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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
378
3370
6634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
378
3370
6634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
359
3285
6450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
231
2533
5194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
41
291
994
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
39
284
989
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
187
865
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
5
34
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Guyana
5 Families width 108 Species and 2 Subspecies
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies32SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps65SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant9SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalosomatidae Ashmead, 1896Rhopalosomatid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Guyana
34 Genera with 108 Species
#ABCELMNOPRST
Agelaia Lepeletier, 17922SpeciesTaxom
Agenia Descourtilz, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Ageniella Banks, 18048SpeciesTaxom
Alphamenes Vecht, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Angiopolybia Araujo, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1804Blue-Black Spider Wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Aplochares Banks, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Apoica Lepeletier, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Auplopus Spinola, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1792Honey wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Caliadurgus Pate, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Cephalastor Giordani Soika, 01SpeciesTaxom
Ceropales Latreille, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Chartergus arizonaensis..., 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Ephuta Say, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 01SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1942Potter Wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Leipomeles Moebius, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 18545SpeciesTaxom
Mutilla Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Notocyphus Smith, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Olixon Cameron, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Pepsis Fabricius, 1843Tarantula hawk37SpeciesTaxom
Planiceps Latreille, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 17925SpeciesTaxom
Priochilus Banks, 19446SpeciesTaxom
Protopolybia Ducke, 19445SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagenia Kohl, 18733SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalosoma Cresson, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Scoligrapha1SpeciesTaxom
Synoeca de Saussure, 1767Drumming wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Timulla Ashmead, 04SpeciesTaxom
Traumatomutilla André, 19523SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guyana
108 Species and 2 Subspecies
Agelaia fulvofasciata Deg., 1773
Agelaia pallipes Olivier, 1792
Agenia aureicornis Smith, 1873
Ageniella (Ageniella) mintaka Brimley, 1928
Ageniella (Alasagenia) erichsoni Banks, 1944
Ageniella alternata Banks, 1946
Ageniella delila Banks, 1944
Ageniella difformis Banks, 1944
Ageniella incrota Banks, 1944
Ageniella micans Fabricius, 1804
Alphamenes campanulatus Fabricius, 1804
Angiopolybia pallens Lepeletier, 1836
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) americanus Beauvois, 1811Blue-Black Spider Wasp
Anoplius alcataria Banks, 1945
Anoplius varius Fabricius, 1804
Aplochares imitator Smith, 1864
Apoica (Apoica) pallida Olivier, 1791
Apoica (Apoica) thoracica Buysson, 1906
Auplopus flavicrus Dreisbach, 1963
Auplopus wheeleri Banks, 1925
Brachygastra augusti Saussure, 1854
Brachygastra scutellaris Olivier, 1792
Caliadurgus sericeiornatus Cameron, 1912
Cephalastor rufosuffusus
Ceropales (Hemiceropales) brethesi Banks, 1947
Ephuta limbata Mickel, 1952
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Euodynerus auranus auranus Mello-Leitão, 1942
Leipomeles lamellaria Moebius, 1856
Mischocyttarus (Clypeopolybia) heliconius Richards, 1941
Mischocyttarus (Kappa) injucundus Saussure, 1854
Mischocyttarus (Megacanthopus) collaris Ducke, 1904
Mischocyttarus (Mischocyttarus) labiatus Fabricius, 1804
Mischocyttarus (Omega) surinamensis Saussure, 1854
Mutilla indica Linnæus, 1758
Notocyphus tyrannicus Smith, 1855
Notocyphus vindex Smith, 1864
Olixon testaceum Cameron, 1887
Pepsis (Gigantopepsis) marginata Beauvois, 1809
Pepsis achterbergi Vardy, 2005
Pepsis adonta Vardy, 2005
Pepsis amyntas Mocsáry, 1885
Pepsis atripennis Fabricius, 1804
Pepsis cassiope Mocsáry, 1888
Pepsis chrysoptera Burmeister, 1872
Pepsis completa Smith, 1855
Pepsis cyanescens Lepeletier, 1845
Pepsis dimidiata Fabricius, 1804
Pepsis egregia Mocsáry, 1885
Pepsis elevata Fabricius, 1804
Pepsis elongata Lepeletier, 1845
Pepsis equestris Erichson, 1848
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 hyalinipennis Mocsáry, 1885
Pepsis ianthina Erichson, 1848
Pepsis inclyta Lepeletier, 1845
Pepsis infuscata (Spinola, 1841)⇒ Pepsis smaragdina Dahlbom, 1843
Pepsis luteicornis Fabricius, 1804
Pepsis menechma Lepeletier, 1845
Pepsis plutus Erichson, 1848
Pepsis pretiosa Dahlbom, 1843
Pepsis purpurea Smith, 1873
Pepsis ruficornis Fabricius, 1775Orange-horned Tarantula Hawk
Pepsis seladonica Dahlbom, 1843
Pepsis smaragdina Dahlbom, 1843
Pepsis terminata Dahlbom, 1843
Pepsis viridisetosa Spinola, 1841
Pepsis vitripennis Smith, 1855
Pepsis willinki Vardy, 2005
Pepsis xanthocera Dahlbom, 1843
Planiceps pertyi Banks, 1944
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) canadensis Linnaeus, 1758
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) testaceicolor Bequard, 1937
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) versicolor Olivier, 1791South American paper wasp
Polybia (Cylindroeca) rejecta Fabricius, 1798
Polybia (Myrapetra) bistriata Fabricius, 1804
Polybia (Myrapetra) occidentalis Olivier, 1791
Polybia (Trichinothorax) chrysothorax Lichtenstein, 1796
Polybia (Trichinothorax) sericea Olivier, 1792
Priochilus formosus Banks, 1946
Priochilus nigrocyaneus Guérin, 1838
Priochilus nobilis Fabricius, 1787
Priochilus plutonis Banks, 1944
Priochilus sericeifrons Fox, 1897
Priochilus superbus Banks, 1944
Protopolybia acutiscutis Cameron, 1906
Protopolybia amarella Bequard, 1944
Protopolybia minutissima Spinosa, 1851
Protopolybia sedula Saussure, 1854
Protopolybia wheeleri Bequard, 1944
Pseudagenia comparata Smith, 1873
Pseudagenia femorata Fabricius, 1804
Pseudagenia tarsata Smith, 1873
Rhopalosoma guianense Schulz, 1906
Scoligrapha argospila
Synoeca surinama Linnaeus, 1767
Timulla (Timulla) mediata Fabricius, 1805
Timulla (Timulla) rectangula Spinola, 1841
Timulla (Timulla) valeria Mickel, 1938
Timulla herse
Traumatomutilla americana Linnaeus, 1758
Traumatomutilla dubia Fabricius, 1804
Traumatomutilla gausapata Mickel, 1952

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Guyana
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
12
65
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRhopalosomatidae
Ashmead, 1896
Rhopalosomatid wasps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
1
1
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
16
32
Genera
Species

Taxom



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