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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
6198
14500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
6193
14493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
6089
14260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
316
4628
11471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
47
462
1094
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
45
457
1091
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
21
256
819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
6
46
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sri Lanka
6 Families width 68 Species and 7 Subspecies
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps27SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies25SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae (Leach, 1815)Mammoth wasps6SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant5SpeciesTaxom
Myrmosidae Fox, 1894Myrmosid Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalosomatidae Ashmead, 1896Rhopalosomatid wasps4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sri Lanka
46 Genera with 68 Species
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Agenioideus Ashmead, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Antepipona Saussure, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Anterhynchium de Saussure, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Auplopus Spinola, 19927SpeciesTaxom
Campsomeriella Betrem, 1941
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyphononyx Dahlbom, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtolabulus Vecht, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Dasylabris Radoszkowski, 1885
0SpeciesTaxom
Delta Saussure, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Eotrogaspidia Lelej, 1996
0SpeciesTaxom
Episyron Schioedte, 19784SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 01SpeciesTaxom
Eustenogaster Vecht, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Hemipepsis Dahlbom, 0Tarantula Hawks4SpeciesTaxom
Irenangelus Schulz, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Ischnogaster Guérin, 02SpeciesTaxom
Java Pate, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Kudakrumia Krombein, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Leptodialepsis1SpeciesTaxom
Liacos Guérin-Ménev..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Mickelidia1SpeciesTaxom
Micromeriella Betrem, 18101SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Mitrodynerus Vecht, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 01SpeciesTaxom
Paniscomima Enderlein, 04SpeciesTaxom
Paracyphononyx Gribodo, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Phimenes Giordani Soika, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1798Paper nest wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Pompilus Fabricius, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Priochilus Banks, 01SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagenia Kohl, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Pseumenes Giordani Soika, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Pygmachus Haupt, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchium Spinola, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Ropalidia Guérin-Ménev..., 18361SpeciesTaxom
Scolia Fabricius, 17944SpeciesTaxom
Smicromyrme Thomson, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Spilomutilla Ashmead, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Standfussidia Lelej, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Storozhenkotilla Lelej, 2005
0SpeciesTaxom
Symmorphus Wesmael, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Tachypompilus Ashmead, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Trogaspidia Ashmead, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1936Hornets5SpeciesTaxom
Zeugomutilla Chen, 19003SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
68 Species and 7 Subspecies
Agenioideus smithi Ritsema, 1880
Antepipona bipustulata Saussure, 1856
Antepipona frontalis Giordani Soika, 1982
Antepipona minutissima Giordani Soika, 1982
Antepipona ovalis Saussure, 1852
Anterhynchium (Anterhynchium) abdominale Illiger, 1802
Auplopus aegina (Smith, 1857)⇒ Auplopus himalayensis Cameron, 1905
Auplopus cyanellus Wahis, 1992
Auplopus funerator Wahis, 1992
Auplopus imitabilis Wahis, 1992
Auplopus krombeini Wahis, 1992
Auplopus laeviculus Bingham, 1897
Auplopus lankaensis Wahis, 1992
Cyphononyx confusus Dahlbom, 1845
Cyrtolabulus suavis Vecht, 1963
Delta esuriens Fabricius, 1787
Delta pyriforme Fabricius, 1775Potter Wasp
Episyron arrogans Smith, 1873
Episyron novarae Kohl, 1885
Episyron praestigiosum Wahis, 1978
Episyron tenebricum Wahis, 1978
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Eustenogaster eximia Bingham, 1897
Hemipepsis caeruleopennis Saussure, 1893
Hemipepsis convexa Bingham, 1890
Hemipepsis fulvipennis Fabricius, 1793
Hemipepsis krombeini
Irenangelus punctipleuris Wahis, 2007
Ischnogaster eximius
Ischnogaster eximus
Java atropos Smith, 1855
Kudakrumia mirabilis Krombein, 1979
Leptodialepsis veddas
Liacos erythrosoma Micha, 1927
Mickelidia vulgaris
Micromeriella marginella Klug, 1810Wasp
Mischocyttarus thrypticus Richards, 1945
Mitrodynerus vitripennis Vecht, 1981
Odynerus subfistulosus Wickward, 0
Paniscomima abnormis Morley, 1910
Paniscomima darlingi Guidotti, 2007
Paniscomima lottacontinua Guidotti, 2007
Paniscomima lottacontinva
Phimenes flavopictus Zimmermann, 1931
Polistes stenopus stenopus van der Vecht, 1972
Polistes (Polistella) stigma Fabricius, 1793Bernard´s tropical paper wasp
Polistes stigma infraspecies
Polistes stigma tamula Fabricius, 1798
Pompilus cinereus Fabricius, 1775Grey spider wasp
Pompilus mirandus Saussure, 1867
Priochilus splendidulum opacifrons
Pseudagenia aegina Smith, 1858
Pseudagenia laevigata Smith, 1855
Pseumenes depressus Saussure, 1856
Pygmachus krombeini Wahis, 1999
Rhynchium brunneum Fabricius, 1793
Ropalidia marginata Lepeletier, 1836
Scolia (Discolia) keiseri
Scolia (Scolia) galbula Pallas, 1771
Scolia karunaratnei
Scolia notata (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Scolia galbula Pallas, 1771
Standfussidia taprobane Lelej, 2005
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) alkimus Cumming & Vecht, 1986
Tachypompilus analis Fabricius, 1781Red-tailed spider wasp
Vespa affinis Linnaeus, 1764Lesser banded hornet
Vespa affinis indosinensis Perkins, 1910
Vespa mandarinia Smith, 1852Asian giant hornet
Vespa tropica Linnaeus, 1758Greater banded hornet
Vespa tropica haematodes Bequard, 1936
Zeugomutilla bainbriggei Turner, 1911
Zeugomutilla horni André, 1907
Zeugomutilla recondita Cameron, 1900

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Sri Lanka
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
9
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMyrmosidae
Fox, 1894
Myrmosid Wasps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
14
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRhopalosomatidae
Ashmead, 1896
Rhopalosomatid wasps
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
4
6
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
25
Genera
Species

Taxom



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