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Polistinae

Insecta - Hymenoptera - Vespidae

Taxonomy
Polistides was named by Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau (1835). It is extant. Its type is Polistes.

It was reranked as the subfamily Polistinae by Carpenter (1996), Antropov (2014), Takahashi and Aiba (2023).

It was assigned to Vespidae by Carpenter (1996), Antropov (2014), Takahashi and Aiba (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Polistinae Carpenter
2014Polistinae Antropov p. 394
2023Polistinae Takahashi and Aiba p. 206

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
—Cercofilata
RankNameAuthor
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
—Hymenopterida
orderHymenoptera
—Unicalcarida
suborderApocritaGerstaecker 1867
—Aculeata()
superfamilyVespoidea
familyVespidae()
subfamilyPolistinae()
subfamilyPolistinae()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subfm. Polistinae Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau 1835
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G. †Palaeopolistes Perrard 2014
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†Palaeopolistes jattioti Perrard 2014
G. †Palaeopolybia Antropov 2014
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†Palaeopolybia anglica Cockerell 1921
Tr. Polistini Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau 1835
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G. Polistes Latreille 1802
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†Polistes attavina Heer 1849
†Polistes industrius Theobald 1937
†Polistes kirbyanus Cockerell 1915
†Polistes signata Statz 1936
†Polistes vergnei Piton 1940
Invalid names: Polistes primitiva Heer 1864 [nomen nudum]
G. †Protopolistes Antropov 2014
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†Protopolistes oblitus Cockerell 1921
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Selandian to the top of the Chibanian or 61.66000 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 59.24 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian61.66 - 59.24France (Auvergne) Polistes vergnei (113685)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Gard) Palaeopolistes jattioti (144529)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Polybia anglica (123960) Polybia oblita (21976)
MP 2333.9 - 27.3France Polistes industrius (122535)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Czechia Polistinae indet. (155295)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Polistes signata (122010)
MN 320.0 - 16.9Czechia Polistinae indet. (105508)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Austria (Steiermark) Vespa attavina (115306)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Polistes kirbyanus, Polistes primitiva (117252)
Chibanian0.774 - 0.129Japan Polistes sp. (194482)