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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
403
4047
8334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
402
4046
8333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
385
3986
8213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
250
3207
6803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
51
482
1270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
46
470
1261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
311
1053
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
5
56
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Paraguay
5 Families width 144 Species and 4 Subspecies
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies73SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps63SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant5SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalosomatidae Ashmead, 1896Rhopalosomatid wasps2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Paraguay
56 Genera with 144 Species
#ABCDEHLMNOPRSTZ
Agelaia Lepeletier, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Ageniella Banks, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Alphamenes Vecht, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Ancistroceroides de Saussure, 01SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1879Blue-Black Spider Wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Apoica Lepeletier, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Aporus Spinola, 01SpeciesTaxom
Arachnophroctonus Howard, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Auplopus Spinola, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1824Honey wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Campsomeris Guérin-Ménev..., 18451SpeciesTaxom
Cephalastor Giordani Soika, 02SpeciesTaxom
Cephalomutilla André, 01SpeciesTaxom
Ceramiopsis Zavattari, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Ceropales Latreille, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Chirodamus Haliday, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyphononyx Dahlbom, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Darditilla Casal, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Dicranoplius Haupt, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1775Aerial Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom
Entypus Dahlbom, 19133SpeciesTaxom
Ephuta Say, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 05SpeciesTaxom
Hypoferreola Ashmead, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Liosphex Townes, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Metapolybia Ducke, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Minixi Giordani Soika, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 19459SpeciesTaxom
Monobia Saussure, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Notocyphus Smith, 18554SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 01SpeciesTaxom
Olixon Cameron, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Pachodynerus Saussure, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Pachymenes Saussure, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Pachyminixi Giordani Soika, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Parachartergus Ihering, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Paracyphononyx Gribodo, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Paragia Shuckard, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Pepsis Fabricius, 1843Tarantula hawk45SpeciesTaxom
Poecilopompilus Howard, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps9SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 19089SpeciesTaxom
Priocnemioides Radoszkowski, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Priocnemis Schiødte, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Protonectarina Ducke, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Protopolybia Ducke, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalosoma Cresson, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Stenodynerus Saussure, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Synoeca de Saussure, 1775Drumming wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Tachypompilus Ashmead, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Tallium André, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Timulla Ashmead, 01SpeciesTaxom
Traumatomutilla André, 18212SpeciesTaxom
Trimeria Saussure, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Zeta Saussure, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Zethus Fabricius, 196512SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Paraguay
144 Species and 4 Subspecies
Agelaia pallipes Olivier, 1792
Ageniella cymbele Banks, 1946
Alphamenes campanulatus Fabricius, 1804
Alphamenes richardsi Soika, 1978
Ancistroceroides soikai Grandinete &..., 0
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) marginicollis Taschenberg, 1869
Anoplius (Notiochares) amethystinus Fabricius, 1798
Anoplius inaurata Smith, 1879
Apoica (Apoica) pallens Fabricius, 1804Central American Paper Wasp
Aporus (Aporus) idris
Auplopus puniceus Dreisbach, 1963
Brachygastra lecheguana Latreille, 1824Black paper wasp
Campsomeris costalis Lepeletier, 1845
Cephalastor estela Garcete-Barrett, 2002
Cephalastor rufosuffusus
Cephalomutilla distincia
Ceramiopsis gestroi Zavattari, 1910
Ceropales (Hemiceropales) brethesi Banks, 1947
Darditilla araxa Cresson, 1902
Dicranoplius brevitarsus Banks, 1947
Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricius, 1775Aerial yellowjacket
Entypus bituberculatus Guérin, 1838
Entypus carinatus Fox, 0
Entypus peruvianus Rohwer, 1913
Eumenes (Zeteumenoides) rufomaculatus Fox, 1899
Eumenes callimorphus (Saussure, 1852)⇒ Alphamenes campanulatus Fabricius, 1804
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Eumenes rotundicollis Cameron, 0
Eumenes singularis Smith, 0
Liosphex micropterus Lohrmann, 2010
Metapolybia cingulata Fabricius, 1804
Minixi tricoloratum Zavattari, 1911
Mischocyttarus (Clypeopolybia) heliconius Richards, 1941
Mischocyttarus (Kappa) bertonii Ducke, 1918
Mischocyttarus (Kappa) frontalis Fox, 1898
Mischocyttarus (Kappa) villarricanus Zikan, 1935
Mischocyttarus (Mischocyttarus) drewseni RAPOSO FILHO, 1954
Mischocyttarus (Phi) paraguayensis Zikan, 1935
Mischocyttarus consimilis Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus schadei Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus thrypticus Richards, 1945
Monobia angulosa Saussure, 1852
Monobia apicalipennis Saussure, 1852
Monobia cingulata Brèthes, 1903
Notocyphus abnormis Taschenberg, 1869
Notocyphus atratus Banks, 1947
Notocyphus saevissimus Smith, 1855
Notocyphus tyrannicus Smith, 1855
Odynerus drewseni de Saussure, 0
Olixon testaceum Cameron, 1887
Pachodynerus brachygaster Saussure, 1852
Pachodynerus praecox Saussure, 1856
Pachymenes laeviventris Fox, 1899
Pachymenes sericeus Saussure, 1852
Pachyminixi brethesi Bertoni, 1927
Parachartergus pseudapicalis Willink, 1959
Paracyphononyx diabolicus Holmberg, 1891
Paragia monocesta Snelling, 1986
Pepsis (Gigantopepsis) marginata Beauvois, 1809
Pepsis aciculata Taschenberg, 1869
Pepsis adonta Vardy, 2005
Pepsis albocincta Smith, 1855
Pepsis amyntas Mocsáry, 1885
Pepsis apicata Taschenberg, 1869
Pepsis auriguttata Burmeister, 1872
Pepsis australis Saussure, 1867
Pepsis brunneicornis Lucas, 1895
Pepsis caridei Brèthes, 1908
Pepsis chacoana Brèthes, 1908
Pepsis chrysoptera Burmeister, 1872
Pepsis completa Smith, 1855
Pepsis crassicornis Mocsáry, 1885
Pepsis decipiens Lucas, 1895
Pepsis decorata Perty, 1833
Pepsis defecta Taschenberg, 1869
Pepsis dimidiata Fabricius, 1804
Pepsis discolor Taschenberg, 1869
Pepsis elevata Fabricius, 1804
Pepsis festiva Fabricius, 1804
Pepsis filiola Brèthes, 1914
Pepsis flavescens Lucas, 1895
Pepsis foxi Lucas, 1897
Pepsis inclyta Lepeletier, 1845
Pepsis infuscata (Spinola, 1841)⇒ Pepsis smaragdina Dahlbom, 1843
Pepsis laetabilis Brèthes, 1908
Pepsis lampas Lucas, 1895
Pepsis limbata Guérin, 1831
Pepsis maeandrina Lucas, 1895
Pepsis martini Vardy, 2005
Pepsis menechma Lepeletier, 1845
Pepsis minarum Brèthes, 1914
Pepsis nitida Lepeletier, 1845
Pepsis optimatis Smith, 1873
Pepsis roigi Vardy, 2000
Pepsis seladonica Dahlbom, 1843
Pepsis smaragdina Dahlbom, 1843
Pepsis taschenbergii Lucas, 1895
Pepsis terminata Dahlbom, 1843
Pepsis thoreyi Dahlbom, 1845
Pepsis variipennis Lepeletier, 1845
Pepsis varipennis Lepeletier, 1845
Pepsis viridis Lepeletier, 1845
Pepsis xanthocera Dahlbom, 1843
Poecilopompilus apicalis Banks, 1947
Polistes billardieri ruficornis Saussure, 1853
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) canadensis Linnaeus, 1758
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) carnifex Fabricius, 1775Paper wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) cavapyta Saussure, 1853
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) eburneus Bequard, 1943
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) simillimus Zikan, 1951
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) subsericeus Saussure, 1854
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) thoracicus Fox, 1898
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) versicolor Olivier, 1791South American paper wasp
Polybia (Myrapetra) occidentalis Olivier, 1791
Polybia occidentalis occidentalis
Polybia (Myrapetra) ruficeps Schrottky, 1902
Polybia ruficeps ruficeps
Polybia (Myrapetra) scutellaris White, 1841
Polybia (Trichinothorax) ignobilis Haliday, 1836
Polybia (Trichinothorax) minarum Ducke, 1906
Polybia (Trichinothorax) sericea Olivier, 1792
Polybia affinis Buysson, 1908
Priocnemioides tenebrosus Banks, 1946
Protonectarina sylveirae de Saussure, 1854
Protopolybia sedula Saussure, 1854
Rhopalosoma impar Townes, 1977
Synoeca cyanea Fabricius, 1775
Timulla fiebrigi
Traumatomutilla ocellaris Klug, 1821
Traumatomutilla quadrum Klug, 1821
Trimeria americana Saussure, 1853
Trimeria bequaerti Willink, 1951
Trimeria buyssoni Brèthes, 1904
Zeta argillaceum Linnaeus, 1758Potter wasp
Zethus (Zethus) dicomboda Spinosa, 1851
Zethus (Zethus) hilarianus Saussure, 1856
Zethus (Zethus) productus Fox, 1899
Zethus (Zethus) smithii Saussure, 1856
Zethus (Zethusculus) brasiliensis (Fox, 1899)⇒ Zethus adonis Bohart & Stange, 1965
Zethus adonis Bohart & Stange, 1965
Zethus ajax Bohart & Stange, 1965
Zethus campanulatus Fox, 1899
Zethus fraternus Saussure, 1852
Zethus giseleae Hermes & Lopes, 2018
Zethus proximus Fox, 1899
Zethus schadei Bohart & Stange, 1965

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Paraguay
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
6
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
18
63
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRhopalosomatidae
Ashmead, 1896
Rhopalosomatid wasps
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps, Pollen Wasps, Potter Wasps, Social Wasps, Vespid wasps, Wasps, Yellowjackets
29
73
Genera
Species

Taxom



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