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Checklist for Subfamily Polistinae Lepeletier, 1836 (Paper wasps)
and region Chile (Southern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
533
4848
12741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
533
4848
12741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
516
4794
12661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
348
3996
11136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
50
549
1201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
45
508
1174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
300
885
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
5
62
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
29
54
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
4
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Chile
4 Genera with 12 Species
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 19454SpeciesTaxom
Parachartergus Ihering, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps6SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 19021SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Chile
12 Species and 1 Subspecies
Mischocyttarus (Mischocyttarus) drewseni RAPOSO FILHO, 1954
Mischocyttarus (Mischocyttarus) rotundicollis Cameron, 1912
Mischocyttarus (Phi) wagneri Buysson, 1908
Mischocyttarus thrypticus Richards, 1945
Parachartergus wagneri Buysson, 1904
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) aurifer (Saussure, 1853)⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793
Polistes billardieri ruficornis Saussure, 1853
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) buyssoni Brèthes, 1909
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) comanchus Saussure, 1857
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) versicolor Olivier, 1791South American paper wasp
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Polybia (Myrapetra) ruficeps Schrottky, 1902

Subnodes of Polistinae with occurrences in Chile
TribeEpiponini
Lucas, 1867
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMischocyttarini
Carpenter, 1993
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePolistini
Lepeletier, 1836
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom



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