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Checklist for Subfamily Polistinae Lepeletier, 1836 (Paper wasps)
and region Panama (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
546
8352
22776
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
544
8349
22773
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
522
8231
22503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
324
6473
18670
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
54
700
2119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
50
672
2099
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
20
377
1733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
6
72
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
32
80
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
13
56
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Panama
13 Genera with 56 Species
Agelaia Lepeletier, 19073SpeciesTaxom
Angiopolybia Araujo, 1946
0SpeciesTaxom
Apoica Lepeletier, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1837Honey wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Epipona Latreille, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Metapolybia Ducke, 19974SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 19455SpeciesTaxom
Nectarinella Bequaert, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Parachartergus Ihering, 19053SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1972Paper nest wasps11SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 015SpeciesTaxom
Protopolybia Ducke, 19447SpeciesTaxom
Synoeca de Saussure, 1767Drumming wasps2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Panama
56 Species and 3 Subspecies
Agelaia areata Say, 1837
Agelaia cajennensis Fabricius, 1798
Agelaia centralis Cameron, 1907
Apoica (Apoica) pallens Fabricius, 1804Central American Paper Wasp
Apoica (Apoica) pallida Olivier, 1791
Apoica (Apoica) thoracica Buysson, 1906
Brachygastra augusti Saussure, 1854
Brachygastra mellifica Say, 1837Mexican honey wasp
Epipona niger Brèthes, 1926
Metapolybia aztecoides Richards, 1978
Metapolybia cingulata Fabricius, 1804
Metapolybia docilis Richards, 1978
Metapolybia mesoamerica Smeth. & Carp., 1997
Mischocyttarus (Clypeopolybia) heliconius Richards, 1941
Mischocyttarus (Monogynoecus) insolitus Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus (Phi) basimacula Cameron, 1906
Mischocyttarus (Phi) cubensis Saussure, 1854
Mischocyttarus costaricensis Richards, 1945
Nectarinella championi Dover, 1925
Parachartergus apicalis Fabricius, 1804
Parachartergus compressus de Saussure, 1854
Parachartergus difficilis Ducke, 1905
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) aterrimus Saussure, 1853
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) canadensis Linnaeus, 1758
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) carnifex Fabricius, 1775Paper wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) cubensis Lepeletier, 1836
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) erythrocephalus Latreille, 1813
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) infuscatus Lepeletier, 1836
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) lanio Fabricius, 1775
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) pacificus Fabricius, 1804
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) versicolor Olivier, 1791South American paper wasp
Polistes stenopus stenopus van der Vecht, 1972
Polybia (Apopolybia) simillima Smith, 1862
Polybia (Cylindroeca) rejecta Fabricius, 1798
Polybia (Myrapetra) barbouri Bequard, 1943
Polybia belemensis brevitarsus Richards, 1978
Polybia (Myrapetra) diguetana Buysson, 1905
Polybia (Myrapetra) nidulatrix Bequard, 1933
Polybia (Myrapetra) occidentalis Olivier, 1791
Polybia (Myrapetra) scrobalis Richards, 1970
Polybia scrobalis infraspecies
Polybia (Pedothoeca) emaciata Lucas, 1879
Polybia (Trichinothorax) flavitincta Fox, 1898
Polybia (Trichinothorax) punctata Buysson, 1908
Polybia (Trichinothorax) raui Bequard, 1933
Polybia bribri
Polybia bursaria
Protopolybia acutiscutis Cameron, 1906
Protopolybia collombiana Santos, Silv..., 2015
Protopolybia perfulvula Bequard, 1944
Protopolybia picteti Saussure, 1854
Protopolybia scutellaris Bequard, 1944
Protopolybia sedula Saussure, 1854
Protopolybia wheeleri Bequard, 1944
Synoeca septentrionalis Richards, 1978
Synoeca surinama Linnaeus, 1767

Subnodes of Polistinae with occurrences in Panama
TribeEpiponini
Lucas, 1867
11
40
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMischocyttarini
Carpenter, 1993
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePolistini
Lepeletier, 1836
1
11
Genus
Species

Taxom



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