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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Tunisia (North Africa)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		359
2886
6688		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		358
2883
6685		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		350
2865
6666		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		226
2182
5486		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps		40
290
791		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps		36
274
772		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps		18
175
631		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps		4
71
187		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tunisia
4 Families width 187 Species and 20 Subspecies
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies70SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps108SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps6SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tunisia
71 Genera with 187 Species
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Afreumenes Bequaert, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Agenioideus Ashmead, 183815SpeciesTaxom
Alastor Boisduval, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1856European tube wasp2SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1889Blue-Black Spider Wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Anospilus Haupt, 19667SpeciesTaxom
Antepipona Saussure, 19174SpeciesTaxom
Apareia Haupt, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Aporinellus Banks, 19353SpeciesTaxom
Aporus Spinola, 18093SpeciesTaxom
Arachnospila Kincaid, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Arachnotheutes Ashmead, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Belonogaster Saussure, 1854
0SpeciesTaxom
Campsomeriella Betrem, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Celonites Latreille, 19924SpeciesTaxom
Ceropales Latreille, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Chlorodynerus Bluthgen, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Clavelia Lucas, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Clorodynerus1SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocheilus Panzer, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Cyphononyx Dahlbom, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtolabulus Vecht, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Dasylabris Radoszkowski, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Dasyscolia Bradley, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Delta Saussure, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Dicyrtomellus Gussakovskij, 19667SpeciesTaxom
Entomobora Gistel, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Eoferreola Arnold, 20024SpeciesTaxom
Episyron Schioedte, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 19385SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1841Potter Wasp3SpeciesTaxom
Evagetes Lepeletier, 18867SpeciesTaxom
Ferreola Lepeletier, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Gonaporus Ashmead, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Gymnomerus Bluthgen, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Hemipepsis Dahlbom, 1901Tarantula Hawks1SpeciesTaxom
Hemipterochilus Ferton, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Hoplomerus Agassiz, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Hoplopus Agassiz, 02SpeciesTaxom
Knemodynerus Bluethgen, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Leptochilus Saussure, 198611SpeciesTaxom
Megascolia Betrem, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Microcurgus Haupt, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Microdynerus Thomson, 19554SpeciesTaxom
Micromeriella Betrem, 02SpeciesTaxom
Microphadnus Cameron, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Micropompilus Priesner, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Odontodynerus Bluthgen, 01SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 18855SpeciesTaxom
Onychopterocheilus Bluthgen, 18413SpeciesTaxom
Pedinpompilus Wolf, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1898Paper nest wasps6SpeciesTaxom
Pompilus Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Priocnemis Schiødte, 196310SpeciesTaxom
Pseudepipona Saussure, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Pseudophotopsis André, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Psiliglossa Saunders, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Pterocheilus Klug, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Pterochilus Say, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Quartinia André, 19623SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Scolia Fabricius, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Stenancistrocerus Saussure, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Stenodynerus Saussure, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Stolidia Priesner, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Tachyagetes Haupt, 198615SpeciesTaxom
