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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Panama (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
546
8352
22776
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
544
8349
22773
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
522
8231
22503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
324
6473
18670
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
54
700
2119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
50
672
2099
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
20
377
1733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
6
72
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Panama
6 Families width 198 Species and 4 Subspecies
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies80SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps93SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant19SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalosomatidae Ashmead, 1896Rhopalosomatid wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Bradynobaenidae Saussure, 1892Bradynobaenid wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Panama
72 Genera with 198 Species
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Agelaia Lepeletier, 19073SpeciesTaxom
Ageniella Banks, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Ageniopsis1SpeciesTaxom
Alphamenes Vecht, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1836
European tube wasp0SpeciesTaxom
Angiopolybia Araujo, 1946
0SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1944Blue-Black Spider Wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Apoica Lepeletier, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Aporus Spinola, 01SpeciesTaxom
Auplopus Spinola, 196335SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1837Honey wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Caliadurgus Pate, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Campsomeris Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocheilus Panzer, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 2007Cow Killer3SpeciesTaxom
Dielis Saussure & S..., 17871SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1763Aerial Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom
Ephuta Say, 05SpeciesTaxom
Epipompilus Kohl, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Epipona Latreille, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Eputa1SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 02SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1823Potter Wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Frigitilla1SpeciesTaxom
Hemipepsis Dahlbom, 1867Tarantula Hawks1SpeciesTaxom
Hoplomutilla Ashmead, 01SpeciesTaxom
Horcomutilla Casal, 01SpeciesTaxom
Irenangelus Schulz, 19694SpeciesTaxom
Liosphex Townes, 20103SpeciesTaxom
Metapolybia Ducke, 19974SpeciesTaxom
Minagenia Banks, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 19455SpeciesTaxom
Monobia Saussure, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Mystacagenia Evans, 1973
0SpeciesTaxom
Nectarinella Bequaert, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Notocyphus Smith, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Notoplaniceps Bradley, 1944
0SpeciesTaxom
Olixon Cameron, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Omicron Saussure, 18414SpeciesTaxom
Orancistrocerus Vecht, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Pachodynerus Saussure, 18121SpeciesTaxom
Pachymenes Saussure, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Parachartergus Ihering, 19053SpeciesTaxom
Paragia Shuckard, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Pararaphidoglossa Zavattari, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Pepsis Fabricius, 1843Tarantula hawk30SpeciesTaxom
Poecilopompilus Howard, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1972Paper nest wasps11SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 015SpeciesTaxom
Priochilus Banks, 19663SpeciesTaxom
Priocnemella Banks, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Priocnemis Schiødte, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Protopolybia Ducke, 19447SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Psorthaspis Banks, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Pygodasis Bradley, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalosoma Cresson, 19432SpeciesTaxom
