Checklist of Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
for Micronesia (Oceania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 340
2489
5238 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 340
2489
5238 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 323
2429
5131 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 199
1824
4001 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 37
247
465 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 36
246
464 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 15
136
319 | 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
Genera for Micronesia
16 Genera with 17 Species | Campsomeris Guérin-Ménev..., 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Delta Saussure, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Episyron Schioedte, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptochilus Saussure, 1970 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micromeriella Betrem, 1810 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Odynerus Latreille, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polistes Latreille, 1793 | Paper nest wasps | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudagenia Kohl, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhynchium Spinola, 1806 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ropalidia Guérin-Ménev..., 1858 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Rygchium Spinola, 1806 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Subancistrocerus de Saussure, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tachyancistrocerus Giordani Soika, 1952 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Traumatomutilla André, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vespa Linnaeus, 1758 | Hornets | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zeta Saussure, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Micronesia
17 Species and 3 Subspecies | Delta esuriens Fabricius, 1787 | | | Delta pyriforme Fabricius, 1775 | Potter Wasp | | Episyron maehleri | | | Leptochilus limbiferus achaeus Gusenleitner, 1970 | | | Micromeriella marginella Klug, 1810 | Wasp | | Odynerus erythrospilus Cameron, 1905 | | | Polistes (Gyrostoma) olivaceus De Geer, 1773 | Macao paper wasp | | Polistes stenopus stenopus van der Vecht, 1972 | | | Polistes (Polistella) sagittarius Saussure, 1854 | | | Polistes (Polistella) stigma Fabricius, 1793 | Bernard´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, 1764 | Lesser banded hornet | | Vespa tropica Linnaeus, 1758 | Greater banded hornet | | Zeta argillaceum Linnaeus, 1758 | Potter wasp |
Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Micronesia | Family | Mutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps | 2
1 | 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 | 11
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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