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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1156
31409
217039
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1150
31356
216933
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1053
30832
214432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
585
24354
178963
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
94
4161
35080
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
81
3910
33631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
29
1198
15006
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
7
249
2049
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
108
796
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
17
144
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePolistini
Lepeletier, 1836
1
59
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North America
1 Genera with 59 Species
Polistes Latreille, 1836Paper nest wasps72SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North America
59 Species and 15 Subspecies
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) annularis Linnaeus, 1763Jack Spaniard Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) apachus Saussure, 1857
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) apicalis Saussure, 1858
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) arizonensis Snelling, 1954
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) boharti Snelling, 1983
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) canadensis Linnaeus, 1758
Polistes canadensis canadensis Linnaeus, 1758
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) carnifex Fabricius, 1775Paper wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) carolina Linnaeus, 1767Red Paper Wasps
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) comanchus Saussure, 1857
Polistes comanchus comanchus de Saussure, 1857
Polistes comanchus navajoe Cresson, 1868
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) crinitus Felton, 1764Jack Spaniard
Polistes crinitus multicolor Olivier, 1791
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) deceptor Schulz, 1905
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) dorsalis Fabricius, 1775
Polistes dorsalis californicus Bohart, 1949
Polistes dorsalis dorsalis Fabricius, 1775
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) erythrocephalus Latreille, 1813
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) exclamans Viereck, 1906Paper wasp
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) goeldii Ducke, 1904
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) instabilis Saussure, 1953Unstable Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) kaibabensis Hayw., 1932
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 (Aphanilopterus) metricus Say, 1831Metric Paper Wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) mexicanus Bequard, 1940
Polistes myersi infraspecies
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) occipitalis Ducke, 1904
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) oculatus Smith, 1857
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) pacificus Fabricius, 1804
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) palmarum Bequard, 1936
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) perplexus Cresson, 1872
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) rossi Bohart, 1949
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) stabilinus Richards, 1978
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) veracrucis Richards, 1978
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) versicolor Olivier, 1791South American paper wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) xanthogaster Bequard, 1940
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) philippinensis Saussure, 1853
Polistes (Polistes) africanus Palisot de B..., 1818
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 parametricus Buck, 2012
Polistes rubiginosa (Lepeletier, 1836)⇒ Polistes carolina Linnaeus, 1767