Dolichovespula alpicola Eck, 1984

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

Dolichovespula alpicola Eck Figs 30 49, 54

Dolichovespula alpicola “Wagner” Eck 1984:40 (key), fig. 3L; 1987:191. Lectotype female; USA: Wyoming (DRESDEN).

Distribution.

This is a northern boreal species found in western North America from Alaska to Alberta, and extending as far south as Arizona and New Mexico along the Rocky Mountains (R. Jacobson personal communication).

Biology.

Dolichovespula alpicola is generally found in mixed hardwood-conifer forests in mountainous regions. There is little information on the nesting biology in this species. Eck (1984) attributed the species to Wagner in a key, thus validly publishing it. Eck (1987) later published a fuller description and designated a lectotype.

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.