Sericopompilus Howard, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeropthalma Blake, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Stelopolybia Ducke, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Stenodynerus Saussure, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Synoeca de Saussure, 1767Drumming wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Tachypompilus Ashmead, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Timulla Ashmead, 06SpeciesTaxom
Traumatomutilla André, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Typhoctes Ashmead, 01SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1857Ground Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom
Xanthocampsomeris Bradley, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Xystromutilla André, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Zethus Fabricius, 04SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Panama
198 Species and 4 Subspecies
Agelaia areata Say, 1837
Agelaia cajennensis Fabricius, 1798
Agelaia centralis Cameron, 1907
Ageniella molinor Banks, 1925
Ageniella zeteki Banks, 1925
Ageniopsis abnormis
Alphamenes campanulatus Fabricius, 1804
Anoplius (Anopliodes) chiriqui Evans, 1966
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) apiculatus Smith, 1855
Anoplius parsonsi Banks, 1944
Apoica (Apoica) pallens Fabricius, 1804Central American Paper Wasp
Apoica (Apoica) pallida Olivier, 1791
Apoica (Apoica) thoracica Buysson, 1906
Aporus (Aporus) comptus
Auplopus abnormalis Dreisbach, 1963
Auplopus aerugionosus
Auplopus albifrons (Dalman, 1823)⇒ Auplopus arcuaticornis Wahis, 2006
Auplopus alishanus Ishikawa, 1967
Auplopus anthracinus Dreisbach, 1963
Auplopus arcuaticornis Wahis, 2006
Auplopus argentinus Dreisbach, 1963
Auplopus callainus Dreisbach, 1963
Auplopus carbonarius Scopoli, 1763Spider wasp
Auplopus collinus (Haupt, 1962)⇒ Auplopus carbonarius Scopoli, 1763
Auplopus crassus Priesner, 1967
Auplopus dietzi Dreisbach, 1963
Auplopus earinus Dreisbach, 1963
Auplopus exilis Dreisbach, 1963
Auplopus femur-rubrus Dreisbach, 1963
Auplopus grossus Dreisbach, 1963
Auplopus hypsipyla Bingham, 1893
Auplopus iolanthe Banks, 1925
Auplopus lineatus Dreisbach, 1963
Auplopus minus Dreisbach, 1963
Auplopus minusculus Dreisbach, 1963
Auplopus nigriculus Dreisbach, 1963
Auplopus ochraceus Haupt, 1938
Auplopus olivarus Dreisbach, 1963
Auplopus opacus Dreisbach, 1963
Auplopus panamensis Dreisbach, 1963
Auplopus purpureus Dreisbach, 1963
Auplopus semialatus Dreisbach, 1963
Auplopus semirufus Dreisbach, 1963
Auplopus shannoni Dreisbach, 1963
Auplopus smithi Dalla Torre, 1897
Auplopus splendens Dreisbach, 1963
Auplopus venetus Dreisbach, 1963
Auplopus violaceus Dreisbach, 1963
Auplopus zeteki Dreisbach, 1963
Brachygastra augusti Saussure, 1854
Brachygastra mellifica Say, 1837Mexican honey wasp
Caliadurgus albosignus Dreisbach, 1961
Caliadurgus cruralis Dreisbach, 1961
Cryptocheilus neotropicalis Cambra & Wahis, 2005
Cryptocheilus santosi Cambra & Wahis, 2005
Dasymutilla paradoxa Gerstaecker, 1874
Dasymutilla phya Cameron, 1895
Dasymutilla sleipniri Manley & Pitts, 2007
Dielis dorsata Fabricius, 1787Scoliid wasp
Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) maculata Linnaeus, 1763Bald hornet
Ephuta carinata
Ephuta forceps
Ephuta scutellata
Ephuta trifida Gerstäcker, 1874
Ephuta violacea
Epipompilus aztecus Cresson, 1869
Epipompilus nigribasis Banks, 1925
Epipona niger Brèthes, 1926
Eputa panama
Eumenes acus Giordani Soika, 0
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) crypticus Say, 1823
Frigitilla panamensis Cambra, Brot..., 0
Hemipepsis mexicana Cresson, 1867
Hoplomutilla panamensis
Horcomutilla krombeini
Irenangelus evansi Kimsey & Was..., 2004
Irenangelus ichneumonoides Ducke, 1908
Irenangelus lucidus Evans, 1969
Irenangelus townesorum Evans, 1969
Liosphex achuar Lohrmann, 2010
Liosphex bribri Lohrmann, 2010
Liosphex darien Lohrmann, 2010
Metapolybia aztecoides Richards, 1978
Metapolybia cingulata Fabricius, 1804
Metapolybia docilis Richards, 1978
Metapolybia mesoamerica Smeth. & Carp., 1997
Mischocyttarus (Clypeopolybia) heliconius Richards, 1941
Mischocyttarus (Monogynoecus) insolitus Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus (Phi) basimacula Cameron, 1906
Mischocyttarus (Phi) cubensis Saussure, 1854
Mischocyttarus costaricensis Richards, 1945
Monobia quadridens Linnaeus, 1763Four-toothed Mason Wasp
Nectarinella championi Dover, 1925
Notocyphus abnormis Taschenberg, 1869
Notocyphus stimulator Cameron, 1893
Olixon testaceum Cameron, 1887
Omicron conclamatum Giordani Soika, 1978
Omicron deminutum Giordani Soika, 1978
