Checklist for Subfamily Polistinae Lepeletier, 1836 (Paper wasps)
and region Western Cape (Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 528
5425
11871 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 526
5418
11860 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 502
5315
11672 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 332
4419
10200 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 65
906
2123 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 61
892
2112 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 25
380
1470 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps | 7
120
299 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Vespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps | 43
159 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps | 3
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Western Cape
3 Genera with 14 Species
Species list for Western Cape
14 Species | Mischocyttarus rhadinomerus Cooper, 1997 | | | Parachartergus colobopterus Licht, 1796 | | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) carolina Linnaeus, 1767 | Red Paper Wasps | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793 | Dark Paper Wasp | | Polistes (Aphanilopterus) metricus Say, 1831 | Metric Paper Wasp | | Polistes (Gyrostoma) olivaceus De Geer, 1773 | Macao paper wasp | | Polistes (Polistella) defectivus Gerstaecker, 1871 | | | Polistes (Polistella) smithii Saussure, 1853 | | | Polistes (Polistes) africanus Palisot de B..., 1818 | | | Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791 | European paper wasp | | Polistes (Polistes) flavipennis (Saussure, 1854) | ⇒ Polistes olivaceus De Geer, 1773 | | Polistes (Polistes) marginalis Fabricius, 1775 | | | Polistes (Polistes) rubidus Lepeletier, 1836 | | | Polistes spilophorus (Schletterer, 1891) | ⇒ Polistes tenellus Buysson, 1905 |
Subnodes of Polistinae with occurrences in Western Cape
Links, sources and further information Polistinae at artfakta.se
Polistinae at dyntaxa.se
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