''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 bioge ...

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 t ...

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 language, English is in the discipline of anthropology. This definition is contested, in p ...

Mischocyttarini;Checklist of the Polistine Tribe Mischocyttarini
/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 d ...

. ''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 ''Polistes carnifex'', commonly known as the executioner wasp, is a neotropical vespid wasp in the cosmopolitan genus ''Polistes''. It is a very large yellow and brown paper wasp with a mandible that contains teeth. It establishes small colonies ...

''. Foraging adults bring

nectar Nectar is a sugar-rich liquid produced by plants in glands called nectaries or nectarines, either within the flowers with which it attracts pollinating animals, or by extrafloral nectaries, which provide a nutrient source to animal mutualists ...

and small

caterpillar Caterpillars ( ) are the larval stage of members of the order Lepidoptera (the insect order comprising butterflies and moths). As with most common names, the application of the word is arbitrary, since the larvae of sawflies (suborder Sym ...

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 "umbrella ...

''. However, ''Mischocyttarus'' appear to show considerably more social and reproductive flexibility than ''Polistes''. Paper wasps-huddling

Species

* ''

Mischocyttarus achagua ''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 ...

'' Silveira, 2013 * '' Mischocyttarus acreanus'' 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'' separat ...

'' Zikan, 1935 * ''

Mischocyttarus adolphi ''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, 1949 * '' Mischocyttarus alboniger'' Richards, 1978 * ''

Mischocyttarus alfkenii ''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 ...

'' (Ducke, 1904) * ''

Mischocyttarus alienus ''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 ...

'' Richards 1978 * ''

Mischocyttarus alternatus ''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, 1949 * ''

Mischocyttarus anchicaya ''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 ...

'' Silveira, 2015 * ''

Mischocyttarus angulatus ''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 ...

'' Richards 1945 * ''

Mischocyttarus annulatus ''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 ...

'' Richards, 1978 * ''

Mischocyttarus anthracinus ''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 ...

'' Richards, 1945 * ''

Mischocyttarus arawak ''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 ...

'' Silveira, 2013 * ''

Mischocyttarus aripuanaensis ''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 ...

'' Silveira, 1998 * ''

Mischocyttarus artifex ''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 ...

'' (Ducke, 1914) * ''

Mischocyttarus awa ''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 ...

'' Silveira, 2013 * ''

Mischocyttarus baconi ''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 ...

'' Starr, 2011 * ''

Mischocyttarus bahiae ''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 ...

'' Richards, 1945 * '' Mischocyttarus bahiaensis'' Zikan 1949 * '' Mischocyttarus barbatulus'' Richards, 1978 * '' Mischocyttarus barbatus'' Richards 1945 * ''

Mischocyttarus basimacula ''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 ...

'' (Cameron, 1906) * '' Mischocyttarus belemensis'' Cooper, 1997 * ''

Mischocyttarus bequaertii ''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 ...

'' Richards, 1945 * '' Mischocyttarus bertonii'' Ducke, 1918 * '' Mischocyttarus brackmanni'' Zikan 1949 * '' Mischocyttarus bruneri'' Bequard & Salt, 1931 * ''

Mischocyttarus buyssoni ''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 ...

'' (Ducke, 1906) * ''

Mischocyttarus cabauna ''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, 1949 * '' Mischocyttarus caixuana'' Silveira, 2015 * '' Mischocyttarus campestris'' Raw, 1987 * '' Mischocyttarus capichaba'' Zikan 1949 * ''

Mischocyttarus carbonarius ''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 ...

'' (Saussure, 1854) * '' Mischocyttarus carinulatus'' Zikan, 1949 * ''

Mischocyttarus cassununga ''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 ...

'' (Ihering, 1903) * ''

Mischocyttarus catharinaensis ''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 1949 * '' Mischocyttarus cearensis'' Richards, 1945 * ''

Mischocyttarus cerberus ''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 ...

'' Ducke 1918 * ''

Mischocyttarus chalucas ''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 ...

'' Snelling, 1983 * '' Mischocyttarus chanchamayoensis'' Richards, 1978 * ''

Mischocyttarus chapadae ''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 ...

'' (Fox 1898) * ''

Mischocyttarus chloroecus ''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 cinerasceus'' Zikan 1949 * '' Mischocyttarus claretianus'' Zikan 1949 * '' Mischocyttarus clavicornis'' Cooper, 1997 * ''

Mischocyttarus cleomenes ''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 ...

