''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily
Neotropical
The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone.
Definition
In bi ...
genus of
social
Social organisms, including human(s), live collectively in interacting populations. This interaction is considered social whether they are aware of it or not, and whether the exchange is voluntary or not.
Etymology
The word "social" derives from ...
wasps with a few species found also in the
Nearctic
The Nearctic realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting the Earth's land surface.
The Nearctic realm covers most of North America, including Greenland, Central Florida, and the highlands of Mexico. The parts of North America ...
region. It is the only member of the
tribe
The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide usage of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. This definition is contested, in part due to confl ...
Mischocyttarini;
[Checklist of the Polistine Tribe Mischocyttarini](_blank)
/ref> the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separates it from the tribe Epiponini
The Epiponini (formerly known as Polybiini) are a large and diverse tribe of social wasps inhabiting the Neotropical region, with some species' ranges extending into the Nearctic region.
Selected species
* '' Apoica pallens''
* ''Leipomeles dor ...
. ''Mischocyttarus'' is the largest genus of social wasps, containing over 200 species and subspecies. ''Mischocyttarus'' wasps build a relatively simple, single comb nest. Sometimes, the nest is built within a meter of the nest of '' Polistes carnifex''. Foraging adults bring nectar and small caterpillar
Caterpillars ( ) are the larva, larval stage of members of the order Lepidoptera (the insect order comprising butterfly, butterflies and moths).
As with most common names, the application of the word is arbitrary, since the larvae of sawfly ...
s back to the nest to feed to the developing larvae which are individually housed in separate cells in the nest. Not all nests have a female with developed ovaries. Their biology is similar to that of species in the genus ''Polistes
Wasps of the cosmopolitan genus ''Polistes'' (the only genus in the tribe Polistini) are the most familiar of the polistine wasps, and are the most common type of paper wasp in North America. Walter Ebeling coined the vernacular name "umbrel ...
''. However, ''Mischocyttarus'' appear to show considerably more social and reproductive flexibility than ''Polistes''.
Species
* '' Mischocyttarus achagua'' Silveira, 2013
* ''Mischocyttarus acreanus
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Silveira, 2006
* '' Mischocyttarus acunai'' Alayo 1972
* ''Mischocyttarus adjectus
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' sep ...
'' Zikan, 1935
* '' Mischocyttarus adolphi'' Zikan, 1949
* ''Mischocyttarus alboniger
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Richards, 1978
* '' Mischocyttarus alfkenii'' (Ducke, 1904)
* '' Mischocyttarus alienus'' Richards 1978
* '' Mischocyttarus alternatus'' Zikan, 1949
* '' Mischocyttarus anchicaya'' Silveira, 2015
* '' Mischocyttarus angulatus'' Richards 1945
* '' Mischocyttarus annulatus'' Richards, 1978
* '' Mischocyttarus anthracinus'' Richards, 1945
* '' Mischocyttarus arawak'' Silveira, 2013
* '' Mischocyttarus aripuanaensis'' Silveira, 1998
* '' Mischocyttarus artifex'' (Ducke, 1914)
* '' Mischocyttarus awa'' Silveira, 2013
* '' Mischocyttarus baconi'' Starr, 2011
* '' Mischocyttarus bahiae'' Richards, 1945
* '' Mischocyttarus bahiaensis'' Zikan 1949
* ''Mischocyttarus barbatulus
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Richards, 1978
* '' Mischocyttarus barbatus'' Richards 1945
* '' Mischocyttarus basimacula'' (Cameron, 1906)
* ''Mischocyttarus belemensis
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' sep ...
'' Cooper, 1997
* '' Mischocyttarus bequaertii'' Richards, 1945
* ''Mischocyttarus bertonii
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Ducke, 1918
* ''Mischocyttarus brackmanni
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Zikan 1949
* ''Mischocyttarus bruneri
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' sep ...
'' Bequard & Salt, 1931
* '' Mischocyttarus buyssoni'' (Ducke, 1906)
* '' Mischocyttarus cabauna'' Zikan, 1949
* ''Mischocyttarus caixuana
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Silveira, 2015
* '' Mischocyttarus campestris'' Raw, 1987
* ''Mischocyttarus capichaba
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' sep ...
