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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Sonora (Northwest Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
354
3274
5460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
353
3273
5459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
342
3230
5363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
229
2671
4510
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
45
422
820
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
42
417
816
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
236
710
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
5
46
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sonora
5 Families width 58 Species and 2 Subspecies
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies29SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps11SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant16SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalosomatidae Ashmead, 1896Rhopalosomatid wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sonora
46 Genera with 58 Species
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Agelaia Lepeletier, 19783SpeciesTaxom
Ageniella Banks, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1836
European tube wasp0SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1834
Blue-Black Spider Wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Apoica Lepeletier, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Aporus Spinola, 01SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1837Honey wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Campsomeris Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1845Cow Killer8SpeciesTaxom
Dielis Saussure & S..., 17871SpeciesTaxom
Dilophotopsis Schuster, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Ephuta Say, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Epipona Latreille, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 02SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1870Potter Wasp3SpeciesTaxom
Hemipepsis Dahlbom, 1844
Tarantula Hawks0SpeciesTaxom
Hypalastoroides Saussure, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Krombeinidia Lelej, 01SpeciesTaxom
Lomachaeta Mickel, 20094SpeciesTaxom
Minagenia Banks, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Minixi Giordani Soika, 1978
0SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Notocyphus Smith, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Odontophotopsis Viereck, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Olixon Cameron, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Pachodynerus Saussure, 18121SpeciesTaxom
Paragia Shuckard, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Parazumia Saussure, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Pepsis Fabricius, 1843Tarantula hawk9SpeciesTaxom
Poecilopompilus Howard, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1940Paper nest wasps6SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Priocnessus Banks, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomasaris Ashmead, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Pygodasis Bradley, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 19802SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeropthalma Blake, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Stenodynerus Saussure, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Synoeca de Saussure, 1978Drumming wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Tachypompilus Ashmead, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Tastiotenia Evans, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Timulla Ashmead, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Triscolia Saussure, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sonora
58 Species and 2 Subspecies
Agelaia myrmecophila Ducke, 1905
Agelaia panamensis Cameron, 1906
Agelaia yepocapa Richards, 1978
Apoica (Apoica) pallens Fabricius, 1804Central American Paper Wasp
Aporus (Aporus) idris
Brachygastra azteca Saussure, 1857
Brachygastra lecheguana Latreille, 1824Black paper wasp
Brachygastra mellifica Say, 1837Mexican honey wasp
Dasymutilla arenivaga Mickel, 1928
Dasymutilla atricauda Mickel, 1936
Dasymutilla fasciventris Mickel, 1938
Dasymutilla gloriosa Saussure, 1868Thistle Down Velvet Ant
Dasymutilla magnifica Mickel, 1928Red Velvet Ant
Dasymutilla niphopilis Manley & Pitts, 2007
Dasymutilla nocturna Mickel, 1928
Dasymutilla vestita Lepeletier, 1845
Dielis dorsata Fabricius, 1787Scoliid wasp
Dilophotopsis paron Cameron, 1896
Epipona guerini Saussure, 1854
Eumenes (Eumenes) aureus Isely, 1917
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) annulatus Say, 1824
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) crypticus Say, 1823
Euodynerus cluniculus Saussure, 1870
Krombeinidia ira ira
Lomachaeta crocopinna Pitts & Manley, 2004
Lomachaeta eironeia Williams, Ca..., 2019
Lomachaeta polemomechana Williams & P..., 2009
Lomachaeta theresa Williams & P..., 2009
Odontophotopsis tenuiptera Schuster, 1958
Olixon testaceum Cameron, 1887
Pachodynerus nasidens Latreille, 1812Key hole wasp
Paragia monocesta Snelling, 1986
Parazumia tolteca Saussure, 1875
Pepsis (Pepsis) chrysothemis Lucas, 1894
Pepsis (Pepsis) thisbe Lucas, 1894
Pepsis atalanta Mocsáry, 1885
Pepsis grossa Fabricius, 1798
Pepsis menechma Lepeletier, 1845
Pepsis montezuma Smith, 1855
Pepsis optima Smith, 1879
Pepsis sommeri Dahlbom, 1845
Pepsis terminata Dahlbom, 1843
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) arizonensis Snelling, 1954
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) aurifer (Saussure, 1853)⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) canadensis Linnaeus, 1758
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) carnifex Fabricius, 1775Paper wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) instabilis Saussure, 1953Unstable Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) mexicanus Bequard, 1940
Polybia (Apopolybia) simillima Smith, 1862
Polybia (Myrapetra) diguetana Buysson, 1905
Pseudomasaris zonalis Cresson, 1864
Rhynchalastor microstictus Viereck, 1906
Rhynchalastor similoides Bohart, 1980
Sphaeropthalma (Photopsis) militaris Schuster, 1958
Stenodyneriellus heterospilus Cameron, 1907
Synoeca septentrionalis Richards, 1978
Tastiotenia festiva Evans, 1950

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Sonora
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
9
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyRhopalosomatidae
Ashmead, 1896
Rhopalosomatid wasps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
4
1
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
21
29
Genera
Species

Taxom



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