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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Suriname (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
336
3147
6534
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
335
3146
6533
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
317
3043
6214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
192
2374
5149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
33
245
714
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
30
233
711
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
187
660
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
5
32
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Suriname
5 Families width 87 Species
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps40SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies43SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant2SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalosomatidae Ashmead, 1896Rhopalosomatid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae (Leach, 1815)Mammoth wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Suriname
32 Genera with 87 Species
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Acanthagenia Haupt, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Agelaia Lepeletier, 17923SpeciesTaxom
Ageniella Banks, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Angiopolybia Araujo, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1804Blue-Black Spider Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Apoica Lepeletier, 18544SpeciesTaxom
Auplopus Spinola, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1841Honey wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Cephalastor Giordani Soika, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Epipona Latreille, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Irenangelus Schulz, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Leptochilus Saussure, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 19783SpeciesTaxom
Mutilla Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Myrapetra White, 1841
0SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Olixon Cameron, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Pachodynerus Saussure, 18121SpeciesTaxom
Parachartergus Ihering, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Pepsis Fabricius, 1843Tarantula hawk31SpeciesTaxom
Poecilopompilus Howard, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps6SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 190911SpeciesTaxom
Priochilus Banks, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Protopolybia Ducke, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalosoma Cresson, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Scolia Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Stelopolybia Ducke, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Synoeca de Saussure, 1804Drumming wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Traumatomutilla André, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Zethus Fabricius, 19653SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Suriname
87 Species
Acanthagenia excisa Haupt, 1959
Agelaia angulata Fabricius, 1804
Agelaia fulvofasciata Deg., 1773
Agelaia pallipes Olivier, 1792
Ageniella difformis Banks, 1944
Angiopolybia paraensis Spinosa, 1851
Anoplius (Anoplius) depressipes Banks, 1919
Anoplius varius Fabricius, 1804
Apoica (Apoica) pallida Olivier, 1791
Apoica (Apoica) strigata Richards, 1978
Apoica (Apoica) thoracica Buysson, 1906
Apoica (Deuterapoica) arborea Saussure, 1854
Auplopus schausi Dreisbach, 1963
Auplopus stagei Dreisbach, 1963
Brachygastra bilineolata Spinosa, 1841
Cephalastor relativus Fox, 1902
Epipona tatua Cuv., 1797
Irenangelus furtivus Evans, 1969
Irenangelus ichneumonoides Ducke, 1908
Leptochilus cratocerus (Cameron, 1909)⇒ Pterocheilus provancheri Huard, 1897
Mischocyttarus (Clypeopolybia) heliconius Richards, 1941
Mischocyttarus (Mischocyttarus) labiatus Fabricius, 1804
Mischocyttarus vredeni Richards, 1978
Mutilla indica Linnæus, 1758
Odynerus emortualis de Saussure, 1853
Olixon testaceum Cameron, 1887
Pachodynerus nasidens Latreille, 1812Key hole wasp
Parachartergus compressus de Saussure, 1854
Pepsis (Gigantopepsis) marginata Beauvois, 1809
Pepsis achterbergi Vardy, 2005
Pepsis adonta Vardy, 2005
Pepsis amyntas Mocsáry, 1885
Pepsis atripennis Fabricius, 1804
Pepsis auriguttata Burmeister, 1872
Pepsis cassiope Mocsáry, 1888
Pepsis cyanescens Lepeletier, 1845
Pepsis egregia Mocsáry, 1885
Pepsis elevata Fabricius, 1804
Pepsis elongata Lepeletier, 1845
Pepsis esmeralda Vardy, 2005
Pepsis festiva Fabricius, 1804
Pepsis frivaldszkyi Mocsáry, 1885
Pepsis fumipennis Smith, 1855
Pepsis gracilis Lepeletier, 1845
Pepsis grossa Fabricius, 1798
Pepsis heros (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Pepsis marginata Beauvois, 1809
Pepsis ianthina Erichson, 1848
Pepsis inclyta Lepeletier, 1845
Pepsis infuscata (Spinola, 1841)⇒ Pepsis smaragdina Dahlbom, 1843
Pepsis luteicornis Fabricius, 1804
Pepsis menechma Lepeletier, 1845
Pepsis pulszkyi Mocsáry, 1885
Pepsis purpurea Smith, 1873
Pepsis seladonica Dahlbom, 1843
Pepsis smaragdina Dahlbom, 1843
Pepsis terminata Dahlbom, 1843
Pepsis viridisetosa Spinola, 1841
Pepsis willinki Vardy, 2005
Pepsis xanthocera Dahlbom, 1843
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) billardieri Fabricius, 1804
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) canadensis Linnaeus, 1758
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) carnifex Fabricius, 1775Paper wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) pacificus Fabricius, 1804
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) testaceicolor Bequard, 1937
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) versicolor Olivier, 1791South American paper wasp
Polybia (Cylindroeca) rejecta Fabricius, 1798
Polybia (Myrapetra) bicytarella Richards, 1951
Polybia (Myrapetra) bistriata Fabricius, 1804
Polybia (Myrapetra) occidentalis Olivier, 1791
Polybia (Platypolybia) liliacea Fabricius, 1804
Polybia (Polybia) striata Fabricius, 1787
Polybia (Trichinothorax) chrysothorax Lichtenstein, 1796
Polybia (Trichinothorax) sericea Olivier, 1792
Polybia jurinei Saussure, 1854
Polybia parvula Giordani Soika, 0
Polybia singularis Ducke, 1909
Priochilus nigrocyaneus Guérin, 1838
Protopolybia chartergoides Gribodo, 1891
Protopolybia sedula Saussure, 1854
Rhopalosoma guianense Schulz, 1906
Scolia radula (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Campsomeris plumipes Drury, 1770
Synoeca surinama Linnaeus, 1767
Synoeca virginea Fabricius, 1804
Traumatomutilla americana Linnaeus, 1758
Zethus (Zethusculus) brasiliensis (Fox, 1899)⇒ Zethus adonis Bohart & Stange, 1965
Zethus (Zethusculus) mexicanus Linnaeus, 1767
Zethus bodkini Bohart & Stange, 1965

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Suriname
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
8
40
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRhopalosomatidae
Ashmead, 1896
Rhopalosomatid wasps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
1
1
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
19
43
Genera
Species

Taxom



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