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Checklist for Subfamily Polistinae Lepeletier, 1836 (Paper wasps)
and region La Virgen (Sarapiquí, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
238
2340
3251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
238
2340
3251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
227
2315
3213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
167
2047
2956
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
35
318
626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
35
318
626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
189
537
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
5
40
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
17
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
10
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for La Virgen
10 Genera with 19 Species
Agelaia Lepeletier, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Apoica Lepeletier, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Leipomeles Moebius, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Metapolybia Ducke, 19972SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Parachartergus Ihering, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1904Paper nest wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 18363SpeciesTaxom
Protopolybia Ducke, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Synoeca de Saussure, 1978Drumming wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for La Virgen
19 Species
Agelaia angulicollis Spinosa, 1851
Agelaia cajennensis Fabricius, 1798
Apoica (Apoica) pallens Fabricius, 1804Central American Paper Wasp
Apoica (Apoica) pallida Olivier, 1791
Apoica (Apoica) thoracica Buysson, 1906
Leipomeles spilogastra Cameron, 1912
Metapolybia azteca Araujo, 1945
Metapolybia mesoamerica Smeth. & Carp., 1997
Mischocyttarus (Phi) basimacula Cameron, 1906
Mischocyttarus costaricensis Richards, 1945
Parachartergus apicalis Fabricius, 1804
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) bicolor Lepeletier, 1836
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) erythrocephalus Latreille, 1813
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) occipitalis Ducke, 1904
Polybia (Myrapetra) diguetana Buysson, 1905
Polybia (Trichinothorax) flavitincta Fox, 1898
Polybia (Trichinothorax) ignobilis Haliday, 1836
Protopolybia acutiscutis Cameron, 1906
Synoeca septentrionalis Richards, 1978

Subnodes of Polistinae with occurrences in La Virgen
TribeEpiponini
Lucas, 1867
8
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMischocyttarini
Carpenter, 1993
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePolistini
Lepeletier, 1836
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



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