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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Rio de Janeiro (Southeast Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
409
4319
8071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
409
4319
8071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
397
4275
7998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
254
3394
6433
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
47
328
674
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
41
317
664
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
203
518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
3
24
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Rio de Janeiro
3 Families width 56 Species and 3 Subspecies
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies50SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps5SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Rio de Janeiro
24 Genera with 56 Species
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Agelaia Lepeletier, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Ageniella Banks, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1792Honey wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Calicurgus Lepeletier, 01SpeciesTaxom
Chartergus arizonaensis..., 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Ephusuarezia Casal, 01SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 02SpeciesTaxom
Hoplomutilla Ashmead, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Metapolybia Ducke, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Minagenia Banks, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 194926SpeciesTaxom
Notocyphus Smith, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 01SpeciesTaxom
Pappognatha Mickel, 1939
0SpeciesTaxom
Parachartergus Ihering, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Paragia Shuckard, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Pepsis Fabricius, 1843Tarantula hawk1SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1972Paper nest wasps9SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 17925SpeciesTaxom
Priocnessus Banks, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Protopolybia Ducke, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Quartinia André, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Timulla Ashmead, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Traumatomutilla André, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rio de Janeiro
56 Species and 3 Subspecies
Agelaia pallidiventris Richards, 1978
Ageniella rufigaster Banks, 1946
Brachygastra scutellaris Olivier, 1792
Calicurgus fuscus
Ephusuarezia bordona
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Eumenes rotundicollis Cameron, 0
Metapolybia bromelicola Araujo, 1945
Mischocyttarus (Clypeopolybia) heliconius Richards, 1941
Mischocyttarus (Kappa) flavoscutellatus Zikan, 1935
Mischocyttarus (Kappa) funerulus Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus (Megacanthopus) parallelogrammus Zikan, 1935
Mischocyttarus (Phi) paraguayensis Zikan, 1935
Mischocyttarus adjectus Zikan, 1935
Mischocyttarus alternatus Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus bahiae Richards, 1945
Mischocyttarus brackmanni Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus buyssoni Ducke, 1906
Mischocyttarus cabauna Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus cassanunga Ihering, 1903
Mischocyttarus clypeatus Zikan, 1935
Mischocyttarus confirmatus Zikan, 1935
Mischocyttarus confusoides Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus confusus Zikan, 1935
Mischocyttarus crypticus Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus cryptobius Zikán, 1935
Mischocyttarus declaratus Zikan, 1935
Mischocyttarus extinctus Zikan, 1935
Mischocyttarus iheringi Zikan, 1935
Mischocyttarus interjectus Zikan, 1935
Mischocyttarus mimicus Zikan, 1935
Mischocyttarus mirificus Zikan, 1935
Mischocyttarus travassosi Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus wygodzinskyi Zikan, 1949
Notocyphus inornatus Banks, 1947
Odynerus drewseni de Saussure, 0
Parachartergus wagneri Buysson, 1904
Paragia monocesta Snelling, 1986
Pepsis terminata Dahlbom, 1843
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) bicolor Lepeletier, 1836
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) binotatus Saussure, 1854
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) canadensis Linnaeus, 1758
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) pacificus Fabricius, 1804
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) simillimus Zikan, 1951
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) subsericeus Saussure, 1854
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) versicolor Olivier, 1791South American paper wasp
Polistes stenopus stenopus van der Vecht, 1972
Polistes capnodes capnodes van der Vecht, 1972
Polybia (Myrapetra) occidentalis Olivier, 1791
Polybia (Polybia) striata Fabricius, 1787
Polybia (Trichinothorax) lugubris (Saussure, 1854)⇒ Polybia velutina Ducke, 1907
Polybia (Trichinothorax) minarum Ducke, 1906
Polybia (Trichinothorax) sericea Olivier, 1792
Priocnessus tricoloratus Dreisbach, 1960
Protopolybia sedula Saussure, 1854
Quartinia persephona Richards, 1962

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Rio de Janeiro
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
5
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
6
5
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
13
50
Genera
Species

Taxom



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