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Taxonomy of Subfamily Polistinae Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		4179
190570
2444470		Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		3816
189502
2439455		Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		3399
186457
2415487		Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		1891
142849
2048615		Families
Genera
Species

Order
 		Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps		319
21125
328720		Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 		Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps		165
17348
314830		Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 		Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps		62
6400
167168		Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 		Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps		18
1572
30557		Families
Genera
Species
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps		546
12600		Genera
Species
SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps		36
1582		Genera
Species
Subnodes of Polistinae Lepeletier, 1836
TribeEpiponini
Lucas, 1867
21
522		Genera
Species
TribeMischocyttarini
Carpenter, 1993
1
386		Genus
Species
TribePolistini
Lepeletier, 1836
3
650		Genera
Species
GenusAnthreneida
White, 1841
1Species
GenusBelenogaster
Walker, 1871
10Species
GenusGyrostoma
Kirby, 1828  ⇒ Polistes (Gyrostoma)
0Species
GenusMarimbonda
Richards, 1978
3Species
GenusOccipitalia
Richards, 1978
1Species
GenusParaicaria
Gribodo, 1891
1Species
GenusPolistrathus
Cameron, 1906
0Species
GenusProctonectarina
Ducke, 1910
1Species
GenusSulcopolistes
Bluthgen, 1937  ⇒ Polistes (Sulcopolistes)
4Species
GenusSybillina
Westwood, 1868
1Species
GenusSynoecoides
Ducke, 1905
2Species

Synonyms

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Polistinae
GermanFeldwespen
EnglishPaper wasps
DutchVeldwespen
SwedishPappersgetingar


