We examined the abundance, nesting ecology, and colony survival of two invasive species of paper wasp, Polistes dominula Christ (Hymenoptera:Vespidae) and Polistes chinensis Pérez (Hymenoptera:Vespidae), within their invaded range in New Zealand.
Rose A. McGruddy+4 more
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Characterization of New Allergens from the Venom of the European Paper Wasp Polistes dominula
Discriminating Polistes dominula and Vespula spp. venom allergy is of growing importance worldwide, as systemic reactions to either species’ sting can lead to severe outcomes.
J. Grosch+13 more
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Ontogenic Caste Differences in the Van der Vecht Organ of Primitively Eusocial Neotropical Paper Wasps. [PDF]
Recent studies have reported incipient morphological caste dimorphism in the Van der Vecht organ size of some temperate Polistes paper wasps. Whether species other than the temperate ones show a similar pattern remains elusive. Here, we have studied some
André Rodrigues de Souza+5 more
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humilis synoecus de Saussure Polistes Synoecus de Saussure, 1853: 65, pl. VI Fig. 6, female, male - “La Nouvelle-Hollande ” (lectotype male Paris). - Froggatt, 1892: 233 (cat.). - Dalla Torre, 1894: 134 (cat.); 1904: 71 (cat.). - Yoshikawa, 1962: 38 (list). - Richards, 1978: 46 (designation of lectotype).
Carpenter, James M., Brown, Graham R.
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Polistes dominula (Christ, 1791) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae) found in South Dakota, U.S.A. [PDF]
Polistes dominula (Christ, 1791) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae), a Palearctic paper wasp established in North America, is reported for the first time from the state of South Dakota, U.S ...
Hesler, Louis S.
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Published as part of Gawas, Sandesh M., Kumar, Girish, Pannure, Arati, Gupta, Ankita & Carpenter, James M., 2020, An annotated distributional checklist of Vespidae (Hymenoptera: Vespoidea) of India, pp.
Gawas, Sandesh M.+4 more
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\u3ci\u3ePolistes Dominula\u3c/i\u3e (Christ) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae) Recorded from Nebraska [PDF]
Polistes dominula (Christ), a Palearctic paper wasp that has established in various areas of North America, is reported for the first time from the state of Nebraska based on specimens from the city of Lincoln.
Hesler, Louis S
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Social wasps (Polistinae) from Pampa Biome: South Brazil, Northeastern Argentina and Uruguay
. This study aimed to determine social wasps’ species from Pampa Biome. Were examined samples of social wasps from south-central of Rio Grande do Sul state (Brazil), parts of Buenos Aires, Entre Rios, Corrientes, Cordoba, Santa Fé and La Pampa provinces (
Alexandre Somavilla, Andreas Köhler
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Contribution to the knowledge of vespid wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) of the Sikhote-Alin Nature Reserve (Russian Far East) [PDF]
An annotated list of Vespidae wasps of the Sikhote-Alin Biosphere Nature Reserve contains 28 species, belonging to 10 genera and 3 subfamilies, is given. The species annotations include localities and description of habitats.
A.V. Amolin, M.Ye. Sergeev
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Phenotypic Expression in the Paper Wasp \u3ci\u3ePolistes Fuscatus\u3c/i\u3e (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) [PDF]
Quantification of color/color pattern in Polistes fuscatus (Fabricius) revealed that these attributes were the interaction of two antagonistic color sequences; their expression being highly correlated with nest microclimate (relative humidity-temperature)
Chandler, Leland+2 more
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