Telostegus Costa, 19018SpeciesTaxom
Trogaspidia Ashmead, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1793Ground Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom
Xenaporus Ashmead, 19905SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tunisia
187 Species and 20 Subspecies
Afreumenes melanosoma Saussure, 1852
Agenioideus (Agenioideus) apicalis Vander Linden, 1827
Agenioideus (Agenioideus) gentilis Klug, 1834
Agenioideus (Agenioideus) nubecula Costa, 1874
Agenioideus (Agenioideus) sericeus Vander Linden, 1827
Agenioideus (Gymnochares) rufipes Arnold, 1937
Agenioideus (Gymnochares) rutilus Klug, 1834
Agenioideus (Rioestus) excisus Morawitz, 1890
Agenioideus (Schizanoplius) dichrous Brullé, 1840
Agenioideus (Schizanoplius) fertoni Saunders, 1901
Agenioideus arabs Wolf, 1986
Agenioideus ebmeri Wolf, 1986
Agenioideus meadiensis Priesner, 1955
Agenioideus oasis Haupt, 1962
Agenioideus punicus Haupt, 1933
Agenioideus waltlii Spinola, 1838
Alastor (Alastor) atropos Lepeletier, 1841
Ancistrocerus abditus Gusenleitner, 1977
Ancistrocerus biphaleratus triphaleratus Saussure, 1856
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) infuscatus Vander Linden, 1827Dragging spider
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) viaticus Linnaeus, 1758Black Banded Spider Wasp
Anoplius aeruginosus Tournier, 1889
Anospilus (Anospilus) basalis Haupt, 1936
Anospilus (Barbatospilus) similis Haupt, 1936
Anospilus (Meganospilus) melanarius Vander Linden, 1827
Anospilus mascarus Wolf, 1962
Anospilus suspectus Haupt, 1937
Anospilus tuggurtus Wolf, 1966
Anospilus tunensis Wolf, 1966
Antepipona alberti Dusmet, 1917
Antepipona chobauti Blüthgen, 1939
Antepipona deflenda S. S. Saunders, 1853
Antepipona romanoffi Dusmet, 1917
Apareia eoferreoloides Wolf, 1970
Aporinellus (Aporinellus) moestus Klug, 1834
Aporinellus (Aporinellus) sexmaculatus Spinola, 1805
Aporinellus sexmaculatus asiaticus Gussakowskij, 1935
Aporus bicolor hirtipennis Saunders, 1901
Aporus (Aporus) pollux Kohl, 1888
Aporus planiceps Latreille, 1809
Arachnospila esau rufocincta Haupt, 1933
Arachnospila fausta Tournier, 1889
Arachnotheutes aegyptorum Priesner, 1955
Campsomeriella (Campsomeriella) thoracica Fabricius, 1787
Celonites (Celonites) fischeri Spinola, 1838
Celonites jousseaumei Buysson, 1906
Celonites pictus Richards, 1962
Celonites pictus rufiventris Gusenleitner, 1992
Ceropales (Priesnerius) deserticola Priesner, 1955
Chlorodynerus chloroticus Spinosa, 1838
Chlorodynerus kelidopterus Kohl, 1907
Clavelia bicolor Smith, 1851
Clorodynerus cyrenaicus Schulthess, 0
Cryptocheilus (Adonta) infumatus Palma, 1869
Cryptocheilus (Cryptocheilus) discolor Fabricius, 1793
Cyphononyx bretonii Guérin, 1843
Cyphononyx castaneus castaneus
Cyphononyx castaneus simonyi Kohl, 1906
Cyrtolabulus pedunculatus E.Saundas, 1905
Dasylabris atrata Linnaeus, 1767
Dasyscolia ciliata Fabricius, 1787
Delta dimidiatipenne Saussure, 1852
Dicyrtomellus dubitabilis Saunders, 1901
Dicyrtomellus mauritanicus
Dicyrtomellus picticrus Saunders, 1901
Dicyrtomellus polyspathus Morice, 1913
Dicyrtomellus sexspinosus Saunders, 1901
Dicyrtomellus simulans Priesner, 1955
Dicyrtomellus tingitanus Wolf, 1966
Entomobora fuscipennis Vander Linden, 1827
Eoferreola distincta Smith, 1855
Eoferreola manticata Pallas, 1771
Eoferreola mixta Tournier, 1895
Eoferreola neftae Schmid-Egger, 2002
Episyron coccineipes Saunders, 1901
Eumenes coarctatus maroccanus Gusenleitner, 1972
Eumenes (Eumenes) mediterraneus Kriechbaumer, 1879
Eumenes mediterraneus mediterraneus Kriechbaumer, 1879
Eumenes (Eumenes) pomiformis Fabricius, 1781
Eumenes cyrenaicus pseudogermanicus Bluethgen, 1938
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) dantici Rossi, 1790
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) variegatus Fabricius, 1793
Euodynerus bidentatus Lepeletier, 1841
Evagetes (Evagetes) dubius Vander Linden, 1827
Evagetes barbarescus Wolf, 1970
Evagetes griseoflavus Priesner, 1955
Evagetes haupti (Priesner, 1955)⇒ Tachyagetes sericans Klug, 1834
Evagetes illiberalis Haupt, 1962
Evagetes pseudoleucopterus Wolf, 1970
Evagetes trispinosus Kohl, 1886
Ferreola sagax Kohl, 1886
Gonaporus alfierii Priesner, 1955
Gonaporus gracilis Klug, 1834
Gymnomerus laevipes Shuckard, 1837
Gymnomerus laevipes algeriensis Dusmet, 1928
Hemipepsis mauritanica sanguinicollis Saunders, 1901
Hemipterochilus moricei Schulthess, 1923
