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Taxonomy of Tribe Polistini Lepeletier, 1836


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		4179
190570
2444470		Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		3816
189502
2439455		Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		3399
186457
2415487		Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		1891
142849
2048615		Families
Genera
Species

Order
 		Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps		319
21125
328720		Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 		Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps		165
17348
314830		Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 		Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps		62
6400
167168		Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 		Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps		18
1572
30557		Families
Genera
Species
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps		546
12600		Genera
Species
SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps		36
1582		Genera
Species
TribePolistini
Lepeletier, 1836
3
650		Genera
Species
Subnodes of Polistini Lepeletier, 1836
GenusMegapolistes
van der Vecht, 1968  ⇒ Polistes
0Species
GenusPolistella
Ashmead, 1904  ⇒ Polistes (Polistella)
0Species
GenusPolistes
Latreille, 1802
Paper nest wasps, Paper Wasp, Paper wasps, Red Paper Wasp		650Species

Synonyms
Polybiinae (Lepeletier, 1836)


Distribution and Species lists of Polistini Lepeletier, 1836
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Afghanistan
1 Genus  6 SpeciesAlbania
1 Genus  1 SpeciesAlgeria
1 Genus  2 SpeciesAngola
1 Genus  1 SpeciesArgentina
1 Genus  19 SpeciesArmenia
1 Genus  3 SpeciesAustralia
2 Genera  21 SpeciesAustria
1 Genus  13 SpeciesAzerbaijan
1 Genus  4 SpeciesBahamas
1 Genus  5 SpeciesBangladesh
1 Genus  2 SpeciesBelarus
1 Genus  2 SpeciesBelgium
1 Genus  4 SpeciesBelize
1 Genus  4 SpeciesBenin
1 Genus  1 SpeciesBhutan
1 Genus  1 SpeciesBolivia
1 Genus  9 SpeciesBosnia and Herzegovina
1 Genus  1 SpeciesBrazil
1 Genus  37 SpeciesBulgaria
1 Genus  5 SpeciesBurundi
1 Genus  1 SpeciesCambodia
1 Genus  3 SpeciesCameroon
1 Genus  6 SpeciesCanada
1 Genus  9 SpeciesCape Verde
1 Genus  3 SpeciesCentral African Republic
1 Genus  1 SpeciesChile
1 Genus  6 SpeciesChina
1 Genus  24 SpeciesColombia
1 Genus  20 SpeciesComoros
1 Genus  1 SpeciesCook Islands
1 Genus  2 SpeciesCosta Rica
1 Genus  19 SpeciesCroatia
1 Genus  8 SpeciesCuba
1 Genus  12 SpeciesCyprus
1 Genus  3 SpeciesCzech Republic
1 Genus  7 SpeciesDemocratic Republic of the Congo
1 Genus  6 SpeciesDenmark
1 Genus  5 SpeciesDjibouti
1 Genus  1 SpeciesDominica
1 Genus  1 SpeciesDominican Republic
1 Genus  4 SpeciesEast Timor
1 Genus  2 SpeciesEcuador
1 Genus  5 SpeciesEgypt
1 Genus  1 SpeciesEl Salvador
1 Genus  3 SpeciesEquatorial Guinea
1 Genus  3 SpeciesEstonia
1 Genus  2 SpeciesEthiopia
1 Genus  7 SpeciesFiji
1 Genus  2 SpeciesFinland
1 Genus  4 SpeciesFrance
1 Genus  18 SpeciesGabon
1 Genus  5 SpeciesGambia
1 Genus  7 SpeciesGeorgia
1 Genus  5 SpeciesGermany
1 Genus  23 SpeciesGreece
1 Genus  12 SpeciesGuatemala
1 Genus  7 SpeciesGuinea
1 Genus  3 SpeciesGuinea-Bissau
1 Genus  1 SpeciesGuyana
1 Genus  3 SpeciesHaiti
1 Genus  3 SpeciesHonduras
1 Genus  6 SpeciesHungary
1 Genus  5 SpeciesIndia
1 Genus  24 SpeciesIndonesia
1 Genus  14 SpeciesIran
1 Genus  10 SpeciesIraq
