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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
165
575
654
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
165
575
654
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
161
569
646
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
123
500
581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
21
89
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
20
88
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
10
64
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
3
14
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Knysna
3 Families width 16 Species
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps5SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies9SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae (Leach, 1815)Mammoth wasps2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Knysna
14 Genera with 16 Species
Africanoplius1SpeciesTaxom
Antepipona Saussure, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Antodynerus o´neili Came..., 19001SpeciesTaxom
Belonogaster Saussure, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Cathimeris Betrem, 01SpeciesTaxom
Cyphononyx Dahlbom, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Hemipepsis Dahlbom, 1834Tarantula Hawks2SpeciesTaxom
Parachartergus Ihering, 17961SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1775Paper nest wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagenia Kohl, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Scolia Fabricius, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Synagris Latreille, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Trielis Saussure, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Knysna
16 Species
Africanoplius nigripes Haupt, 1950
Antepipona quadrituberculata Smith, 1857
Antepipona silaos Saussure, 1853
Antodynerus versicolor Kirby, 1900
Belonogaster dubia Kohl, 1894
Cathimeris (Cathimeris) capensis
Cyphononyx optimus Smith, 1855
Eumenes (Eumenes) lucasius de Saussure, 1852
Hemipepsis braunsi Arnold, 1932
Hemipepsis glabrata Klug, 1834
Parachartergus colobopterus Licht, 1796
Polistes (Polistella) smithii Saussure, 1853
Polistes (Polistes) marginalis Fabricius, 1775
Pseudagenia circulifera Arnold, 1934
Scolia (Discolia) chrysotricha Burmeister, 1853
Synagris (Paragris) abyssinica Guérin, 1848

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Knysna
FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
4
5
Genera
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
7
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



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