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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
469
5254
11068
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
468
5253
11067
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
447
5167
10846
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
288
4147
8799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
59
777
1448
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
54
758
1430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
20
340
1065
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
6
69
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
29
45
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
8
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Mexico
8 Genera with 22 Species
Agelaia Lepeletier, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Apoica Lepeletier, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1837Honey wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 18575SpeciesTaxom
Parachartergus Ihering, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1940Paper nest wasps9SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 17912SpeciesTaxom
Synoeca de Saussure, 1978Drumming wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Mexico
22 Species
Agelaia yepocapa Richards, 1978
Apoica (Apoica) pallens Fabricius, 1804Central American Paper Wasp
Brachygastra azteca Saussure, 1857
Brachygastra mellifica Say, 1837Mexican honey wasp
Mischocyttarus (Kappa) immarginatus Richards, 1940
Mischocyttarus (Mischocyttarus) melanarius Cameron, 1906
Mischocyttarus (Phi) basimacula Cameron, 1906
Mischocyttarus (Phi) mexicanus Saussure, 1854
Mischocyttarus palidipectus Smith, 1857
Parachartergus apicalis Fabricius, 1804
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) arizonensis Snelling, 1954
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) canadensis Linnaeus, 1758
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) carnifex Fabricius, 1775Paper wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) exclamans Viereck, 1906Paper wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) flavus Cresson, 1868
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) instabilis Saussure, 1953Unstable Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) major Palisot de B..., 1818
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) mexicanus Bequard, 1940
Polybia (Myrapetra) diguetana Buysson, 1905
Polybia (Myrapetra) occidentalis Olivier, 1791
Synoeca septentrionalis Richards, 1978

Subnodes of Polistinae with occurrences in Central Mexico
TribeEpiponini
Lucas, 1867
6
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMischocyttarini
Carpenter, 1993
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePolistini
Lepeletier, 1836
1
9
Genus
Species

Taxom



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