Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Tamil Nadu (South India, India)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 287
2180
4314 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 286
2178
4312 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 271
2122
4231 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 172
1642
3307 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 38
308
571 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 37
305
568 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 14
122
237 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps | 3
19
24 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Tamil Nadu
3 Families width 24 Species
Genera for Tamil Nadu
19 Genera with 24 Species | Antepipona Saussure, 1903 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | Aporinellus Banks, 1912 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Aporus Spinola, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Dasylabris Radoszkowski, 1885 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Delta Saussure, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Discoelius Latreille, 2017 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Episyron Schioedte, 1837 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Eumenes Latreille, 1773 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Labus Saussure, 1963 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polistes Latreille, 1793 | Paper nest wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhynchium Spinola, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ropalidia Guérin-Ménev..., 2004 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | Rygchium Spinola, 1806 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Tachypompilus Ashmead, 1902 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Timulla Ashmead, 1899 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Vespa Linnaeus, 1758 | Hornets | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zethus Fabricius, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zeugomutilla Chen, 1898 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Tamil Nadu
24 Species | Antepipona aurantiaca Giordani Soika, 1982 | | | Antepipona biguttata Fabricius, 1787 | | | Antepipona minutissima Giordani Soika, 1982 | | | Antepipona sasidharani Lambert & Na..., 2002 | | | Antepipona sibilans Cameron, 1903 | | | Aporus (Aporus) idris | | | Delta conoideum Gmelin, 1790 | | | Delta pyriforme Fabricius, 1775 | Potter Wasp | | Discoelius vasukii Pannure & Ca..., 2017 | | | Eumenes macrops de Saussure, 1852 | | | Eumenes maxillosus (De Geer, 1773) | ⇒ Delta fenestrale Saussure, 1852 | | Labus pusillus Vecht, 1963 | | | Polistes (Polistella) stigma Fabricius, 1793 | Bernard´s tropical paper wasp | | Rhynchium brunneum Fabricius, 1793 | | | Ropalidia marginata Lepeletier, 1836 | | | Ropalidia montana Carl, 1934 | | | Ropalidia tamila Gusenleitner, 2004 | | | Stenodyneriellus wickwari Meade-Waldo, 1911 | | | Vespa affinis Linnaeus, 1764 | Lesser banded hornet | | Vespa tropica Linnaeus, 1758 | Greater banded hornet | | Zethus (Zethus) ceylonicus Saussure, 1867 | | | Zeugomutilla bainbriggei Turner, 1911 | | | Zeugomutilla horni André, 1907 | | | Zeugomutilla spinulosa André, 1898 | |
Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Tamil Nadu | Family | Mutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp | 4
1 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Vespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps, Pollen Wasps, Potter Wasps, Social Wasps, Vespid wasps, Wasps, Yellowjackets | 12
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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