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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Sierra Leone (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
314
3514
7841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
3513
7840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
302
3456
7694
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
209
2933
6972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
36
263
433
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
34
257
429
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
13
129
297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
30
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sierra Leone
4 Families width 60 Species and 16 Subspecies
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies30SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps17SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps9SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sierra Leone
30 Genera with 60 Species
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Afreumenes Bequaert, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Antepipona Saussure, 19853SpeciesTaxom
Antodynerus o´neili Came..., 19342SpeciesTaxom
Atopompilus Arnold, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Atopopompilus Arnold, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Auplopus Spinola, 19345SpeciesTaxom
Aureimeris Betrem, 01SpeciesTaxom
Belanogaster1SpeciesTaxom
Belonogaster Saussure, 18947SpeciesTaxom
Campsomeriella Betrem, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Cathimeris Betrem, 04SpeciesTaxom
Ceropales Latreille, 19133SpeciesTaxom
Cyphononyx Dahlbom, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Delta Saussure, 18525SpeciesTaxom
Dolichomutilla Ashmead, 01SpeciesTaxom
Emeryrhynchium Gusenleitner, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Hemipepsis Dahlbom, 1848Tarantula Hawks1SpeciesTaxom
Java Pate, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Leptochilus Saussure, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Megameris Betrem, 02SpeciesTaxom
Micreumenes Ashmead, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Odontomutilla Ashmead, 01SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1921Paper nest wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagenia Kohl, 18945SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Scolia Fabricius, 03SpeciesTaxom
Synagris Latreille, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Trogaspidia Ashmead, 02SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sierra Leone
60 Species and 16 Subspecies
Afreumenes aethiopicus aethiopicus Saussure, 1852
Antepipona fervida Saussure, 1856
Antepipona mucronata Saussure, 1862
Antepipona paralastoroides Giordani Soika, 1985
Antodynerus aethiopicus Saussure, 1856
Antodynerus coenii Giordani Soika, 1934
Atopompilus jacens (Bingham, 1912)⇒ Atopopompilus jacens Bingham, 1912
Atopopompilus jacens Bingham, 1912
Auplopus aenescens
Auplopus kilimandjaroensis
Auplopus remipes Arnold, 1937
Auplopus sansibaricus Arnold, 1934
Auplopus spilotaenia Arnold, 1934
Aureimeris (Xanthimeris) xanthura
Belanogaster guerinii
Belonogaster brunnea brunnea
Belonogaster grisea Fabricius, 1775
Belonogaster guerini Saussure, 1853
Belonogaster juncea juncea Fabricius, 1781
Belonogaster leonina Richards, 1982
Belonogaster macilenta Fabricius, 1781
Belonogaster turbulenta Kohl, 1894
Campsomeriella thoracica senilis Fabricius, 1793
Cathimeris deserta deserta
Cathimeris hymenaea afroccidentalis
Cathimeris hymenaea hymenaea
Cathimeris (Garantimeris) auraria
Ceropales (Ceropales) gambiae Moczar, 1989
Ceropales (Ceropales) punctulatus Cameron, 1904
Ceropales punctulatus bulawayoensis (Bischoff, 1913)⇒ Ceropales punctulatus Cameron, 1904
Cyphononyx auropubens Arnold, 1932
Delta dimidiatipenne Saussure, 1852
Delta emarginatum Linnaeus, 1758
Delta esuriens gracile Saussure, 1852
Delta fenestrale Saussure, 1852
Delta tropicale Saussure, 1852
Dolichomutilla scutellifera
Emeryrhynchium emeryanus Gribodo, 1892
Eumenes maxillosus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Delta fenestrale Saussure, 1852
Hemipepsis tamisieri Guérin, 1848
Java atropos Smith, 1855
Leptochilus limbiferus achaeus Gusenleitner, 1970
Megameris (Immanimeris) immanis
Megameris (Immanimeris) nigricans
Micreumenes curriei curriei Ashmead, 1902
Mischocyttarus thrypticus Richards, 1945
Odontomutilla mocquerysi
Polistes (Polistella) aquilinus Buysson, 1905
Polistes smithii neavei Schulthess, 1921
Pseudagenia aenescens Arnold, 1934
Pseudagenia kilimandjaroensis Cameron, 1910
Pseudagenia remipes Arnold, 1937
Pseudagenia sansibarica Lucas, 1898
Pseudagenia spilotaenia Kohl, 1894
Rhynchalastor auratus Fabricius, 1787
Scolia ebenina disparilis
Scolia ebenina ebenina
Scolia nigrita nigrita
Synagris (Paragris) elephas André, 1895
Synagris huberti huberti
Synagris (Synagris) cornuta Linné, 1758
Trogaspidia alecto
Trogaspidia atricolor

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Sierra Leone
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
8
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
5
9
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
14
30
Genera
Species

Taxom



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