Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Melanesia (Oceania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 591
9292
32656 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 588
9284
32647 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 562
9130
32273 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 355
7129
27028 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 55
769
2406 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 49
746
2390 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 19
373
1842 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps | 4
61
108 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Melanesia
4 Families width 108 Species and 16 Subspecies
Genera for Melanesia
61 Genera with 108 Species #ABCDEFHLMPQRSTV
Agelaia Lepeletier, 1836 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Ancistrotilla Brothers, 2012 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Anischnogaster Vecht, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anoplius Dufour, 2009 | Blue-Black Spider Wasps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Antepipona Saussure, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anterhynchium de Saussure, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apoica Lepeletier, 1978 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aporus Spinola, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Auplopus Spinola, 1963 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachygastra Perty, 1792 | Honey wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Campsomeris Guérin-Ménev..., 0 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ceropales Latreille, 1913 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Chirodamus Haliday, 1837 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptocheilus Panzer, 1907 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenostegus Haupt, 1941 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1758 | Cow Killer | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Delta Saussure, 1852 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | Diliacos Saussure & S..., 1864 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1793 | Aerial Yellowjackets | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Entypus Dahlbom, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Epipompilus Kohl, 1884 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Episyron Schioedte, 1837 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Eumenes Latreille, 0 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1841 | Potter Wasp | 3 | Species | Taxom | Fabriogenia Banks, 1941 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Hemipepsis Dahlbom, 1941 | Tarantula Hawks | 3 | Species | Taxom | Heterodontonyx Haupt, 1935 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Hoplomutilla Ashmead, 1899 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Laevicampsomeris Betrem, 1933 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Leptochilus Saussure, 1857 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Leptodialepis Haupt, 1929 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lissodynerus Giordani Soika, 1941 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lomachaeta Mickel, 2004 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Macromeris Lepeletier, 1831 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Maricopodynerus Viereck, 1948 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanagenia Wahis, 2009 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mischocyttarus Saussure, 1949 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Monobia Saussure, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monodontonyx Haupt, 1941 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachodynerus Saussure, 1812 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Parapolybia Saussure, 1966 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parodynerus Saussure, 1908 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pepsis Fabricius, 1857 | Tarantula hawk | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phimenes Giordani Soika, 1959 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Polistes Latreille, 1793 | Paper nest wasps | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Polybia Lepeletier, 1792 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pompilus Fabricius, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Priocnemis Schiødte, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 1896 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Pygodasis Bradley, 1957 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Quartinia André, 1962 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhynchium Spinola, 1882 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Ropalidia Guérin-Ménev..., 0 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | Rygchium Spinola, 1806 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaeropthalma Blake, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Stenomutilla André, 1896 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Synoeca de Saussure, 1978 | Drumming wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Timulla Ashmead, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Turneromyia Banks, 1941 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Vespa Linnaeus, 1758 | Hornets | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Melanesia
