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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Guatemala (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
478
5928
14671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
477
5927
14671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
455
5813
14403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
288
4685
12244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
47
546
1371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
42
519
1354
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
305
1187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
5
49
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Guatemala
5 Families width 76 Species and 2 Subspecies
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies44SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae (Latreille, 1805)Pompilid wasps23SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant6SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalosomatidae Ashmead, 1896Rhopalosomatid wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Guatemala
49 Genera with 76 Species
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Agelaia Lepeletier, 19786SpeciesTaxom
Angiopolybia Araujo, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1941Blue-Black Spider Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Apoica Lepeletier, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Aporus Spinola, 01SpeciesTaxom
Arachnophroctonus Howard, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Auplopus Spinola, 19124SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1837Honey wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Caliadurgus Pate, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Campsomeris Guérin-Ménev..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomenes Giordani Soika, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Darditilla Casal, 1965
0SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 0Cow Killer2SpeciesTaxom
Dielis Saussure & S..., 17871SpeciesTaxom
Ephuta Say, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Epipompilus Kohl, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Epipona Latreille, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1823Potter Wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Gastrodynerus Bohart, 1984
0SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopolybia Ducke, 1914
0SpeciesTaxom
Hemipepsis Dahlbom, 1844
Tarantula Hawks0SpeciesTaxom
Leptochilus Saussure, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Lomachaeta Mickel, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 18576SpeciesTaxom
Odontophotopsis Viereck, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Olixon Cameron, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Omicron Saussure, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Parachartergus Ihering, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Paragia Shuckard, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Pepsis Fabricius, 1843Tarantula hawk12SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1978Paper nest wasps7SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 19335SpeciesTaxom
Priochilus Banks, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Protopolybia Ducke, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Psorthaspis Banks, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Pygodasis Bradley, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalosoma Cresson, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Sericopompilus Howard, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeropthalma Blake, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Stenodynerus Saussure, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Synoeca de Saussure, 1978Drumming wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Timulla Ashmead, 03SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets1SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1770Ground Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guatemala
76 Species and 2 Subspecies
Agelaia angulata Fabricius, 1804
Agelaia areata Say, 1837
Agelaia multipicta Haliday, 1836
Agelaia myrmecophila Ducke, 1905
Agelaia panamensis Cameron, 1906
Agelaia yepocapa Richards, 1978
Angiopolybia pallens Lepeletier, 1836
Anoplius (Anoplius) papago Banks, 1941
Apoica (Apoica) pallens Fabricius, 1804Central American Paper Wasp
Apoica (Apoica) thoracica Buysson, 1906
Aporus (Aporus) idris
Arachnophroctonus cockerellae Rohwer, 1915
Auplopus bequaerti Dreisbach, 1963
Auplopus guatemalensis Dreisbach, 1963
Auplopus hispidus Dreisbach, 1963
Auplopus nigrellus Banks, 1912
Brachygastra lecheguana Latreille, 1824Black paper wasp
Brachygastra mellifica Say, 1837Mexican honey wasp
Caliadurgus teapae Cameron, 1893
Campsomeris hesterae
Cyphomenes anisitsii Brèthes, 1906
Dasymutilla canella Blake, 1871
Dasymutilla paraparadoxa Luz, Barthol..., 0
Dielis dorsata Fabricius, 1787Scoliid wasp
Epipompilus aztecus Cresson, 1869
Epipona guerini Saussure, 1854
Epipona niger Brèthes, 1926
Eumenes (Eumenes) consobrinus (de Saussure, 1856)⇒ Cyphomenes anisitsii Brèthes, 1906
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) crypticus Say, 1823
Leptochilus (Zendalia) acolhuus Saussure, 1857
Lomachaeta chionothrix Pitts & Manley, 2004
Mischocyttarus (Clypeopolybia) heliconius Richards, 1941
Mischocyttarus (Phi) angulatus Richards, 1945
Mischocyttarus (Phi) basimacula Cameron, 1906
Mischocyttarus (Phi) pallidipectus Smith, 1857
Mischocyttarus costaricensis Richards, 1945
Mischocyttarus palidipectus Smith, 1857
Odynerus ochlerus (Saussure, 1852)⇒ Ancistrocerus parietum Linnaeus, 1758
Olixon testaceum Cameron, 1887
Omicron thoracicum Saussure, 1875
Parachartergus apicalis Fabricius, 1804
Paragia monocesta Snelling, 1986
Pepsis (Gigantopepsis) aquila Lucas, 1894
Pepsis (Pepsis) mexicana Lucas, 1894
Pepsis fumipennis Smith, 1855
Pepsis grossa Fabricius, 1798
Pepsis inbio Vardy, 2000
Pepsis menechma Lepeletier, 1845
Pepsis mildei Stål, 1857
Pepsis montezuma Smith, 1855
Pepsis optima Smith, 1879
Pepsis sommeri Dahlbom, 1845
Pepsis terminata Dahlbom, 1843
Pepsis xanthocera Dahlbom, 1843
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) apicalis Saussure, 1858
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) canadensis Linnaeus, 1758
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) carnifex Fabricius, 1775Paper wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) dorsalis Fabricius, 1775
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) instabilis Saussure, 1953Unstable Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) major Palisot de B..., 1818
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) stabilinus Richards, 1978
Polybia (Myrapetra) diguetana Buysson, 1905
Polybia (Myrapetra) occidentalis Olivier, 1791
Polybia occidentalis nigratella Buysson, 1905
Polybia (Trichinothorax) flavitincta Fox, 1898
Polybia (Trichinothorax) raui Bequard, 1933
Priochilus splendidulus Fabricius, 1804
Protopolybia acutiscutis Cameron, 1906
Psorthaspis guatemalae Bradley, 1944
Rhopalosoma simile Brues, 1943
Stenodyneriellus heterospilus Cameron, 1907
Synoeca septentrionalis Richards, 1978
Timulla antiqua
Timulla harpagata
Timulla vacuna
Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespula squamosa Drury, 1770Southern Yellowjacket

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Guatemala
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
8
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
11
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRhopalosomatidae
Ashmead, 1896
Rhopalosomatid wasps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
3
2
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
26
44
Genera
Species

Taxom



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