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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
338
2448
4337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
338
2448
4337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
325
2404
4275
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
215
1908
3391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
44
400
935
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
39
386
912
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
308
828
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
47
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Rio Grande do Sul
4 Families width 80 Species
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies50SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae (Latreille, 1805)Pompilid wasps29SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Rio Grande do Sul
47 Genera with 80 Species
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Agelaia Lepeletier, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Ageniella Banks, 19466SpeciesTaxom
Anacyphonyx Banks, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1906European tube wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1947Blue-Black Spider Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Aplochares Banks, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Apoica Lepeletier, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Auplopus Spinola, 19464SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1837Honey wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastre1SpeciesTaxom
Caliadurgus Pate, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Campsomeris Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceropales Latreille, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Dicranoplius Haupt, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Epipompilus Kohl, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Epsilon Saussure, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 01SpeciesTaxom
Hypoferreola Ashmead, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Irenangelus Schulz, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Minagenia Banks, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 19498SpeciesTaxom
Monobia Saussure, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Notocyphus Smith, 19472SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Pachodynerus Saussure, 18123SpeciesTaxom
Pachymenes Saussure, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Paramasaris Cameron, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Pepsis Fabricius, 1845Tarantula hawk5SpeciesTaxom
Poecilopompilus Howard, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps8SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 17927SpeciesTaxom
Pompilus Fabricius, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Priocnemella Banks, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Protonectarina Ducke, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Protopolybia Ducke, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Sericopompilus Howard, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Stelopolybia Ducke, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenodynerus Saussure, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Synoeca de Saussure, 1775Drumming wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Tallium André, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Timulla Ashmead, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Traumatomutilla André, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Zeta Saussure, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Zethus Fabricius, 19113SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rio Grande do Sul
80 Species
Agelaia multipicta Haliday, 1836
Agelaia vicina de Saussure, 1854
Ageniella (Cyrtagenia) innuba Evans, 1973
Ageniella festina (Banks, 1917)⇒ Ageniella semitincta Banks, 1912
Ageniella insolens Banks, 1946
Ageniella marcida Banks, 1946
Ageniella otiosa Banks, 1946
Ageniella plagosa Banks, 1946
Anacyphonyx fidelis Banks, 1946
Ancistrocerus flavomarginatus Brèthes, 1906
Anoplius angustus Banks, 1947
Anoplius virilis Banks, 1947
Aplochares adrastes Banks, 1947
Apoica (Apoica) pallens Fabricius, 1804Central American Paper Wasp
Auplopus amalotis Banks, 1946
Auplopus obscurus Priesner, 1967
Auplopus princeps Banks, 1946
Auplopus rufipes (Banks, 1946)⇒ Poecilagenia rufipes Priesner, 1955
Brachygastra lecheguana Latreille, 1824Black paper wasp
Brachygastra mellifica Say, 1837Mexican honey wasp
Brachygastre mellifica
Caliadurgus marginatus Banks, 1946
Ceropales taschenbergi Dalla Torre, 1897
Dicranoplius nigritus Evans, 1969
Epipompilus excelsus Bradley, 1944
Epipompilus jocosus Evans, 1968
Epsilon dyscherum Saussure, 1853
Eumenes rotundicollis Cameron, 0
Irenangelus clarus Evans, 1969
Mischocyttarus (Kappa) metathoracicus Saussure, 1854
Mischocyttarus (Mischocyttarus) labiatus Fabricius, 1804
Mischocyttarus cassanunga Ihering, 1903
Mischocyttarus catharinaensis Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus hoffmanni Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus mourei Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus plaumanni Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus richardsi Zikan, 1949
Monobia angulosa Saussure, 1852
Monobia schrottkyi Berton, 1918
Notocyphus deceptus Banks, 1947
Notocyphus sigmoides Banks, 1947
Odynerus drewseni de Saussure, 0
Odynerus sylveirae Saussure, 1854
Pachodynerus argentinus Saussure, 1870
Pachodynerus guadulpensis Saussure, 1853
Pachodynerus nasidens Latreille, 1812Key hole wasp
Pachymenes picturatus (Fox, 1899)⇒ Pachymenes laeviventris Fox, 1899
Pachymenes sericeus Saussure, 1852
Pachymenes unicinctus Brèthes, 1906
Paramasaris brasiliensis Giordani Soika, 1974
Pepsis albocincta Smith, 1855
Pepsis amyntas Mocsáry, 1885
Pepsis limbata Guérin, 1831
Pepsis ruficornis Fabricius, 1775Orange-horned Tarantula Hawk
Pepsis viridis Lepeletier, 1845
Poecilopompilus eurymelus Banks, 1947
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) actaeon Haliday, 1836
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) carnifex Fabricius, 1775Paper wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) cavapytiformis Richards, 1978
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) cinerascens Saussure, 1854
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) lanio Fabricius, 1775
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) pacificus Fabricius, 1804
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) simillimus Zikan, 1951
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) versicolor Olivier, 1791South American paper wasp
Polybia (Myrapetra) fastidiosuscula Saussure, 1854
Polybia (Myrapetra) occidentalis Olivier, 1791
Polybia (Myrapetra) scutellaris White, 1841
Polybia (Pedothoeca) emaciata Lucas, 1879
Polybia (Trichinothorax) ignobilis Haliday, 1836
Polybia (Trichinothorax) minarum Ducke, 1906
Polybia (Trichinothorax) sericea Olivier, 1792
Pompilus nigritus Fabricius, 1781
Protopolybia sedula Saussure, 1854
Rhynchalastor abactus Brèthes, 1909
Synoeca cyanea Fabricius, 1775
Traumatomutilla ocellaris Klug, 1821
Zeta argillaceum Linnaeus, 1758Potter wasp
Zethus cinerascens Saussure, 1856
Zethus plaumanni Bohart & Stange, 1965
Zethus schrottkyanus Ihering, 1911

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Rio Grande do Sul
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
4
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
18
29
Genera
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
24
50
Genera
Species

Taxom



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