Dolichovespula arenaria (Fabricius)
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Dolichovespula arenaria (Fabricius) Figs 32 View Figures 26–37 51, 56 View Figures 48–53
Vespa arenaria Fabricius 1775:365. Holotype female; "America arenosis" (LONDON).
Vespa borealis Kirby 1837:264. Holotype female; Canada (repository unknown).
Vespa diabolica de Saussure 1854:138. Syntype females; “L’Amerique du Nord, Philadelphia" (TURIN).
Vespa fernaldi Lewis 1897:173. Holotype female; “Colorado” (PHILADELPHIA).
Distribution.
This species is abundant throughout boreal North America.
Biology.
Dolichovespula arenaria feeds on live prey but will occasionally visit carrion. It builds aerial nests, like Dolichovespula maculata , but its nests are usually built in more sheltered sites, such as within bushes, trees, on houses and outbuildings, and rarely even under rocks.
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Dolichovespula arenaria (Fabricius)
Kimsey, Lynn S. & Carpenter, James M. 2012 |
Vespa fernaldi
Lewis 1897 |
Vespa diabolica
de Saussure 1854 |
Vespa arenaria
Fabricius 1775 |