Genus
Mischocyttarus (Long-waisted paper wasps)
Mischocyttarus flavitarsis. Photo: (c) Don Loarie, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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. Mischocyttarus wasps build a relatively simple, single comb nest. Sometimes, the nest is built within a meter of the nest of Polistes carnifex. It can be distinguished by its brown and yellow stripes. Foraging adults bring nectar and small caterpillars back to the nest to feed
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Humboldt Life
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
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Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
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Class: Insecta (Insects)
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Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
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Order: Hymenoptera (Ants, bees, wasps, and sawflies)
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Suborder: Apocrita (Narrow-waisted wasps, ants, and bees)
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Infraorder: Aculeata (Ants, bees, and stinging wasps)
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Superfamily: Vespoidea (Vespoid wasps)
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Family: Vespidae (Hornets, paper wasps, potter wasps, and allies)
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Subfamily: Polistinae (Paper wasps)
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Tribe: Mischocyttarini
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Genus: Mischocyttarus (Long-waisted paper wasps)
- Subgenus: Phi (1)
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Genus: Mischocyttarus (Long-waisted paper wasps)
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Tribe: Mischocyttarini
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Subfamily: Polistinae (Paper wasps)
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Family: Vespidae (Hornets, paper wasps, potter wasps, and allies)
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Superfamily: Vespoidea (Vespoid wasps)
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Infraorder: Aculeata (Ants, bees, and stinging wasps)
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Suborder: Apocrita (Narrow-waisted wasps, ants, and bees)
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Order: Hymenoptera (Ants, bees, wasps, and sawflies)
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Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
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Class: Insecta (Insects)
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Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
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Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)