'' Richards, 1945 * '' Mischocyttarus clypeatus'' Zikan 1935 * ''

Mischocyttarus collarellus ''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 ...

'' Richards, 1940 * '' Mischocyttarus collaris'' (Ducke, 1904) * '' Mischocyttarus commixtus'' Richards 1945 * '' Mischocyttarus confirmatus'' Zikan 1935 * ''

Mischocyttarus confusoides ''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 1949 * '' Mischocyttarus confusus'' Zikan 1935 * '' Mischocyttarus consimilis'' Zikan 1949 * '' Mischocyttarus cooperi'' Richards, 1978 * ''

Mischocyttarus costaricensis ''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 ...

'' Richards 1945 * '' Mischocyttarus crypticus'' 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'' separat ...

'' Zikán 1935 * '' Mischocyttarus cubensis'' (Saussure, 1854) * '' Mischocyttarus curitybanus'' Zikan 1949 * '' Mischocyttarus deceptus'' (Fox, 1895) * '' Mischocyttarus decimus'' Richards, 1978 * '' Mischocyttarus declaratus'' Zikan 1935 * ''

Mischocyttarus dimorphus ''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 1949 * ''

Mischocyttarus drewseni ''Mischocyttarus drewseni'', which is sometimes spelled "drewsenii", is a social wasp in the family Vespidae. It is commonly found in Neotropical regions of South America, including Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, Colombia and Paraguay. This mid-sized ...

'' (Saussure, 1854) * '' Mischocyttarus duckei'' Buysson, 1909 * '' Mischocyttarus duidensis'' Richards 1945 * '' Mischocyttarus ecuadorensis'' Zikan 1949 * '' Mischocyttarus efferus'' Silveira, 2006 * '' Mischocyttarus elegantulus'' Zikan 1949 * '' Mischocyttarus embera'' Silveira, 2013 * '' Mischocyttarus extinctus'' Zikan 1935 * '' Mischocyttarus fidus'' Silveira, 2006 * ''

Mischocyttarus filiformis ''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'' separ ...

'' (Saussure, 1854) * '' Mischocyttarus filipendulus'' Cooper, 1998 * ''

Mischocyttarus fisheri ''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 ...

'' 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 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 ...

'' (Fabricius, 1804) * '' Mischocyttarus flavicornis'' Zikan 1935 * ''

Mischocyttarus flavitarsis ''Mischocyttarus flavitarsis'' is a social paper wasp found in western North America. Their nests can be found both in forests close to rivers or in close proximity to human life under the eaves of roofs. Despite the fact that ''M. flavitarsis '' ...

'' (Saussure 1854) * ''

Mischocyttarus flavoniger ''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 1949 * '' Mischocyttarus flavoscutellatus'' Zikan 1935 * ''

Mischocyttarus foveatus ''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 ...

'' Richards, 1940 * '' Mischocyttarus fraudulentus'' Richards, 1978 * ''

Mischocyttarus frontalis ''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 ...

'' (Fox, 1898) * ''

Mischocyttarus funerulus ''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 1949 * ''

Mischocyttarus garbei ''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 giffordi'' Raw, 1987 * '' Mischocyttarus gomesi'' Silveira, 2013 * '' Mischocyttarus gynandromorphus'' Richards, 1945 * '' Mischocyttarus haywardi'' Willink 1953 * ''

Mischocyttarus heliconius ''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, 1941 * ''

Mischocyttarus hirsutus ''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 ...

'' Richards 1945 * '' Mischocyttarus hirtulus'' Zikan, 1949 * '' Mischocyttarus hoffmanni'' Zikan 1949 * '' Mischocyttarus ignotus'' Zikan 1949 * '' Mischocyttarus iheringi'' Zikan 1935 * '' Mischocyttarus illusorius'' Richards 1978 * '' Mischocyttarus imeldai'' Zikan 1949 * '' Mischocyttarus imitator'' (Ducke, 1904) * '' Mischocyttarus inca'' Zikan 1949 * ''

Mischocyttarus inexspectatus ''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, 1997 * ''

Mischocyttarus injucundus ''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 ...

'' (Saussure, 1854) * '' Mischocyttarus insolitus'' Zikan 1949 * '' Mischocyttarus interjectus'' Zikan 1935 * '' Mischocyttarus interruptus'' Richards, 1978 * '' Mischocyttarus juditae'' Cooper, 1997 * '' Mischocyttarus labiatus'' (Fabricius, 1804) * '' Mischocyttarus lanei'' Zikan 1949 * '' Mischocyttarus latior'' (Fox, 1898) * ''

Mischocyttarus latissimus ''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 ...

