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Checklist for Subfamily Polistinae Lepeletier, 1836 (Paper wasps)
and region Dominican Republic (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
355
2391
4708
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
352
2384
4699
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
342
2344
4627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
220
1730
3297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
45
291
587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
44
290
582
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
179
489
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
29
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
13
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
6
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Dominican Republic
6 Genera with 11 Species
Agelaia Lepeletier, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Epipona Latreille, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Metapolybia Ducke, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1818Paper nest wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 17911SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Dominican Republic
11 Species and 1 Subspecies
Agelaia electra ♰ J. M. Carpenter, 1997
Epipona guerini Saussure, 1854
Epipona niger Brèthes, 1926
Metapolybia aztecoides Richards, 1978
Metapolybia cingulata Fabricius, 1804
Mischocyttarus (Phi) phthisicus Fabricius, 1793
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) crinitus Felton, 1764Jack Spaniard
Polistes dorsalis dorsalis Fabricius, 1775
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) major Palisot de B..., 1818
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) minor Pal. de Beauv., 1818
Polybia (Myrapetra) occidentalis Olivier, 1791

Subnodes of Polistinae with occurrences in Dominican Republic
TribeEpiponini
Lucas, 1867
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMischocyttarini
Carpenter, 1993
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePolistini
Lepeletier, 1836
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom



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