'' Zikan 1949
* '' Mischocyttarus carbonarius'' (Saussure, 1854)
* ''Mischocyttarus carinulatus
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' sep ...
'' Zikan, 1949
* '' Mischocyttarus cassununga'' (Ihering, 1903)
* ''Mischocyttarus catharinaensis
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' sep ...
'' Zikan 1949
* '' Mischocyttarus cearensis'' Richards, 1945
* '' Mischocyttarus cerberus'' Ducke 1918
* '' Mischocyttarus chalucas'' Snelling, 1983
* ''Mischocyttarus chanchamayoensis
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Richards, 1978
* ''Mischocyttarus chapadae
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' sep ...
'' (Fox 1898)
* '' Mischocyttarus chloroecus'' Cooper, 1998
* ''Mischocyttarus cinerasceus
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' sep ...
'' Zikan 1949
* '' Mischocyttarus claretianus'' Zikan 1949
* ''Mischocyttarus clavicornis
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' sep ...
'' Cooper, 1997
* '' Mischocyttarus cleomenes'' Richards, 1945
* ''Mischocyttarus clypeatus
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' sep ...
'' Zikan 1935
* '' Mischocyttarus collarellus'' Richards, 1940
* ''Mischocyttarus collaris
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' (Ducke, 1904)
* ''Mischocyttarus commixtus
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Richards 1945
* ''Mischocyttarus confirmatus
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separat ...
'' Zikan 1935
* '' Mischocyttarus confusoides'' Zikan 1949
* ''Mischocyttarus confusus
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Zikan 1935
* ''Mischocyttarus consimilis
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Zikan 1949
* '' Mischocyttarus cooperi'' Richards, 1978
* '' Mischocyttarus costaricensis'' Richards 1945
* ''Mischocyttarus crypticus
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' sep ...
'' Zikan 1949
* ''Mischocyttarus cryptobius
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' sep ...
'' Zikán 1935
* '' Mischocyttarus cubensis'' (Saussure, 1854)
* ''Mischocyttarus curitybanus
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Zikan 1949
* ''Mischocyttarus deceptus
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' sep ...
'' (Fox, 1895)
* ''Mischocyttarus decimus
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' sep ...
'' Richards, 1978
* ''Mischocyttarus declaratus
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Zikan 1935
* '' Mischocyttarus dimorphus'' Zikan 1949
* '' Mischocyttarus drewseni'' (Saussure, 1854)
* ''Mischocyttarus duckei
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Buysson, 1909
* '' Mischocyttarus duidensis'' Richards 1945
* ''Mischocyttarus ecuadorensis
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Zikan 1949
* '' Mischocyttarus efferus'' Silveira, 2006
* ''Mischocyttarus elegantulus
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Zikan 1949
* ''Mischocyttarus embera
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Silveira, 2013
* ''Mischocyttarus extinctus
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Zikan 1935
* ''Mischocyttarus fidus
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Silveira, 2006
* '' Mischocyttarus filiformis'' (Saussure, 1854)
* ''Mischocyttarus filipendulus
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Cooper, 1998
* '' Mischocyttarus fisheri'' Snelling 1970
* ''Mischocyttarus fitzgeraldi
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separat ...
'' Bequard, 1938
* ''Mischocyttarus flavicans
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' sep ...
'' (Fabricius, 1804)
* ''Mischocyttarus flavicornis
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Zikan 1935
* '' Mischocyttarus flavitarsis'' (Saussure 1854)
* ''Mischocyttarus flavoniger
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' sep ...
'' Zikan 1949
* ''Mischocyttarus flavoscutellatus
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separat ...
'' Zikan 1935
* ''Mischocyttarus foveatus
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' sep ...
'' Richards, 1940
* ''Mischocyttarus fraudulentus
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Richards, 1978
* '' Mischocyttarus frontalis'' (Fox, 1898)
* '' Mischocyttarus funerulus'' Zikan 1949
* '' Mischocyttarus garbei'' Zikan 1935
* ''Mischocyttarus giffordi
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' sep ...
