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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
539
6783
15823
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
535
6777
15819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
513
6690
15568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
325
5350
12721
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
60
892
1861
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
56
876
1847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
20
375
1437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
5
49
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Mexico
5 Families width 93 Species and 4 Subspecies
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies61SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps19SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant8SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalosomatidae Ashmead, 1896Rhopalosomatid wasps5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Mexico
49 Genera with 93 Species
#ABCDELMNOPRSTVXZ
Agelaia Lepeletier, 19783SpeciesTaxom
Ageniella Banks, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Allaporus Banks, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1905European tube wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1944Blue-Black Spider Wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Aphanilopterus Meunier, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Apoica Lepeletier, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Aporus Spinola, 19663SpeciesTaxom
Auplopus Spinola, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1837Honey wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Campsomeris Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1895Cow Killer5SpeciesTaxom
Dielis Saussure & S..., 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Entypus Dahlbom, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Ephuta Say, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 01SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1870Potter Wasp2SpeciesTaxom
Leptochilus Saussure, 19663SpeciesTaxom
Liosphex Townes, 20103SpeciesTaxom
Metapolybia Ducke, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Minagenia Banks, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 19457SpeciesTaxom
Notocyphus Smith, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 01SpeciesTaxom
Olixon Cameron, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Pachodynerus Saussure, 18121SpeciesTaxom
Parachartergus Ihering, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Paragia Shuckard, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Pepsis Fabricius, 1857Tarantula hawk3SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1972Paper nest wasps12SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 19337SpeciesTaxom
Priocnessus Banks, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Psorthaspis Banks, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Pygodasis Bradley, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalosoma Cresson, 19433SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeropthalma Blake, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Stelopolybia Ducke, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Stenodynerus Saussure, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Synoeca de Saussure, 1978Drumming wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Tachypompilus Ashmead, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Timulla Ashmead, 03SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets1SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1770Ground Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom
Xanthocampsomeris Bradley, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Zethus Fabricius, 19654SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Mexico
93 Species and 4 Subspecies
Agelaia areata Say, 1837
Agelaia panamensis Cameron, 1906
Agelaia yepocapa Richards, 1978
Ageniella (Ageniella) accepta Cresson, 1867
Ageniella maya Banks, 1931
Allaporus fumipennis Evans, 1966
Ancistrocerus trichionotus (Cameron, 1905)⇒ Ancistrocerus catskill Viereck, 1902
Anoplius (Anoplius) fulgidus Cresson, 1865
Anoplius cuautemoc Evans, 1966
Anoplius imbellis Banks, 1944
Apoica (Apoica) pallens Fabricius, 1804Central American Paper Wasp
Aporus (Aporus) idris
Aporus (Aporus) zapotecus Bradley, 1944
Aporus (Neoplaniceps) chiapanus Evans, 1966
Auplopus gaumeri Dreisbach, 1963
Auplopus mexicanus Cresson, 1867
Brachygastra azteca Saussure, 1857
Brachygastra lecheguana Latreille, 1824Black paper wasp
Brachygastra mellifica Say, 1837Mexican honey wasp
Dasymutilla canella Blake, 1871
Dasymutilla modgudi Manley & Pitts, 2007
Dasymutilla paraparadoxa Luz, Barthol..., 0
Dasymutilla relata Cameron, P., 1895
Dasymutilla yucatana Cameron, P., 1895
Entypus unifasciatus Say, 1828Eastern Tawny-Horned Spider Wasp
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) crypticus Say, 1823
Euodynerus cordovae Saussure, 1870
Leptochilus (Zendalia) elongatus Parker, 1966
Leptochilus anthracinus Parker, 1966
Leptochilus isthmus Parker, 1966
Liosphex atratus Lohrmann, 2010
Liosphex boreus Lohrmann, 2010
Liosphex maleku Lohrmann, 2010
Metapolybia azteca Araujo, 1945
Mischocyttarus (Clypeopolybia) heliconius Richards, 1941
Mischocyttarus (Kappa) immarginatus Richards, 1940
Mischocyttarus (Mischocyttarus) melanarius Cameron, 1906
Mischocyttarus (Phi) basimacula Cameron, 1906
Mischocyttarus palidipectus Smith, 1857
Mischocyttarus tricolor Richards, 1945
Mischocyttarus xanthocerus Richards, 1945
Notocyphus dorsalis Cresson, 1872
Notocyphus minimus Banks, 1931
Odynerus otomitus de Saussure, 0
Olixon banksii Brues, 1922
Olixon testaceum Cameron, 1887
Pachodynerus nasidens Latreille, 1812Key hole wasp
Parachartergus apicalis Fabricius, 1804
Parachartergus aztecus Willink, 1959
Paragia monocesta Snelling, 1986
Parancistrocerus fulvipes Saussure, 1856Potter wasp
Pepsis (Pepsis) chrysothemis Lucas, 1894
Pepsis (Pepsis) mexicana Lucas, 1894
Pepsis mildei Stål, 1857
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) apicalis Saussure, 1858
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) canadensis Linnaeus, 1758
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) carnifex Fabricius, 1775Paper wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) franciscanus Richards, 1978
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) instabilis Saussure, 1953Unstable Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) major Palisot de B..., 1818
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) mexicanus Bequard, 1940
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) pacificus Fabricius, 1804
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) stabilinus Richards, 1978
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) veracrucis Richards, 1978
Polistes stenopus stenopus van der Vecht, 1972
Polistes capnodes capnodes van der Vecht, 1972
Polybia (Cylindroeca) rejecta Fabricius, 1798
Polybia (Myrapetra) diguetana Buysson, 1905
Polybia (Myrapetra) flavifrons Smith, 1857
Polybia (Myrapetra) occidentalis Olivier, 1791
Polybia (Myrapetra) scrobalis Richards, 1970
Polybia (Trichinothorax) nigrina Richards, 1978
Polybia (Trichinothorax) raui Bequard, 1933
Priocnessus spinosus Dreisbach, 1961
Psorthaspis formosa Smith, 1862
Rhopalosoma nearcticum Brues, 1943
Rhopalosoma obliquum Townes, 1977
Rhopalosoma simile Brues, 1943
Rhynchalastor iolans Cameron, 1905
Rhynchalastor otomitus de Saussure, 1857
Stenodyneriellus heterospilus Cameron, 1907
Synoeca cyanea Fabricius, 1775
Synoeca septentrionalis Richards, 1978
Timulla (Timulla) aureata
Timulla (Timulla) bituberculata
Timulla divergens
Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespula squamosa Drury, 1770Southern Yellowjacket
Zethus (Zethoides) matzicatzin Saussure, 1857
Zethus (Zethoides) menkei Bohart & Stange, 1965
Zethus evansi Bohart & Stange, 1965
Zethus yucatanae Bohart & Stange, 1965

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in South Mexico
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
12
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRhopalosomatidae ♰
Ashmead, 1896
Rhopalosomatid wasps
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
4
0
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
26
61
Genera
Species

Taxom



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