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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Vanuatu (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
206
828
1376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
205
827
1375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
201
820
1364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
131
613
1061
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
23
93
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
23
93
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
14
66
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
6
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Vanuatu
4 Families width 9 Species and 1 Subspecies
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant1SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Vanuatu
6 Genera with 9 Species
Ancistrotilla Brothers, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 2009Blue-Black Spider Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Campsomeris Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Melanagenia Wahis, 20092SpeciesTaxom
Parodynerus Saussure, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1773Paper nest wasps2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Vanuatu
9 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ancistrotilla azurea Brothers, 2012
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) opulentus Smith, 1860
Anoplius santo Wahis & Durand, 2009
Melanagenia corynodes Vachal, 1907
Melanagenia penaoru Wahis & Durand, 2009
Parodynerus cheesmani Giordani Soika, 1957
Parodynerus quodi Yach., 1908
Polistes hebridensis erromangensis Giordani Soika, 1981
Polistes (Gyrostoma) olivaceus De Geer, 1773Macao paper wasp

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

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
1
0
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
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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