Parachartergus

Parachartergus is a genus of epiponine social wasps belonging to the subfamily Polistinae.

Parachartergus
Parachartergus sp. tending treehopper nymphs
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Vespidae
Subfamily:	Polistinae
Tribe:	Epiponini
Genus:	Parachartergus R. von Ihering, 1904

Species

There are 17 described species of Parachartergus:

• Parachartergus amazonensis Ducke, 1905^[1]
• Parachartergus apicalis (Fabricius, 1804) - known to form mutualistic relationships with treehoppers. The male genitalia are noted for their movements of "startling complexity".^[2]
• Parachartergus apicaloides Willink, 1959
• Parachartergus aztecus Willink, 1959^[3]
• Parachartergus colobopterus (Lichtenstein, 1796) - unusually nests contain several queens. The species is docile, preferring to leave the nest than mount an attack.
• Parachartergus flavofasciatus (Cameron, 1906)^[3]
• Parachartergus fraternus (Gribodo, 1892) - closely related to P. apicalis and also forms mutualistic relationships with treehoppers^[4]
• Parachartergus fulgidipennis (de Saussure, 1854)^[1]
• Parachartergus griseus (Fox, 1898)^[3][5]
• Parachartergus lenkoi Richards, 1978^[3]
• Parachartergus pacificus Cooper, 2000
• Parachartergus pseudoapicalis Willink, 1951^[6]
• Parachartergus richardsi Willink, 1951^[5]
• Parachartergus smithii (de Saussure, 1854)^[7]
• Parachartergus tomentus Willink, 1959^[3]
• Parachartergus weyrauchi du Buysson, 1904^[3]
• Parachartergus wagneri Willink, 1959^[3]

Gallery

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  Parachartergus amazonensis
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  Parachartergus apicalis
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  Parachartergus apicaloides
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  Parachartergus colobopterus
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  Parachartergus fraternus
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  Parachartergus fraternus nest
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  Parachartergus pseudapicalis
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  Parachartergus smithii