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Checklist for Subfamily Polistinae Lepeletier, 1836 (Paper wasps)
and region La Merced (Chanchamayo, Peru)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
60
174
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
60
174
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
60
174
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
49
157
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
11
43
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
11
43
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
9
41
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
3
11
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
7
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
5
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for La Merced
5 Genera with 12 Species
Brachygastra Perty, 1792Honey wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Metapolybia Ducke, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 19353SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1937Paper nest wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 17874SpeciesTaxom


Species list for La Merced
12 Species
Brachygastra augusti Saussure, 1854
Brachygastra scutellaris Olivier, 1792
Metapolybia cingulata Fabricius, 1804
Mischocyttarus (Megacanthopus) melanopygus Richards, 1945
Mischocyttarus (Megacanthopus) saturatus Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus (Mischocyttarus) tomentosus Zikan, 1935
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) deceptor Schulz, 1905
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) testaceicolor Bequard, 1937
Polybia (Alpha) quadricincta Saussure, 1854
Polybia (Myrapetra) juruana Ihering, 1904
Polybia (Pedothoeca) emaciata Lucas, 1879
Polybia (Polybia) striata Fabricius, 1787

Subnodes of Polistinae with occurrences in La Merced
TribeEpiponini
Lucas, 1867
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMischocyttarini
Carpenter, 1993
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePolistini
Lepeletier, 1836
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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