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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Puntarenas (Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
449
6881
12638
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
448
6880
12638
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
426
6775
12409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
307
5895
11252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
56
946
1964
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
51
934
1954
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
20
351
1074
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
5
77
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Puntarenas
5 Families width 111 Species and 4 Subspecies
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies81SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae (Latreille, 1805)Pompilid wasps19SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant9SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalosomatidae Ashmead, 1896Rhopalosomatid wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Puntarenas
77 Genera with 111 Species
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Agelaia Lepeletier, 19788SpeciesTaxom
Ageniella Banks, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Agenioideus Ashmead, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Allaporus Banks, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Ancistroceroides de Saussure, 01SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1836
European tube wasp0SpeciesTaxom
Angiopolybia Araujo, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1966Blue-Black Spider Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Antepipona Saussure, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Apoica Lepeletier, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Aporinellus Banks, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Aporus Spinola, 01SpeciesTaxom
Atopagenia Wasbauer, 1987
0SpeciesTaxom
Auplopus Spinola, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Austrochares Banks, 1947
0SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1853Honey wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Caliadurgus Pate, 1946
0SpeciesTaxom
Campsomeris Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceropales Latreille, 1796
0SpeciesTaxom
Chartergellus Bequaert, 02SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocheilus Panzer, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1895Cow Killer2SpeciesTaxom
Dielis Saussure & S..., 17871SpeciesTaxom
Ephuta Say, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Epipompilus Kohl, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Epipona Latreille, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Episyron Schioedte, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 01SpeciesTaxom
Gastrodynerus Bohart, 1984
0SpeciesTaxom
Hemipepsis Dahlbom, 1844
Tarantula Hawks0SpeciesTaxom
Hoplognathoca Suárez, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Hoplomutilla Ashmead, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Hypancistrocerus Saussure, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Krombeinidia Lelej, 01SpeciesTaxom
Leipomeles Moebius, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Liosphex Townes, 1977
0SpeciesTaxom
Lomachaeta Mickel, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Metapolybia Ducke, 19992SpeciesTaxom
Minagenia Banks, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Minixi Giordani Soika, 1978
0SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 194517SpeciesTaxom
Mutilla Linnaeus, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Notocyphus Smith, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Olixon Cameron, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Orancistrocerus Vecht, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Pachodynerus Saussure, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachymenes Saussure, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Pappognatha Mickel, 1939
0SpeciesTaxom
Parachartergus Ihering, 18043SpeciesTaxom
Paracyphononyx Gribodo, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Paragia Shuckard, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Pararhaphidoglossa Schulthess-R..., 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Pepsis Fabricius, 1843Tarantula hawk13SpeciesTaxom
Poecilopompilus Howard, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1804Paper nest wasps11SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 200216SpeciesTaxom
Priochilus Banks, 02SpeciesTaxom
Priocnemella Banks, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Priocnessus Banks, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Protopolybia Ducke, 19444SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacaromenes Giordani Soika, 1978
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Psorthaspis Banks, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Pygodasis Bradley, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalosoma Cresson, 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeropthalma Blake, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Stenodynerus Saussure, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Synoeca de Saussure, 1978Drumming wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Tachypompilus Ashmead, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Timulla Ashmead, 02SpeciesTaxom
