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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region North Mexico (Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
534
6951
16163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
532
6948
16161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
507
6846
15892
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
325
5532
13121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
61
1062
2628
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
56
1048
2617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
22
431
1953
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
7
87
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Mexico
7 Families width 198 Species and 4 Subspecies
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant51SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies96SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps43SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Bradynobaenidae Saussure, 1892Bradynobaenid wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalosomatidae Ashmead, 1896Rhopalosomatid wasps5SpeciesTaxom
Sapygidae Latreille, 1810Club-horned wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Mexico
87 Genera with 198 Species
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Acanthophotopsis Schuster, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Acrophotopsis Schuster, 01SpeciesTaxom
Agelaia Lepeletier, 19784SpeciesTaxom
Ageniella Banks, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Allaporus Banks, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1905European tube wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 0Blue-Black Spider Wasps8SpeciesTaxom
Aphanilopterus Meunier, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Apoica Lepeletier, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Aporinellus Banks, 19173SpeciesTaxom
Aporus Spinola, 01SpeciesTaxom
Auplopus Spinola, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1837Honey wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Campsomeris Guérin-Ménev..., 17701SpeciesTaxom
Chelaporus Bradley, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Chyphotes Blake, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Colpa Lepeletier, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocheilus Panzer, 1806
0SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1845Cow Killer14SpeciesTaxom
Dielis Saussure & S..., 17871SpeciesTaxom
Dilophotopsis Schuster, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Dipogon Fox, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Dolichodynerus Bohart, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Ephuta Say, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Epipona Latreille, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Episyron Schioedte, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 05SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1870Potter Wasp6SpeciesTaxom
Evagetes Lepeletier, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Gastrodynerus Bohart, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Hemipepsis Dahlbom, 1844
Tarantula Hawks0SpeciesTaxom
Hoplognathoca Suárez, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Hypalastoroides Saussure, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Krombeinidia Lelej, 01SpeciesTaxom
Leptochilus Saussure, 19482SpeciesTaxom
Leucodynerus Bohart, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Liosphex Townes, 20103SpeciesTaxom
Lomachaeta Mickel, 20095SpeciesTaxom
Maricopodynerus Viereck, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Micromutilla Ashmead, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Minagenia Banks, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Minixi Giordani Soika, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 18577SpeciesTaxom
Monobia Saussure, 18723SpeciesTaxom
Myrapetra White, 1841
0SpeciesTaxom
Notocyphus Smith, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Odontophotopsis Viereck, 19588SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Olixon Cameron, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Pachodynerus Saussure, 18122SpeciesTaxom
Parachartergus Ihering, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Paracyphononyx Gribodo, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Paragia Shuckard, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Parazumia Saussure, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Pepsis Fabricius, 1843Tarantula hawk12SpeciesTaxom
Photomorphus Viereck, 02SpeciesTaxom
Poecilopompilus Howard, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps22SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 17913SpeciesTaxom
Pompilus Fabricius, 19534SpeciesTaxom
Priocnemis Schiødte, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Priocnessus Banks, 01SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomasaris Ashmead, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Psorthaspis Banks, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Pygodasis Bradley, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Quartinia André, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalosoma Cresson, 19433SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 18708SpeciesTaxom
Sapygina Costa, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Sericopompilus Howard, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeropthalma Blake, 013SpeciesTaxom
Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Stenodynerus Saussure, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Synoeca de Saussure, 1978Drumming wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Tachypompilus Ashmead, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Tastiotenia Evans, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Timulla Ashmead, 03SpeciesTaxom
Traumatomutilla André, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Trielis Saussure, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Triscolia Saussure, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1763Hornets2SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1770Ground Yellowjackets3SpeciesTaxom
Xanthocampsomeris Bradley, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Xerochares Evans, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Zethus Fabricius, 18372SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Mexico
198 Species and 4 Subspecies
Acanthophotopsis evansii Schuster, 1958
Acrophotopsis campylognatha Schuster, 0
Agelaia areata Say, 1837
Agelaia myrmecophila Ducke, 1905
Agelaia panamensis Cameron, 1906
Agelaia yepocapa Richards, 1978
Ageniella (Ageniella) accepta Cresson, 1867
Allaporus smithianus Cameron, 1893
Ancistrocerus trichionotus (Cameron, 1905)⇒ Ancistrocerus catskill Viereck, 1902
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) americanus Beauvois, 1811Blue-Black Spider Wasp
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) cylindricus Cresson, 1867
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) litoreus Evans, 1956
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) marginalis Banks, 1910
Anoplius (Lophopompilus) aethiops Cresson, 1865
Anoplius (Lophopompilus) cleora Banks, 1917
Anoplius cuautemoc Evans, 1966
Anoplius litoreuslitoreus
Apoica (Apoica) pallens Fabricius, 1804Central American Paper Wasp
Apoica (Apoica) thoracica Buysson, 1906
Aporinellus basalis Banks, 1933
Aporinellus completus Banks, 1917
Aporinellus medianus Banks, 1917
Aporus (Aporus) idris
Auplopus nigrellus Banks, 1912
Brachygastra azteca Saussure, 1857
Brachygastra lecheguana Latreille, 1824Black paper wasp
Brachygastra mellifica Say, 1837Mexican honey wasp
Campsomeris plumipes Drury, 1770
Chelaporus anomalus Banks, 1917
Dasymutilla arenivaga Mickel, 1928
Dasymutilla atricauda Mickel, 1936
Dasymutilla canella Blake, 1871
Dasymutilla durango
Dasymutilla fasciventris Mickel, 1938
Dasymutilla gloriosa Saussure, 1868Thistle Down Velvet Ant
Dasymutilla magnifica Mickel, 1928Red Velvet Ant
Dasymutilla melanippe Mickel, 1928
Dasymutilla niphopilis Manley & Pitts, 2007
Dasymutilla nocturna Mickel, 1928
Dasymutilla pseudopappus Cockerell, 1895
Dasymutilla satanas Mickel, 1928
Dasymutilla vesta Cresson, 1865
Dasymutilla vestita Lepeletier, 1845
Dielis dorsata Fabricius, 1787Scoliid wasp
Dilophotopsis concolor Cresson, 1865
Dilophotopsis paron Cameron, 1896
Dipogon hurdi Evans, 1964
Dolichodynerus tanynotus Cameron, 1909
Epipona guerini Saussure, 1854
Episyron biguttatus Fabricius, 1798Two-Spotted Spider Wasp
Eumenes (Eumenes) aureus Isely, 1917
Eumenes (Eumenes) bollii Cresson, 1872
Eumenes (Eumenes) coyotae Bohart, 1948
Eumenes (Eumenes) smithii de Saussure, 1852
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) annulatus Say, 1824
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) auranus Cameron, 1906
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) crypticus Say, 1823
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) hidalgo Saussure, 1857Hidalgo Mason Wasp
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) pratensis Saussure, 1870
Euodynerus cluniculus Saussure, 1870
Evagetes parvus Cresson, 1865
Gastrodynerus searsi Bohart, 1984
Hoplognathoca costarricensis Suárez, 1962
Krombeinidia ira ira
Leptochilus (Zendalia) minutissimus Bohart, 1940
Leptochilus (Zendalia) propodealis Bohart, 1948
Leucodynerus congressus Viereck, 1908
Liosphex atratus Lohrmann, 2010
Liosphex boreus Lohrmann, 2010
Liosphex maleku Lohrmann, 2010
Lomachaeta crocopinna Pitts & Manley, 2004
Lomachaeta eironeia Williams, Ca..., 2019
Lomachaeta hedera Williams & P..., 2009
Lomachaeta polemomechana Williams & P..., 2009
Lomachaeta theresa Williams & P..., 2009
Maricopodynerus pulvipilus Bohart, 1948
Minixi mexicanum Saussure, 1857
Mischocyttarus (Kappa) immarginatus Richards, 1940
Mischocyttarus (Mischocyttarus) melanarius Cameron, 1906
Mischocyttarus (Phi) cubensis Saussure, 1854
Mischocyttarus (Phi) flavitarsis Saussure, 1854Wasp
Mischocyttarus (Phi) mexicanus Saussure, 1854
Mischocyttarus (Phi) navajo (Bequard, 1933)⇒ Mischocyttarus flavitarsis Saussure, 1854
Mischocyttarus palidipectus Smith, 1857
Monobia biangulata Saussure, 1875
Monobia quadridens Linnaeus, 1763Four-toothed Mason Wasp
Monobia texana Cresson, 1872
Notocyphus dorsalis Cresson, 1872
Odontophotopsis (Odontophotopsis) clypeata Schuster, 1958
Odontophotopsis (Odontophotopsis) erebus Melander, 1903
Odontophotopsis (Odontophotopsis) inconspicua Blake, 1886
Odontophotopsis (Odontophotopsis) melicausa Blake, 1871
Odontophotopsis dentifera Species-Group, 0
Odontophotopsis quadrispinosa Schuster, 1958
Odontophotopsis serca Viereck, 1904
Odontophotopsis tenuiptera Schuster, 1958
Odynerus ochlerus (Saussure, 1852)⇒ Ancistrocerus parietum Linnaeus, 1758