'' Richards, 1978 * ''

Mischocyttarus laurae ''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 ...

'' Silveira, 2006 * '' Mischocyttarus lecointei'' (Ducke, 1904) * ''

Mischocyttarus lemoulti ''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 ...

'' (Buysson, 1909) * '' Mischocyttarus leucoecus'' Cooper, 1998 * '' Mischocyttarus lilae'' Willink 1953 * ''

Mischocyttarus lindigi ''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 ...

'' Richards 1945 * '' Mischocyttarus longicornis'' Zikan 1949 * ''

Mischocyttarus lules ''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 ...

'' Willink 1953 * '' Mischocyttarus macarenae'' 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'' separat ...

'' Cooper, 1998 * '' Mischocyttarus magdalensis'' Silveira, 2006 * ''

Mischocyttarus malaris ''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 ...

'' Richards, 1978 * '' Mischocyttarus maracaensis'' Raw, 1989 * ''

Mischocyttarus marginatus ''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 ...

'' (Fox 1898) * '' Mischocyttarus mastigophorus'' Richards 1978 * ''

Mischocyttarus mattogrossoensis ''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 melanarius ''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 ...

'' (Cameron, 1906) * '' Mischocyttarus melanoleucus'' Richards, 1978 * '' Mischocyttarus melanops'' Cooper, 1996 * ''

Mischocyttarus melanopygus ''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 ...

'' Richards, 1945 * '' Mischocyttarus melanoxanthus'' Richards, 1978 * ''

Mischocyttarus mendax ''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 ...

'' Richards, 1978 * '' Mischocyttarus metathoracicus'' (Saussure, 1854) * ''

Mischocyttarus metoecus ''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 ...

'' 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'' Zikan 1935 * ''

Mischocyttarus minifoveatus ''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, 1998 * '' Mischocyttarus mirificus'' Zikan 1935 * '' Mischocyttarus mirus'' Silveira, 2006 * '' Mischocyttarus mixtus'' Richards, 1978 * '' Mischocyttarus mocsaryi'' (Ducke, 1909) * ''

Mischocyttarus montei ''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 1949 * '' Mischocyttarus montivagus'' Cooper, 1996 * ''

Mischocyttarus moralesi ''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, 1949 * '' Mischocyttarus moronae'' Cooper, 1996 * '' Mischocyttarus mourei'' Zikan 1949 * '' Mischocyttarus muisca'' Silveira, 2013 * ''

Mischocyttarus mysticus ''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 ...

'' Silveira, 2006 * '' Mischocyttarus napoensis'' Richards, 1978 * '' Mischocyttarus narinensis'' Cooper, 1998 * '' Mischocyttarus naumanni'' Richards, 1978 * ''

Mischocyttarus navajo ''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 ...

'' Bequard, 1933 * '' Mischocyttarus nigroclavatus'' Zikan 1949 * ''

Mischocyttarus nigropygialis ''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 1949 * '' Mischocyttarus nomurae'' Richards 1978 * ''

Mischocyttarus occiduus ''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 ...

'' Silveira, 2006 * ''

Mischocyttarus occultus ''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, 1996 * ''

Mischocyttarus oecothrix ''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 ...

'' Richards 1940 * '' Mischocyttarus omicron'' Richards, 1978 * '' Mischocyttarus onorei'' Cooper, 1996 * '' Mischocyttarus oreophilus'' Zikan 1949 * '' Mischocyttarus ornatus'' Zikan 1949 * '' Mischocyttarus pallidipectus'' (Smith 1857) * '' Mischocyttarus pallidipes'' Richards, 1945 * '' Mischocyttarus pallidus'' Zikán 1949 * ''

Mischocyttarus paraguayensis ''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 parallelogrammus'' Zikan 1935 * ''

Mischocyttarus paris ''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 ...

'' Silveira, 2006 * ''

Mischocyttarus paulistanus ''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 peduncularius'' Zikan 1949 * '' Mischocyttarus pelor'' Carpenter 1988 * '' Mischocyttarus pertinax'' Silveira, 2006 * ''

Mischocyttarus peruanus ''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 1949 * ''

Mischocyttarus peruviensis ''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 ...

'' Richards 1945 * '' Mischocyttarus petiolatus'' Richards, 1978 * '' Mischocyttarus phthisicus'' (Fabricius 1793) * '' Mischocyttarus piceus'' Zikan 1949 * '' Mischocyttarus picturatus'' Bequaert, 1938 * ''

Mischocyttarus piger ''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 ...

