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Checklist for Subfamily Polistinae Lepeletier, 1836 (Paper wasps)
and region South Brazil (Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
447
5281
10268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
447
5281
10268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
431
5219
10149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
275
4237
8364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
51
664
1566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
46
647
1541
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
409
1309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
75
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
38
91
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
14
63
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Brazil
14 Genera with 63 Species
Agelaia Lepeletier, 18546SpeciesTaxom
Apoica Lepeletier, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1837Honey wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Charterginus Fox, 1898
0SpeciesTaxom
Chartergus arizonaensis..., 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Leipomeles Moebius, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Metapolybia Ducke, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 194517SpeciesTaxom
Parachartergus Ihering, 18043SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps15SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 179212SpeciesTaxom
Protonectarina Ducke, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Protopolybia Ducke, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Synoeca de Saussure, 1775Drumming wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Brazil
63 Species
Agelaia cajennensis Fabricius, 1798
Agelaia multipicta Haliday, 1836
Agelaia myrmecophila Ducke, 1905
Agelaia pallipes Olivier, 1792
Agelaia panamensis Cameron, 1906
Agelaia vicina de Saussure, 1854
Apoica (Apoica) pallens Fabricius, 1804Central American Paper Wasp
Apoica (Apoica) pallida Olivier, 1791
Apoica (Apoica) thoracica Buysson, 1906
Brachygastra lecheguana Latreille, 1824Black paper wasp
Brachygastra mellifica Say, 1837Mexican honey wasp
Leipomeles spilogastra Cameron, 1912
Metapolybia docilis Richards, 1978
Mischocyttarus (Artifex) cerberus Ducke, 1918
Mischocyttarus (Clypeopolybia) heliconius Richards, 1941
Mischocyttarus (Kappa) bertonii Ducke, 1918
Mischocyttarus (Kappa) frontalis Fox, 1898
Mischocyttarus (Kappa) metathoracicus Saussure, 1854
Mischocyttarus (Mischocyttarus) labiatus Fabricius, 1804
Mischocyttarus cassanunga Ihering, 1903
Mischocyttarus catharinaensis Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus claretianus Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus curitybanus Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus extinctus Zikan, 1935
Mischocyttarus hoffmanni Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus mourei Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus plaumanni Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus richardsi Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus schadei Zikan, 1949
Mischocyttarus thrypticus Richards, 1945
Parachartergus apicalis Fabricius, 1804
Parachartergus compressus de Saussure, 1854
Parachartergus fraternus Fabricius, 1804
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) actaeon Haliday, 1836
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) carnifex Fabricius, 1775Paper wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) cavapyta Saussure, 1853
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) cavapytiformis Richards, 1978
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) cinerascens Saussure, 1854
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) deceptor Schulz, 1905
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) erythrocephalus Latreille, 1813
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) ferreri Saussure, 1853
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) goeldii Ducke, 1904
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) instabilis Saussure, 1953Unstable Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) lanio Fabricius, 1775
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) occipitalis Ducke, 1904
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) pacificus Fabricius, 1804
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) simillimus Zikan, 1951
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) versicolor Olivier, 1791South American paper wasp
Polybia (Cylindroeca) rejecta Fabricius, 1798
Polybia (Myrapetra) barbouri Bequard, 1943
Polybia (Myrapetra) bistriata Fabricius, 1804
Polybia (Myrapetra) diguetana Buysson, 1905
Polybia (Myrapetra) fastidiosuscula Saussure, 1854
Polybia (Myrapetra) nidulatrix Bequard, 1933
Polybia (Myrapetra) occidentalis Olivier, 1791
Polybia (Myrapetra) scutellaris White, 1841
Polybia (Pedothoeca) emaciata Lucas, 1879
Polybia (Trichinothorax) ignobilis Haliday, 1836
Polybia (Trichinothorax) minarum Ducke, 1906
Polybia (Trichinothorax) sericea Olivier, 1792
Protopolybia acutiscutis Cameron, 1906
Protopolybia sedula Saussure, 1854
Synoeca cyanea Fabricius, 1775

Subnodes of Polistinae with occurrences in South Brazil
TribeEpiponini
Lucas, 1867
12
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMischocyttarini
Carpenter, 1993
1
17
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePolistini
Lepeletier, 1836
1
15
Genus
Species

Taxom



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