1 Genus  1 SpeciesIreland
1 Genus  4 SpeciesIsrael
1 Genus  2 SpeciesItaly
1 Genus  15 SpeciesJamaica
1 Genus  4 SpeciesJapan
1 Genus  15 SpeciesJordan
1 Genus  5 SpeciesKazakhstan
1 Genus  11 SpeciesKenya
1 Genus  7 SpeciesKiribati
1 Genus  1 SpeciesKyrgyzstan
1 Genus  2 SpeciesLaos
1 Genus  2 SpeciesLatvia
1 Genus  2 SpeciesLesotho
1 Genus  2 SpeciesLiberia
1 Genus  9 SpeciesLiechtenstein
1 Genus  1 SpeciesLithuania
1 Genus  2 SpeciesLuxembourg
1 Genus  4 SpeciesMadagascar
1 Genus  9 SpeciesMalawi
1 Genus  1 SpeciesMalaysia
1 Genus  4 SpeciesMaldives
1 Genus  2 SpeciesMalta
1 Genus  2 SpeciesMarshall Islands
1 Genus  1 SpeciesMauritania
1 Genus  1 SpeciesMauritius
1 Genus  5 SpeciesMexico
1 Genus  32 SpeciesMicronesia
1 Genus  4 SpeciesMongolia
1 Genus  9 SpeciesMontenegro
1 Genus  2 SpeciesMorocco
1 Genus  5 SpeciesMozambique
1 Genus  6 SpeciesMyanmar
1 Genus  1 SpeciesNamibia
1 Genus  3 SpeciesNepal
1 Genus  8 SpeciesNetherlands
1 Genus  11 SpeciesNew Zealand
1 Genus  7 SpeciesNicaragua
1 Genus  6 SpeciesNiger
1 Genus  2 SpeciesNigeria
1 Genus  4 SpeciesNorway
1 Genus  3 SpeciesOman
1 Genus  3 SpeciesPakistan
1 Genus  11 SpeciesPalau
1 Genus  2 SpeciesPalestine
1 Genus  2 SpeciesPanama
1 Genus  11 SpeciesPapua New Guinea
1 Genus  4 SpeciesParaguay
1 Genus  9 SpeciesPeru
1 Genus  28 SpeciesPhilippines
1 Genus  8 SpeciesPoland
1 Genus  3 SpeciesPortugal
1 Genus  5 SpeciesRepublic of the Congo
1 Genus  4 SpeciesRepublic South Africa
1 Genus  16 SpeciesRomania
1 Genus  1 SpeciesRussia
1 Genus  15 SpeciesSaint Lucia
1 Genus  2 SpeciesSamoa
1 Genus  2 SpeciesSenegal
1 Genus  4 SpeciesSerbia
1 Genus  2 SpeciesSeychelles
1 Genus  2 SpeciesSierra Leone
1 Genus  2 SpeciesSingapore
1 Genus  4 SpeciesSlovakia
1 Genus  8 SpeciesSlovenia
1 Genus  4 SpeciesSolomon Islands
1 Genus  9 SpeciesSomalia
1 Genus  2 SpeciesSouth Korea
1 Genus  8 SpeciesSpain
1 Genus  10 SpeciesSri Lanka
1 Genus  2 SpeciesSudan
1 Genus  2 SpeciesSuriname
1 Genus  6 SpeciesSweden
1 Genus  11 SpeciesSwitzerland
1 Genus  10 SpeciesSyria
1 Genus  3 SpeciesTaiwan
1 Genus  21 SpeciesTajikistan
1 Genus  1 SpeciesTanzania
1 Genus  9 SpeciesThailand
1 Genus  9 SpeciesTogo
1 Genus  1 SpeciesTonga
1 Genus  1 SpeciesTrinidad and Tobago
1 Genus  5 SpeciesTunisia
1 Genus  6 SpeciesTurkey
1 Genus  6 SpeciesTurkmenistan
1 Genus  4 SpeciesUkraine
1 Genus  4 SpeciesUnited Arab Emirates
1 Genus  2 SpeciesUnited Kingdom
1 Genus  8 SpeciesUruguay
1 Genus  4 SpeciesUSA
1 Genus  45 SpeciesUzbekistan
1 Genus  5 SpeciesVanuatu
1 Genus  2 SpeciesVenezuela
1 Genus  7 SpeciesVietnam
1 Genus  7 SpeciesYemen
1 Genus  4 SpeciesZambia
1 Genus  7 SpeciesZimbabwe
1 Genus  10 Species


Distribution on islands
Azores
1 Genus  1 SpeciesFuerteventura
1 Genus  1 SpeciesIsla Mayor
1 Genus  1 SpeciesIsla Partida
1 Genus  1 SpeciesIsla Santa Cruz
1 Genus  1 SpeciesIslands of Chile
1 Genus  7 SpeciesIslands of the Stagnone of Marsala
1 Genus  1 SpeciesLa Digue
1 Genus  1 SpeciesLa Gomera
1 Genus  1 SpeciesMacaronesia
1 Genus  5 SpeciesMahé
1 Genus  2 SpeciesRügen
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSanta Cruz Island
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSanta Cruz Island (California)
1 Genus  1 SpeciesStradbroke Island
1 Genus  1 SpeciesTenerife
1 Genus  2 SpeciesVancouver Island
1 Genus  4 SpeciesWellington
1 Genus  5 Species


Found in fossile formations
Rott Formation
1 Genus  2 Species