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Checklist for Subfamily Polistinae Lepeletier, 1836 (Paper wasps)
and region Alajuela (Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
408
5803
10301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
407
5802
10301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
393
5734
10113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
280
5013
9221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
51
813
1577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
46
802
1567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
20
334
884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
5
75
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
31
60
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
14
50
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alajuela
14 Genera with 50 Species
Agelaia Lepeletier, 19787SpeciesTaxom
Angiopolybia Araujo, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Apoica Lepeletier, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1837Honey wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Charterginus Fox, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Epipona Latreille, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Leipomeles Moebius, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 19459SpeciesTaxom
Nectarinella Bequaert, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Parachartergus Ihering, 18043SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1804Paper nest wasps6SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 012SpeciesTaxom
Protopolybia Ducke, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Synoeca de Saussure, 1978Drumming wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alajuela
50 Species
Agelaia areata Say, 1837
Agelaia cajennensis Fabricius, 1798
Agelaia melanopyga Cooper, 2000
Agelaia myrmecophila Ducke, 1905
Agelaia panamensis Cameron, 1906
Agelaia xanthopus Saussure, 1854
Agelaia yepocapa Richards, 1978
Angiopolybia zischkai Richards, 1978
Apoica (Apoica) pallens Fabricius, 1804Central American Paper Wasp
Apoica (Apoica) pallida Olivier, 1791
Apoica (Apoica) thoracica Buysson, 1906
Brachygastra augusti Saussure, 1854
Brachygastra mellifica Say, 1837Mexican honey wasp
Charterginus nevermanni Bequard, 1938
Epipona niger Brèthes, 1926
Leipomeles spilogastra Cameron, 1912
Mischocyttarus (Clypeopolybia) heliconius Richards, 1941
Mischocyttarus (Mischocyttarus) labiatus Fabricius, 1804
Mischocyttarus (Mischocyttarus) melanarius Cameron, 1906
Mischocyttarus (Phi) basimacula Cameron, 1906
Mischocyttarus atramentarius Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus cleomens Richards, 1945
Mischocyttarus costaricensis Richards, 1945
Mischocyttarus palidipectus Smith, 1857
Mischocyttarus thrypticus Richards, 1945
Nectarinella championi Dover, 1925
Parachartergus apicalis Fabricius, 1804
Parachartergus compressus de Saussure, 1854
Parachartergus fraternus Fabricius, 1804
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) canadensis Linnaeus, 1758
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) carnifex Fabricius, 1775Paper wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) deceptor Schulz, 1905
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) erythrocephalus Latreille, 1813
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) instabilis Saussure, 1953Unstable Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) pacificus Fabricius, 1804
Polybia (Alpha) bifasciata Saussure, 1854
Polybia (Apopolybia) simillima Smith, 1862
Polybia (Cylindroeca) rejecta Fabricius, 1798
Polybia (Furnariana) aequatorialis Zavattari, 1906
Polybia (Myrapetra) belemensis Richards, 1970
Polybia (Myrapetra) bistriata Fabricius, 1804
Polybia (Myrapetra) diguetana Buysson, 1905
Polybia (Myrapetra) nidulatrix Bequard, 1933
Polybia (Pedothoeca) emaciata Lucas, 1879
Polybia (Trichinothorax) flavitincta Fox, 1898
Polybia (Trichinothorax) tinctipennis Fox, 1898
Polybia bribri
Protopolybia chartergoides Gribodo, 1891
Protopolybia exigua Saussure, 1906
Synoeca septentrionalis Richards, 1978

Subnodes of Polistinae with occurrences in Alajuela
TribeEpiponini
Lucas, 1867
12
35
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMischocyttarini
Carpenter, 1993
1
9
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePolistini
Lepeletier, 1836
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Polistinae at artfakta.se
Polistinae at dyntaxa.se