Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 388
4495
12408 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 385
4491
12404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 368
4385
12052 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 234
3464
10323 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 45
439
1153 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 42
435
1149 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 18
235
821 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps | 6
64
159 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Nigeria
6 Families width 159 Species and 49 Subspecies
Genera for Nigeria
64 Genera with 159 Species #ABCDEHJKLMOPRST
| Aethiopicodynerus Gusenleitner, 1979 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Afreumenes Bequaert, 1910 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agenioideus Ashmead, 1838 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 0 | European tube wasp | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antepipona Saussure, 1985 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Antodynerus o´neili Came..., 1910 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Aporus Spinola, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atopompilus Arnold, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atopopompilus Arnold, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Auplopus Spinola, 1934 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Aureimeris Betrem, 0 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Belonogaster Saussure, 1982 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Campsomeriella Betrem, 1787 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cathimeris Betrem, 0 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Ceropales Latreille, 1937 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenagenia Saussure, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyphononyx Dahlbom, 1855 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrtolabulus Vecht, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Delta Saussure, 1939 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Dentotilla Nonveiller, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dicyrtomellus Gussakovskij, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Dolichomutilla Ashmead, 1899 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Eumenes Latreille, 1773 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Eumenidiopsis Giordani Soika, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euryzonotulus Arnold, 1937 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemipepsis Dahlbom, 1848 | Tarantula Hawks | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Java Pate, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Knemodynerus Bluethgen, 1914 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leptochilus Saussure, 1970 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptomenes Giordani Soika, 1975 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroocula Panfilov, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megameris Betrem, 0 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Micreumenes Ashmead, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microdynerus Thomson, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micromeriella Betrem, 1972 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | Mutilla Linnaeus, 1758 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Odontotilla Bischoff, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Odynerus Latreille, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Olixon Cameron, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paramisehocyttarus | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Poecilagenia Haupt, 1934 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polistes Latreille, 1905 | Paper nest wasps | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Polybioides Buysson, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pompilus Fabricius, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Proepipona Giordani Soika, 1941 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Psammochares McKeown, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudagenia Kohl, 1936 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudochilus Saussure, 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonortonia Giordani Soika, 1990 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pygmachus Haupt, 1930 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrrhoscolia Bradley, 1959 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Raphiglossa Saunders, 1974 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhynchagris