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Polistes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1767) Vespa carolina Linnaeus, 1767. Polistes carolina is one of two species of red paper wasp found in the eastern United States (the other being Polistes rubiginosus) and is noted for the finer ridges on its propodeum. It is a social wasp in the family Vespidae and subfamily Polistinae.
Vespula rufa, commonly known as the red wasp, [ 3] is a social wasp species belonging to the genus Vespula. It is found in northern and central Europe, parts of Asia, [ 4] and northern parts of North America. [ 4] Vespula rufa is characterised by red-brown markings and body segmentation, with the appearance varying amongst the different roles ...
Polistes is a cosmopolitan genus of paper wasps and the only genus in the tribe Polistini. Vernacular names for the genus include umbrella wasps, coined by Walter Ebeling in 1975 to distinguish it from other types of paper wasp, in reference to the form of their nests, [ 3] and umbrella paper wasps. [ 4] Polistes is the single largest genus ...
Polistes annularis ( P. annularis) is a species of paper wasp found throughout the eastern half of the United States. [ 1][ 2] This species of red paper wasp is known for its large size and its red-and-black coloration and is variably referred to as a ringed paper wasp or jack Spaniard wasp. It builds its nest under overhangs near bodies of ...
Synonyms [ 1] Mutilla occidentalis Linnaeus, 1758. Dasymutilla occidentalis ( red velvet ant, eastern velvet ant, cow ant or cow killer) [ 2][ 3][ 4] is a species of parasitoid wasp that ranges from Connecticut to Kansas in the north and Florida to Texas in the south. Adults are mostly seen in the summer months.
Polistes exclamans, the Guinea paper wasp, is a social wasp and is part of the family Vespidae of the order Hymenoptera. [ 2] It is found throughout the United States, Mexico, the Bahamas, Jamaica and parts of Canada. [ 3][ 4] Due to solitary nest founding by queens, P. exclamans has extended its range in the past few decades and now covers the ...
Paper wasp (Polistes major) nest (); exposed comb Paper wasp growth stages Yellowjacket nest (); concealed combPaper wasps are a type of vespid wasps.The term is typically used to refer to members of the vespid subfamily Polistinae, though it often colloquially includes members of the subfamilies Vespinae (hornets and yellowjackets) and Stenogastrinae, which also make nests out of paper.
Taxonomy and phylogeny. P. fuscatus is a part of the order Hymenoptera, the suborder Apocrita, the family of Vespidae, and the subfamily Polistinae, the second-largest subfamily within the Vespidae, of which all are social wasps. [ 4][ 5] The Polistinae comprise four tribes, including Polistini, Epiponini, Mischocyttarini, and Ropalidiini.
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