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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Northern South America (South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
840
24886
144846
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
837
24869
144808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
776
24445
142884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
457
18795
117333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
78
2164
11302
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
67
2042
11112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
28
964
8501
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
7
223
1439
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northern South America
7 Families width 1439 Species and 121 Subspecies
Eumenidae (Leach, 1815)Eumenid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant162SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps451SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalosomatidae Ashmead, 1896Rhopalosomatid wasps8SpeciesTaxom
Sapygidae Latreille, 1810Club-horned wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps21SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies795SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Northern South America
FamilyEumenidae
Leach, 1815
Eumenid wasps, Mason wasps, Potter Wasp, Potter wasps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
45
162
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
67
451
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRhopalosomatidae ♰
Ashmead, 1896
Rhopalosomatid wasps
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
10
21
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
96
795
Genera
Species

Taxom



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