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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
783
15064
73730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
779
15035
73567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
729
14837
73064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
466
12033
63593
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
89
2217
12374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
73
2052
11385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
26
596
4253
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
5
161
726
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
70
321
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
9
46
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Europe
9 Genera with 46 Species
Agelaia Lepeletier, 18047SpeciesTaxom
Apoica Lepeletier, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Metapolybia Ducke, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 19455SpeciesTaxom
Parachartergus Ihering, 18043SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1938Paper nest wasps19SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 04SpeciesTaxom
Sulcopolistes Bluthgen, 03SpeciesTaxom
Synoeca de Saussure, 1804Drumming wasps3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Europe
46 Species and 1 Subspecies
Agelaia angulata Fabricius, 1804
Agelaia areata Say, 1837
Agelaia cajennensis Fabricius, 1798
Agelaia constructor Saussure, 1854
Agelaia fulvofasciata Deg., 1773
Agelaia pallipes Olivier, 1792
Agelaia testacea Fabricius, 1804
Apoica (Apoica) pallens Fabricius, 1804Central American Paper Wasp
Apoica (Apoica) thoracica Buysson, 1906
Metapolybia cingulata Fabricius, 1804
Mischocyttarus (Clypeopolybia) heliconius Richards, 1941
Mischocyttarus (Phi) basimacula Cameron, 1906
Mischocyttarus (Phi) cubensis Saussure, 1854
Mischocyttarus cleomens Richards, 1945
Mischocyttarus thrypticus Richards, 1945
Parachartergus apicalis Fabricius, 1804
Parachartergus colobopterus Licht, 1796
Parachartergus fraternus Fabricius, 1804
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) bellicosus (Cresson, 1872)⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) instabilis Saussure, 1953Unstable Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) pacificus Fabricius, 1804
Polistes (Polistes) associus Kohl, 1898
Polistes (Polistes) atrimandibularis Zimmermann, 1930
Polistes (Polistes) biglumis Linnaeus, 1758
Polistes biglumis bimaculatus Geoffroy, 1785
Polistes (Polistes) bischoffi Weyrauch, 1937
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Polistes (Polistes) dominulus (Christ, 1791)⇒ Polistes dominula Christ, 1791
Polistes (Polistes) gallicus Linnaeus, 1767Paper wasp
Polistes (Polistes) nimpha Christ, 1791
Polistes (Polistes) semenowi Morawitz, 1889
Polistes (Polistes) sulcifer Zimmerman, 1930Cuckoo wasp
Polistes (Sulcopolistes) atrimandibularius Bytinski-Salz, 1957
Polistes foederata (Kohl, 1898)⇒ Polistes gallicus Linnaeus, 1767
Polistes gallica
Polistes nimphus (Christ, 1791)⇒ Polistes nimpha Christ, 1791
Polistes omissus (Weyrauch, 1938)⇒ Polistes gallicus Linnaeus, 1767
Polybia (Apopolybia) simillima Smith, 1862
Polybia (Myrapetra) diguetana Buysson, 1905
Polybia (Pedothoeca) emaciata Lucas, 1879
Polybia bribri
Sulcopolistes atrimandibularis (Zimmermann, 1930)⇒ Polistes atrimandibularius Bytinski-Salz, 1957
Sulcopolistes semenowi
Sulcopolistes sulciferCuckoo paper wasp
Synoeca septentrionalis Richards, 1978
Synoeca surinama Linnaeus, 1767
Synoeca virginea Fabricius, 1804

Subnodes of Polistinae with occurrences in South Europe
TribeEpiponini
Lucas, 1867
6
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMischocyttarini
Carpenter, 1993
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePolistini
Lepeletier, 1836
1
18
Genus
Species

Taxom



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