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Checklist for Subfamily Polistinae Lepeletier, 1836 (Paper wasps)
and region Caribbean (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
12365
38331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
12348
38295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
12188
37884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
383
9584
30287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
66
1318
4312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
59
1295
4286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
23
537
2798
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
6
104
264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
44
153
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
14
82
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean
14 Genera with 82 Species
Agelaia Lepeletier, 19789SpeciesTaxom
Angiopolybia Araujo, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Apoica Lepeletier, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1853Honey wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Chartergellus Bequaert, 01SpeciesTaxom
Epipona Latreille, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Leipomeles Moebius, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Metapolybia Ducke, 19993SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 194513SpeciesTaxom
Parachartergus Ihering, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1853Paper nest wasps35SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 012SpeciesTaxom
Protopolybia Ducke, 18543SpeciesTaxom
Synoeca de Saussure, 1767Drumming wasps2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
82 Species and 10 Subspecies
Agelaia areata Say, 1837
Agelaia cajennensis Fabricius, 1798
Agelaia electra J. M. Carpenter, 1997
Agelaia fulvofasciata Deg., 1773
Agelaia melanopyga Cooper, 2000
Agelaia myrmecophila Ducke, 1905
Agelaia pallipes Olivier, 1792
Agelaia panamensis Cameron, 1906
Agelaia yepocapa Richards, 1978
Angiopolybia pallens Lepeletier, 1836
Angiopolybia zischkai Richards, 1978
Apoica (Apoica) pallens Fabricius, 1804Central American Paper Wasp
Apoica (Apoica) pallida Olivier, 1791
Apoica (Apoica) thoracica Buysson, 1906
Brachygastra bilineolata Spinosa, 1841
Brachygastra mellifica Say, 1837Mexican honey wasp
Brachygastra smithii Saussure, 1853
Chartergellus golfitensis
Epipona guerini Saussure, 1854
Epipona niger Brèthes, 1926
Leipomeles spilogastra Cameron, 1912
Metapolybia aztecoides Richards, 1978
Metapolybia cingulata Fabricius, 1804
Metapolybia servilis Cooper, 1999
Mischocyttarus (Clypeopolybia) heliconius Richards, 1941
Mischocyttarus (Kappa) tolensis Richards, 1941
Mischocyttarus (Megacanthopus) collarellus Richards, 1940
Mischocyttarus (Mischocyttarus) labiatus Fabricius, 1804
Mischocyttarus (Mischocyttarus) melanarius Cameron, 1906
Mischocyttarus (Phi) basimacula Cameron, 1906
Mischocyttarus (Phi) bruneri Bequard & Salt, 1931
Mischocyttarus (Phi) cubensis Saussure, 1854
Mischocyttarus (Phi) mexicanus Saussure, 1854
Mischocyttarus mexicanus cubicola Richards, 1978
Mischocyttarus (Phi) phthisicus Fabricius, 1793
Mischocyttarus cleomens Richards, 1945
Mischocyttarus costaricensis Richards, 1945
Parachartergus fraternus Fabricius, 1804
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) annularis Linnaeus, 1763Jack Spaniard Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) aurifer (Saussure, 1853)⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) bahamensis Bequard & Salt, 1931
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) bellicosus (Cresson, 1872)⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) bequaertellus Snelling, 1983
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) bicolor Lepeletier, 1836
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) crinitus Felton, 1764Jack Spaniard
Polistes crinitus americanus Fabricius, 1775
Polistes crinitus multicolor Olivier, 1791
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) cubensis Lepeletier, 1836
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) dominicus Vallot, 1802
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) dorsalis Fabricius, 1775
Polistes dorsalis dorsalis Fabricius, 1775
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) erythrocephalus Latreille, 1813
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) exclamans Viereck, 1906Paper wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) goeldii Ducke, 1904
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) incertus (Cresson, 1865)⇒ Polistes saussurei Dalla Torre, 1894
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) lanio Fabricius, 1775
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) major Palisot de B..., 1818
Polistes major major Palisot de B..., 1818
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) minor Pal. de Beauv., 1818
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) oculatus Smith, 1857
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) pacificus Fabricius, 1804
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) poeyi Lepeletier, 1836
Polistes poeyi poeyi Lepeletier, 1836
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) versicolor Olivier, 1791South American paper wasp
Polistes stenopus stenopus van der Vecht, 1972
Polistes capnodes capnodes van der Vecht, 1972
Polistes (Polistella) fastidiosus Saussure, 1853
Polistes (Polistella) humilis Fabricius, 1781Australian Paper Wasp
Polistes (Polistella) saussurei Dalla Torre, 1894
Polistes (Polistella) williamsi Peterson, 1990
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Polistes (Polistes) marginalis Fabricius, 1775
Polistes tricolor (Saussure, 1853)⇒ Polistes humilis Fabricius, 1781
Polybia (Apopolybia) simillima Smith, 1862
Polybia (Cylindroeca) rejecta Fabricius, 1798
Polybia (Furnariana) aequatorialis Zavattari, 1906
Polybia (Myrapetra) bistriata Fabricius, 1804
Polybia (Myrapetra) diguetana Buysson, 1905
Polybia (Myrapetra) nidulatrix Bequard, 1933
Polybia (Myrapetra) occidentalis Olivier, 1791
Polybia occidentalis cinctus Prov., 1888
Polybia (Pedothoeca) emaciata Lucas, 1879
Polybia (Trichinothorax) flavitincta Fox, 1898
Polybia (Trichinothorax) tinctipennis Fox, 1898
Polybia bribri
Protopolybia exigua Saussure, 1906
Protopolybia exigua infraspecies
Protopolybia picteti Saussure, 1854
Synoeca septentrionalis Richards, 1978
Synoeca surinama Linnaeus, 1767

Subnodes of Polistinae with occurrences in Caribbean
TribeEpiponini
Lucas, 1867
12
40
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMischocyttarini
Carpenter, 1993
1
12
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePolistini
Lepeletier, 1836
1
30
Genus
Species

Taxom



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