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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Rio Grande do Norte (Northeast Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
95
333
506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
95
333
506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
94
328
501
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
68
254
372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
19
92
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
19
92
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
12
81
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
3
12
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Rio Grande do Norte
3 Families width 16 Species
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies14SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Rio Grande do Norte
12 Genera with 16 Species
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1906European tube wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1824Honey wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Minixi Giordani Soika, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Pachodynerus Saussure, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Pepsis Fabricius, 1833Tarantula hawk1SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1951Paper nest wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 17912SpeciesTaxom
Timulla Ashmead, 01SpeciesTaxom
Traumatomutilla André, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Zeta Saussure, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Zethus Fabricius, 18561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rio Grande do Norte
16 Species
Ancistrocerus flavomarginatus Brèthes, 1906
Brachygastra lecheguana Latreille, 1824Black paper wasp
Minixi tricoloratum Zavattari, 1911
Odynerus sylveirae Saussure, 1854
Pachodynerus guadulpensis Saussure, 1853
Pachodynerus nasidens Latreille, 1812Key hole wasp
Pachodynerus praecox Saussure, 1856
Pepsis decorata Perty, 1833
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) billardieri Fabricius, 1804
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) canadensis Linnaeus, 1758
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) simillimus Zikan, 1951
Polybia (Cylindroeca) rejecta Fabricius, 1798
Polybia (Myrapetra) occidentalis Olivier, 1791
Timulla (Timulla) livilla
Zeta argillaceum Linnaeus, 1758Potter wasp
Zethus (Zethus) hilarianus Saussure, 1856

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Rio Grande do Norte
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
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
9
14
Genera
Species

Taxom



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