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Checklist for Subfamily Polistinae Lepeletier, 1836 (Paper wasps)
and region Rio de Janeiro (Southeast Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
409
4319
8071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
409
4319
8071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
397
4275
7998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
254
3394
6433
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
47
328
674
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
41
317
664
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
203
518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
3
24
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
13
50
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
9
45
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Rio de Janeiro
9 Genera with 45 Species
Agelaia Lepeletier, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1792Honey wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Chartergus arizonaensis..., 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Metapolybia Ducke, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 194926SpeciesTaxom
Parachartergus Ihering, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1972Paper nest wasps9SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 17925SpeciesTaxom
Protopolybia Ducke, 18541SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rio de Janeiro
45 Species and 2 Subspecies
Agelaia pallidiventris Richards, 1978
Brachygastra scutellaris Olivier, 1792
Metapolybia bromelicola Araujo, 1945
Mischocyttarus (Clypeopolybia) heliconius Richards, 1941
Mischocyttarus (Kappa) flavoscutellatus Zikan, 1935
Mischocyttarus (Kappa) funerulus Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus (Megacanthopus) parallelogrammus Zikan, 1935
Mischocyttarus (Phi) paraguayensis Zikan, 1935
Mischocyttarus adjectus Zikan, 1935
Mischocyttarus alternatus Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus bahiae Richards, 1945
Mischocyttarus brackmanni Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus buyssoni Ducke, 1906
Mischocyttarus cabauna Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus cassanunga Ihering, 1903
Mischocyttarus clypeatus Zikan, 1935
Mischocyttarus confirmatus Zikan, 1935
Mischocyttarus confusoides Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus confusus Zikan, 1935
Mischocyttarus crypticus Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus cryptobius Zikán, 1935
Mischocyttarus declaratus Zikan, 1935
Mischocyttarus extinctus Zikan, 1935
Mischocyttarus iheringi Zikan, 1935
Mischocyttarus interjectus Zikan, 1935
Mischocyttarus mimicus Zikan, 1935
Mischocyttarus mirificus Zikan, 1935
Mischocyttarus travassosi Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus wygodzinskyi Zikan, 1949
Parachartergus wagneri Buysson, 1904
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) bicolor Lepeletier, 1836
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) binotatus Saussure, 1854
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) canadensis Linnaeus, 1758
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) pacificus Fabricius, 1804
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) simillimus Zikan, 1951
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) subsericeus Saussure, 1854
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) versicolor Olivier, 1791South American paper wasp
Polistes stenopus stenopus van der Vecht, 1972
Polistes capnodes capnodes van der Vecht, 1972
Polybia (Myrapetra) occidentalis Olivier, 1791
Polybia (Polybia) striata Fabricius, 1787
Polybia (Trichinothorax) lugubris (Saussure, 1854)⇒ Polybia velutina Ducke, 1907
Polybia (Trichinothorax) minarum Ducke, 1906
Polybia (Trichinothorax) sericea Olivier, 1792
Protopolybia sedula Saussure, 1854

Subnodes of Polistinae with occurrences in Rio de Janeiro
TribeEpiponini
Lucas, 1867
7
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMischocyttarini
Carpenter, 1993
1
26
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePolistini
Lepeletier, 1836
1
9
Genus
Species

Taxom



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