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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Uruguay (Southern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
282
1674
2697
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
281
1673
2696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
271
1648
2663
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
168
1261
2113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
35
183
293
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
31
175
285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
13
95
200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
3
13
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Uruguay
3 Families width 31 Species and 1 Subspecies
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies10SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps20SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Uruguay
13 Genera with 31 Species
Aphanilopterus Meunier, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Aporus Spinola, 01SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1824Honey wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Chirodamus Haliday, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Epipompilus Kohl, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Monobia Saussure, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 01SpeciesTaxom
Pepsis Fabricius, 1845Tarantula hawk17SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 17922SpeciesTaxom
Tallium André, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Traumatomutilla André, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Zeta Saussure, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Uruguay
31 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aporus (Aporus) idris
Brachygastra lecheguana Latreille, 1824Black paper wasp
Chirodamus hirsutulus Spinola, 1851
Epipompilus jocosus Evans, 1968
Monobia angulosa Saussure, 1852
Odynerus drewseni de Saussure, 0
Pepsis aciculata Taschenberg, 1869
Pepsis albocincta Smith, 1855
Pepsis auriguttata Burmeister, 1872
Pepsis chacoana Brèthes, 1908
Pepsis crassicornis Mocsáry, 1885
Pepsis discolor Taschenberg, 1869
Pepsis elevata Fabricius, 1804
Pepsis flavescens Lucas, 1895
Pepsis foxi Lucas, 1897
Pepsis grossa Fabricius, 1798
Pepsis inclyta Lepeletier, 1845
Pepsis laetabilis Brèthes, 1908
Pepsis lampas Lucas, 1895
Pepsis limbata Guérin, 1831
Pepsis seladonica Dahlbom, 1843
Pepsis thoreyi Dahlbom, 1845
Pepsis viridis Lepeletier, 1845
Polistes billardieri ruficornis Saussure, 1853
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) cavapyta Saussure, 1853
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) cinerascens Saussure, 1854
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) versicolor Olivier, 1791South American paper wasp
Polybia (Myrapetra) scutellaris White, 1841
Polybia (Trichinothorax) sericea Olivier, 1792
Traumatomutilla ocellaris Klug, 1821
Zeta argillaceum Linnaeus, 1758Potter wasp

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Uruguay
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
4
20
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
7
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



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