Checklist of Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
for Peru (Northern South America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 580
9390
28804 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 577
9384
28798 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 552
9245
28393 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 356
7215
23110 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 67
908
3190 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 60
864
3162 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 25
534
2712 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps | 6
143
727 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Peru
6 Families width 727 Species and 82 Subspecies
Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Peru | Family | Eumenidae
Leach, 1815
Eumenid wasps, Mason wasps, Potter Wasp, Potter wasps | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Mutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps | 25
94 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp | 41
178 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Rhopalosomatidae ♰
Ashmead, 1896
Rhopalosomatid wasps | 2
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps | 3
12 | 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 | 71
437 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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