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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
490
6922
16136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
489
6921
16135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
468
6849
15979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
289
5336
12590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
51
634
2055
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
45
613
2033
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
384
1673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
60
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southeast Brazil
4 Families width 150 Species and 5 Subspecies
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies111SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps27SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant10SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southeast Brazil
60 Genera with 150 Species
#ABCDEHLMNOPQRSTZ
Agelaia Lepeletier, 18545SpeciesTaxom
Ageniella Banks, 19465SpeciesTaxom
Amerocnemis Banks, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Andreimyrme Lelej, 01SpeciesTaxom
Angiopolybia Araujo, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Anomophotopsis Schuster, 1949
0SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1947Blue-Black Spider Wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Apoica Lepeletier, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Aporus Spinola, 01SpeciesTaxom
Aspidiaporus1SpeciesTaxom
Auplopus Spinola, 01SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1792Honey wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Calicurgus Lepeletier, 01SpeciesTaxom
Campsomeris Guérin-Ménev..., 17932SpeciesTaxom
Cephalomutilla André, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom
Chartergus arizonaensis..., 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Clypearia Saussure, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Cyphononyx Dahlbom, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Darditilla Casal, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Dicranoplius Haupt, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Dolichomutilla Ashmead, 01SpeciesTaxom
Ephusuarezia Casal, 01SpeciesTaxom
Ephuta Say, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Epipona Latreille, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 02SpeciesTaxom
Euplaniceps Haupt, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Hoplomutilla Ashmead, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Leucospilomutilla Ashmead, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Lomachaeta Mickel, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Metapolybia Ducke, 18043SpeciesTaxom
Minagenia Banks, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 194936SpeciesTaxom
Mutilla Linnaeus, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Myrapetra White, 1841
0SpeciesTaxom
Notocyphus Smith, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Pachymenes Saussure, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Pappognatha Mickel, 1939
0SpeciesTaxom
Parachartergus Ihering, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Paracyphononyx Gribodo, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Paragia Shuckard, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Pepsis Fabricius, 1843Tarantula hawk8SpeciesTaxom
Pirhosigma Giordani Soika, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1972Paper nest wasps14SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 189618SpeciesTaxom
Priocnessus Banks, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Protonectarina Ducke, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Protopolybia Ducke, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Quartinia André, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Rethus Cameron, 1904
0SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeropthalma Blake, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Synagris Latreille, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Synoeca de Saussure, 1767Drumming wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Tallium André, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Timulla Ashmead, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Traumatomutilla André, 18212SpeciesTaxom
Trimeria Saussure, 20063SpeciesTaxom
Zeta Saussure, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Zethus Fabricius, 19115SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southeast Brazil
150 Species and 5 Subspecies
Agelaia angulata Fabricius, 1804
Agelaia multipicta Haliday, 1836
Agelaia pallidiventris Richards, 1978
Agelaia pallipes Olivier, 1792
Agelaia vicina de Saussure, 1854
Ageniella erythroptera Banks, 1946
Ageniella pallicornis Banks, 1946
Ageniella rufigaster Banks, 1946
Ageniella sericosoma Banks, 1946
Ageniella similaris Banks, 1946
Amerocnemis brasiliensis Banks, 1946
Andreimyrme viriata nitela
Angiopolybia obidensis Ducke, 1904
Angiopolybia pallens Lepeletier, 1836
Anoplius (Notiochares) amethystinus Fabricius, 1798
Anoplius albidus Evans, 1969
Anoplius areatus Taschenberg, 1869
Anoplius veranes Banks, 1947
Apoica (Apoica) gelida Vecht, 1972
Apoica (Apoica) pallens Fabricius, 1804Central American Paper Wasp
Aporus (Aporus) idris