Hoplomerus serripes (Morawitz, 1867)⇒ Odynerus serricrus Bluethgen, 1963
Hoplopus atriplicis (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Anomala atriplicis Fabricius, 1787
Hoplopus atriplicis atriplicis
Knemodynerus djarabubensis Schulthess, 1928
Knemodynerus rhynchoides Saussure, 1852
Leptochilus limbiferus achaeus Gusenleitner, 1970
Leptochilus (Leptochilus) mauritanicus Lepeletier, 1841
Leptochilus (Neoleptochilus) medanae Gribodo, 1886
Leptochilus medanae falkenhayni Dusmet, 1917
Leptochilus (Neoleptochilus) regulus Saussure, 1855
Leptochilus flegias Giordani Soika, 1938
Leptochilus immodestus Giordani Soika, 1941
Leptochilus lucidus Giordani Soika, 1941
Leptochilus modestus (Saussure, 1852)⇒ Epacmus modestus Loew, 1872
Leptochilus ratzenboecki Gusenleitner, 1994
Leptochilus tussaci Giordani Soika, 1986
Megascolia (Regiscolia) bidens Linneus, 1767
Megascolia maculata flavifrons Fabricius, 1775
Microcurgus braconoides Priesner, 1955
Microdynerus abdelkader Saussure, 1856
Microdynerus exilis Herrich-Schä..., 1839
Microdynerus ludendorffi Dusmet, 1917
Microdynerus saundersi Blüthgen, 1955
Micromeriella aureola aureola
Micromeriella aureola dimidiata
Microphadnus pumilus Costa, 1882
Micropompilus braconoides Priesner, 1955
Mischocyttarus thrypticus Richards, 1945
Odontodynerus deflendus Saunders, 0
Odynerus (Monoplomerus) consobrinus Dufour, 1839
Odynerus consobrinus dernesis Gribodo, 1924
Odynerus (Odynerus) cruralis Saussure, 1856
Odynerus (Odynerus) serricrus Bluethgen, 1963
Odynerus caroli Moravitz, 1885
Onychopterocheilus eburneus Blüthgen, 1955
Onychopterocheilus mirus Gusenleitner, 1995
Onychopterocheilus unipunctatus Lepeletier, 1841
Pedinpompilus corbifer Wolf, 1978
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) melanosoma Saussure, 1854
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Polistes (Polistes) dominulus (Christ, 1791)⇒ Polistes dominula Christ, 1791
Polistes (Polistes) gallicus Linnaeus, 1767Paper wasp
Polistes (Polistes) tenellus Buysson, 1905
Polistes foederata (Kohl, 1898)⇒ Polistes gallicus Linnaeus, 1767
Pompilus cinereus Fabricius, 1775Grey spider wasp
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) diversa Junco y Reyes, 1946
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) parvula (Dahlbom, 1845)⇒ Priocnemis perraudini Wolf, 1978
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) perraudini Wolf, 1978
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) pogonioides Costa, 1883
Priocnemis (Priocnemis) propinqua Lepeletier, 1845
Priocnemis (Umbripennis) faillae De Stefani, 1886
Priocnemis (Umbripennis) fallax Verhoeff, 1922
Priocnemis (Umbripennis) massaliensis Soyer, 1945
Priocnemis melanogaster Wolf, 1963
Priocnemis punicus Wolf, 1963
Pseudepipona (Pseudepipona) tripunctata Fabricius, 1787
Pseudophotopsis maura Bischoff, 1920
Psiliglossa algeriensis Saunders, 1905
Psiliglossa zeppelini Dusmet, 1917
Pterocheilus coccineus André, 1884
Pterochilus mauritanicus Lepeletier, 1841
Quartinia dilecta André, 1884
Quartinia nubiana Richards, 1962
Quartinia tripolitana Richards, 1962
Rhynchalastor vergesi Giordani Soika, 1961
Scolia (Scolia) carbonaria Linneus, 1767
Stenancistrocerus atropos Lepeletier, 1841
Stenodynerus vergesi (Giordani Soika, 1961)⇒ Rhynchalastor vergesi Giordani Soika, 1961
Stolidia corrugata Priesner, 1966
Tachyagetes aegyptiacus aegyptiacus Priesner, 1955
Tachyagetes (Tachyagetes) leucocnemis Haupt, 1930
Tachyagetes deserticus Priesner, 1955
Tachyagetes elbibanus Wolf, 1982
Tachyagetes excellens Haupt, 1930
Tachyagetes fertoni Vachal, 1899
Tachyagetes friesei Saunders, 1901
Tachyagetes judaeus Wahis, 1970
Tachyagetes kebdanus Wolf, 1987
Tachyagetes konyanus Wolf, 1987
Tachyagetes linsenmaieri Wolf, 1988
Tachyagetes secretus Priesner, 1955
Tachyagetes sericans Klug, 1834
Tachyagetes sericeus Spinola, 1838
Tachyagetes zarzinus Wolf, 1986
Telostegus adulator Priesner, 1955
Telostegus argyrellus Klug, 1834
Telostegus berlandi Haupt, 1930
Telostegus excisus Haupt, 1930
Telostegus inermis Brullé, 1832
Telostegus melanurus Klug, 1834
Telostegus nigritulus Klug, 1834
Telostegus vachali Saunders, 1901
Trogaspidia aurea Bischoff, 1920
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Xenaporus (Baguenaia) schmidti Priesner, 1967
Xenaporus amoenus Klug, 1834
Xenaporus hamilkar Wolf, 1990
Xenaporus matmatus Wolf, 2004
Xenaporus microphadninus Wolf, 1990

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

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp		30
108		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps		5
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		33
70		Genera
Species
Taxom



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