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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Nepal (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
421
4294
12421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
419
4292
12419
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
401
4206
12232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
278
3568
11145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
36
221
420
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
32
200
389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
10
109
298
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
3
25
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nepal
3 Families width 57 Species and 6 Subspecies
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies51SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps5SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalosomatidae Ashmead, 1896Rhopalosomatid wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nepal
25 Genera with 57 Species
#ACDEILOPRSV
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1908European tube wasp5SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1904Blue-Black Spider Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Antepipona Saussure, 19034SpeciesTaxom
Antodynerus o´neili Came..., 18522SpeciesTaxom
Apodynerus Giordani Soika, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Atopopompilus Arnold, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Caliadurgus Pate, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Delta Saussure, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1903Aerial Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 01SpeciesTaxom
Indodynerus Gusenleitner, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Leptodialepis Haupt, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Onychopterocheilus Bluthgen, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Paniscomima Enderlein, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Parapolybia Saussure, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1940Paper nest wasps10SpeciesTaxom
Pompilus Fabricius, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Pterocheilus Klug, 01SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchium Spinola, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Ropalidia Guérin-Ménev..., 18527SpeciesTaxom
Subancistrocerus de Saussure, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Symmorphus Wesmael, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1836Hornets9SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1870Ground Yellowjackets3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nepal
57 Species and 6 Subspecies
Ancistrocerus antoni Cameron, 1900
Ancistrocerus aureovillosus Giordani Soika, 1977
Ancistrocerus rufoluteus Gusenleitner, 1996
Ancistrocerus sikhimensis Bingham, 1898
Ancistrocerus xanthozonus Cameron, 1908
Anoplius suspectus Saussure, 1904
Antepipona excelsa Giordani Soika, 1982
Antepipona excelsa palida Giordani Soika, 1982
Antepipona pruthii Giordani Soika, 1982
Antepipona sibilans Cameron, 1903
Antodynerus flavescens Fabricius, 1775
Antodynerus limbatus Saussure, 1852
Apodynerus formosensis indicus Giordani Soika, 1995
Atopopompilus daedalus Tsuneki, 1989
Caliadurgus lugubrinus Cameron, 1904
Delta conoideum Gmelin, 1790
Delta esuriens Fabricius, 1787
Delta pyriforme Fabricius, 1775Potter Wasp
Dolichovespula lama Buysson, 1903
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Indodynerus capitatus Gusenleitner, 2008
Leptodialepis cameroni Banks, 1938
Onychopterocheilus tibetanus Meade-Waldo, 1913
Paniscomima opposita Townes, 1977
Parancistrocerus holzschuhi Gusenleitner, 1987
Parapolybia varia Fabricius, 1787
Polistes (Gyrostoma) rothneyi Cameron, 1900
Polistes rothneyi carletoni Vecht, 1968
Polistes (Gyrostoma) wattii Cameron, 1900
Polistes (Polistella) adustus Bingham, 1897
Polistes (Polistella) assamensis Bingham, 1897
Polistes (Polistella) rubellus Gusenleitner, 2006
Polistes (Polistella) sagittarius Saussure, 1854
Polistes (Polistella) stigma Fabricius, 1793Bernard´s tropical paper wasp
Polistes stigma tamula Fabricius, 1798
Polistes (Polistella) strigosus Bequard, 1940
Pompilus mirandus Saussure, 1867
Pterocheilus tibetanus Meade-Waldo, 0
Rhynchium brunneum Fabricius, 1793
Ropalidia brevita Das & Gupta, 1989
Ropalidia dichroma Vecht, 1941
Ropalidia hongkongensis Saussure, 1854
Ropalidia mathematica Smith, 1861
Ropalidia sculpturata Gusenleitner, 2001
Ropalidia spatulata Vecht, 1962
Ropalidia variegata (Smith, 1852)⇒ Ropalidia dichroma Vecht, 1941
Subancistrocerus sichelii Saussure, 1856
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) ambotretus Cumming, 1989
Symmorphus violaceipennis Giordani Soika, 1966
Vespa affinis Linnaeus, 1764Lesser banded hornet
Vespa auraria (Smith, 1852)⇒ Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836
Vespa basalis Smith, 1852Black-bellied hornet
Vespa bicolor Fabricius, 1787Black shield wasp
Vespa mandarinia Smith, 1852Asian giant hornet
Vespa mandarinia magnifica Smith, 1852
Vespa orientalis Linnaeus, 1771Oriental hornet
Vespa tropica Linnaeus, 1758Greater banded hornet
Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836Asian Hornet
Vespula (Vespula) rufa Linnaeus, 1758Red Wasp
Vespula flaviceps Smith, 1870
Vespula structor Smith, 1870

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Nepal
FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRhopalosomatidae
Ashmead, 1896
Rhopalosomatid wasps
1
1
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
19
51
Genera
Species

Taxom



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