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Checklist for Tribe Polistini Lepeletier, 1836
and region Peru (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
582
9673
29819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
579
9667
29813
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
553
9522
29375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
356
7450
23932
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
64
944
3434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
57
901
3407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
25
563
2915
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
6
144
745
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
71
439
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
20
257
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePolistini
Lepeletier, 1836
1
28
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Peru
1 Genera with 28 Species
Polistes Latreille, 1972Paper nest wasps36SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Peru
28 Species and 11 Subspecies
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) adelphus Richards, 1978
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) aterrimus Saussure, 1853
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) bicolor Lepeletier, 1836
Polistes billardieri biglumoides Ducke, 1904
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 (Aphanilopterus) claripennis Ducke, 1904
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) deceptor Schulz, 1905
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) erythrocephalus Latreille, 1813
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) goeldii Ducke, 1904
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) huacapistana Richards, 1978
Polistes infuscatus anduzei Bequard, 1943
Polistes infuscatus infuscatus Lepeletier, 1836
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) lanio Fabricius, 1775
Polistes lanio lanio Fabricius, 1775
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) major Palisot de B..., 1818
Polistes major weyrauchi Bequard, 1940
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) maranonensis Willink, 1964
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) melanosoma Saussure, 1854
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) ninabamba Richards, 1978
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) occipitalis Ducke, 1904
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) pacificus Fabricius, 1804
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) penai Richards, 1978
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) peruvianus Bequard, 1934
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) rufiventris Ducke, 1904
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) testaceicolor Bequard, 1937
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) versicolor Olivier, 1791South American paper wasp
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 capnodes capnodes van der Vecht, 1972