Polistes (Polistella) [cf] japonicus de Saussure, 1858

Dorji, Phurpa, Nidup, Tshering, Klein, Wim, Dorji, Cheten, Daglio, Anthony & Gyeltshen, Choki, 2022, An annotated checklist of the Vespidae (Hymenoptera: Vespoidea) of Bhutan with new records, Zootaxa 5150 (3), pp. 301-332 : 316

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5150.3.1

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:E2872CD8-E03C-4D86-8E4C-4083E4E48788

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6645585

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scientific name

Polistes (Polistella) [cf] japonicus de Saussure, 1858
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43. Polistes (Polistella) [cf] japonicus de Saussure, 1858 View in CoL

( Figures 5 View FIGURE 5 : D, E, F)

Polistes japonicus de Saussure, 1858: 260 View in CoL , female, “le Japon ” [lectotype in the Museum d’Histoire Naturelle, Géneve]

Materials examined: NBCB-00572 to NBCB-00574, 18.iv.16, 3 ♀, Nganglam, Pema Gatshel , Bhutan (around Al- abari village, 26°49'45.12"N & 91°14'17.63"E, 349 m), Leg.: Phurpa Dorji, Tshering Nidup & Thinley Gyeltshen; GoogleMaps NBCB-00575, 01.x.2015, 1 ♀, Kanglung, Trashigang (27°17'13.99"N & 91°31'18.01"E, 1823 m), Leg.: Phurpa Dorji & Tshering Nidup GoogleMaps .

Distribution: Bhutan (new record): Pema Gatshel, Trashigang. Elsewhere: Vietnam ( Nguyen & Kojima 2014; Pham & Li 2015).

Nguyen, L. T. P. & Kojima, J. I. (2014) Distribution and nests of paper wasps of Polistes (Polistella) in northeastern Vietnam, with description of a new species (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Polistinae). ZooKeys, 368, 45 - 63. https: // doi. org / 10.3897 / zookeys. 368.6426

Pham, P. H. & Li, T. J. (2015) A first list of vespid wasps from Vietnam (Hymenoptera: Vespidae). Russian Entomological Journal, 24 (2), 133 - 144. https: // doi. org / 10.15298 / rusentj. 24.2.05

Gallery Image

FIGURE 5. Polistes (polistella) dawnae: A—dorsal, B—lateral, C—front; Polistes (Polistella) [cf] japonicus: D—dorsal, E—lateral, F—front; Polistes (Polistella) rubellus: G—dorsal, H—lateral, I—front.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

SuperFamily

Vespoidea

Family

Eumenidae

SubFamily

Polistinae

Genus

Polistes