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Issue: Vol. 4462 No. 1: 24 Aug. 2018
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2018-08-24
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4462.1.11
Page range: 145–150
Abstract views: 39
PDF downloaded: 1

Additions to knowledge of the paper wasp Polistes delhiensis Das and Gupta, 1989 (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae) from Vietnam with description of the male and nest

Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Road, Nghia Do, Cau Giay, Hanoi, VIETNAM. Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Road, Nghia Do, Cau Giay, Hanoi, VIETNAM
Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Road, Nghia Do, Cau Giay, Hanoi, VIETNAM.
Ahi Evran University, Kirsehir Vocational School of Technicial Sciences Department of Plant and Animal Production, 40100, Kirsehir, TURKEY
Hymenoptera Vespidae Polistinae

Abstract

Notes on the paper wasp of the genus Polistes, Polistes delhiensis Das and Gupta, 1989 (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae) from Vietnam are presented. The species has two color forms of the clypeus: brightly colored specimens were collected in the southern part of the range and darker colored specimens were collected in the northern part. Based on morphological and DNA data analysis, it is confirmed that both color forms belong to Polistes delhiensis. The male of this species is described for the first time and its fully-developed nest is also described.

 

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