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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region West Mexico (Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
408
4022
7977
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
406
4020
7976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
392
3956
7800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
254
3229
6440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
50
609
1103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
45
595
1095
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
280
842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
34
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Mexico
4 Families width 45 Species and 2 Subspecies
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps9SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies27SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant9SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Mexico
34 Genera with 45 Species
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Ageniella Banks, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1853European tube wasp2SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 0Blue-Black Spider Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Aporinellus Banks, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Aporus Spinola, 01SpeciesTaxom
Auplopus Spinola, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1837Honey wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Caliadurgus Pate, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Campsomeris Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyphononyx Dahlbom, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Dasymutilla Ashmead, 1845Cow Killer4SpeciesTaxom
Ephuta Say, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 01SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1823Potter Wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Hemipepsis Dahlbom, 1844
Tarantula Hawks0SpeciesTaxom
Lomachaeta Mickel, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Metapolybia Ducke, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Parachartergus Ihering, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Paragia Shuckard, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Parancistrocerus Bequaert, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Photomorphus Viereck, 01SpeciesTaxom
Poecilopompilus Howard, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1804Paper nest wasps10SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 17912SpeciesTaxom
Priocnessus Banks, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomethoca Ashmead, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Pygodasis Bradley, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenodyneriellus Giordani Soika, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Stenodynerus Saussure, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Timulla Ashmead, 03SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets1SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1770Ground Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom
Xanthocampsomeris Bradley, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Mexico
45 Species and 2 Subspecies
Ageniella (Ageniella) norata Banks, 1914
Ancistrocerus santa-annae de Saussure, 1857
Ancistrocerus tuberculocephalus Saussure, 1853Vespid wasp
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) litoreus Evans, 1956
Anoplius litoreuslitoreus
Aporinellus basalis Banks, 1933
Aporus (Aporus) idris
Auplopus kathryni Dreisbach, 1963
Brachygastra azteca Saussure, 1857
Brachygastra mellifica Say, 1837Mexican honey wasp
Caliadurgus anomalus Dreisbach, 1961
Cyphononyx priocnemioides Kohl, 1913
Dasymutilla canella Blake, 1871
Dasymutilla fasciventris Mickel, 1938
Dasymutilla magnifica Mickel, 1928Red Velvet Ant
Dasymutilla vestita Lepeletier, 1845
Eumenes flavus leptogaster
Euodynerus (Euodynerus) crypticus Say, 1823
Lomachaeta chionothrix Pitts & Manley, 2004
Metapolybia azteca Araujo, 1945
Mischocyttarus (Kappa) immarginatus Richards, 1940
Mischocyttarus (Phi) mexicanus Saussure, 1854
Mischocyttarus palidipectus Smith, 1857
Parachartergus apicalis Fabricius, 1804
Paragia monocesta Snelling, 1986
Photomorphus dentistoma
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) annularis Linnaeus, 1763Jack Spaniard Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) boharti Snelling, 1983
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) canadensis Linnaeus, 1758
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) carnifex Fabricius, 1775Paper wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) flavus Cresson, 1868
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) instabilis Saussure, 1953Unstable Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) major Palisot de B..., 1818
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) oculatus Smith, 1857
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) pacificus Fabricius, 1804
Polybia (Myrapetra) diguetana Buysson, 1905
Polybia (Myrapetra) occidentalis Olivier, 1791
Priocnessus hurdi Dreisbach, 1960
Stenodyneriellus heterospilus Cameron, 1907
Timulla (Timulla) adrastis Simon, 1881
Timulla (Timulla) collina
Timulla (Timulla) raui
Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758
Vespula squamosa Drury, 1770Southern Yellowjacket

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in West Mexico
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
6
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
10
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
3
0
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
27
Genera
Species

Taxom



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