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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
814
32230
411245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
809
32201
411191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
776
31720
407430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
508
27640
383593
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
79
2599
34386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
68
2451
33213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
27
844
21146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
7
130
1329
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
58
466
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
6
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ecozones
6 Genera with 39 Species
Apoica Lepeletier, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1837Honey wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 18544SpeciesTaxom
Parachartergus Ihering, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1804Paper nest wasps27SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 17924SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecozones
39 Species
Apoica (Apoica) flavissima van der Vecht, 1972
Apoica (Apoica) pallens Fabricius, 1804Central American Paper Wasp
Brachygastra mellifica Say, 1837Mexican honey wasp
Mischocyttarus (Mischocyttarus) drewseni RAPOSO FILHO, 1954
Mischocyttarus (Phi) cubensis Saussure, 1854
Mischocyttarus (Phi) flavitarsis Saussure, 1854Wasp
Mischocyttarus mexicana Saussure, 1854
Parachartergus apicalis Fabricius, 1804
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) annularis Linnaeus, 1763Jack Spaniard Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) apachus Saussure, 1857
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) arizonensis Snelling, 1954
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) aurifer (Saussure, 1853)⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) bahamensis Bequard & Salt, 1931
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) bellicosus (Cresson, 1872)⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) canadensis Linnaeus, 1758
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) carnifex Fabricius, 1775Paper wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) carolina Linnaeus, 1767Red Paper Wasps
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) comanchus Saussure, 1857
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) dominicus Vallot, 1802
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) dorsalis Fabricius, 1775
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) kaibabensis Hayw., 1932
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) major Palisot de B..., 1818
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) metricus Say, 1831Metric Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) pacificus Fabricius, 1804
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) palmarum Bequard, 1936
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) perplexus Cresson, 1872
Polistes (Gyrostoma) olivaceus De Geer, 1773Macao paper wasp
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793
Polistes metrica Say, 1831
Polistes nigripennis (Fabricius, 1804)⇒ Polybia sericea Olivier, 1792
Polybia (Cylindroeca) rejecta Fabricius, 1798
Polybia (Myrapetra) diguetana Buysson, 1905
Polybia (Myrapetra) occidentalis Olivier, 1791
Polybia (Trichinothorax) sericea Olivier, 1792

Subnodes of Polistinae with occurrences in Ecozones
TribeEpiponini
Lucas, 1867
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMischocyttarini
Carpenter, 1993
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePolistini
Lepeletier, 1836
1
27
Genus
Species

Taxom



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