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Polistes carolina is one of two species of red paper wasp found in the eastern United States (the other being Polistes rubiginosus) and is noted for the finer ridges on its propodeum. It is a social wasp in the family Vespidae and subfamily Polistinae .
Polistes apachus is a social wasp native to western North America. [2] It is known in English by the common name Texas paper wasp, [3] [4] or southwestern Texas paper wasp. [5] It has also been called the Apache wasp, perhaps first by Simmons et al. in California in 1948.
Polistes rubiginosus is one of two species of red paper wasp found in the eastern United States (the other being Polistes carolina) and is noted for the coarser ridges on its propodeum. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is a social wasp (subfamily Polistinae ) in the family Vespidae .
Polistes annularis (P. annularis) is a species of paper wasp found throughout the eastern half of the United States. [1] [2] This species of red paper wasp is known for its large size and its red-and-black coloration and is variably referred to as a ringed paper wasp or jack Spaniard wasp.
Polistes canadensis is a species of red paper wasp found in the Neotropical realm. It is a primitively eusocial wasp as a member of the subfamily Polistinae . A largely predatory species, it hunts for caterpillar meat to supply its colony, often supplementing its developing larvae with nectar. [ 2 ]
Wasps come in a variety of colors — from yellow and black to red and blue — and are split into two primary groups: social and solitary. Most wasps are solitary, non-stinging insects that do ...
Approximately 300 species of Polistes paper wasps have been identified worldwide. The most common paper wasp in Europe is Polistes dominula. [2] The Old World tribe Ropalidiini contains another 300 species, and the Neotropical tribes Epiponini and Mischocyttarini each contain over 250 more, so the total number of true paper wasps worldwide is about 1100 species, almost half of which can be ...
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