Omicron furiosum Giordani Soika, 1978
Omicron globicolle Spinosa, 1841
Orancistrocerus aterrimus Saussure, 1852
Pachodynerus nasidens Latreille, 1812Key hole wasp
Parachartergus apicalis Fabricius, 1804
Parachartergus compressus de Saussure, 1854
Parachartergus difficilis Ducke, 1905
Paragia monocesta Snelling, 1986
Parancistrocerus pseudodynerus Dalla Torre, 1889
Pararaphidoglossa fulva Schulthess, 1910
Pararaphidoglossa imitatrix Giordani Soika, 1978
Pepsis (Gigantopepsis) aquila Lucas, 1894
Pepsis (Pepsis) mexicana Lucas, 1894
Pepsis assimilis Banks, 1946
Pepsis atalanta Mocsáry, 1885
Pepsis auriguttata Burmeister, 1872
Pepsis basalis Mocsáry, 1885
Pepsis basifusca Lucas, 1895
Pepsis cassiope Mocsáry, 1888
Pepsis cyanescens Lepeletier, 1845
Pepsis dimidiata Fabricius, 1804
Pepsis egregia Mocsáry, 1885
Pepsis festiva Fabricius, 1804
Pepsis frivaldszkyi Mocsáry, 1885
Pepsis fumipennis Smith, 1855
Pepsis grossa Fabricius, 1798
Pepsis ianthina Erichson, 1848
Pepsis lepida Mocsáry, 1894
Pepsis menechma Lepeletier, 1845
Pepsis mildei Stål, 1857
Pepsis montezuma Smith, 1855
Pepsis nana Mocsáry, 1885
Pepsis optima Smith, 1879
Pepsis purpurea Smith, 1873
Pepsis purpureipes Packard, 1869
Pepsis rubra Drury, 1773Red-winged Tarantula Hawk
Pepsis sabina Mocsáry, 1885
Pepsis sommeri Dahlbom, 1845
Pepsis tricuspidata Gribodo, 1894
Pepsis vitripennis Smith, 1855
Pepsis xanthocera Dahlbom, 1843
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) aterrimus Saussure, 1853
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) canadensis Linnaeus, 1758
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) carnifex Fabricius, 1775Paper wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) cubensis Lepeletier, 1836
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) erythrocephalus Latreille, 1813
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) infuscatus Lepeletier, 1836
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) lanio Fabricius, 1775
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) pacificus Fabricius, 1804
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) versicolor Olivier, 1791South American paper wasp
Polistes stenopus stenopus van der Vecht, 1972
Polybia (Apopolybia) simillima Smith, 1862
Polybia (Cylindroeca) rejecta Fabricius, 1798
Polybia (Myrapetra) barbouri Bequard, 1943
Polybia belemensis brevitarsus Richards, 1978
Polybia (Myrapetra) diguetana Buysson, 1905
Polybia (Myrapetra) nidulatrix Bequard, 1933
Polybia (Myrapetra) occidentalis Olivier, 1791
Polybia (Myrapetra) scrobalis Richards, 1970
Polybia scrobalis infraspecies
Polybia (Pedothoeca) emaciata Lucas, 1879
Polybia (Trichinothorax) flavitincta Fox, 1898
Polybia (Trichinothorax) punctata Buysson, 1908
Polybia (Trichinothorax) raui Bequard, 1933
Polybia bribri
Polybia bursaria
Priochilus captivum Fabricius, 1804
Priochilus chrysopygus Wasbauer, Ca..., 2017
Priochilus fustiferum Evans, 1966
Priocnemella fairchildi Banks, 1925
Priocnemella isolata Banks, 1925
Priocnemis doddsi Banks, 1925
Priocnemis zeteki Banks, 1925
Protopolybia acutiscutis Cameron, 1906
Protopolybia collombiana Santos, Silv..., 2015
Protopolybia perfulvula Bequard, 1944
Protopolybia picteti Saussure, 1854
Protopolybia scutellaris Bequard, 1944
Protopolybia sedula Saussure, 1854
Protopolybia wheeleri Bequard, 1944
Pseudomethoca hesperus Brothers, 1982
Psorthaspis canipennis Bradley, 1944
Rhopalosoma breelandi Townes, 1977
Rhopalosoma simile Brues, 1943
Stenodyneriellus heterospilus Cameron, 1907
Synoeca septentrionalis Richards, 1978
Synoeca surinama Linnaeus, 1767
Timulla (Timulla) buscki
Timulla (Timulla) labdace
Timulla (Timulla) nisa
Timulla (Timulla) raui
Timulla (Timulla) runata
Timulla segesta
Typhoctes evansi
Vespula pensylvanica de Saussure, 1857Western yellow jacket
Zethus (Zethus) fuscus Perty, 1833
Zethus (Zethusculus) brasiliensis (Fox, 1899)⇒ Zethus adonis Bohart & Stange, 1965
Zethus cavagneroi Bohart & Stange, 1965
Zethus wileyi Stange, 0

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Panama
FamilyBradynobaenidae
Saussure, 1892
Bradynobaenid 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
11
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
22
93
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRhopalosomatidae
Ashmead, 1896
Rhopalosomatid wasps
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
4
1
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
32
80
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Vespoidea at dyntaxa.se
Vespoidea at itis.gov