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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Monteverde Biological Reserve (Monteverde Canton, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
216
1835
1840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
216
1835
1840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
212
1830
1834
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
164
1663
1683
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
32
310
178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
30
307
175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
14
106
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
26
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Monteverde Biological Reserve
4 Families width 22 Species and 1 Subspecies
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies15SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps6SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Monteverde Biological Reserve
26 Genera with 22 Species
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Agelaia Lepeletier, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Ageniella Banks, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1834
Blue-Black Spider Wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Apoica Lepeletier, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Aporus Spinola, 01SpeciesTaxom
Caliadurgus Pate, 1946
0SpeciesTaxom
Campsomeris Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1899
Cow Killer0SpeciesTaxom
Ephuta Say, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Epipona Latreille, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Hemipepsis Dahlbom, 1844
Tarantula Hawks0SpeciesTaxom
Hoplognathoca Suárez, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Hoplomutilla Ashmead, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Minagenia Banks, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Orancistrocerus Vecht, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Parachartergus Ihering, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Pepsis Fabricius, 1894Tarantula hawk4SpeciesTaxom
Poecilopompilus Howard, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1804Paper nest wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 03SpeciesTaxom
Priochilus Banks, 01SpeciesTaxom
Priocnemella Banks, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Priocnessus Banks, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 19071SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Monteverde Biological Reserve
22 Species and 1 Subspecies
Agelaia panamensis Cameron, 1906
Apoica (Apoica) pallens Fabricius, 1804Central American Paper Wasp
Aporus (Aporus) idris
Epipona guerini Saussure, 1854
Hoplognathoca costarricensis Suárez, 1962
Mischocyttarus costaricensis Richards, 1945
Mischocyttarus mastigophorus Richards, 1978
Orancistrocerus aterrimus Saussure, 1852
Parachartergus apicalis Fabricius, 1804
Pepsis lepida Mocsáry, 1894
Pepsis montezuma Smith, 1855
Pepsis optima Smith, 1879
Pepsis tricuspidata Gribodo, 1894
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) deceptor Schulz, 1905
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) instabilis Saussure, 1953Unstable Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) oculatus Smith, 1857
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) pacificus Fabricius, 1804
Polybia (Myrapetra) diguetana Buysson, 1905
Polybia (Trichinothorax) flavitincta Fox, 1898
Polybia bribri
Priochilus splendidulum opacifrons
Stenodyneriellus heterospilus Cameron, 1907

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Monteverde Biological Reserve
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
5
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
11
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
1
0
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
9
15
Genera
Species

Taxom



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