Vespula flavopilosa Jacobson

Kimsey, Lynn S. & Carpenter, James M., 2012, The Vespinae of North America (Vespidae, Hymenoptera), Journal of Hymenoptera Research 28, pp. 37-65 : 45-46

Vespula flavopilosa Jacobson Figs 18 39 66 82

Vespula flavopilosa Jacobson (in Jacobson et al.) 1978:303. Holotype female; Ithaca, New York (WASHINGTON).

Distribution.

Vespula flavopilosa occurs in the eastern United States as far south as Georgia (R. Jacobson, personal communication).

Biology.

It builds subterranean nests. This species feeds on live insects, as well as other sources of sugar and protein, and is a scavenger much like Vespula germanica , Vespula pensylvanica and Vespula alascensis .

Figures

Figures 14 - 25. Front view of face, antennae removed. Vpl. = Vespula.

Figures 38 - 47. Dorsal view of worker metasoma.

Figures 59 - 71. Lateral view of genital capsule in Vespula (Vpl). Abbreviations: ae = aedeagus p = paramere.

Figures 72 - 84. Ventral view of genital capsule in Vespula (Vpl). Abbreviations: A. = dorsal view of paramere ae = aedeagus p = paramere v = volsella Vpl. = Vespula.