Polistes takasagonus Sonan 1943

Kojima, Jun-Ichi, Saito, Fuki & Nguyen, Lien Thi Phuong, 2011, On the species-group taxa of Taiwanese social wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) described and / or treated by J. Sonan, Zootaxa 2920, pp. 42-64 : 50

Polistes takasagonus Sonan 1943 [ Polistes (Polistella) takasagonus Sonan 1943 ]

Sonan (1943) described Polistes takasagonus based on 89 Ƥ and 5 3 collected at various localities in Taiwan, such as Arisan, Chipon, Giran, Hassen-zan, Heichin, Kappan-san, Karenkou, Koushun, Kuraru, Naifunbo, Naro, Riyohen, Shinchiku, Taipei, Taitou, Takeyama and Urai. In TARI we located 5 Ƥ and 4 3 that have Type or Paratype labels, which would be the specimens that Starr (1992: 128) erroneously referred to “ holotype Ƥ, 4 paratype Ƥ, 4 paratype 3”. In addition to them, we located 26 Ƥ that are highly possibly from the type series. The female specimen from ”Heichin” and with Type label is here designated as the lectotype of Polistes takasagonus Sonan, 1943 , and remaining 30 Ƥ and 4 3 are paralectotypes.

Type material. LECTOTYPE (designated here): Ƥ labeled “Heichin / 30 VI 1936 / Col. J. Sonan”, Type label, “ Polistes Ƥ / takasagonus / Sonan / DET. J. SONAN ”, and “141”. PARALECTOTYPES: 1 Ƥ, “ Formosa / Arisan, 1918 / X 2–23. / J. Sonan, / M. Yoshino”; 1 Ƥ, “Giran / 29 VII 1928 / Col. J. Sonan”; 3 Ƥ, “ 7 VI 1914 / Taito / I. Nitobe”; 1 Ƥ, “Hassen-zan / FORMOSA / 8.VI.1941 / Col. J. Sonan”; 2 Ƥ, “ NARO / 21.VIII –1928 / Col. J. Sonan”; 1 3 “Kaguhara (Taipei) / 3 IX 1929 / Col. J. Sonan”, Allotype label, “No 1 3”, “ Polistes 3 / takasagonus / Sonan / DET. J. SONAN ”, and “146”; 1 Ƥ, “Kappanzan / 16 V 1930 / Col. J. Sonan”; 2 Ƥ, “ Formosa / Koshun, 1918 / IV 25–V 25. / J. Sonan / K. Miyake, / M. Yoshino”; 1 Ƥ, “Kuraru / 13 X 1926 / Col. J. Sonan”; 1 3 [metasoma missing] “Makazayazaya / 9. X. 1926, Heito / Col. J. Sonan”, Paratype label, “ Polistes 3 / takasagonus / Sonan / DET. J. SONAN ”, and “147”; 1 Ƥ, Paratype label, “Mizuho / 29 VII 1942 / Col. C. Matsuda”, “ Polistes Ƥ / takasagonus / Sonan / DET. J. SONAN ”, and “142”; 1 Ƥ, “Naihunpo / 19 IX 1924 / T. Shiraki / J. Sonan”, “ Polistes Sauss / mandarinus / Det. T. Shiraki”, Paratype label, “ Polistes Ƥ / takasagonus / Sonan / DET. J. SONAN ”, and “144”; 1 Ƥ, “RIYOHEN – RATO / SEPT –5–1929 / R. TAKAHASHI”; 1 Ƥ, “ Formosa / Shinchiku, –18, / VII. 1–30. / J. Sonan / K. Miyake”; 1 Ƥ, “Shinchiku / 9.X.1928 / Col. J. Sonan”; 1 Ƥ, “Mizuho / 30.VII 1942 / Col. C. Matsuda”; 2 Ƥ, “Taihoku / 24 VI 1926 / Col. J. Sonan”; 2 Ƥ, “Taihoku / 29 VI 1926 / Col. J. Sonan”; 1 3 “Taihoku / 1 VIII 1925 / Col. J. Sonan”, “No. Polistres / 9”, Paratype label, “ Polistes 3 / takasagonus / Sonan / DET. J. SONAN ”, and “149”; 1 3, “TAIHOKU / FORMOSA / 25 VI 1938 / COL. J. SONAN ”, “No 21”, Paratype label, “ Polistes 3 / takasagonus / Sonan / DET. J. SONAN ”, and “148”; 1 Ƥ, “Taihoku / 1 VIII 1925 / Col. J. Sonan”;1 Ƥ, “Taihoku / FORMOSA / 25 VI 1938 / COL. J. SONAN ”; 2 Ƥ, “Chipon / 20 VI 1943 / Col. J. Sonan”; 1 Ƥ, “ 12 / IX 1910 / Taipin / Col. T. Shiraki”, “3155”, “ Polistes Sauss / mandarinus / Det. T. Shiraki”, Paratype label, “ Polistes Ƥ / takasagonus / Sonan / DET. J. SONAN ”, and “145”; 2 Ƥ, “ Formosa / Taito, 1919 / II 25–III 27 / S. Inamura, / J. Sonan, / M. Yoshino”; 1 Ƥ [body largely discolored; pedicel and flagellum of right antenna missing], “Urai / 18 X 1925 / Col. J. Sonan”, “ Polistes Sauss / mandarinus / Det. T. Shiraki”, Paratype label, “ Polistes Ƥ / takasagonus / Sonan / DET. J. SONAN ”, and “143”.