Polistes (Aphanilopterus) minor Palisot de Beauvois

Somavilla, Alexandre, Oliveira, Marcio Luiz, Andena, Sergio Ricardo & Carpenter, James Michael, 2018, An illustrated atlas for male genitalia of the New World Polistes Latreille, 1802 (Vespidae: Polistinae), Zootaxa 4504 (3), pp. 301-344 : 315-316

Polistes (Aphanilopterus) minor Palisot de Beauvois

Paramere: (1) about three times longer than wide at the middle; (2) lateral groove shallow; (3) parameral spine damaged, with long and sparse bristles on the part seen; (4) paramere lobe developed and rounded; (5) inferior portion of paramere narrow, about 2/3 the width at the middle portion. Aedeagus: slender; (1) apical portion with fine denticulation, extended only on the apical portion, lateral margin straight; (2) penis valve widely dilated and with a slight central entrance (about 1/2 of the total length of apical portion); (3) median expansion developed, rounded apex; (4) lateral apodeme directed forward and almost the same size than the ventral process, (5) ventral process rounded and dilated in apex; (6) inferior portion of aedeagus curved, in lateral view. Digitus: slender; (1) apical process developed, about 1.5 times longer than the digitus base, same width from the base to the apex, (2) apex rounded; (3) anteroventral lobe short and rounded apically; (4) punctation strong and forming a central band around the base of the digitus; (5) evanescent bristles. Cuspis: slender; (1) apex pointed and tapering abruptly to the end; (2) short and dense bristles on cuspis, manly on lateral margin; (3) punctation restricted on the lateral lobe; (4) lower part developed with short bristles.

Remarks. Richards (1978: 517–518) commented about the male, but did not mention the male genitalia, other than stating “much as in P. incertus but ventral teeth of aedeagus smaller”.