The overwhelming morphological diversity of the potter wasp species is reflected in the proliferation of genera described to group them into more manageable groups. The following 200 genera are recognized as valid. An additional 16 genera previously treated under this subfamily have been split into the Zethinae.
Genera Tribe Eumenini
Afreumenes Alphamenes Cyphomenes Delta Eumenes Ischnogasteroides Katamenes Laevimenes Minixi Omicroides Omicron Oreumenes Pachymenes Pachyminixi Pararhaphidoglossa Phimenes Pirhosigma Santamenes Sphaeromenes Stenosigma Zeta
Tribe Odynerini (paraphyletic)
Abispa Acanthodynerus Acarepipona Acarodynerus Acarozumia Aethiopicodynerus Afrepipona Afrepsilon Afrodynerus Afrogamma Afroxanthodynerus Alastor Alastoroides Alastorynerus Allepipona Allodynerus Allorhynchium Ancistroceroides Ancistrocerus Antamenes Antepipona Anterhynchium Antezumia Antodynerus Apodynerus Archancistrocerus Aruodynerus Asiodynerus Astalor Australodynerus Brachymenes Brachyodynerus Brachypipona Carinstrocerus Cephalastor Cephalochilus Cephalodynerus Chelodynerus Chlorodynerus Coeleumenes Convextrocerus Cuyodynerus Cyphodynerus Cyrtalastor Cyrteumenes Cyrtolabulus Diemodynerus Dolichodynerus Ectopioglossa Elisella Emeryrhynchium Epiodynerus Epsilon Erodynerus Eudiscoelius Eumenidiopsis Eumicrodynerus Euodynerus Eustenancistrocerus Extreuodynerus Flammodynerus Flavoleptus Gamma Gastrodynerus Gibberrhynchium Gioiella Giordania Globepipona Globodynerus Gribodia Gymnomerus Hemipterochilis Hemipterochilus Hirtocoelius Hypalastoroides Hypancistrocerus Hypodynerus Immutatus Incodynerus Indodynerus Intereuodynerus Interzumia Irianmenes Jucancistrocerus Knemodynerus Labochilus Labus Lamellodynerus Latimenes Leptochiloides Leptochilus Leptodynerus Leptomenes Leptomenoides Leptomicrodynerus Leucodynerus Lissepipona Lissodynerus Malagassodynerus Malayepipona Malgachemenes Maricopodynerus Megaodynerus Micreumenes Microdynerus Mitrodynerus Monobia Monodynerus Montezumia Nesodynerus Nestocoelius Nirtenia Nortozumia Odynerus Okinawepipona Omicrabulus Onychopterocheilus Orancistrocerus Oreumenoides Orientalicesa Ovodynerus Pachodynerus Paragymnomerus Paralastor Paraleptomenes Paralionotulus Parancistrocerus Pararrhynchium Paravespa Parazumia Pareumenes Parifodynerus Parodontodynerus Parodynerus Plagiolabra Polistepipona Postepipona Proepipona Pseudabispa Pseudacaromenes Pseudagris Pseudalastor Pseudepipona Pseudochilus Pseudodontodynerus Pseudodynerus Pseudoleptochilus Pseudonortonia Pseudosymmorphus Pseudozumia Pseumenes Pterocheilus Raphiglossoides Rhynchagris Rhynchalastor Rhynchium Rugomenes Smeringodynerus Spinilabochilus Stellepipona Stenancistrocerus Stenodyneriellus Stenodynerus Stenonartonia Stroudia Subancistrocerus Symmorphoides Symmorphus Synagris Syneuodynerus Tachyancistrocerus Tachymenes Trachyodynerus Tricarinodynerus Tropidodynerus Tuleara Ubirodynerus Xanthodynerus Xenorhynchium
References
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