Dolichovespula adulterina (Buysson, 1904)

Dvořák, Libor, Roberts, Stuart P. M., Pla, Šumava Np and & Caer, 2006, Key to the paper and social wasps of Central Europe (Hymenoptera: Vespidae), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 46, pp. 221-244 : 235

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5327984
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E887AC-FFC1-FF8B-EB94-B896FE10A5EC
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Dolichovespula adulterina (Buysson, 1904)
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Dolichovespula adulterina (Buysson, 1904) View in CoL

Parasitic species of D. saxonica and D. norwegica ( ECK & DYLEWSKA 1998) . Queens are similar to D. omissa in having apically pointed anterior angles of clypeus, but D. adulterina has lower half of clypeus covered by sparse and fine punctures. Males can be separated from other Dolichovespula by the aedeagus which is laterally compressed, narrow, and pointed basally.

Rare, predominantly mountain species of parasitic wasp. Distribution and requirements are similar to the host species.