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Checklist for Tribe Polistini Lepeletier, 1836
and region America (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1321
50475
424947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1315
50409
424765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1179
49568
420027
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
642
38200
347168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
100
5398
55044
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
85
5058
53360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
31
1768
28241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
8
396
3714
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
159
1586
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
25
539
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePolistini
Lepeletier, 1836
1
111
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for America
1 Genera with 111 Species
Polistes Latreille, 1853Paper nest wasps145SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
111 Species and 35 Subspecies
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) actaeon Haliday, 1836
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) adelphus Richards, 1978
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) angulinus Richards, 1951
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) annularis Linnaeus, 1763Jack Spaniard Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) apachus Saussure, 1857
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) apicalis Saussure, 1858
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) arizonensis Snelling, 1954
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) aterrimus Saussure, 1853
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) aurifer (Saussure, 1853)⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) bahamensis Bequard & Salt, 1931
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) bellicosus (Cresson, 1872)⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) bequaertellus Snelling, 1983
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) bicolor Lepeletier, 1836
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) billardieri Fabricius, 1804
Polistes billardieri biglumoides Ducke, 1904
Polistes billardieri ruficornis Saussure, 1853
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) binotatus Saussure, 1854
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) boharti Snelling, 1983
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) buyssoni Brèthes, 1909
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) canadensis Linnaeus, 1758
Polistes canadensis canadensis Linnaeus, 1758
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) carnifex Fabricius, 1775Paper wasp
Polistes carnifex boliviensis Bequard, 1936
Polistes carnifex carnifex Fabricius, 1775
Polistes carnifex rufipennis Latreille, 1817
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) carolina Linnaeus, 1767Red Paper Wasps
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) cavapyta Saussure, 1853
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) cavapytiformis Richards, 1978
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) cinerascens Saussure, 1854
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) claripennis Ducke, 1904
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) comanchus Saussure, 1857
Polistes comanchus comanchus de Saussure, 1857
Polistes comanchus navajoe Cresson, 1868
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) consobrinus Saussure, 1853
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) crinitus Felton, 1764Jack Spaniard
Polistes crinitus americanus Fabricius, 1775
Polistes crinitus multicolor Olivier, 1791
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) cubensis Lepeletier, 1836
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) deceptor Schulz, 1905
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) dominicus Vallot, 1802
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) dorsalis Fabricius, 1775
Polistes dorsalis californicus Bohart, 1949
Polistes dorsalis dorsalis Fabricius, 1775
Polistes dorsalis neotropicus Bequard, 1940
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) eburneus Bequard, 1943
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) erythrocephalus Latreille, 1813
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) exclamans Viereck, 1906Paper wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) ferreri Saussure, 1853
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) flavus Cresson, 1868
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) franciscanus Richards, 1978
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) fuscatus Fabricius, 1793Dark Paper Wasp
Polistes fuscatus aurifer Saussure, 0Golden paper wasp
Polistes fuscatus fuscatus 1, 0
Polistes fuscatus pallipes Lepeletier, 0
Polistes fuscatus rubiginosus
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) geminatus Fox, 1898
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) goeldii Ducke, 1904
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) huacapistana Richards, 1978
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) incertus (Cresson, 1865)⇒ Polistes saussurei Dalla Torre, 1894
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) infuscatus Lepeletier, 1836
Polistes infuscatus anduzei Bequard, 1943
Polistes infuscatus ecuadorius Richards, 1978
Polistes infuscatus infuscatus Lepeletier, 1836
Polistes infuscatus mariae Richards, 1978
Polistes infuscatus metensis Richards, 1978
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) instabilis Saussure, 1953Unstable Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) kaibabensis Hayw., 1932
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) lanio Fabricius, 1775
Polistes lanio lanio Fabricius, 1775
Polistes lanio weberi Bequard, 1940
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) lineonotus Bohart, 1949
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) major Palisot de B..., 1818
Polistes major castaneicolor Bequard, 1938
Polistes major major Palisot de B..., 1818
Polistes major weyrauchi Bequard, 1940
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) maranonensis Willink, 1964
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) melanosoma Saussure, 1854
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) melanotus Richards, 1978
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) metricus Say, 1831Metric Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) mexicanus Bequard, 1940
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) minor Pal. de Beauv., 1818
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) myersi Bequard, 1934
Polistes myersi infraspecies
Polistes myersi myersi Bequaert, 1934
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) niger Brèthes, 1903
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) ninabamba Richards, 1978
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) obscurus Saussure, 1863
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) occipitalis Ducke, 1904
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) oculatus Smith, 1857
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) pacificus Fabricius, 1804
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) palmarum Bequard, 1936
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) penai Richards, 1978
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) perplexus Cresson, 1872
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) peruvianus Bequard, 1934
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) poeyi Lepeletier, 1836
Polistes poeyi poeyi Lepeletier, 1836
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) rossi Bohart, 1949
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) rufidens Saussure, 1853
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) rufiventris Ducke, 1904
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) satan Bequard, 1940
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) simillimus Zikan, 1951
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) stabilinus Richards, 1978
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) subsericeus Saussure, 1854
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) testaceicolor Bequard, 1937
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) thoracicus Fox, 1898
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) torresae Silveira, 1996
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) veracrucis Richards, 1978
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) versicolor Olivier, 1791South American paper wasp
Polistes versicolor flavoguttatus Bequard, 1934
Polistes versicolor versicolor Olivier, 1792
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) weyrauchorum Willink, 1964
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) xanthogaster Bequard, 1940
Polistes xanthogaster willei Bequard, 1940
Polistes (Gyrostoma) diabolicus Saussure, 1853
Polistes (Gyrostoma) jokahamae Radoszkowski, 1887Paper wasp
Polistes (Gyrostoma) olivaceus De Geer, 1773Macao paper wasp
Polistes (Gyrostoma) rothneyi Cameron, 1900
Polistes stenopus stenopus van der Vecht, 1972
Polistes (Megapolistes) tepidus Fabricius, 1775Paper wasp
Polistes capnodes capnodes van der Vecht, 1972
Polistes (Polistella) defectivus Gerstaecker, 1871
Polistes (Polistella) fastidiosus Saussure, 1853
Polistes (Polistella) humilis Fabricius, 1781Australian Paper Wasp
Polistes (Polistella) occultus Silveira, 1994
Polistes (Polistella) philippinensis Saussure, 1853
Polistes (Polistella) saussurei Dalla Torre, 1894
Polistes (Polistella) williamsi Peterson, 1990
Polistes (Polistes) africanus Palisot de B..., 1818
Polistes (Polistes) chinensis Fabricius, 1793Asian paper wasp
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Polistes (Polistes) dominulus (Christ, 1791)⇒ Polistes dominula Christ, 1791
Polistes (Polistes) gallicus Linnaeus, 1767Paper wasp
Polistes (Polistes) marginalis Fabricius, 1775
Polistes (Polistes) pallipes (Lepeletier, 1836)⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793
Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793
Polistes fuscus Fabricius, 1804
Polistes hirsuticornis Buck, 2012
Polistes metrica Say, 1831
Polistes nigripennis (Fabricius, 1804)⇒ Polybia sericea Olivier, 1792
Polistes orbitalis (Kirby, 1888)⇒ Polistes cinerascens Saussure, 1854
Polistes parametricus Buck, 2012
Polistes rubiginosa (Lepeletier, 1836)⇒ Polistes carolina Linnaeus, 1767
Polistes satar
Polistes tricolor (Saussure, 1853)⇒ Polistes humilis Fabricius, 1781