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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
16634
69910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
706
16624
69896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
676
16402
69012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
408
13022
57717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
74
1820
10064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
66
1760
10005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
26
701
6125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
6
143
423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
61
192
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
18
135
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central America
18 Genera with 135 Species
Agelaia Lepeletier, 197814SpeciesTaxom
Angiopolybia Araujo, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Apoica Lepeletier, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1853Honey wasps5SpeciesTaxom
Chartergellus Bequaert, 02SpeciesTaxom
Charterginus Fox, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Clypearia Saussure, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Epipona Latreille, 17973SpeciesTaxom
Leipomeles Moebius, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Metapolybia Ducke, 19996SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 194528SpeciesTaxom
Nectarinella Bequaert, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Parachartergus Ihering, 18546SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1972Paper nest wasps33SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 200229SpeciesTaxom
Protopolybia Ducke, 194413SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopolybia Saussure, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Synoeca de Saussure, 1767Drumming wasps3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central America
135 Species and 21 Subspecies
Agelaia angulata Fabricius, 1804
Agelaia angulicollis Spinosa, 1851
Agelaia areata Say, 1837
Agelaia cajennensis Fabricius, 1798
Agelaia centralis Cameron, 1907
Agelaia melanopyga Cooper, 2000
Agelaia multipicta Haliday, 1836
Agelaia myrmecophila Ducke, 1905
Agelaia pallipes Olivier, 1792
Agelaia panamensis Cameron, 1906
Agelaia pleuralis Cooper, 2000
Agelaia xanthopus Saussure, 1854
Agelaia xanthopus melanotica Richards, 1978
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 augusti Saussure, 1854
Brachygastra lecheguana Latreille, 1824Black paper wasp
Brachygastra mellifica Say, 1837Mexican honey wasp
Brachygastra scutellaris Olivier, 1792
Brachygastra smithii Saussure, 1853
Chartergellus atectus Richards, 1978
Chartergellus golfitensis
Charterginus nevermanni Bequard, 1938
Clypearia naumanni Richards, 1978
Epipona guerini Saussure, 1854
Epipona niger Brèthes, 1926
Epipona tatua Cuv., 1797
Leipomeles dorsata Fabricius, 1804
Leipomeles spilogastra Cameron, 1912
Metapolybia azteca Araujo, 1945
Metapolybia aztecoides Richards, 1978
Metapolybia cingulata Fabricius, 1804
Metapolybia docilis Richards, 1978
Metapolybia mesoamerica Smeth. & Carp., 1997
Metapolybia servilis Cooper, 1999
Mischocyttarus carbonarius tibialis Richards, 1978
Mischocyttarus (Clypeopolybia) heliconius Richards, 1941
Mischocyttarus (Kappa) immarginatus Richards, 1940
Mischocyttarus (Kappa) metathoracicus Saussure, 1854
Mischocyttarus (Kappa) tolensis Richards, 1941
Mischocyttarus (Megacanthopus) collarellus Richards, 1940
Mischocyttarus (Mischocyttarus) labiatus Fabricius, 1804
Mischocyttarus (Mischocyttarus) melanarius Cameron, 1906
Mischocyttarus (Mischocyttarus) rotundicollis Cameron, 1912
Mischocyttarus (Monacanthocnemis) vaqueroi Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus (Monogynoecus) insolitus Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus (Phi) angulatus Richards, 1945
Mischocyttarus angulatus angulatus
Mischocyttarus (Phi) basimacula Cameron, 1906
Mischocyttarus basimacula basimacula
Mischocyttarus (Phi) cubensis Saussure, 1854
Mischocyttarus (Phi) mexicanus Saussure, 1854
Mischocyttarus (Phi) pallidipectus Smith, 1857
Mischocyttarus (Phi) phthisicus Fabricius, 1793
Mischocyttarus (Scytokeraia) pelor Carpenter, 1988
Mischocyttarus atramentarius Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus cleomens Richards, 1945
Mischocyttarus costaricensis Richards, 1945
Mischocyttarus mastigophorus Richards, 1978
Mischocyttarus mixtus Richards, 1978
Mischocyttarus nigroclavatus Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus palidipectus Smith, 1857
Mischocyttarus thrypticus Richards, 1945
Nectarinella championi Dover, 1925
Parachartergus apicalis Fabricius, 1804
Parachartergus aztecus Willink, 1959
Parachartergus compressus de Saussure, 1854
