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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Zanzibar Archipelago (Tanzania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
174
738
1015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
174
738
1015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
169
730
1007
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
106
580
836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
16
80
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
16
80
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
12
76
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
27
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Zanzibar Archipelago
4 Families width 37 Species and 13 Subspecies
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies22SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps6SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps7SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Zanzibar Archipelago
27 Genera with 37 Species
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Afreumenes Bequaert, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Antepipona Saussure, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Auplopus Spinola, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Aureimeris Betrem, 01SpeciesTaxom
Belonogaster Saussure, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Campsomeriella Betrem, 01SpeciesTaxom
Cathimeris Betrem, 03SpeciesTaxom
Cyphononyx Dahlbom, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Delta Saussure, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Euodynerus Dalla Torre, 1855Potter Wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Hemipepsis Dahlbom, 1898Tarantula Hawks1SpeciesTaxom
Homonotus Dahlbom, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Interzumia Gusenleitner, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Megameris Betrem, 01SpeciesTaxom
Micreumenes Ashmead, 19982SpeciesTaxom
Micromeriella Betrem, 03SpeciesTaxom
Mutilla Linnaeus, 02SpeciesTaxom
Pareumenes Saussure, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1775Paper nest wasps6SpeciesTaxom
Pseudozumia Saussure, 01SpeciesTaxom
Pygmachus Haupt, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Quartinia André, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Ropalidia Guérin-Ménev..., 19812SpeciesTaxom
Synagris Latreille, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Tachypompilus Ashmead, 18941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zanzibar Archipelago
37 Species and 13 Subspecies
Afreumenes aethiopicus Saussure, 1852
Antepipona tropicalis Saussure, 1853
Auplopus sansibaricus Arnold, 1934
Aureimeris mansueta mansueta
Belonogaster tarsata Kohl, 1893
Campsomeriella madonensis zambiensis
Cathimeris hymenaea bradleyana Traugott-Olsen, 1995
Cathimeris hymenaea hymenaea
Cathimeris lachesis lachesis
Cyphononyx usambarensis Lucas, 1898
Delta concinnum Saussure, 1856
Eumenes fuellebornianus fuellebornianus Schulthess, 1910
Eumenes (Eumenes) lucasius de Saussure, 1852
Euodynerus hottentotus Saussure, 1855
Hemipepsis rufofemoratus Lucas, 1898
Homonotus sansibaricus Dahlbom, 1843
Interzumia rufonigra Gusenleitner, 2002
Megameris soleata soleata
Micreumenes adelphus Meade-Waldo, 1911
Micreumenes ruficlypeus Gusenleitner, 1998
Micromeriella aureola Klug, 1832
Micromeriella aureola bobi
Micromeriella hyalina insuperata
Mutilla adusta André, 1908
Mutilla dentidorsis
Pareumenes sansibaricus sansibaricus Schulz, 1905
Polistes (Gyrostoma) olivaceus De Geer, 1773Macao paper wasp
Polistes smithii neavei Schulthess, 1921
Polistes smithii smithii Saussure, 1853
Polistes (Polistes) africanus Palisot de B..., 1818
Polistes (Polistes) badius Gerst., 1873
Polistes marginalis marginalis Fabricius, 1775
Pseudozumia rufonigra Gusenleitner, 0
Pygmachus umbratus Haupt, 1930
Quartinia persephona Richards, 1962
Rhynchalastor auratipennis Giordani Soika, 1934
Ropalidia nobilis Gerst., 1857
Ropalidia unidentata Giordani Soika, 1981
Synagris (Paragris) analis Saussure, 1856
Tachypompilus praepotens Kohl, 1894

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

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
6
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
5
7
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
22
Genera
Species

Taxom



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