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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
12365
38331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
12348
38295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
12188
37884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
383
9584
30287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
66
1318
4312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
59
1295
4286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
23
537
2798
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
6
104
264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
44
153
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
14
82
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePolistini
Lepeletier, 1836
1
30
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean
1 Genera with 30 Species
Polistes Latreille, 1853Paper nest wasps35SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
30 Species and 7 Subspecies
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) annularis Linnaeus, 1763Jack Spaniard Wasp
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) crinitus Felton, 1764Jack Spaniard
Polistes crinitus americanus Fabricius, 1775
Polistes crinitus multicolor Olivier, 1791
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) cubensis Lepeletier, 1836
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) dominicus Vallot, 1802
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) dorsalis Fabricius, 1775
Polistes dorsalis dorsalis Fabricius, 1775
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) erythrocephalus Latreille, 1813
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) exclamans Viereck, 1906Paper wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) goeldii Ducke, 1904
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) incertus (Cresson, 1865)⇒ Polistes saussurei Dalla Torre, 1894
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) lanio Fabricius, 1775
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) major Palisot de B..., 1818
Polistes major major Palisot de B..., 1818
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) minor Pal. de Beauv., 1818
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) oculatus Smith, 1857
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) pacificus Fabricius, 1804
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) poeyi Lepeletier, 1836
Polistes poeyi poeyi Lepeletier, 1836
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) versicolor Olivier, 1791South American paper wasp
Polistes stenopus stenopus van der Vecht, 1972
Polistes capnodes capnodes van der Vecht, 1972
Polistes (Polistella) fastidiosus Saussure, 1853
Polistes (Polistella) humilis Fabricius, 1781Australian Paper Wasp
Polistes (Polistella) saussurei Dalla Torre, 1894
Polistes (Polistella) williamsi Peterson, 1990
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Polistes (Polistes) marginalis Fabricius, 1775
Polistes tricolor (Saussure, 1853)⇒ Polistes humilis Fabricius, 1781