensis Betrem, 1972
Cathimeris hymenaea afroccidentalis
Ceropales (Ceropales) africana Moczar, 1989
Ceropales (Ceropales) kongoensis Móczár, 1988
Ceropales (Ceropales) maroccana de Beaumont, 1947
Ceropales (Ceropales) punctulatus Cameron, 1904
Ceropales punctulatus bulawayoensis (Bischoff, 1913)⇒ Ceropales punctulatus Cameron, 1904
Ceropales (Ceropales) variolosus Arnold, 1937
Cyphononyx aeneipennis Lucas, 1898
Delta esuriens gracile Saussure, 1852
Delta higletti higletti Meade-Waldo, 1910
Delta occidentale Giordani Soika, 1975
Eumenes fuellebornianus langi Bequard, 1918
Guichardia macilenta (Arnold, 1951)⇒ Bambesa grisea Arnold, 1936
Hemipepsis iodoptera Stål, 1857
Hemipepsis iodoptera meridionalis (Arnold, 1932)⇒ Hemipepsis iodoptera Stål, 1857
Hemipepsis ochropus Stål, 1857
Hemipepsis simpsoni Arnold, 1932
Hemipepsis tamisieri Guérin, 1848
Java atropos Smith, 1855
Java nigricornis Tullgren, 1904
Knemodynerus expressus Giordani Soika, 1934
Knemodynerus pseudolateralis (Meade-Waldo, 1914)⇒ Knemodynerus expressus Giordani Soika, 1934
Leptomenes richardsi Giordani Soika, 1975
Micreumenes curriei curriei Ashmead, 1902
Micreumenes glaber glaber Giordani Soika, 1983
Micreumenes kelneri Giordani Soika, 1983
Micromeriella hyalina guineicola
Odontotilla (Odontotilla) tridentata
Odontotilla (Odontotilloides) monoceros
Ovodynerus humeralis Giordani Soika, 1990
Paracyphononyx affinis Haupt, 1929
Paracyphononyx africanus Radoszkowski, 1881
Paracyphononyx difficilis Bischoff, 1913
Paracyphononyx metemmensis Magretti, 1884
Paramisehocyttarus buyssoni
Poecilagenia longicollis Arnold, 1951
Polybioides tabidus Fabricius, 1781
Pompilus cinereus Fabricius, 1775Grey spider wasp
Pompilus levis Arnold, 1951
Pompilus plumbeus (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Pompilus cinereus Fabricius, 1775
Proepipona lateralis Fabricius, 1781
Pseudagenia accraensis Arnold, 1951
Pseudagenia iridis Arnold, 1934
Pseudagenia laevigata Smith, 1855
Pseudagenia personata Gribodo, 1879
Pseudonortonia gambiensis Meade-Waldo, 1911
Pseudonortonia kibonotensis kibonotensis Cameron, 1910
Pseudonortonia malelensis Bequaert, 1918
Raphiglossa tibestica Giordani Soika, 1974
Ropalidia guttatipennis Saussure, 1853
Schizanoplius lutarius (Saussure, 1891)⇒ Agenioideus rutilus Klug, 1834
Scolia ebenina ebenina
Scolia nigrita nigrita
Spinulomutilla aureocincta
Synagris huberti huberti
Synagris (Paragris) rufopicta Tullgren, 1904
Tricarinodynerus ventralis Saussure, 1890

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Ghana
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps		2
3		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp		14
33		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps		4
6		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		20
41		Genera
Species
Taxom



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