'' Richards, 1945 * '' Mischocyttarus plaumanni'' Zikan 1949 * '' Mischocyttarus polymorphus'' Cooper, 1998 * '' Mischocyttarus porantin'' 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'' separat ...

'' Richards 1941 * '' Mischocyttarus proximus'' Zikan 1949 * ''

Mischocyttarus pseudomimeticus ''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 ...

'' (Schulz, 1903) * ''

Mischocyttarus punctatus ''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 ...

'' (Ducke, 1904) * '' Mischocyttarus reclusus'' Cooper, 1996 * '' Mischocyttarus reflexicollis'' Zikan 1949 * ''

Mischocyttarus rhadinomerus ''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, 1997 * ''

Mischocyttarus richardsi ''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 1949 * '' Mischocyttarus rodriguesi'' Silveira, 2015 * '' Mischocyttarus rotundicollis'' (Cameron, 1912) * ''

Mischocyttarus rufescens ''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, 1949 * '' Mischocyttarus rufidens'' (Saussure, 1854) * '' Mischocyttarus rufipes'' Zikan 1949 * '' Mischocyttarus rufomaculatus'' Richards 1945 * '' Mischocyttarus ryani'' Silveira, 2015 * '' Mischocyttarus santacruzi'' Raw, 2000 * '' Mischocyttarus saturatus'' Zikan, 1949 * ''

Mischocyttarus saussurei ''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 1949 * ''

Mischocyttarus schadei ''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 1949 * '' Mischocyttarus schunkei'' Zikan 1949 * '' Mischocyttarus sericeus'' Richards, 1978 * '' Mischocyttarus silvicola'' Zikan 1949 * '' Mischocyttarus smithii'' (Saussure, 1854) * '' Mischocyttarus socialis'' (Saussure, 1854) * '' Mischocyttarus souzalopesi'' Zikan 1949 * '' Mischocyttarus sprucei'' Cooper, 1997 * '' Mischocyttarus stenoecus'' 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'' separat ...

'' Richards, 1940 * ''

Mischocyttarus surinamensis ''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 ...

'' (Saussure, 1854) * '' Mischocyttarus suzannae'' Silveira, 2013 * ''

Mischocyttarus sylvestris ''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 ...

'' Richards 1945 * '' Mischocyttarus synoecus'' Richards 1940 * '' Mischocyttarus tapuya'' (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'' separat ...

'' Richards 1945 * '' Mischocyttarus tayacaja'' Silveira, 2013 * '' Mischocyttarus tayrona'' Silveira, 2015 * ''

Mischocyttarus tectus ''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 telembi'' Cooper, 1997 * '' Mischocyttarus tenuis'' Richards 1945 * '' Mischocyttarus tertius'' Richards, 1978 * ''

Mischocyttarus thrypticus ''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 ...

'' Richards 1945 * ''

Mischocyttarus timbira ''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 ...

'' Silveira, 2006 * '' Mischocyttarus tolensis'' Richards 1941 * '' Mischocyttarus tomentosus'' Zikan, 1935 * '' Mischocyttarus transandinus'' Richards, 1978 * '' Mischocyttarus travassosi'' Zikan 1949 * '' Mischocyttarus tricolor'' Richards 1945 * ''

Mischocyttarus tunari ''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 undulatus ''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 ...

'' (Ducke, 1905) * '' Mischocyttarus uniformis'' Silveira, 2013 * '' Mischocyttarus vaqueroi'' Zikan, 1949 * '' Mischocyttarus veracrucis'' Cooper, 1997 * '' Mischocyttarus verissimoi'' Silveira, 2015 * '' Mischocyttarus villarricanus'' Zikan 1935 * '' Mischocyttarus vredeni'' Richards, 1978 * '' Mischocyttarus wagneri'' (Buysson, 1908) * '' Mischocyttarus waunan'' Silveira, 2013 * ''

Mischocyttarus weyrauchi ''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 1949 * '' Mischocyttarus woytkowskyi'' Richards, 1978 * '' Mischocyttarus wygodzinskyi'' Zikan, 1949 * ''

Mischocyttarus xanthocerus ''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 ...

'' Richards 1945 * ''

Mischocyttarus xavante ''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 ...

'' Silveira, 2010 * ''

Mischocyttarus ypiranguensis ''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 ...

'' Fonseca, 1926 * '' Mischocyttarus zikaninus'' Richards, 1978

References

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