Aspidiaporus minusculus
Auplopus brazilensis
Brachygastra augusti Saussure, 1854
Brachygastra lecheguana Latreille, 1824Black paper wasp
Brachygastra scutellaris Olivier, 1792
Calicurgus fuscus
Campsomeris costalis Lepeletier, 1845
Campsomeris variegata Fabricius, 1793
Clypearia angustior Ducke, 1906
Darditilla araxa Cresson, 1902
Dicranoplius nigritus Evans, 1969
Dolichomutilla guineensis sycorax
Ephusuarezia bordona
Epipona tatua Cuv., 1797
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Eumenes rotundicollis Cameron, 0
Euplaniceps bradleyi Banks, 1947
Hoplomutilla bequaerti Mickel, 1939
Leucospilomutilla cerbera Klug, 1821
Lomachaeta meloi Williams, Ca..., 2019
Metapolybia azteca Araujo, 1945
Metapolybia bromelicola Araujo, 1945
Metapolybia cingulata Fabricius, 1804
Mischocyttarus (Artifex) cerberus Ducke, 1918
Mischocyttarus (Clypeopolybia) heliconius Richards, 1941
Mischocyttarus (Kappa) flavoscutellatus Zikan, 1935
Mischocyttarus (Kappa) funerulus Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus (Megacanthopus) parallelogrammus Zikan, 1935
Mischocyttarus (Mischocyttarus) labiatus Fabricius, 1804
Mischocyttarus (Monacanthocnemis) punctatus Ducke, 1904
Mischocyttarus (Omega) garbei Zikan, 1935
Mischocyttarus (Phi) paraguayensis Zikan, 1935
Mischocyttarus (Phi) phthisicus Fabricius, 1793
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 ignotus Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus iheringi Zikan, 1935
Mischocyttarus interjectus Zikan, 1935
Mischocyttarus mimicus Zikan, 1935
Mischocyttarus mirificus Zikan, 1935
Mischocyttarus montei Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus paulistanus Zikan, 1935
Mischocyttarus saussurei Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus souzalopesi Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus travassosi Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus wygodzinskyi Zikan, 1949
Mutilla coryphasia Péringuey, 1899
Notocyphus inornatus Banks, 1947
Odynerus drewseni de Saussure, 0
Odynerus sylveirae Saussure, 1854
Pachymenes ater Saussure, 1852
Pachymenes sericeus Saussure, 1852
Parachartergus fraternus Fabricius, 1804
Parachartergus wagneri Buysson, 1904
Paracyphononyx minor Banks, 1947
Paragia monocesta Snelling, 1986
Pepsis atalanta Mocsáry, 1885
Pepsis auriguttata Burmeister, 1872
Pepsis completa Smith, 1855
Pepsis hyperion Mocsáry, 1894
Pepsis ianthina Erichson, 1848
Pepsis inclyta Lepeletier, 1845
Pepsis smaragdina Dahlbom, 1843
Pepsis terminata Dahlbom, 1843
Pirhosigma limpidum Giordani Soika, 1978
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) actaeon Haliday, 1836
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) bicolor Lepeletier, 1836
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) binotatus Saussure, 1854
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) canadensis Linnaeus, 1758
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) carnifex Fabricius, 1775Paper wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) infuscatus Lepeletier, 1836
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) melanosoma Saussure, 1854
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) pacificus Fabricius, 1804
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) satan Bequard, 1940
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 (Apopolybia) dimidiata Olivier, 1791
Polybia (Cylindroeca) rejecta Fabricius, 1798
Polybia (Myrapetra) fastidiosuscula Saussure, 1854
Polybia (Myrapetra) occidentalis Olivier, 1791
Polybia (Myrapetra) platycephala Richards, 1951
Polybia (Myrapetra) scutellaris White, 1841
Polybia (Pedothoeca) emaciata Lucas, 1879
Polybia (Platypolybia) liliacea Fabricius, 1804
Polybia (Polybia) striata Fabricius, 1787
Polybia (Trichinothorax) chrysothorax Lichtenstein, 1796
Polybia (Trichinothorax) ignobilis Haliday, 1836
Polybia (Trichinothorax) lugubris (Saussure, 1854)⇒ Polybia velutina Ducke, 1907
Polybia (Trichinothorax) minarum Ducke, 1906
Polybia (Trichinothorax) punctata Buysson, 1908
Polybia (Trichinothorax) sericea Olivier, 1792
Polybia (Trichinothorax) tinctipennis Fox, 1898
Polybia jurinei Saussure, 1854
Polybia paulista Ihering, 1896
Priocnessus tricoloratus Dreisbach, 1960
Protopolybia sedula Saussure, 1854
Quartinia hetaira Richards, 1962
Quartinia persephona Richards, 1962
Synagris ruppeliana (Saussure, 1863)⇒ Synagris spinosuscula Saussure, 1852
Synoeca cyanea Fabricius, 1775
Synoeca ilheensis Lopes & Menezes, 2017
Synoeca surinama Linnaeus, 1767
Traumatomutilla gausapata Mickel, 1952
Traumatomutilla ocellaris Klug, 1821
Trimeria americana Saussure, 1853
Trimeria howardi Berton, 1911
Trimeria robusta Hermes & Melo, 2006
Zeta argillaceum Linnaeus, 1758Potter wasp
Zethus (Zethoides) miniatus Saussure, 1858
Zethus (Zethusculus) mexicanus Linnaeus, 1767
Zethus pilosus Zavattari, 1912
Zethus polybioides Zavattari, 1912
Zethus schrottkyanus Ihering, 1911

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Southeast Brazil
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
17
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
15
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps, Pollen Wasps, Potter Wasps, Social Wasps, Vespid wasps, Wasps, Yellowjackets
27
111
Genera
Species

Taxom



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