'' Raw, 1987
* ''Mischocyttarus gomesi
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Silveira, 2013
* '' Mischocyttarus gynandromorphus'' Richards, 1945
* ''Mischocyttarus haywardi
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Willink 1953
* '' Mischocyttarus heliconius'' Richards, 1941
* '' Mischocyttarus hirsutus'' Richards 1945
* ''Mischocyttarus hirtulus
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Zikan, 1949
* ''Mischocyttarus hoffmanni
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Zikan 1949
* ''Mischocyttarus ignotus
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' sep ...
'' Zikan 1949
* '' Mischocyttarus iheringi'' Zikan 1935
* ''Mischocyttarus illusorius
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Richards 1978
* ''Mischocyttarus imeldai
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' sep ...
'' Zikan 1949
* ''Mischocyttarus imitator
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' sep ...
'' (Ducke, 1904)
* '' Mischocyttarus inca'' Zikan 1949
* '' Mischocyttarus inexspectatus'' Cooper, 1997
* '' Mischocyttarus injucundus'' (Saussure, 1854)
* ''Mischocyttarus insolitus
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Zikan 1949
* ''Mischocyttarus interjectus
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Zikan 1935
* ''Mischocyttarus interruptus
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Richards, 1978
* ''Mischocyttarus juditae
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' sep ...
'' Cooper, 1997
* ''Mischocyttarus labiatus
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' sep ...
'' (Fabricius, 1804)
* ''Mischocyttarus lanei
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Zikan 1949
* ''Mischocyttarus latior
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' (Fox, 1898)
* '' Mischocyttarus latissimus'' Richards, 1978
* '' Mischocyttarus laurae'' Silveira, 2006
* ''Mischocyttarus lecointei
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' (Ducke, 1904)
* '' Mischocyttarus lemoulti'' (Buysson, 1909)
* ''Mischocyttarus leucoecus
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Cooper, 1998
* '' Mischocyttarus lilae'' Willink 1953
* ''Mischocyttarus lindigi
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' sep ...
'' Richards 1945
* ''Mischocyttarus longicornis
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Zikan 1949
* '' Mischocyttarus lules'' Willink 1953
* ''Mischocyttarus macarenae
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Cooper, 1998
* ''Mischocyttarus maculipennis
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' sep ...
'' Cooper, 1998
* '' Mischocyttarus magdalensis'' Silveira, 2006
* ''Mischocyttarus malaris
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' sep ...
'' Richards, 1978
* ''Mischocyttarus maracaensis
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Raw, 1989
* '' Mischocyttarus marginatus'' (Fox 1898)
* ''Mischocyttarus mastigophorus
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Richards 1978
* '' Mischocyttarus mattogrossoensis'' Zikan, 1935
* '' Mischocyttarus melanarius'' (Cameron, 1906)
* ''Mischocyttarus melanoleucus
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Richards, 1978
* ''Mischocyttarus melanops
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Cooper, 1996
* '' Mischocyttarus melanopygus'' Richards, 1945
* ''Mischocyttarus melanoxanthus
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Richards, 1978
* '' Mischocyttarus mendax'' Richards, 1978
* ''Mischocyttarus metathoracicus
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' (Saussure, 1854)
* '' Mischocyttarus metoecus'' Richards, 1940
* ''Mischocyttarus mexicanus
''Mischocyttarus mexicanus'' (de Saussure) is a New World paper waspPost, DC & Jeanne, RL. (1982). "Sternal Glands in Three Species of Male Social Wasps of the Genus ''Mischocyttarus'' (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)." ''Journal of the New York Entomolo ...
'' (Saussure, 1854)
* ''Mischocyttarus mimicus
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Zikan 1935
* '' Mischocyttarus minifoveatus'' Cooper, 1998
* ''Mischocyttarus mirificus
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of Eusociality, social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe (biology), tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical Arthropod leg ...
'' Zikan 1935
* ''Mischocyttarus mirus
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' sep ...
