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Checklist for Subfamily Polistinae Lepeletier, 1836 (Paper wasps)
and region Northeast Mexico (North Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
433
4366
7723
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
431
4364
7722
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
409
4274
7521
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
263
3491
6035
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
50
782
1268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
47
777
1264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
20
275
795
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
6
48
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
20
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
6
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northeast Mexico
6 Genera with 23 Species
Agelaia Lepeletier, 19783SpeciesTaxom
Apoica Lepeletier, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1837Honey wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 18574SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1978Paper nest wasps11SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 17912SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northeast Mexico
23 Species
Agelaia areata Say, 1837
Agelaia panamensis Cameron, 1906
Agelaia yepocapa Richards, 1978
Apoica (Apoica) pallens Fabricius, 1804Central American Paper Wasp
Apoica (Apoica) thoracica Buysson, 1906
Brachygastra mellifica Say, 1837Mexican honey wasp
Mischocyttarus (Kappa) immarginatus Richards, 1940
Mischocyttarus (Phi) cubensis Saussure, 1854
Mischocyttarus (Phi) flavitarsis Saussure, 1854Wasp
Mischocyttarus palidipectus Smith, 1857
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) annularis Linnaeus, 1763Jack Spaniard Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) apachus Saussure, 1857
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) aurifer (Saussure, 1853)⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) canadensis Linnaeus, 1758
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) carnifex Fabricius, 1775Paper wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) carolina Linnaeus, 1767Red Paper Wasps
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) exclamans Viereck, 1906Paper wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) instabilis Saussure, 1953Unstable Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) major Palisot de B..., 1818
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) veracrucis Richards, 1978
Polybia (Myrapetra) diguetana Buysson, 1905
Polybia (Myrapetra) occidentalis Olivier, 1791

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

Taxom

TribeMischocyttarini
Carpenter, 1993
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePolistini
Lepeletier, 1836
1
11
Genus
Species

Taxom



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