Olixon banksii Brues, 1922
Olixon testaceum Cameron, 1887
Pachodynerus californicus Saussure, 1870
Pachodynerus nasidens Latreille, 1812Key hole wasp
Parachartergus apicalis Fabricius, 1804
Paracyphononyx funereus Lepeletier, 1845
Paragia monocesta Snelling, 1986
Parancistrocerus mcclayi Bohart, 1952
Parancistrocerus siccus Bohart, 1952
Parancistrocerus texensis Saussure, 1871
Parazumia tolteca Saussure, 1875
Pepsis (Pepsis) chrysothemis Lucas, 1894
Pepsis (Pepsis) mexicana Lucas, 1894
Pepsis (Pepsis) pallidolimbata Lucas, 1894
Pepsis (Pepsis) thisbe Lucas, 1894
Pepsis atalanta Mocsáry, 1885
Pepsis grossa Fabricius, 1798
Pepsis menechma Lepeletier, 1845
Pepsis mildei Stål, 1857
Pepsis montezuma Smith, 1855
Pepsis optima Smith, 1879
Pepsis sommeri Dahlbom, 1845
Pepsis terminata Dahlbom, 1843
Photomorphus comobabii
Photomorphus mexicanella
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) annularis Linnaeus, 1763Jack Spaniard Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) apachus Saussure, 1857
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) arizonensis Snelling, 1954
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) aurifer (Saussure, 1853)⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) boharti Snelling, 1983
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) canadensis Linnaeus, 1758
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) carnifex Fabricius, 1775Paper wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) carolina Linnaeus, 1767Red Paper Wasps
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) comanchus Saussure, 1857
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) exclamans Viereck, 1906Paper wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) flavus Cresson, 1868
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) instabilis Saussure, 1953Unstable Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) kaibabensis Hayw., 1932
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) lineonotus Bohart, 1949
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) major Palisot de B..., 1818
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) mexicanus Bequard, 1940
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) pacificus Fabricius, 1804
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) palmarum Bequard, 1936
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) rossi Bohart, 1949
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) veracrucis Richards, 1978
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Polybia (Apopolybia) simillima Smith, 1862
Polybia (Myrapetra) diguetana Buysson, 1905
Polybia (Myrapetra) occidentalis Olivier, 1791
Pompilus nigritus Fabricius, 1781
Pompilus parvulus Banks, 1912
Pompilus scelestus Cresson, 1865
Pompilus tlahuicanus Evans, 1953
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) cornica Say, 1836
Priocnessus durangoensis
Pseudomasaris vespoides Cresson, 1863
Pseudomasaris zonalis Cresson, 1864
Psorthaspis planata Fox, 1892
Quartinia persephona Richards, 1962
Rhopalosoma nearcticum Brues, 1943
Rhopalosoma obliquum Townes, 1977
Rhopalosoma simile Brues, 1943
Rhynchalastor anormis Say, 1824
Rhynchalastor lixovestis Bohart, 1949
Rhynchalastor microstictus Viereck, 1906
Rhynchalastor ochrogonius Bohart, 1944
Rhynchalastor pulvivestis Bohart, 1949
Rhynchalastor similoides Bohart, 1980
Rhynchalastor valliceps Bohart, 1948
Rhynchalastor xanthianus de Saussure, 1870
Sapygina lugens manica Arnold, 1960
Sericopompilus neotropicalis Cameron, 1893
Sphaeropthalma (Micromutilla) difficilis Baker, 1905
Sphaeropthalma (Micromutilla) mesillensis Cockerell, 1897
Sphaeropthalma (Micromutilla) yumaella Schuster, 1958
Sphaeropthalma (Photopsis) arota Cresson, 1875
Sphaeropthalma (Photopsis) ignacio Schuster, 1958
Sphaeropthalma (Photopsis) marpesia Blake, 1879
Sphaeropthalma (Photopsis) militaris Schuster, 1958
Sphaeropthalma (Photopsis) unicolor Cresson Cresson, 0
Sphaeropthalma (Photopsoides) uro Blake, 1879
Sphaeropthalma blakeii Fox, 1893
Sphaeropthalma carinata
Sphaeropthalma maricopella
Sphaeropthalma purissima
Stenodyneriellus heterospilus Cameron, 1907
Synoeca septentrionalis Richards, 1978
Tastiotenia festiva Evans, 1950
Timulla (Timulla) collina
Timulla (Timulla) neobule Mickel, 1937
Timulla divergens
Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespa uncinata (Linnaeus, 1763)⇒ Monobia quadridens Linnaeus, 1763
Vespula atropilosa Sladen, 1918Prairie Yellowjacket
Vespula pensylvanica de Saussure, 1857Western yellow jacket
Vespula squamosa Drury, 1770Southern Yellowjacket
Xerochares expulsus Schulz, 1906
Zethus (Zethus) miscogaster Saussure, 1852
Zethus (Zethus) spinipes Say, 1837

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in North Mexico
FamilyBradynobaenidae
Saussure, 1892
Bradynobaenid wasps
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
15
51
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
25
43
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRhopalosomatidae
Ashmead, 1896
Rhopalosomatid wasps
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySapygidae
Latreille, 1810
Club-horned wasps, Sapygid wasps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
7
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps, Pollen Wasps, Potter Wasps, Social Wasps, Vespid wasps, Wasps, Yellowjackets
36
96
Genera
Species

Taxom



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