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Checklist for Subfamily Polistinae Lepeletier, 1836 (Paper wasps)
and region Veracruz (East Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
421
4905
9990
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
420
4904
9990
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
401
4818
9746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
262
4070
8475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
49
650
1142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
45
629
1129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
306
870
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
46
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
22
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
8
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Veracruz
8 Genera with 22 Species
Agelaia Lepeletier, 19784SpeciesTaxom
Brachygastra Perty, 1837Honey wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Epipona Latreille, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 18575SpeciesTaxom
Parachartergus Ihering, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1978Paper nest wasps5SpeciesTaxom
Polybia Lepeletier, 19334SpeciesTaxom
Synoeca de Saussure, 1978Drumming wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Veracruz
22 Species
Agelaia areata Say, 1837
Agelaia multipicta Haliday, 1836
Agelaia panamensis Cameron, 1906
Agelaia yepocapa Richards, 1978
Brachygastra mellifica Say, 1837Mexican honey wasp
Epipona guerini Saussure, 1854
Mischocyttarus (Clypeopolybia) heliconius Richards, 1941
Mischocyttarus (Kappa) immarginatus Richards, 1940
Mischocyttarus (Mischocyttarus) melanarius Cameron, 1906
Mischocyttarus (Phi) basimacula Cameron, 1906
Mischocyttarus palidipectus Smith, 1857
Parachartergus apicalis Fabricius, 1804
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) canadensis Linnaeus, 1758
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) carnifex Fabricius, 1775Paper wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) instabilis Saussure, 1953Unstable Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) stabilinus Richards, 1978
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) veracrucis Richards, 1978
Polybia (Cylindroeca) rejecta Fabricius, 1798
Polybia (Myrapetra) diguetana Buysson, 1905
Polybia (Myrapetra) occidentalis Olivier, 1791
Polybia (Trichinothorax) raui Bequard, 1933
Synoeca septentrionalis Richards, 1978

Subnodes of Polistinae with occurrences in Veracruz
TribeEpiponini
Lucas, 1867
6
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMischocyttarini
Carpenter, 1993
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePolistini
Lepeletier, 1836
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom



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