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Polistes sp. - Polistes fuscatus
Copyright © 2006 Matthew Roth

Polistes sp. - Polistes fuscatus
Columbia, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
February 19, 2006
Size: 18mm w/o antennae
A specimen from my collection. Collected indoors only a few days ago. In this image, Eric suggested it may be species Polistes annularis due to the single white band across the abdomen, which is similar to mine:


Can anyone confirm or deny? Thanks!
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Contributed by Matthew Roth on 24 February, 2006 - 8:00pm
Last updated 10 March, 2008 - 6:39pm

Polistes fuscatus
P. annularis has a more slender metasomal segment 1 and almost never yellow stripes on the propodeum. The yellow stripes also distinguish the species from P. metricus.
… Matthias Buck, 10 April, 2006 - 2:24pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
I moved it to the correct guide page. Do you aggree on the same ID for this photo of mine.
… Matthew Roth, 10 April, 2006 - 5:06pm login or register to post comments

Nice specimen.
Your specimen is not P. annularis. My gut feeling is that P. annularis is not that common that far north. Yours may turn out to be P. fuscatus, as that is a very common, and incredibly variable species.
… Eric R. Eaton, 27 February, 2006 - 3:58pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Yes, this species is very common around here in the summer. I collected this one one the floor, indoors a few days ago. Do you think your sure enough to move it to that guide page?
… Matthew Roth, 27 February, 2006 - 8:37pm login or register to post comments

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