Polistes fuscatus

Polistes fuscatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Vespoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Hymenopterida Ordo: Hymenoptera Subordo: Apocrita Superfamilia: Vespoidea

Familia: Vespidae
Subfamilia: Polistinae
Tribus: Polistini
Genus: Polistes
Subgenus: Aphanilopterus
Species: Polistes fuscatus
Subspecies: P. f. aurifer – P. f. fuscatus – P. f. pallipes

Name

Polistes fuscatus (Fabricius, 1793)

• Type locality: "Americae meridionalis Infulis"

Basionym

Vespa fuctata Fabricius, 1793

Synonyms

• Polistes exilis de Saussure, 1853
• Polistes fortunatus Kirby, 1884
• Polistes laurentianus Bequaert, 1942
• Polistes pallidipes Lepeletier, 1836
• Polistes pallipes Lepeletier, 1836
• Polistes variatus Cresson, 1872

References

Primary references

• Fabricius, J.C. 1793. Entomologia systematica emendata et aucta. Secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, adjectis synonimis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus. Tomus II. Christ. Gottl. Proft, Hafniae, viii + 519 pp. BHL Gallica. Reference page.  (page 260)

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