Odynerus guadulpensis de Saussure, 1853a: 154 Leionotus Odynerus praecox de Saussure, 1855: 254 Odynerus Epsilon O. guadulpensis de Saussure Odynerus zonatus de Saussure, 1870: 57 Odynerus Pachodynerus Willink 1972: 70 P. praecox (de Saussure)) Odynerus sancti-vincenti Ashmead, 1900: 233 P. guadulpensis Odynerus grenadensis Ashmead, 1900: 234 Bequaert 1948: 108 P. guadulpensis (de Saussure)) Odynerus astraeus Cameron, 1905: 390 Pachodynerus Willink 1972: 69 P. astraeus P. praecox (de Saussure) P. astraeus Pachodynerus Pachodynerus praecox Brèthes 1906: 345 Pachodynerus zonatus Bertoni 1911: 113 Odynerus clavilinatus Cameron, 1912: 222 Pachodynerus guadulpensis Salt and Bequaert 1929: 258 Snelling 1992: 13 Pachodynerus guadulpensis var. sanctivincenti Bequaert 1948: 106 Odynerus sp. grenadensis Callan 1954: 18 P. praecox Pachodynerus astraeus Davis 1964: 13 Krombein 1967: 85 Pachodynerus guadulpensis sanctivicenti Willink 1972: 70 Vespidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) of Puerto Rico, West Indies Genaro, Julio A. Insecta Mundi 2011 2011-12-16 2011 202 1 35 4BPS8 (de Saussure) de Saussure 1853 [192,774,614,639] Insecta Eumenidae Pachodynerus Animalia Hymenoptera 12 11 Arthropoda species guadulpensis      Odynerus guadulpensisde Saussure, 1853a: 154(key), 182, female (in subgenus  Leionotus) � “La Gua� deloupe” ( lectotypeMNHN). � Willink and Roig�Alsina 1998: 69 (designation of lectotype).     Odynerus praecoxde Saussure, 1855: 254, pl. XI fig. 9, female (in subgenus  Odynerusdivision  Epsilon) � “L’Amerique du Sud depuis l’Uruguay jusqu’aux missions” ( lectotypeMNHN). � Willink and Roig� Alsina 1998: 69 (designation of lectotype), 70 (syn. of  O. guadulpensisde Saussure).     Odynerus zonatusde Saussure, 1870: 57, male (in subgenus  Odynerusdivision  Pachodynerus) � “Cay� enna” (MHNG). �  Willink 1972: 70, 72 (syn. of  P. praecox(de Saussure)).     Odynerus sancti-vincenti  Ashmead, 1900: 233, 312 (list), female, male � “ St. Vincent� Kingstown( Windwardside)” ( lectotypefemale USNM). � Menke 1986: 659 (designation of lectotype; syn. of  P. guadulpensis).     Odynerus grenadensis Ashmead, 1900: 234, 312 (list), female, male � “ Grenada�St. Georges (Leeward side)” ( lectotypefemale USNM). �  Bequaert 1948: 108(syn. of  P. guadulpensis(de Saussure)). � Menke 1986: 659 (designation of lectotype).     Odynerus astraeus Cameron, 1905: 390, female, male (in subgenus  Pachodynerus) � “ Mexico” (BMNH). �  Willink 1972: 69, 72 (female  P. astraeussyn. of  P. praecox(de Saussure); male  P. astraeusdescribed by Cameron is not a  Pachodynerus).    Pachodynerus praecox;  Brèthes 1906: 345, fig. 20, 24.    Pachodynerus zonatus;  Bertoni 1911: 113.     Odynerus clavilinatus Cameron, 1912: 222, male nonfemale.    Pachodynerus guadulpensis;  Salt and Bequaert 1929: 258. –  Snelling 1992: 13( Puerto Rico).    Pachodynerus guadulpensisvar. sanctivincenti;  Bequaert 1948: 106(key), 108.    Odynerussp.near  grenadensis;  Callan 1954: 18, female. � Menke 1986: 659 (apparently  P. praecox).    Pachodynerus astraeus;  Davis 1964: 13. �  Krombein 1967: 85�87.    Pachodynerus guadulpensis sanctivicenti[!];  Willink 1972: 70, 71.   Snelling (1992)first mentioned this species from Puerto Rico, in a collecting note without providing further detail. The junior author collected a female at Ventana, Guayanilla,  10 Nov. 2007. The senior author collected a female at Guánica, carretera 333, 17°56’55”N 66°52’36”W,  50 m,  27 Nov. 2008, and A. Davidsoncollected a male at the same locality on  29 Nov. 2008. Thespecies is widespread in the Lesser Antilles, Centraland South America(Menke 1986; Willink and Roig�Alsina 1998). Itis perhaps rare in Puerto Rico, or recently established � or is another demonstration, along with the new species described herein, that Puerto Ricohas been insufficiently collected.  This species has been recorded nesting in bagworm cases ( Davis 1964), and Krombein (1967)has given an account of its biology in trap�nests. [522,787,903,927] USNM Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Kingstown Windward 12 11 2 lectotype 2007-11-10 2008-11-29 2007-11-10 A. Davidson & The & Lesser Antilles & Central & It Puerto Rico 50 17.94861 South America 21 -66.87667 12 11 1 Guayanilla