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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Micronesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
347
2545
5352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
347
2545
5352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
330
2485
5245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
201
1849
4058
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
37
247
466
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
36
246
465
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
136
320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
16
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Micronesia
4 Families width 17 Species and 3 Subspecies
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies13SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Micronesia
16 Genera with 17 Species
Campsomeris Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Delta Saussure, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Episyron Schioedte, 01SpeciesTaxom
Leptochilus Saussure, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Micromeriella Betrem, 18101SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1793Paper nest wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagenia Kohl, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchium Spinola, 1806
0SpeciesTaxom
Ropalidia Guérin-Ménev..., 18583SpeciesTaxom
Rygchium Spinola, 1806
0SpeciesTaxom
Subancistrocerus de Saussure, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Tachyancistrocerus Giordani Soika, 1952
0SpeciesTaxom
Traumatomutilla André, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets2SpeciesTaxom
Zeta Saussure, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Micronesia
17 Species and 3 Subspecies
Delta esuriens Fabricius, 1787
Delta pyriforme Fabricius, 1775Potter Wasp
Episyron maehleri
Leptochilus limbiferus achaeus Gusenleitner, 1970
Micromeriella marginella Klug, 1810Wasp
Odynerus erythrospilus Cameron, 1905
Polistes (Gyrostoma) olivaceus De Geer, 1773Macao paper wasp
Polistes stenopus stenopus van der Vecht, 1972
Polistes (Polistella) sagittarius Saussure, 1854
Polistes (Polistella) stigma Fabricius, 1793Bernard´s tropical paper wasp
Pseudagenia calosoma Banks, 1938
Ropalidia marginata Lepeletier, 1836
Ropalidia marginata sundaica Vecht, 1941
Ropalidia stigma Smith, 1858
Traumatomutilla ocellaris Klug, 1821
Vespa affinis Linnaeus, 1764Lesser banded hornet
Vespa tropica Linnaeus, 1758Greater banded hornet
Zeta argillaceum Linnaeus, 1758Potter wasp

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Micronesia
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
2
1
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
11
13
Genera
Species

Taxom



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