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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Trinidad (Trinidad and Tobago)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
351
2766
4827
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
350
2765
4825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
336
2706
4722
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
217
2329
4193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
37
317
524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
37
317
524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
161
305
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
29
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Trinidad
4 Families width 41 Species and 2 Subspecies
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies23SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps10SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Trinidad
29 Genera with 41 Species
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Agelaia Lepeletier, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Ageniella Banks, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Angiopolybia Araujo, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1798Blue-Black Spider Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Apoica Lepeletier, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Aporus Spinola, 01SpeciesTaxom
Auplopus Spinola, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1841Honey wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Campsomeris Guérin-Ménev..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1845Cow Killer1SpeciesTaxom
Dielis Saussure & S..., 17871SpeciesTaxom
Entypus Dahlbom, 19453SpeciesTaxom
Ephutopsis Ashmead, 01SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1823Potter Wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Hoplomutilla Ashmead, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Leipomeles Moebius, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Lomachaeta Mickel, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Minagenia Banks, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Pepsis Fabricius, 1775Tarantula hawk1SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 18985SpeciesTaxom
Protopolybia Ducke, 01SpeciesTaxom
Stelopolybia Ducke, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Synoeca de Saussure, 1767Drumming wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Timulla Ashmead, 18413SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1903Hornets1SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1857Ground Yellowjackets2SpeciesTaxom
Zethus Fabricius, 18581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Trinidad
41 Species and 2 Subspecies
Agelaia fulvofasciata Deg., 1773
Ageniella (Alasagenia) erichsoni Banks, 1944
Ageniella ornata Banks, 1945
Angiopolybia pallens Lepeletier, 1836
Anoplius (Notiochares) amethystinus Fabricius, 1798
Apoica (Apoica) pallida Olivier, 1791
Apoica (Apoica) thoracica Buysson, 1906
Aporus (Aporus) idris
Auplopus buscki Dreisbach, 1963
Brachygastra bilineolata Spinosa, 1841
Campsomeris hesterae
Dasymutilla vestita Lepeletier, 1845
Dielis dorsata Fabricius, 1787Scoliid wasp
Entypus bituberculatus Guérin, 1838
Entypus ochrocerus Dahlbom, 1843
Entypus urichi Banks, 1945
Ephutopsis trinidadensis
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) crypticus Say, 1823
Leipomeles spilogastra Cameron, 1912
Lomachaeta hyphantria Pitts & Manley, 2004
Minagenia laevis Banks, 1946
Mischocyttarus (Mischocyttarus) labiatus Fabricius, 1804
Pepsis ruficornis Fabricius, 1775Orange-horned Tarantula Hawk
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) aurifer (Saussure, 1853)⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) goeldii Ducke, 1904
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) lanio Fabricius, 1775
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) versicolor Olivier, 1791South American paper wasp
Polybia (Cylindroeca) rejecta Fabricius, 1798
Polybia (Furnariana) aequatorialis Zavattari, 1906
Polybia (Myrapetra) occidentalis Olivier, 1791
Polybia (Pedothoeca) emaciata Lucas, 1879
Polybia (Trichinothorax) tinctipennis Fox, 1898
Protopolybia exigua infraspecies
Synoeca surinama Linnaeus, 1767
Timulla (Timulla) bitaeniata Spinola, 1841
Timulla (Timulla) mediata Fabricius, 1805
Timulla (Timulla) rectangula Spinola, 1841
Vespa simillima xanthoptera Cameron, 1903
Vespula atropilosa Sladen, 1918Prairie Yellowjacket
Vespula pensylvanica de Saussure, 1857Western yellow jacket
Zethus (Zethoides) miniatus Saussure, 1858

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Trinidad
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
7
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
2
2
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
15
23
Genera
Species

Taxom



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