'' Silveira, 2006
* '' Mischocyttarus mixtus'' Richards, 1978
* '' Mischocyttarus mocsaryi'' (Ducke, 1909)
* '' Mischocyttarus montei'' Zikan 1949
* ''Mischocyttarus montivagus
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Cooper, 1996
* ''Mischocyttarus moralesi
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' sep ...
'' Zikan, 1949
* '' Mischocyttarus moronae'' Cooper, 1996
* '' Mischocyttarus mourei'' Zikan 1949
* '' Mischocyttarus muisca'' Silveira, 2013
* '' Mischocyttarus mysticus'' Silveira, 2006
* ''Mischocyttarus napoensis
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Richards, 1978
* ''Mischocyttarus narinensis
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' sep ...
'' Cooper, 1998
* ''Mischocyttarus naumanni
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Richards, 1978
* '' Mischocyttarus navajo'' Bequard, 1933
* '' Mischocyttarus nigroclavatus'' Zikan 1949
* '' Mischocyttarus nigropygialis'' Zikan 1949
* ''Mischocyttarus nomurae
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Richards 1978
* '' Mischocyttarus occiduus'' Silveira, 2006
* '' Mischocyttarus occultus'' Cooper, 1996
* '' Mischocyttarus oecothrix'' Richards 1940
* ''Mischocyttarus omicron
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' sep ...
'' Richards, 1978
* ''Mischocyttarus onorei
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Cooper, 1996
* '' Mischocyttarus oreophilus'' Zikan 1949
* ''Mischocyttarus ornatus
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Zikan 1949
* ''Mischocyttarus pallidipectus
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' sep ...
'' (Smith 1857)
* '' Mischocyttarus pallidipes'' Richards, 1945
* ''Mischocyttarus pallidus
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Zikán 1949
* '' Mischocyttarus paraguayensis'' Zikan 1935
* ''Mischocyttarus parallelogrammus
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' sep ...
'' Zikan 1935
* '' Mischocyttarus paris'' Silveira, 2006
* '' Mischocyttarus paulistanus'' Zikan 1935
* ''Mischocyttarus peduncularius
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Zikan 1949
* ''Mischocyttarus pelor
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' sep ...
'' Carpenter 1988
* ''Mischocyttarus pertinax
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Silveira, 2006
* '' Mischocyttarus peruanus'' Zikan 1949
* '' Mischocyttarus peruviensis'' Richards 1945
* ''Mischocyttarus petiolatus
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Richards, 1978
* ''Mischocyttarus phthisicus
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' (Fabricius 1793)
* ''Mischocyttarus piceus
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Zikan 1949
* ''Mischocyttarus picturatus
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Bequaert, 1938
* '' Mischocyttarus piger'' Richards, 1945
* ''Mischocyttarus plaumanni
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' sep ...
'' Zikan 1949
* ''Mischocyttarus polymorphus
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separat ...
'' Cooper, 1998
* ''Mischocyttarus porantin
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Silveira, 2006
* ''Mischocyttarus prominulus
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' sep ...
'' Richards 1941
* ''Mischocyttarus proximus
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Zikan 1949
* '' Mischocyttarus pseudomimeticus'' (Schulz, 1903)
* '' Mischocyttarus punctatus'' (Ducke, 1904)
* ''Mischocyttarus reclusus
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of Eusociality, social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe (biology), tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical Arthropod leg ...
'' Cooper, 1996
* ''Mischocyttarus reflexicollis
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Zikan 1949
* '' Mischocyttarus rhadinomerus'' Cooper, 1997
* ''Mischocyttarus richardsi
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' sep ...
'' Zikan 1949
* '' Mischocyttarus rodriguesi'' Silveira, 2015
* '' Mischocyttarus rotundicollis'' (Cameron, 1912)
* '' Mischocyttarus rufescens'' Zikan, 1949
* ''Mischocyttarus rufidens
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' sep ...