Distribution and Species lists of Polistinae Lepeletier, 1836
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Afghanistan
1 Genus  6 SpeciesAlbania
1 Genus  1 SpeciesAlgeria
1 Genus  2 SpeciesAndorra
1 Genus  1 SpeciesAngola
1 Genus  1 SpeciesArgentina
11 Genera  60 SpeciesArmenia
2 Genera  4 SpeciesAustralia
3 Genera  23 SpeciesAustria
2 Genera  14 SpeciesAzerbaijan
1 Genus  4 SpeciesBahamas
2 Genera  6 SpeciesBangladesh
1 Genus  2 SpeciesBelarus
1 Genus  2 SpeciesBelgium
1 Genus  4 SpeciesBelize
7 Genera  12 SpeciesBenin
1 Genus  1 SpeciesBhutan
1 Genus  1 SpeciesBolivia
14 Genera  72 SpeciesBosnia and Herzegovina
1 Genus  1 SpeciesBrazil
22 Genera  295 SpeciesBulgaria
1 Genus  5 SpeciesBurundi
1 Genus  1 SpeciesCambodia
1 Genus  3 SpeciesCameroon
2 Genera  7 SpeciesCanada
2 Genera  12 SpeciesCape Verde
5 Genera  9 SpeciesCentral African Republic
1 Genus  1 SpeciesChile
4 Genera  12 SpeciesChina
1 Genus  24 SpeciesColombia
19 Genera  182 SpeciesComoros
1 Genus  1 SpeciesCook Islands
1 Genus  2 SpeciesCosta Rica
18 Genera  114 SpeciesCroatia
2 Genera  9 SpeciesCuba
13 Genera  47 SpeciesCyprus
1 Genus  3 SpeciesCzech Republic
2 Genera  8 SpeciesDemocratic Republic of the Congo
1 Genus  6 SpeciesDenmark
1 Genus  5 SpeciesDjibouti
1 Genus  1 SpeciesDominica
1 Genus  1 SpeciesDominican Republic
6 Genera  11 SpeciesEast Timor
1 Genus  2 SpeciesEcuador
15 Genera  80 SpeciesEgypt
1 Genus  1 SpeciesEl Salvador
7 Genera  10 SpeciesEquatorial Guinea
2 Genera  4 SpeciesEstonia
1 Genus  2 SpeciesEthiopia
1 Genus  7 SpeciesFiji
1 Genus  2 SpeciesFinland
1 Genus  4 SpeciesFrance
7 Genera  30 SpeciesGabon
1 Genus  5 SpeciesGambia
2 Genera  8 SpeciesGeorgia
2 Genera  6 SpeciesGermany
2 Genera  24 SpeciesGreece
1 Genus  12 SpeciesGuatemala
11 Genera  33 SpeciesGuinea
1 Genus  3 SpeciesGuinea-Bissau
1 Genus  1 SpeciesGuyana
11 Genera  27 SpeciesHaiti
2 Genera  4 SpeciesHonduras
9 Genera  27 SpeciesHungary
2 Genera  6 SpeciesIceland
1 Genus  1 SpeciesIndia
2 Genera  25 SpeciesIndonesia
2 Genera  15 SpeciesIran
1 Genus  10 SpeciesIraq
1 Genus  1 SpeciesIreland
1 Genus  4 SpeciesIsrael
1 Genus  2 SpeciesItaly
3 Genera  19 SpeciesJamaica
1 Genus  4 SpeciesJapan
4 Genera  19 SpeciesJordan
1 Genus  5 SpeciesKazakhstan
1 Genus  11 SpeciesKenya
1 Genus  7 SpeciesKiribati
1 Genus  1 SpeciesKyrgyzstan
1 Genus  2 SpeciesLaos
1 Genus  2 SpeciesLatvia
1 Genus  2 SpeciesLesotho
1 Genus  2 SpeciesLiberia
9 Genera  33 SpeciesLiechtenstein
1 Genus  1 SpeciesLithuania
1 Genus  2 SpeciesLuxembourg
1 Genus  4 SpeciesMadagascar
2 Genera  10 SpeciesMalawi
1 Genus  1 SpeciesMalaysia
1 Genus  4 SpeciesMaldives
1 Genus  2 SpeciesMalta
1 Genus  2 SpeciesMarshall Islands
1 Genus  1 SpeciesMauritania
1 Genus  1 SpeciesMauritius
1 Genus  5 SpeciesMexico
11 Genera  77 SpeciesMicronesia
1 Genus  4 SpeciesMongolia
2 Genera  10 SpeciesMontenegro
1 Genus  2 SpeciesMorocco
1 Genus  5 SpeciesMozambique
2 Genera  7 SpeciesMyanmar
1 Genus  1 SpeciesNamibia
1 Genus  3 SpeciesNepal
1 Genus  8 SpeciesNetherlands
3 Genera  13 SpeciesNew Zealand
1 Genus  7 SpeciesNicaragua
8 Genera  28 SpeciesNiger
1 Genus  2 SpeciesNigeria
1 Genus  4 SpeciesNorway
1 Genus  3 SpeciesOman
1 Genus  3 SpeciesPakistan
1 Genus  11 SpeciesPalau
1 Genus  2 SpeciesPalestine
1 Genus  2 SpeciesPanama
13 Genera  56 SpeciesPapua New Guinea
1 Genus  4 SpeciesParaguay
11 Genera  33 SpeciesPeru
20 Genera  257 SpeciesPhilippines
2 Genera  9 SpeciesPoland
1 Genus  3 SpeciesPortugal
4 Genera  15 SpeciesRepublic of the Congo
1 Genus  4 SpeciesRepublic South Africa
3 Genera  18 SpeciesRomania
1 Genus  1 SpeciesRussia
3 Genera  17 SpeciesSaint Lucia
1 Genus  2 SpeciesSamoa
1 Genus  2 SpeciesSenegal
2 Genera  5 SpeciesSerbia
1 Genus  2 SpeciesSeychelles
2 Genera  3 SpeciesSierra Leone
2 Genera  3 SpeciesSingapore
1 Genus  4 SpeciesSlovakia
1 Genus  8 SpeciesSlovenia
1 Genus  4 SpeciesSolomon Islands
7 Genera  20 SpeciesSomalia
1 Genus  2 SpeciesSouth Korea
1 Genus  8 SpeciesSpain
8 Genera  25 SpeciesSri Lanka
2 Genera  3 SpeciesSudan
1 Genus  2 SpeciesSuriname
11 Genera  35 SpeciesSweden
3 Genera  15 SpeciesSwitzerland
2 Genera  11 SpeciesSyria
1 Genus  3 SpeciesTaiwan
1 Genus  21 SpeciesTajikistan
1 Genus  1 SpeciesTanzania
2 Genera  10 SpeciesThailand
2 Genera  10 SpeciesTogo
1 Genus  1 SpeciesTonga
1 Genus  1 SpeciesTrinidad and Tobago
10 Genera  20 SpeciesTunisia
2 Genera  7 SpeciesTurkey
1 Genus  6 SpeciesTurkmenistan
1 Genus  4 SpeciesUkraine
1 Genus  4 SpeciesUnited Arab Emirates
1 Genus  2 SpeciesUnited Kingdom
5 Genera  15 SpeciesUruguay
3 Genera  7 SpeciesUSA
15 Genera  103 SpeciesUzbekistan
1 Genus  5 SpeciesVanuatu
1 Genus  2 SpeciesVenezuela
10 Genera  28 SpeciesVietnam
1 Genus  7 SpeciesYemen
1 Genus  4 SpeciesZambia
1 Genus  7 SpeciesZimbabwe
2 Genera  11 Species


Distribution on islands
Azores
1 Genus  1 SpeciesFuerteventura
1 Genus  1 SpeciesIsla Mayor
1 Genus  1 SpeciesIsla Partida
1 Genus  1 SpeciesIsla Santa Cruz
1 Genus  1 SpeciesIslands of Chile
1 Genus  7 SpeciesIslands of the Stagnone of Marsala
1 Genus  1 SpeciesLa Digue
1 Genus  1 SpeciesLa Gomera
1 Genus  1 SpeciesLa Palma
1 Genus  1 SpeciesMacaronesia
6 Genera  12 SpeciesMahé
1 Genus  2 SpeciesRügen
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSanta Cruz Island
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSanta Cruz Island (California)
1 Genus  1 SpeciesStradbroke Island
1 Genus  1 SpeciesTenerife
1 Genus  2 SpeciesVancouver Island
1 Genus  4 SpeciesWellington
1 Genus  5 Species


Found in fossile formations
Florissant Fossil Beds
1 Genus  1 SpeciesRott Formation
1 Genus  2 Species


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