Parachartergus difficilis Ducke, 1905
Parachartergus fraternus Fabricius, 1804
Parachartergus smithii Saussure, 1854
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) apachus Saussure, 1857
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) apicalis Saussure, 1858
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) aterrimus Saussure, 1853
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) aurifer (Saussure, 1853)⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) bequaertellus Snelling, 1983
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) bicolor Lepeletier, 1836
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) canadensis Linnaeus, 1758
Polistes canadensis canadensis Linnaeus, 1758
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) carnifex Fabricius, 1775Paper wasp
Polistes carnifex carnifex Fabricius, 1775
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) cubensis Lepeletier, 1836
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) deceptor Schulz, 1905
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) dorsalis Fabricius, 1775
Polistes dorsalis neotropicus Bequard, 1940
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) erythrocephalus Latreille, 1813
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) goeldii Ducke, 1904
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) infuscatus Lepeletier, 1836
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) instabilis Saussure, 1953Unstable Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) lanio Fabricius, 1775
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) major Palisot de B..., 1818
Polistes major major Palisot de B..., 1818
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) maranonensis Willink, 1964
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) minor Pal. de Beauv., 1818
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) myersi Bequard, 1934
Polistes myersi myersi Bequaert, 1934
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) occipitalis Ducke, 1904
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) oculatus Smith, 1857
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) pacificus Fabricius, 1804
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) stabilinus Richards, 1978
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) versicolor Olivier, 1791South American paper wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) weyrauchorum Willink, 1964
Polistes stenopus stenopus van der Vecht, 1972
Polistes capnodes capnodes van der Vecht, 1972
Polybia (Alpha) bifasciata Saussure, 1854
Polybia (Apopolybia) simillima Smith, 1862
Polybia (Cylindroeca) rejecta Fabricius, 1798
Polybia (Furnariana) aequatorialis Zavattari, 1906
Polybia aequatorialis tristis Bequard, 1942
Polybia (Myrapetra) barbouri Bequard, 1943
Polybia (Myrapetra) belemensis Richards, 1970
Polybia belemensis brevitarsus Richards, 1978
Polybia (Myrapetra) bistriata Fabricius, 1804
Polybia (Myrapetra) diguetana Buysson, 1905
Polybia (Myrapetra) nidulatrix Bequard, 1933
Polybia (Myrapetra) occidentalis Olivier, 1791
Polybia occidentalis bohemani Holmgren, 1868
Polybia occidentalis nigratella Buysson, 1905
Polybia (Myrapetra) scrobalis Richards, 1970
Polybia scrobalis infraspecies
Polybia scrobalis surinama Richards, 1970
Polybia (Myrapetra) scutellaris White, 1841
Polybia (Pedothoeca) emaciata Lucas, 1879
Polybia (Trichinothorax) flavitincta Fox, 1898
Polybia (Trichinothorax) ignobilis Haliday, 1836
Polybia (Trichinothorax) punctata Buysson, 1908
Polybia (Trichinothorax) raui Bequard, 1933
Polybia raui raui
Polybia (Trichinothorax) tinctipennis Fox, 1898
Polybia tinctipennis tinctipennis
Polybia bribri
Polybia bursaria
Polybia selvana Carpenter, 2002
Protopolybia acutiscutis Cameron, 1906
Protopolybia chartergoides Gribodo, 1891
Protopolybia chartergoides isthmensis Richards, 1978
Protopolybia collombiana Santos, Silv..., 2015
Protopolybia emortualis Saussure, 1855
Protopolybia exigua Saussure, 1906
Protopolybia exigua binominata Schulz, 1906
Protopolybia fuscata Fox, 1898
Protopolybia perfulvula Bequard, 1944
Protopolybia picteti Saussure, 1854
Protopolybia scutellaris Bequard, 1944
Protopolybia sedula Saussure, 1854
Protopolybia wheeleri Bequard, 1944
Pseudopolybia compressa Saussure, 1854
Synoeca chalibea Saussure, 1852
Synoeca septentrionalis Richards, 1978
Synoeca surinama Linnaeus, 1767

Subnodes of Polistinae with occurrences in Central America
TribeEpiponini
Lucas, 1867
16
81
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMischocyttarini
Carpenter, 1993
1
26
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePolistini
Lepeletier, 1836
1
28
Genus
Species

Taxom



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