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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
3404
4608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
315
3404
4608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
306
3385
4579
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
231
3078
4268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
44
537
690
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
40
531
686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
190
365
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
35
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Monteverde Canton
4 Families width 40 Species and 2 Subspecies
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies30SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps8SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Monteverde Canton
35 Genera with 40 Species
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Agelaia Lepeletier, 19784SpeciesTaxom
Ageniella Banks, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1834
Blue-Black Spider Wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Apoica Lepeletier, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Aporus Spinola, 01SpeciesTaxom
Caliadurgus Pate, 1946
0SpeciesTaxom
Campsomeris Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceropales Latreille, 1796
0SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1899
Cow Killer0SpeciesTaxom
Ephuta Say, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Epipona Latreille, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Hemipepsis Dahlbom, 1844
Tarantula Hawks0SpeciesTaxom
Hoplognathoca Suárez, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Hoplomutilla Ashmead, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Krombeinidia Lelej, 01SpeciesTaxom
Minagenia Banks, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 18574SpeciesTaxom
Orancistrocerus Vecht, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Parachartergus Ihering, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Paragia Shuckard, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Pepsis Fabricius, 1894Tarantula hawk5SpeciesTaxom
Poecilopompilus Howard, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1804Paper nest wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 07SpeciesTaxom
Priochilus Banks, 02SpeciesTaxom
Priocnemella Banks, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Priocnessus Banks, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Protopolybia Ducke, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Psorthaspis Banks, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeropthalma Blake, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Stenodynerus Saussure, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Synoeca de Saussure, 1978Drumming wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Timulla Ashmead, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Monteverde Canton
40 Species and 2 Subspecies
Agelaia areata Say, 1837
Agelaia panamensis Cameron, 1906
Agelaia xanthopus Saussure, 1854
Agelaia yepocapa Richards, 1978
Apoica (Apoica) pallens Fabricius, 1804Central American Paper Wasp
Apoica (Apoica) thoracica Buysson, 1906
Aporus (Aporus) idris
Epipona guerini Saussure, 1854
Epipona niger Brèthes, 1926
Hoplognathoca costarricensis Suárez, 1962
Krombeinidia ira ira
Mischocyttarus (Mischocyttarus) melanarius Cameron, 1906
Mischocyttarus costaricensis Richards, 1945
Mischocyttarus mastigophorus Richards, 1978
Mischocyttarus palidipectus Smith, 1857
Orancistrocerus aterrimus Saussure, 1852
Parachartergus apicalis Fabricius, 1804
Paragia monocesta Snelling, 1986
Pepsis cassiope Mocsáry, 1888
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 (Cylindroeca) rejecta Fabricius, 1798
Polybia (Furnariana) aequatorialis Zavattari, 1906
Polybia (Myrapetra) belemensis Richards, 1970
Polybia (Myrapetra) diguetana Buysson, 1905
Polybia (Pedothoeca) emaciata Lucas, 1879
Polybia (Trichinothorax) flavitincta Fox, 1898
Polybia bribri
Priochilus gracile Evans, 1966
Priochilus splendidulum opacifrons
Protopolybia acutiscutis Cameron, 1906
Protopolybia exigua Saussure, 1906
Stenodyneriellus heterospilus Cameron, 1907
Synoeca septentrionalis Richards, 1978

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Monteverde Canton
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
8
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
13
8
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
13
30
Genera
Species

Taxom



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