Polistes tenebricosus

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Taxonavigation

Ordo: Hymenoptera
Familia: Eumenidae
Genus: Polistes

Name

Polistes tenebricosus Lepeletier – Wikispecies link – Pensoft Profile

• Polistes tenebricosa Lepeletier, 1836, 1: 529.

Notes

This species has been recorded from the northern part of Vietnam (Nguyen et al. 2005) (Fig. 25). Specimens from the southern part are examined, which are new records for that region of the country. Those specimens have the metasoma more yellow than the specimens from the northern part (Fig. 26).

Material examined

Vietnam. 1 ♀, Bac kan, Ba Be NP, 17 Jul. 2004, DH Nguyen leg.; Bac Giang [2 ♀, Son Dong, Khe Vang, 16 May 2013, DD Nguyen leg.; 1 ♀, Son Dong, Thanh Son, alt. 300 m, 1 Jul. 2010, HP Pham leg.]; 5 ♀, Phu Tho, Xuan Son NP, alt. 400–600 m, 12–16 Jun. 2004, LTP Nguyen leg.; Vinh Phuc [1 ♀, Tam Dao NP, alt. 1000 m, 3 Jul. 2003, LTP Nguyen leg.; 1 ♀, Tam Dao NP, alt. 900 m, 19 Aug. 2005, LTP Nguyen & J Kojima leg.; 7 ♀, Tam Dao NP, Nest # VN-P-2006-18, alt. 800 m, 31 Aug. 2006, F Saito & J Kojima leg.]; Hoa Binh [1 ♀, Yen Thuy, Lac Thinh, alt. 130 m, 30 Apr. 2002, DL Khuat leg.; 3 ♀, Kim Boi, Thuong Tien, 5 Aug. 2012, LD Khuat leg.]; 2 ♀, Thanh Hoa, Thuong Xuan, Van Xuan, Hon Can, Xuan Lien NP, 23 Aug. 2012, LTP Nguyen leg.; Nghe An [1 ♀, Con Cuong, Mon Son, 22–24 Jul. 2004, LTP Nguyen leg.; 1 ♀, Quy Hop, Chau Cuong, 14–19 Jul. 2004, XH Le leg.; 1♀, Ha Tinh, Huong Son, 18°21N 106°15E, alt. 450 m, 14–21 Apr. 1998, Malaise Trap, J M Carpenter, DL Khuat, Grimaldi, Herman, Silva leg.; 1 f#, Quang Nam, Dong Giang, Prao district, alt. 500–600 m, 28 May 2006, ISD-c leg.; 1 ♀, Gia Lai, Mang Yang, A Yun, Kon Ka Kinh NP, alt. 881 m, 04 Jun. 2011, ISD-c leg.; 2 ♀, Ninh Thuan, Ngoan Muc pass, 4 Aug. 2005, LTP Nguyen & J Kojima leg..

Distribution

India: Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura; Nepal; China; Vietnam; Myanmar; Indonesia: Sumatra, Java, Bali, Lombok, Flores, Sumba, Kalimantan; Sulawesi; Philippines: Negros, Sibuyan.

Taxon Treatment

• Nguyen, L; Carpenter, J; 2019: Taxonomic notes on the paper wasps of the subgenus Polistes (Gyrostoma) (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Polistinae) occurring in Vietnam, with description of a new species Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 74: 51-64. doi

Images

Figures 1–12. Gyrostoma species. 1–3Polistes gigas1 female head, frontal view 2 male head, frontal view 3 antennal flagellomeres 1–4. 4–6Polistes olivaceus4 female head, frontal view 5 male head, frontal view 6 antennal flagellomeres 1–4. 7–9Polistes rothneyi7 female head, frontal view 8 male head, frontal view 9 antennal flagellomeres 1–4. 10–12Polistes tenebricosus10 female head, frontal view 11 male head, frontal view 12 Antennal flagellomeres 1–4.  Figures 23–26. Color variation in Gyrostoma species. 23, 24P. rothneyi23 typical form 24 darker form in the southern part 25, 26P. tenebricosus25 typical form 26 brighter form in the southern part.