Dolichovespula albida (Sladen)

Kimsey, Lynn S. & Carpenter, James M., 2012, The Vespinae of North America (Vespidae, Hymenoptera), Journal of Hymenoptera Research 28, pp. 37-65 : 42

Dolichovespula albida (Sladen) Figs 29 48

Vespa marginata Kirby 1837:265, pl. VI, fig. 2. Syntype females; New York, latitude 65° (repository unknown). Nec Vespa marginata Gmelin 1790.

Vespa albida Sladen 1918:71. Lectotype male; Alaska (OTTAWA).

Distribution.

This species occurs in the Hudsonian Zone of North America from Alaska to Maine.

Biology.

Dolichovespula albida was split again from Dolichovespula norwegica (Fabricius) by Carpenter et al. (2012). The nests are generally small and may be subterranean ( Bequaert 1932), although Yamane et al. (1980) reported an aerial nest just above ground.

Figures

Figures 26 - 37. Dorsal view of worker metasoma.

Figures 48 - 53. Lateral view of genital capsule in Dolichovespula (Dolichovespula) 54 - 58 Ventral view of genital capsule.