Polistes lanio is a species of paper wasp and one of several species in the subgenus Polistes (Aphanilopterus) known as a jack Spaniard wasp. Distribution This species occurs throughout South America and on Trinidad. Subspecies This species is divided into the following subspecies: Polistes lanio lanio Polistes lanio satanulus Polistes lanio weberi References lanio Hymenoptera of South America Insects described in 1775 Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius