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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Northeast Brazil (Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
447
3154
5763
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
447
3154
5763
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
409
3043
5576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
228
2127
4038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
55
435
1027
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
51
428
1022
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
22
304
889
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
6
48
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northeast Brazil
6 Families width 92 Species and 1 Subspecies
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps15SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies60SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant11SpeciesTaxom
Sapygidae Latreille, 1810Club-horned wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalosomatidae Ashmead, 1896Rhopalosomatid wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northeast Brazil
48 Genera with 92 Species
#ABCDEHLMNOPSTZ
Abernessia Arlé, 1947
0SpeciesTaxom
Agelaia Lepeletier, 18046SpeciesTaxom
Ageniella Banks, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1906European tube wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Angiopolybia Araujo, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1969Blue-Black Spider Wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Apoica Lepeletier, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Aporus Spinola, 01SpeciesTaxom
Araripescolia Nel & al., 20131SpeciesTaxom
Atillum André, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Aulocostethus Ashmead, 01SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1792Honey wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Chartergus arizonaensis..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Cretaproscolia Rasnitsyn & ..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Cretofedtschenkia Osten, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Cretoscolia Rasnitsyn, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Darditilla Casal, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Dicranoplius Haupt, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Dielis Saussure & S..., 17871SpeciesTaxom
Dolichomutilla Ashmead, 01SpeciesTaxom
Epipona Latreille, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 01SpeciesTaxom
Hoplomutilla Ashmead, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Leipomeles Moebius, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Leucospilomutilla Ashmead, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Mesorhopalosoma Darling, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Metapolybia Ducke, 18995SpeciesTaxom
Minixi Giordani Soika, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Monobia Saussure, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Mutilla Linnaeus, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Notocyphus Smith, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Pachodynerus Saussure, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Parachartergus Ihering, 18633SpeciesTaxom
Pepsis Fabricius, 1845Tarantula hawk8SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 185411SpeciesTaxom
Protonectarina Ducke, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Protopolybia Ducke, 18545SpeciesTaxom
Suareztilla Casal, 1968
0SpeciesTaxom
Synoeca de Saussure, 2017Drumming wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Tallium André, 01SpeciesTaxom
Timulla Ashmead, 03SpeciesTaxom
Traumatomutilla André, 18212SpeciesTaxom
Trimeria Saussure, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Zeta Saussure, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Zethus Fabricius, 18561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northeast Brazil
92 Species and 1 Subspecies
Agelaia angulata Fabricius, 1804
Agelaia flavipennis Ducke, 1905
Agelaia fulvofasciata Deg., 1773
Agelaia myrmecophila Ducke, 1905
Agelaia pallipes Olivier, 1792
Agelaia testacea Fabricius, 1804
Ancistrocerus flavomarginatus Brèthes, 1906
Angiopolybia pallens Lepeletier, 1836
Angiopolybia paraensis Spinosa, 1851
Anoplius (Notiochares) amethystinus Fabricius, 1798
Anoplius (Notiochares) inculcatrix Cameron, 1912
Anoplius albidus Evans, 1969
Apoica (Apoica) flavissima van der Vecht, 1972
Apoica (Apoica) pallens Fabricius, 1804Central American Paper Wasp
Aporus (Aporus) idris
Araripescolia magnifica A. Nel, 2013
Aulocostethus bifaciatus
Brachygastra bilineolata Spinosa, 1841
Brachygastra lecheguana Latreille, 1824Black paper wasp
Brachygastra scutellaris Olivier, 1792
Chartergus apicalis
Cretaproscolia josai A. P. Rasnitsyn, 1999
Cretofedtschenkia santanensis Osten, 2007
Cretoscolia brasiliensis T. Osten, 2007
Darditilla araxa Cresson, 1902
Dicranoplius albidus Evans, 1969
Dielis dorsata Fabricius, 1787Scoliid wasp
Dolichomutilla guineensis sycorax
Epipona tatua Cuv., 1797
Eumenes rotundicollis Cameron, 0
Leipomeles spilogastra Cameron, 1912
Leucospilomutilla cerbera Klug, 1821
Mesorhopalosoma cearae D. C. Darling, 1990
Metapolybia bromelicola Araujo, 1945
Metapolybia cingulata Fabricius, 1804
Metapolybia decorata Gribodo, 1896
Metapolybia docilis Richards, 1978
Metapolybia suffusa Fox, 1899
Minixi tricoloratum Zavattari, 1911
Mischocyttarus (Kappa) santacruzi Raw, 2000
Mischocyttarus (Monacanthocnemis) punctatus Ducke, 1904
Monobia angulosa Saussure, 1852
Mutilla coryphasia Péringuey, 1899
Mutilla indica Linnæus, 1758
Notocyphus macrostoma Kohl, 1886
Odynerus sylveirae Saussure, 1854
Pachodynerus guadulpensis Saussure, 1853
Pachodynerus nasidens Latreille, 1812Key hole wasp
Pachodynerus praecox Saussure, 1856
Parachartergus colobopterus Licht, 1796
Parachartergus fraternus Fabricius, 1804
Parachartergus vespiceps de Saussure, 1863
Pepsis apicata Taschenberg, 1869
Pepsis auriguttata Burmeister, 1872
Pepsis decorata Perty, 1833
Pepsis heros (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Pepsis marginata Beauvois, 1809
Pepsis limbata Guérin, 1831
Pepsis luteicornis Fabricius, 1804
Pepsis terminata Dahlbom, 1843
Pepsis variipennis Lepeletier, 1845
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) billardieri Fabricius, 1804
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) canadensis Linnaeus, 1758
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) simillimus Zikan, 1951
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) versicolor Olivier, 1791South American paper wasp
Polybia (Alpha) quadricincta Saussure, 1854
Polybia (Apopolybia) dimidiata Olivier, 1791
Polybia (Cylindroeca) rejecta Fabricius, 1798
Polybia (Myrapetra) occidentalis Olivier, 1791
Polybia (Platypolybia) liliacea Fabricius, 1804
Polybia (Polybia) striata Fabricius, 1787
Polybia (Trichinothorax) chrysothorax Lichtenstein, 1796
Polybia (Trichinothorax) ignobilis Haliday, 1836
Polybia (Trichinothorax) sericea Olivier, 1792
Polybia gorytoides Fox, 1898
Polybia jurinei Saussure, 1854
Protopolybia acutiscutis Cameron, 1906
Protopolybia bituberculata Silveira & C..., 1995
Protopolybia diligens Smith, 1857
Protopolybia potiguara Santos, Silv..., 0
Protopolybia sedula Saussure, 1854
Synoeca cyanea Fabricius, 1775
Synoeca ilheensis Lopes & Menezes, 2017
Tallium pictum
Timulla (Timulla) leucippe
Timulla (Timulla) livilla
Timulla cloelia
Traumatomutilla ocellaris Klug, 1821
Traumatomutilla quadrum Klug, 1821
Trimeria americana Saussure, 1853
Trimeria robusta Hermes & Melo, 2006
Zeta argillaceum Linnaeus, 1758Potter wasp
Zethus (Zethus) hilarianus Saussure, 1856

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Northeast Brazil
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
10
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
8
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRhopalosomatidae
Ashmead, 1896
Rhopalosomatid wasps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
4
4
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
24
60
Genera
Species

Taxom



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