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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
242
2117
2458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
241
2116
2458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
234
2101
2440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
169
1882
2238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
34
297
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
34
297
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
140
214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
5
29
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Quepos
5 Families width 27 Species and 1 Subspecies
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies22SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant1SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalosomatidae Ashmead, 1896Rhopalosomatid wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Quepos
29 Genera with 27 Species
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Agelaia Lepeletier, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Ageniella Banks, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Apoica Lepeletier, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Aporus Spinola, 01SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1853Honey wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Campsomeris Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Chartergellus Bequaert, 02SpeciesTaxom
Ephuta Say, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 01SpeciesTaxom
Hemipepsis Dahlbom, 1844
Tarantula Hawks0SpeciesTaxom
Metapolybia Ducke, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 19453SpeciesTaxom
Mutilla Linnaeus, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Olixon Cameron, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Pachodynerus Saussure, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Paragia Shuckard, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Pepsis Fabricius, 1845Tarantula hawk2SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1804Paper nest wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 05SpeciesTaxom
Priochilus Banks, 1944
0SpeciesTaxom
Priocnemella Banks, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Priocnessus Banks, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Stenodynerus Saussure, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Synoeca de Saussure, 1978Drumming wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Timulla Ashmead, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Traumatomutilla André, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Xystromutilla André, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Quepos
27 Species and 1 Subspecies
Agelaia cajennensis Fabricius, 1798
Agelaia myrmecophila Ducke, 1905
Apoica (Apoica) pallens Fabricius, 1804Central American Paper Wasp
Aporus (Aporus) idris
Brachygastra mellifica Say, 1837Mexican honey wasp
Brachygastra smithii Saussure, 1853
Chartergellus atectus Richards, 1978
Chartergellus golfitensis
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Metapolybia servilis Cooper, 1999
Mischocyttarus (Kappa) tolensis Richards, 1941
Mischocyttarus cleomens Richards, 1945
Mischocyttarus thrypticus Richards, 1945
Mutilla atracis Péringuey, 1899
Olixon testaceum Cameron, 1887
Paragia monocesta Snelling, 1986
Pepsis lepida Mocsáry, 1894
Pepsis menechma Lepeletier, 1845
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) erythrocephalus Latreille, 1813
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) pacificus Fabricius, 1804
Polybia (Cylindroeca) rejecta Fabricius, 1798
Polybia (Myrapetra) diguetana Buysson, 1905
Polybia (Myrapetra) nidulatrix Bequard, 1933
Polybia (Pedothoeca) emaciata Lucas, 1879
Polybia bribri
Stenodyneriellus heterospilus Cameron, 1907
Synoeca septentrionalis Richards, 1978

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Quepos
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
6
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
7
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRhopalosomatidae
Ashmead, 1896
Rhopalosomatid wasps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
1
0
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
14
22
Genera
Species

Taxom



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