Maidl, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 1989 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhynchium Spinola, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ropalidia Guérin-Ménev..., 1858 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Scolia Fabricius, 0 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Spinulomutilla Nonveiller, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Sulcotilla Bischoff, 1920 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Synagis | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Synagris Latreille, 1852 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Telostegus Costa, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tricarinodynerus Giordani Soika, 1890 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Trogaspidia Ashmead, 1829 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Nigeria
159 Species and 49 Subspecies | Aethiopicodynerus guichardi Giordani Soika, 1979 | | | Afreumenes aethiopicus aethiopicus Saussure, 1852 | | | Afreumenes aterrimus aterrimus Schulthess, 1910 | | | Agenioideus (Gymnochares) rutilus Klug, 1834 | | | Agenioideus waltlii Spinola, 1838 | | | Ancistrocerus zairensis ferrugineopetiolatus | | | Antepipona albocincta Giordani Soika, 1987 | | | Antepipona cingulifera Walker, 1871 | | | Antepipona consentanea Giordani Soika, 1989 | | | Antepipona fervida Saussure, 1856 | | | Antepipona jocosa Gerst., 1871 | | | Antepipona kassalensis Giordani Soika, 1939 | | | Antepipona mucronata Saussure, 1862 | | | Antepipona senegalensis Saussure, 1853 | | | Antepipona sesquicincta Saussure, 1856 | | | Antepipona squamigera Fabricius, 1804 | | | Antepipona sudanensis Giordani Soika, 1985 | | | Antodynerus alboniger Bequaert, 1918 | | | Antodynerus ardens ardens Guérin, 1848 | | | Antodynerus bellatulus bellatulus de Saussure, 1853 | | | Antodynerus coenii Giordani Soika, 1934 | | | Antodynerus multicolor multicolor de Saussure, 1853 | | | Antodynerus nigeriensis Giordani Soika, 1943 | | | Antodynerus sheffieldi bellatuloides Giordani Soika, 1990 | | | Antodynerus wellmani Meade-Waldo, 1910 | | | Aporus (Aporus) idris | | | Atopompilus jacens (Bingham, 1912) | ⇒ Atopopompilus jacens Bingham, 1912 | | Atopopompilus jacens Bingham, 1912 | | | Auplopus cinnamomeus | | | Auplopus demissus | | | Auplopus nigeriensis | | | Auplopus personatus | | | Auplopus sansibaricus Arnold, 1934 | | | Auplopus spilotaenia Arnold, 1934 | | | Aureimeris (Enigmatimeris) fasciatella Klug, 1832 | | | Aureimeris fasciatella fasciatella | | | Aureimeris (Xanthimeris) xanthura | | | Belonogaster aurata Richards, 1982 | | | Belonogaster brunnea brunnea | | | Belonogaster dubia Kohl, 1894 | | | Belonogaster filiventris Saussure, 1853 | | | Belonogaster grisea Fabricius, 1775 | | | Belonogaster juncea Fabricius, 1781 | | | Belonogaster juncea juncea Fabricius, 1781 | | | Belonogaster macilenta Fabricius, 1781 | | | Belonogaster nitida Richards, 1982 | | | Campsomeriella (Campsomeriella) dimidiatipennis | | | Campsomeriella (Campsomeriella) thoracica Fabricius, 1787 | | | Cathimeris deserta deserta | | | Cathimeris hymenaea afroccidentalis | | | Cathimeris hymenaea hymenaea | | | Cathimeris lachesis corrupta | | | Cathimeris lachesis lachesis | | | Cathimeris (Garantimeris) auraria | | | Ceropales (Ceropales) africana Moczar, 1989 | | | Ceropales (Ceropales) cribrata Costa, 1881 | | | Ceropales cribrata cribrata (Costa, 1881) | ⇒ Ceropales cribrata Costa, 1881 | | Ceropales (Ceropales) gambiae Moczar, 1989 | | | Ceropales (Ceropales) kriechbaumeri Magretti, 1884 | | | Ceropales (Ceropales) maroccana de Beaumont, 1947 | | | Ceropales (Ceropales) punctulatus Cameron, 1904 | | | Ceropales punctulatus bulawayoensis (Bischoff, 1913) | ⇒ Ceropales punctulatus Cameron, 1904 | | Ceropales (Ceropales) scobiniferus Arnold, 1937 | | | Ceropales (Ceropales) variolosus Arnold, 1937 | | | Ctenagenia vespiformis Klug, 1834 | | | Cyphononyx bretonii Guérin, 1843 | | | Cyphononyx optimus Smith, 1855 | | | Cyrtolabulus pedunculatus E.Saundas, 1905 | | | Delta asina asina de Saussure, 1852 | | | Delta campaniforme tessmanni Schulthess, 1910 | | | Delta concinnum Saussure, 1856 | | | Delta dimidiatipenne Saussure, 1852 | | | Delta emarginatum Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Delta esuriens gracile Saussure, 1852 | | | Delta fenestrale Saussure, 1852 | | | Delta hottentottum unicoloripenne Giordani Soika, 1990 | | | Delta hottentotum hottentotum de Saussure, 1852 | | | Delta lepeletierii lepeletierii de Saussure, 1852 | | | Delta occidentale Giordani Soika, 1975 | | | Delta phthisicum Gerst., 1857 | | | Delta subfenestrale Giordani Soika, 1939 | | | Dentotilla concavolabris | | | Dentotilla garuana | | | Dicyrtomellus simulans Priesner, 1955 | | | Eumenes fuellebornianus langi Bequard, 1918 | | | Eumenes (Eumenes) lucasius de Saussure, 1852 | | | Eumenes (Eumenes) subpomiformis Bluethgen, 1938 | | | Eumenes flavus leptogaster | | | Eumenes lepeletierii de Saussure, 1852 | | | Eumenes maxillosus (De Geer, 1773) | ⇒ Delta fenestrale Saussure, 1852 | | Eumenidiopsis astutus Kohl, 1906 | | | Euryzonotulus nigeriensis Arnold, 1937 | | | Hemipepsis capensis Fabricius, 1781 | | | Hemipepsis erythropyga Arnold, 1932 | | | Hemipepsis ochropus Stål, 1857 | | | Hemipepsis sinuosa Kohl, 1913 | | | Hemipepsis tamisieri Guérin, 1848 | | | Java nigricornis Tullgren, 1904 | | | Knemodynerus expressus Giordani Soika, 1934 | | | Knemodynerus pseudolateralis (Meade-Waldo, 1914) | ⇒ Knemodynerus expressus Giordani Soika, 1934 | | Leptochilus limbiferus achaeus Gusenleitner, 1970 | | | Leptomenes richardsi Giordani Soika, 1975 | | | Macroocula airica Invrea, 1953 | | | Megameris calcigera calcigera Betrem & Bra..., 1964 | | | Megameris calcigera gabonensis | | | Megameris (Fascimeris) sexfasciata | | | Megameris pseudofasciatipennis aeripennis | | | Micreumenes curriei curriei Ashmead, 1902 | | | Microdynerus saundersi Blüthgen, 1955 | | | Micromeriella hessi | | | Micromeriella hyalina hyalina | | | Micromeriella hyalina nigeriensis Betrem, 1972 | | | Odontotilla (Odontotilloides) quadrimaculata | | | Odynerus lateralis (Fabricius, 1781) | ⇒ Proepipona rhodesiensis rhodesiensis Giordani Soika, 1941 | | Olixon majus Townes, 1977 | | | Paramisehocyttarus buyssoni | | | Paramisehocyttarus subtilis | | | Poecilagenia nigeriensis Arnold, 1934 | | | Polistes (Polistella) fastidiosus Saussure, 1853 | | | Polistes (Polistella) haugi Buysson, 1906 | | | Polistes (Polistes) marginalis Fabricius, 1775 | | | Polistes tenellus tenellus du Buysson, 1905 | | | Polybioides tabidus Fabricius, 1781 | | | Pompilus cinereus Fabricius, 1775 | Grey spider wasp | | Proepipona falcata Tullgren, 1904 | | | Proepipona lateralis Fabricius, 1781 | | | Proepipona lateralis lateropicta Bequaert, 1918 | | | Proepipona lateralis paolii Giordani Soika, 1934 | | | Proepipona rhodesiensis rhodesiensis Giordani Soika, 1941 | | | Psammochares rutilus (Klug, 1834) | ⇒ Agenioideus rutilus Klug, 1834 | | Pseudagenia nigeriensis Arnold, 1934 | | | Pseudagenia personata Gribodo, 1879 | | | Pseudagenia sansibarica Lucas, 1898 | | | Pseudagenia spilotaenia Kohl, 1894 | | | Pseudagenia trisinuata Arnold, 1936 | | | Pseudochilus glabripalpis nigeriensis Giordani Soika, 1987 | | | Pseudonortonia gambiensis Meade-Waldo, 1911 | | | Pseudonortonia kibonotensis kibonotensis Cameron, 1910 | | | Pseudonortonia kibonotensis rufisquama Giordani Soika, 1990 | | | Pygmachus umbratus Haupt, 1930 | | | Pyrrhoscolia nigeriensis Bradley, 1959 | | | Raphiglossa flavoornata Cameron, 1905 | | | Raphiglossa tibestica Giordani Soika, 1974 | | | Rhynchagris vicaria luteopicta Maidl, 0 | | | Rhynchalastor bairstowi bairstowi Gribodo, 1892 | | | Rhynchalastor occidentalis Giordani Soika, 1989 | | | Rhynchium cyanopterum cyanopterum | | | Rhynchium marginellum marginellum | | | Ropalidia gregaria Saussure, 1854 | | | Ropalidia guttatipennis Saussure, 1853 | | | Ropalidia stigma Smith, 1858 | | | Scolia (Austroscolia) bissauensis | | | Scolia ebenina ebenina | | | Scolia nigrita nigrita | | | Spinulomutilla argenteiventris | | | Spinulomutilla aureocincta | | | Synagis vicaria Stadelmann, 1898 | | | Synagris (Paragris) abyssinica Guérin, 1848 | | | Synagris (Paragris) analis Saussure, 1856 | | | Synagris (Paragris) calida Linné, 1758 | | | Synagris huberti huberti | | | Synagris (Paragris) negusi Buysson, 1906 | | | Synagris (Paragris) spiniventris Illiger, 1802 | | | Synagris (Synagris) cornuta Linné, 1758 | | | Synagris cornuta ituriensis Bequard, 1918 | | | Synagris dentata Saussure, 1852 | | | Telostegus adulator Priesner, 1955 | | | Tricarinodynerus anceps anceps | | | Tricarinodynerus guerinii guerinii | | | Tricarinodynerus ventralis Saussure, 1890 | | | Trogaspidia (Trogaspidia) floralis Klug, 1829 | |
Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Nigeria | Family | Bradynobaenidae
Saussure, 1892
Bradynobaenid wasps | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Mutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps | 7
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp | 18
40 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Rhopalosomatidae ♰
Ashmead, 1896
Rhopalosomatid wasps | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps | 7
17 | 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 | 30
94 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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