| Polistes (Aphanilopterus) stabilinus Richards, 1978 |
| Polistes (Aphanilopterus) veracrucis Richards, 1978 |
| Polistes (Epicnemius) Richards, 1973 |
| Polistes (Fuscopolistes) Richards, 1973 |
| Polistes (Fuscopolistes) apachus de Saussure, 1857 |
| Polistes (Fuscopolistes) aurifer de Saussure, 1853 |
| Polistes (Fuscopolistes) dorsalis Fabricius, 1775 |
| Polistes (Fuscopolistes) dorsalis subsp. californicus Bohart, 1949 |
| Polistes (Fuscopolistes) dorsalis subsp. clarionensis Bohart, 1949 |
| Polistes (Fuscopolistes) dorsalis subsp. dorsalis (Fabricius, 1775) |
| Polistes (Fuscopolistes) dorsalis subsp. neotropicus Bequaert, 1940 |
| Polistes (Onerarius) Richards, 1973 |
| Polistes (Palisotius) Richards, 1973 |
| Polistes (Palisotius) palmarum Bequaert, 1936 |
| Polistes angulata Fabricius, 1804 |
| Polistes areata Say, 1837 |
| Polistes dominula (Christ, 1791) |
| Polistes fuscatus (Fabricius, 1793) |
| Polistes melanarius Zikán, 1951 |
| Polistes mellifica Say, 1837 |