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Checklist for Subfamily Polistinae Lepeletier, 1836 (Paper wasps)
and region Japan (East Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
696
12064
41018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
693
12055
41003
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
664
11905
40649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
434
9807
35125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
70
1140
3416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
58
998
3073
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
23
341
1682
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
5
105
308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
33
130
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
4
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Japan
4 Genera with 19 Species
Agelaia Lepeletier, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1792Honey wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 19972SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1987Paper nest wasps23SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Japan
19 Species and 8 Subspecies
Agelaia pallipes Olivier, 1792
Brachygastra scutellaris Olivier, 1792
Mischocyttarus metoecus Richards, 1940
Mischocyttarus rhadinomerus Cooper, 1997
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) canadensis Linnaeus, 1758
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) eburneus Bequard, 1943
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) testaceicolor Bequard, 1937
Polistes (Gyrostoma) jadwigae (Dalla Torre, 1904)⇒ Polistes jokahamae Radoszkowski, 1887
Polistes (Gyrostoma) jokahamae Radoszkowski, 1887Paper wasp
Polistes jokahamae jokahamae Radoszkowski, 1887
Polistes (Gyrostoma) olivaceus De Geer, 1773Macao paper wasp
Polistes (Gyrostoma) rothneyi Cameron, 1900
Polistes rothneyi ingrami Vecht, 1968
Polistes rothneyi iwatai Vecht, 1968
Polistes rothneyi yayeyamae Mats., 1908
Polistes (Gyrostoma) wattii Cameron, 1900
Polistes (Polistella) japonicus (Saussure, 1858)⇒ Polistes jokahamae Radoszkowski, 1887
Polistes japonicus formosanus
Polistes japonicus japonicus
Polistes (Polistella) mandarinus Saussure, 1853
Polistes (Polistella) nipponensis Perkins, 1905
Polistes (Polistella) snelleni de Saussure, 1862
Polistes (Polistes) chinensis Fabricius, 1793Asian paper wasp
Polistes chinensis antennalis Perkins, 1905
Polistes chinensis chinensis Fabricius, 1793
Polistes (Polistes) gallicus Linnaeus, 1767Paper wasp
Polistes (Polistes) riparius Sk. Yamane &..., 1987

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

Taxom

TribeMischocyttarini
Carpenter, 1993
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePolistini
Lepeletier, 1836
1
15
Genus
Species

Taxom



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