108 Species and 16 Subspecies | Ancistrotilla aenigmatica Brothers, 2012 | | | Ancistrotilla azurea Brothers, 2012 | | | Ancistrotilla bleuensis Brothers, 2012 | | | Ancistrotilla caledonica André, 1896 | | | Ancistrotilla nigra Brothers, 2012 | | | Anischnogaster iridipennis Smith, 1859 | | | Anoplius (Anoplius) eous Yasumatsu, 1936 | | | Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) opulentus Smith, 1860 | | | Anoplius santo Wahis & Durand, 2009 | | | Antepipona senegalensis Saussure, 1853 | | | Anterhynchium (Epiodynerus) nigrocinctum Saussure, 1853 | | | Apoica (Apoica) strigata Richards, 1978 | | | Aporus (Aporus) idris | | | Auplopus fuscus Dreisbach, 1963 | | | Brachygastra scutellaris Olivier, 1792 | | | Campsomeris manokwariensis | | | Campsomeris similaris | | | Campsomeris solomonis | | | Ceropales elegans aquilonia Townes, 1957 | | | Ceropales (Hemiceropales) basirufus Rohwer, 1913 | | | Cryptocheilus (Cryptocheilus) octomaculatus Rossius, 1790 | | | Cryptocheilus caledonicus Vachal, 1907 | | | Ctenostegus cinctellus Fabricius, 0 | | | Ctenostegus ornatus Banks, 1941 | | | Dasymutilla bruneri | | | Dasymutilla occidentalis Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Eastern Velvet Ant | | Delta esuriens Fabricius, 1787 | | | Delta latreillei Saussure, 1852 | | | Delta xanthurum Saussure, 1852 | | | Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) norwegica Fabricius, 1781 | Norwegian wasp | | Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) saxonica Fabricius, 1793 | Saxon wasp | | Entypus peruvianus Rohwer, 1913 | | | Eumenes (Eumenes) coyotae Bohart, 1948 | | | Eumenes flavus leptogaster | | | Eumenes xanthura | | | Eumenes xanthurus de Saussure, 0 | | | Euodynerus (Euodynerus) crypticus Say, 1823 | | | Euodynerus (Euodynerus) hidalgo Saussure, 1857 | Hidalgo Mason Wasp | | Euodynerus (Euodynerus) megaera Lepeletier, 1841 | | | Hemipepsis australasiae Smith, 1873 | Giant spider wasp | | Hemipepsis ichneumonea Guérin-Ménev..., 1831 | | | Hemipepsis vanuana Banks, 1941 | | | Leptochilus limbiferus achaeus Gusenleitner, 1970 | | | Leptochilus (Zendalia) acolhuus Saussure, 1857 | | | Lissodynerus agilis Smith, 1858 | | | Lissodynerus agilis novaeguineae Giordani Soika, 1941 | | | Lomachaeta chionothrix Pitts & Manley, 2004 | | | Maricopodynerus pulvipilus Bohart, 1948 | | | Melanagenia corynodes Vachal, 1907 | | | Melanagenia penaoru Wahis & Durand, 2009 | | | Mischocyttarus (Phi) flavicornis Zikan, 1935 | | | Mischocyttarus illusorius Richards, 1978 | | | Mischocyttarus peruanus Zikan, 1949 | | | Monobia texana Cresson, 1872 | | | Monodontonyx pawana Banks, 1941 | | | Pachodynerus erynnis Lepeletier, 1841 | Red-and-black Mason Wasp | | Pachodynerus guadulpensis Saussure, 1853 | | | Pachodynerus nasidens Latreille, 1812 | Key hole wasp | | Parapolybia varia furva Vecht, 1966 | | | Parodynerus cheesmani Giordani Soika, 1957 | | | Parodynerus quodi Yach., 1908 | | | Pepsis mildei Stål, 1857 | | | Phimenes arcuatum (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Phimenes arcuatus Zimmermann, 1931 | | Phimenes arcuatus Zimmermann, 1931 | | | Phimenes arcuatus amboinensis Vecht, 1959 | | | Phimenes arcuatus buruanus Vecht, 1959 | | | Phimenes arcuatus lyratus Vecht, 1959 | | | Phimenes arcuatus muruensis Vecht, 1960 | | | Phimenes arcuatus obuensis Vecht, 1959 | | | Phimenes arcuatus praslinius Guérin, 1831 | | | Phimenes arcuatus transilis Vecht, 1959 | | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) bellicosus (Cresson, 1872) | ⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793 | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) erythrocephalus Latreille, 1813 | | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) exclamans Viereck, 1906 | Paper wasp | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793 | Dark Paper Wasp | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) instabilis Saussure, 1953 | Unstable Paper Wasp | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) versicolor Olivier, 1791 | South American paper wasp | | Polistes hebridensis erromangensis Giordani Soika, 1981 | | | Polistes (Gyrostoma) olivaceus De Geer, 1773 | Macao paper wasp | | Polistes stenopus stenopus van der Vecht, 1972 | | | Polistes (Megapolistes) tepidus Fabricius, 1775 | Paper wasp | | Polistes (Polistella) bambusae Richards, 1978 | | | Polistes (Polistella) stigma Fabricius, 1793 | Bernard´s tropical paper wasp | | Polistes stigma papuanus Schulz, 1904 | | | Polistes stigma townsvillensis Giordani Soika, 1975 | | | Polistes (Polistes) variatus (Cresson, 1872) | ⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793 | | Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793 | | | Polistes macaensis Fabricius, 1793 | Macao paper wasp | | Polybia (Cylindroeca) rejecta Fabricius, 1798 | | | Polybia (Myrapetra) juruana Ihering, 1904 | | | Polybia (Myrapetra) occidentalis Olivier, 1791 | | | Polybia (Pedothoeca) emaciata Lucas, 1879 | | | Polybia (Trichinothorax) sericea Olivier, 1792 | | | Pompilus tuberculatus Smith, 1855 | | | Priocnemis quodi Vachal, 1907 | | | Quartinia persephona Richards, 1962 | | | Rhynchalastor xanthianus de Saussure, 1870 | | | Rhynchium annuliferum Boisduval, 1835 | | | Rhynchium atrum Saussure, 1852 | | | Rhynchium haemorrhoidale Fabricius, 1775 | | | Rhynchium medium Maindron, 1882 | | | Ropalidia brunnea Smith, 1859 | | | Ropalidia clavata Saussure, 1853 | | | Ropalidia conservator Smith, 1860 | | | Ropalidia deminutiva Cheesm., 1952 | | | Ropalidia fluviatilis Meade-Waldo, 1912 | | | Ropalidia loriana Buysson, 1910 | | | Ropalidia maculiventris Guérin, 1831 | | | Ropalidia melania Richards, 1978 | | | Ropalidia nigra Smith, 1859 | | | Ropalidia pratti (Cheesm., 1952) | ⇒ Ropalidia maculiventris Guérin, 1831 | | Ropalidia zonata Cameron, 0 | | | Sphaeropthalma peruviana | | | Synoeca septentrionalis Richards, 1978 | | | Timulla (Timulla) vagans Fabricius, 1798 | | | Vespa affinis Linnaeus, 1764 | Lesser banded hornet | | Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758 | Cornish mallow | | Vespa tropica Linnaeus, 1758 | Greater banded hornet |
Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Melanesia | Family | Mutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps | 8
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp | 21
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps | 4
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Vespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps, Pollen Wasps, Potter Wasps, Social Wasps, Vespid wasps, Wasps, Yellowjackets | 28
74 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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