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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
11863
34633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
11859
34631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
579
11701
34157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
379
9752
30015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
67
1509
5442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
61
1467
5402
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
24
551
2607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
6
128
262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
58
152
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
18
114
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Costa Rica
18 Genera with 114 Species
Agelaia Lepeletier, 197813SpeciesTaxom
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, 194524SpeciesTaxom
Nectarinella Bequaert, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Parachartergus Ihering, 18544SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1972Paper nest wasps24SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 200226SpeciesTaxom
Protopolybia Ducke, 194411SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopolybia Saussure, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Synoeca de Saussure, 1978Drumming wasps2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
114 Species and 19 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 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 (Phi) angulatus Richards, 1945
Mischocyttarus angulatus angulatus
Mischocyttarus (Phi) basimacula Cameron, 1906
Mischocyttarus basimacula basimacula
Mischocyttarus (Phi) pallidipectus Smith, 1857
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 compressus de Saussure, 1854
Parachartergus fraternus Fabricius, 1804
Parachartergus smithii Saussure, 1854
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) apachus Saussure, 1857
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) aterrimus Saussure, 1853
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) aurifer (Saussure, 1853)⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793
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) 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) instabilis Saussure, 1953Unstable Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) major Palisot de B..., 1818
Polistes major major Palisot de B..., 1818
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) maranonensis Willink, 1964
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) weyrauchorum Willink, 1964
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 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) raui Bequard, 1933
Polybia raui raui
Polybia (Trichinothorax) tinctipennis Fox, 1898
Polybia tinctipennis tinctipennis
Polybia bribri
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 wheeleri Bequard, 1944
Pseudopolybia compressa Saussure, 1854
Synoeca chalibea Saussure, 1852
Synoeca septentrionalis Richards, 1978

Subnodes of Polistinae with occurrences in Costa Rica
TribeEpiponini
Lucas, 1867
16
73
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMischocyttarini
Carpenter, 1993
1
22
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePolistini
Lepeletier, 1836
1
19
Genus
Species

Taxom



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