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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Solomon Islands (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
404
3626
6828
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
404
3626
6828
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
385
3550
6682
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
251
2836
5497
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
39
370
907
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
35
361
901
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
258
771
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
36
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Solomon Islands
4 Families width 53 Species and 2 Subspecies
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies35SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps11SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Solomon Islands
36 Genera with 53 Species
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Agelaia Lepeletier, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1860Blue-Black Spider Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Antepipona Saussure, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Apoica Lepeletier, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Auplopus Spinola, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1792Honey wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Campsomeris Guérin-Ménev..., 03SpeciesTaxom
Ceropales Latreille, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocheilus Panzer, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Ctenostegus Haupt, 19412SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1758Cow Killer1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1781Aerial Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom
Entypus Dahlbom, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Episyron Schioedte, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 02SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1841Potter Wasp3SpeciesTaxom
Hemipepsis Dahlbom, 1941Tarantula Hawks2SpeciesTaxom
Hoplomutilla Ashmead, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptochilus Saussure, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Lomachaeta Mickel, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Maricopodynerus Viereck, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 19493SpeciesTaxom
Monobia Saussure, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Monodontonyx Haupt, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Pachodynerus Saussure, 18123SpeciesTaxom
Pepsis Fabricius, 1857Tarantula hawk1SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1793Paper nest wasps9SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 17925SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Pygodasis Bradley, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchium Spinola, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeropthalma Blake, 01SpeciesTaxom
Stenomutilla André, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Synoeca de Saussure, 1978Drumming wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Timulla Ashmead, 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Solomon Islands
53 Species and 2 Subspecies
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) opulentus Smith, 1860
Antepipona senegalensis Saussure, 1853
Apoica (Apoica) strigata Richards, 1978
Auplopus fuscus Dreisbach, 1963
Brachygastra scutellaris Olivier, 1792
Campsomeris manokwariensis
Campsomeris similaris
Campsomeris solomonis
Ceropales (Hemiceropales) basirufus Rohwer, 1913
Cryptocheilus (Cryptocheilus) octomaculatus Rossius, 1790
Ctenostegus cinctellus Fabricius, 0
Ctenostegus ornatus Banks, 1941
Dasymutilla occidentalis Linnaeus, 1758Common Eastern Velvet Ant
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) norwegica Fabricius, 1781Norwegian wasp
Entypus peruvianus Rohwer, 1913
Eumenes (Eumenes) coyotae Bohart, 1948
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) crypticus Say, 1823
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) hidalgo Saussure, 1857Hidalgo Mason Wasp
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) megaera Lepeletier, 1841
Hemipepsis australasiae Smith, 1873Giant spider wasp
Hemipepsis vanuana Banks, 1941
Leptochilus (Zendalia) acolhuus Saussure, 1857
Lomachaeta chionothrix Pitts & Manley, 2004
Maricopodynerus pulvipilus Bohart, 1948
Mischocyttarus (Phi) flavicornis Zikan, 1935
Mischocyttarus illusorius Richards, 1978
Mischocyttarus peruanus Zikan, 1949
Monobia texana Cresson, 1872
Monodontonyx pawana Banks, 1941
Pachodynerus erynnis Lepeletier, 1841Red-and-black Mason Wasp
Pachodynerus guadulpensis Saussure, 1853
Pachodynerus nasidens Latreille, 1812Key hole wasp
Pepsis mildei Stål, 1857
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) bellicosus (Cresson, 1872)⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) erythrocephalus Latreille, 1813
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) exclamans Viereck, 1906Paper wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) instabilis Saussure, 1953Unstable Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) versicolor Olivier, 1791South American paper wasp
Polistes stenopus stenopus van der Vecht, 1972
Polistes (Polistes) variatus (Cresson, 1872)⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793
Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793
Polybia (Cylindroeca) rejecta Fabricius, 1798
Polybia (Myrapetra) juruana Ihering, 1904
Polybia (Myrapetra) occidentalis Olivier, 1791
Polybia (Pedothoeca) emaciata Lucas, 1879
Polybia (Trichinothorax) sericea Olivier, 1792
Rhynchalastor xanthianus de Saussure, 1870
Rhynchium atrum Saussure, 1852
Sphaeropthalma peruviana
Synoeca septentrionalis Richards, 1978
Timulla (Timulla) vagans Fabricius, 1798

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Solomon Islands
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
7
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
10
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
2
3
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
17
35
Genera
Species

Taxom



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