Eumenidae
Polistes pacificus Fabricius, 1804
Polistes pacificus Fabricius, 1804
Polistes pacificus is a wasp species with identifiable traits, a wide New World range, and used as human food.
Polistes fuscatus (Fabricius, 1793)
Polistes fuscatus (Fabricius, 1793)
Polistes fuscatus is a variable North American paper wasp with venomous females, currently displaced by the invasive Polistes dominula.
Polistes dorsalis (Fabricius, 1775)
Polistes dorsalis (Fabricius, 1775)
Polistes dorsalis is a small Polistes wasp found across North and Central America that can spread ergot fungus by foraging for honeydew.
Polistes metricus Say, 1831
Polistes metricus Say, 1831
Polistes metricus is a North American paper wasp species with distinct coloration differing between females and males.
Polistes flavus Cresson, 1868
Polistes flavus Cresson, 1868
Polistes flavus, the yellow paper wasp, is a paper wasp species in the Vespidae family.
Polistes carolina (Linnaeus, 1767)
Polistes carolina (Linnaeus, 1767)
Polistes carolina is a reddish wasp often confused with P. rubiginosus, found mainly in eastern North America.
Polistes bellicosus Cresson, 1872
Polistes bellicosus Cresson, 1872
This is a description of the paper wasp Polistes bellicosus, covering its morphology and distribution in the southern United States.
Polistes aurifer de Saussure, 1853
Polistes aurifer de Saussure, 1853
Polistes aurifer de Saussure, 1853 is a geographically variable eusocial wasp native to North America with introduced populations on Pacific islands.
Polistes apachus de Saussure, 1857
Polistes apachus de Saussure, 1857
Polistes apachus is a paper wasp species found across the US and Mexico with distinct yellow and golden brown markings.
Polistes parametricus Buck, 2012
Polistes parametricus Buck, 2012
Polistes parametricus is a 2012-described paper wasp likely to be an unconfirmed obligate parasite of other social wasps.
Polistes annularis (Linnaeus, 1763)
Polistes annularis (Linnaeus, 1763)
Polistes annularis is a North American paper wasp species with distinct physical traits, color variation, and unique exposed wide paper nests.
Polistes exclamans Viereck, 1906
Polistes exclamans Viereck, 1906
Polistes exclamans is a North American paper wasp with two color forms, adapted to cold and good at colonizing new sites.
Polistes crinitus (Felton, 1764)
Polistes crinitus (Felton, 1764)
Polistes crinitus is a Caribbean paper wasp species with three currently recognized subspecies.
Polistes canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Polistes canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Polistes canadensis is a large Neotropical paper wasp that builds multi-comb papery nests across a range from Arizona to Argentina.
Polistes instabilis de Saussure, 1853
Polistes instabilis de Saussure, 1853
Polistes instabilis is a large social paper wasp species found in tropical and subtropical Central America.
Polistes versicolor (Olivier, 1791)
Polistes versicolor (Olivier, 1791)
Polistes versicolor, the yellow paper wasp, is a South American social wasp that often prefers nesting on human constructions.
Polistes bahamensis Bequard & Salt, 1931
Polistes bahamensis Bequard & Salt, 1931
Polistes bahamensis is a hard-to-identify wasp with an expanding known range and simple nesting habits.
Polistes erythrocephalus Latreille, 1813
Polistes erythrocephalus Latreille, 1813
Polistes erythrocephalus is a black-bodied rust-headed paper wasp found in Central and South America with an average 110-day life cycle.
Polistes goeldii Ducke, 1904
Polistes goeldii Ducke, 1904
Polistes goeldii is a rare widespread wasp with blue-black body found across parts of the Americas.
Polistes lanio (Fabricius, 1775)
Polistes lanio (Fabricius, 1775)
Polistes lanio is a paper wasp species of the jack Spaniard wasp group found across South America and Trinidad.
Polistes weyrauchorum Willink, 1964
Polistes weyrauchorum Willink, 1964
Polistes weyrauchorum is a paper wasp species found along the western South American coast.
Polistes carnifex (Fabricius, 1775)
Polistes carnifex (Fabricius, 1775)
Polistes carnifex is the largest Neotropical Polistes wasp, native to the Americas, relatively non-aggressive and large-bodied.
Polistes major Pal.de Beauv., 1818
Polistes major Pal.de Beauv., 1818
Polistes major is a large Polistes wasp species whose body coloration varies between its recognized subspecies.
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