Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 458
5336
18787 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 455
5331
18781 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 433
5239
18576 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 291
4213
16123 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 47
452
1150 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 44
440
1145 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 16
197
824 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps | 4
30
37 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Papua New Guinea
4 Families width 37 Species and 14 Subspecies
Genera for Papua New Guinea
30 Genera with 37 Species #ACDEFHLMPQRTV
| Anischnogaster Vecht, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anterhynchium de Saussure, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aporus Spinola, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Campsomeris Guérin-Ménev..., 1838 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Ceropales Latreille, 1957 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Chirodamus Haliday, 1837 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptocheilus Panzer, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dasymutilla Ashmead, 0 | Cow Killer | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Delta Saussure, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Diliacos Saussure & S..., 1864 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1793 | Aerial Yellowjackets | 1 | Species | Taxom | Epipompilus Kohl, 1884 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Eumenes Latreille, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Fabriogenia Banks, 1941 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Hemipepsis Dahlbom, 1831 | Tarantula Hawks | 1 | Species | Taxom | Heterodontonyx Haupt, 1935 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Laevicampsomeris Betrem, 1933 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Leptochilus Saussure, 1970 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Leptodialepis Haupt, 1929 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lissodynerus Giordani Soika, 1941 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Macromeris Lepeletier, 1831 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Parapolybia Saussure, 1966 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phimenes Giordani Soika, 1959 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Polistes Latreille, 1904 | Paper nest wasps | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pompilus Fabricius, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Quartinia André, 1962 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhynchium Spinola, 1882 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ropalidia Guérin-Ménev..., 0 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | Turneromyia Banks, 1941 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Vespa Linnaeus, 1758 | Hornets | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Papua New Guinea
37 Species and 14 Subspecies | Anischnogaster iridipennis Smith, 1859 | | | Anterhynchium (Epiodynerus) nigrocinctum Saussure, 1853 | | | Aporus (Aporus) idris | | | Ceropales elegans aquilonia Townes, 1957 | | | Cryptocheilus (Cryptocheilus) octomaculatus Rossius, 1790 | | | Dasymutilla bruneri | | | Delta latreillei Saussure, 1852 | | | Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) saxonica Fabricius, 1793 | Saxon wasp | | Eumenes flavus leptogaster | | | Hemipepsis ichneumonea Guérin-Ménev..., 1831 | | | Leptochilus limbiferus achaeus Gusenleitner, 1970 | | | Lissodynerus agilis Smith, 1858 | | | Lissodynerus agilis novaeguineae Giordani Soika, 1941 | | | Parapolybia varia furva Vecht, 1966 | | | Phimenes arcuatum (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Phimenes arcuatus Zimmermann, 1931 | | Phimenes arcuatus Zimmermann, 1931 | | | Phimenes arcuatus amboinensis Vecht, 1959 | | | Phimenes arcuatus buruanus Vecht, 1959 | | | Phimenes arcuatus lyratus Vecht, 1959 | | | Phimenes arcuatus muruensis Vecht, 1960 | | | Phimenes arcuatus obuensis Vecht, 1959 | | | Phimenes arcuatus praslinius Guérin, 1831 | | | Phimenes arcuatus transilis Vecht, 1959 | | | Polistes stenopus stenopus van der Vecht, 1972 | | | Polistes (Megapolistes) tepidus Fabricius, 1775 | Paper wasp | | Polistes (Polistella) bambusae Richards, 1978 | | | Polistes (Polistella) stigma Fabricius, 1793 | Bernard´s tropical paper wasp | | Polistes stigma papuanus Schulz, 1904 | | | Pompilus tuberculatus Smith, 1855 | | | Quartinia persephona Richards, 1962 | | | Rhynchium annuliferum Boisduval, 1835 | | | Rhynchium haemorrhoidale Fabricius, 1775 | | | Rhynchium medium Maindron, 1882 | | | Ropalidia brunnea Smith, 1859 | | | Ropalidia conservator Smith, 1860 | | | Ropalidia deminutiva Cheesm., 1952 | | | Ropalidia fluviatilis Meade-Waldo, 1912 | | | Ropalidia loriana Buysson, 1910 | | | Ropalidia maculiventris Guérin, 1831 | | | Ropalidia melania Richards, 1978 | | | Ropalidia nigra Smith, 1859 | | | Ropalidia pratti (Cheesm., 1952) | ⇒ Ropalidia maculiventris Guérin, 1831 | | Ropalidia zonata Cameron, 0 | | | Vespa affinis Linnaeus, 1764 | Lesser banded hornet | | Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758 | Cornish mallow | | Vespa tropica Linnaeus, 1758 | Greater banded hornet |
Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Papua New Guinea | Family | Mutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp | 12
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps | 3
0 | 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 | 14
31 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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