Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 352
2671
5038 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 351
2670
5037 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 343
2630
4959 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 220
1988
3673 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 36
242
430 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 35
241
430 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 13
121
269 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps | 3
16
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Puerto Rico
3 Families width 22 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Puerto Rico
16 Genera with 22 Species | Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 2011 | European tube wasp | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anoplius Dufour, 1966 | Blue-Black Spider Wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aporus Spinola, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Campsomeris Guérin-Ménev..., 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Delta Saussure, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dielis Saussure & S..., 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanaporus Bradley, 1944 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Liostenogaster Vecht, 1919 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mischocyttarus Saussure, 1793 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Monobia Saussure, 1941 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pepsis Fabricius, 1843 | Tarantula hawk | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Poecilopompilus Howard, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polistes Latreille, 1990 | Paper nest wasps | 4 | Species | Taxom | Pseudagenia Kohl, 1884 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Zeta Saussure, 1770 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Puerto Rico
22 Species and 2 Subspecies | Ancistrocerus isla Carpenter, 2011 | | | Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) hispaniolae Evans, 1966 | | | Aporus (Aporus) idris | | | Campsomeris pyura | | | Delta pyriforme philippinense Bequaert, 1928 | Black potter wasp | | Dielis dorsata Fabricius, 1787 | Scoliid wasp | | Drepanaporus collaris Bradley, 1944 | | | Liostenogaster variapicta Rohwer, 1919 | | | Mischocyttarus (Phi) cubensis Saussure, 1854 | | | Mischocyttarus (Phi) phthisicus Fabricius, 1793 | | | Monobia puertoricensis Bequard, 1941 | | | Parancistrocerus dejectus Cresson, 1865 | | | Pepsis (Gigantopepsis) marginata Beauvois, 1809 | | | Pepsis grossa Fabricius, 1798 | | | Pepsis rubra Drury, 1773 | Red-winged Tarantula Hawk | | Pepsis ruficornis Fabricius, 1775 | Orange-horned Tarantula Hawk | | Pepsis terminata Dahlbom, 1843 | | | Poecilopompilus mixtus Fabricius, 1798 | | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) crinitus Felton, 1764 | Jack Spaniard | | Polistes crinitus americanus Fabricius, 1775 | | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) major Palisot de B..., 1818 | | | Polistes (Polistella) williamsi Peterson, 1990 | | | Zeta abdominale Drury, 1770 | |
Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Puerto Rico | Family | Pompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp | 6
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps | 2
2 | 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 | 8
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Vespoidea at artfakta.se
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