Traumatomutilla André, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets1SpeciesTaxom
Xerochares Evans, 1951
0SpeciesTaxom
Xystromutilla André, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Puntarenas
111 Species and 4 Subspecies
Agelaia areata Say, 1837
Agelaia cajennensis Fabricius, 1798
Agelaia melanopyga Cooper, 2000
Agelaia myrmecophila Ducke, 1905
Agelaia pallipes Olivier, 1792
Agelaia panamensis Cameron, 1906
Agelaia xanthopus Saussure, 1854
Agelaia yepocapa Richards, 1978
Ancistroceroides soikai Grandinete &..., 0
Angiopolybia zischkai Richards, 1978
Anoplius (Anopliodes) chiriqui Evans, 1966
Antepipona tydides Cameron, 1904
Apoica (Apoica) pallens Fabricius, 1804Central American Paper Wasp
Apoica (Apoica) thoracica Buysson, 1906
Aporus (Aporus) idris
Auplopus sapphirus Dreisbach, 1963
Brachygastra mellifica Say, 1837Mexican honey wasp
Brachygastra scutellaris Olivier, 1792
Brachygastra smithii Saussure, 1853
Chartergellus atectus Richards, 1978
Chartergellus golfitensis
Cryptocheilus neotropicalis Cambra & Wahis, 2005
Dasymutilla paradoxa Gerstaecker, 1874
Dasymutilla phya Cameron, 1895
Dielis dorsata Fabricius, 1787Scoliid wasp
Ephuta trifida Gerstäcker, 1874
Epipona guerini Saussure, 1854
Epipona niger Brèthes, 1926
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Hoplognathoca costarricensis Suárez, 1962
Krombeinidia ira ira
Leipomeles spilogastra Cameron, 1912
Lomachaeta hyphantria Pitts & Manley, 2004
Metapolybia aztecoides Richards, 1978
Metapolybia servilis Cooper, 1999
Mischocyttarus (Clypeopolybia) heliconius Richards, 1941
Mischocyttarus (Kappa) immarginatus Richards, 1940
Mischocyttarus (Kappa) tolensis Richards, 1941
Mischocyttarus (Megacanthopus) collarellus Richards, 1940
Mischocyttarus (Mischocyttarus) labiatus Fabricius, 1804
Mischocyttarus (Mischocyttarus) melanarius Cameron, 1906
Mischocyttarus (Monacanthocnemis) vaqueroi Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus (Phi) angulatus Richards, 1945
Mischocyttarus (Phi) basimacula Cameron, 1906
Mischocyttarus atramentarius Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus cleomens Richards, 1945
Mischocyttarus costaricensis Richards, 1945
Mischocyttarus mastigophorus Richards, 1978
Mischocyttarus mixtus Richards, 1978
Mischocyttarus nigroclavatus Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus palidipectus Smith, 1857
Mischocyttarus thrypticus Richards, 1945
Mutilla atracis Péringuey, 1899
Odynerus ochlerus (Saussure, 1852)⇒ Ancistrocerus parietum Linnaeus, 1758
Olixon testaceum Cameron, 1887
Orancistrocerus aterrimus Saussure, 1852
Parachartergus apicalis Fabricius, 1804
Parachartergus compressus de Saussure, 1854
Parachartergus fraternus Fabricius, 1804
Paragia monocesta Snelling, 1986
Pepsis atalanta Mocsáry, 1885
Pepsis cassiope Mocsáry, 1888
Pepsis festiva Fabricius, 1804
Pepsis grossa Fabricius, 1798
Pepsis lepida Mocsáry, 1894
Pepsis menechma Lepeletier, 1845
Pepsis mildei Stål, 1857
Pepsis montezuma Smith, 1855
Pepsis optima Smith, 1879
Pepsis sommeri Dahlbom, 1845
Pepsis terminata Dahlbom, 1843
Pepsis tricuspidata Gribodo, 1894
Pepsis xanthocera Dahlbom, 1843
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) bicolor Lepeletier, 1836
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) canadensis Linnaeus, 1758
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) carnifex Fabricius, 1775Paper wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) deceptor Schulz, 1905
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) erythrocephalus Latreille, 1813
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) goeldii Ducke, 1904
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) instabilis Saussure, 1953Unstable Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) major Palisot de B..., 1818
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) myersi Bequard, 1934
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) oculatus Smith, 1857
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) pacificus Fabricius, 1804
Polybia (Alpha) bifasciata Saussure, 1854
Polybia (Apopolybia) simillima Smith, 1862
Polybia (Cylindroeca) rejecta Fabricius, 1798
Polybia (Furnariana) aequatorialis Zavattari, 1906
Polybia (Myrapetra) barbouri Bequard, 1943
Polybia (Myrapetra) belemensis Richards, 1970
Polybia (Myrapetra) bistriata Fabricius, 1804
Polybia (Myrapetra) diguetana Buysson, 1905
Polybia (Myrapetra) nidulatrix Bequard, 1933
Polybia (Myrapetra) occidentalis Olivier, 1791
Polybia (Myrapetra) scrobalis Richards, 1970
Polybia (Pedothoeca) emaciata Lucas, 1879
Polybia (Trichinothorax) flavitincta Fox, 1898
Polybia (Trichinothorax) raui Bequard, 1933
Polybia bribri
Polybia selvana Carpenter, 2002
Priochilus gracile Evans, 1966
Priochilus splendidulum opacifrons
Protopolybia acutiscutis Cameron, 1906
Protopolybia exigua Saussure, 1906
Protopolybia picteti Saussure, 1854
Protopolybia wheeleri Bequard, 1944
Stenodyneriellus heterospilus Cameron, 1907
Synoeca septentrionalis Richards, 1978
Timulla (Timulla) nisa
Timulla (Timulla) runata
Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Puntarenas
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
13
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
26
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRhopalosomatidae ♰
Ashmead, 1896
Rhopalosomatid wasps
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
3
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
33
81
Genera
Species

Taxom



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