'' (Saussure, 1854)
* '' Mischocyttarus rufipes'' Zikan 1949
* ''Mischocyttarus rufomaculatus
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Richards 1945
* '' Mischocyttarus ryani'' Silveira, 2015
* ''Mischocyttarus santacruzi
''Mischocyttarus santacruzi'' is a species of social wasp from the Vespidae family. It was first discovered in the Atlantic Forest from Ilhéus, Southern portion of Bahia State, Northeastern Brazil
The Northeast Region of Brazil ( pt, Regi� ...
'' Raw, 2000
* '' Mischocyttarus saturatus'' Zikan, 1949
* '' Mischocyttarus saussurei'' Zikan 1949
* '' Mischocyttarus schadei'' Zikan 1949
* '' Mischocyttarus schunkei'' Zikan 1949
* ''Mischocyttarus sericeus
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Richards, 1978
* ''Mischocyttarus silvicola
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' sep ...
'' Zikan 1949
* ''Mischocyttarus smithii
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' (Saussure, 1854)
* ''Mischocyttarus socialis
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' (Saussure, 1854)
* ''Mischocyttarus souzalopesi
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Zikan 1949
* '' Mischocyttarus sprucei'' Cooper, 1997
* ''Mischocyttarus stenoecus
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' sep ...
'' Richards 1978
* '' Mischocyttarus subornatus'' Zikan 1949
* ''Mischocyttarus superus
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' sep ...
'' Richards, 1940
* '' Mischocyttarus surinamensis'' (Saussure, 1854)
* ''Mischocyttarus suzannae
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Silveira, 2013
* '' Mischocyttarus sylvestris'' Richards 1945
* ''Mischocyttarus synoecus
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Richards 1940
* ''Mischocyttarus tapuya
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' (Schulz, 1905)
* ''Mischocyttarus tarmensis
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' sep ...
'' Richards 1945
* ''Mischocyttarus tayacaja
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Silveira, 2013
* ''Mischocyttarus tayrona
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Silveira, 2015
* '' Mischocyttarus tectus'' Cooper, 1996
* ''Mischocyttarus telembi
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Cooper, 1997
* '' Mischocyttarus tenuis'' Richards 1945
* ''Mischocyttarus tertius
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Richards, 1978
* '' Mischocyttarus thrypticus'' Richards 1945
* '' Mischocyttarus timbira'' Silveira, 2006
* '' Mischocyttarus tolensis'' Richards 1941
* ''Mischocyttarus tomentosus
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separat ...
'' Zikan, 1935
* ''Mischocyttarus transandinus
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Richards, 1978
* ''Mischocyttarus travassosi
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Zikan 1949
* ''Mischocyttarus tricolor
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Richards 1945
* '' Mischocyttarus tunari'' Cooper, 1996
* '' Mischocyttarus undulatus'' (Ducke, 1905)
* ''Mischocyttarus uniformis
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' sep ...
'' Silveira, 2013
* '' Mischocyttarus vaqueroi'' Zikan, 1949
* '' Mischocyttarus veracrucis'' Cooper, 1997
* ''Mischocyttarus verissimoi
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Silveira, 2015
* ''Mischocyttarus villarricanus
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Zikan 1935
* ''Mischocyttarus vredeni
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Richards, 1978
* '' Mischocyttarus wagneri'' (Buysson, 1908)
* ''Mischocyttarus waunan
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Silveira, 2013
* '' Mischocyttarus weyrauchi'' Zikan 1949
* ''Mischocyttarus woytkowskyi
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' sep ...
'' Richards, 1978
* ''Mischocyttarus wygodzinskyi
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' sep ...
'' Zikan, 1949
* '' Mischocyttarus xanthocerus'' Richards 1945
* '' Mischocyttarus xavante'' Silveira, 2010
* '' Mischocyttarus ypiranguensis'' Fonseca, 1926
* ''Mischocyttarus zikaninus
''Mischocyttarus'' is a very large, primarily Neotropical genus of social wasps with a few species found also in the Nearctic region. It is the only member of the tribe Mischocyttarini; the asymmetrical tarsal lobes of ''Mischocyttarus'' separa ...
'' Richards, 1978
References
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Vespidae