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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Vespoidea » Hornets, Yellowjackets; Paper, Potter, Mason, and Pollen Wasps; and Allies (Vespidae) » Paper Wasps (Polistinae) » Umbrella Paper Wasps (Polistes) » Subgenus Aphanilopterus (Polistes Subgenus Aphanilopterus) » Bahamian Paper Wasp (Polistes bahamensis)
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Wasps - Polistes bahamensis
Copyright © 2006 Tom Bentley

Wasps - Polistes bahamensis
Fakahatchee Strand SP, Collier County, Florida, USA
September 22, 2006
Found under a palm frond
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Contributed by Tom Bentley on 26 September, 2006 - 6:56pm
Last updated 14 November, 2006 - 5:25pm

Moved
Moved from Polistes.
… Tom Bentley, 14 November, 2006 - 5:25pm login or register to post comments

Polistes bahamensis on nest (FL)
The slender first metasomal segment and general coloration exclude all but two species: P. annularis and P. bahamensis. The former, however, lacks the yellow spot on the mesopleuron (faintly visible on the wasp in the background), (almost always) lacks yellow apical band of tergum 2 (see wasp on the left), and has less developed yellow markings on the mesosoma. This leaves only P. bahamensis. These specimens have no yellow on the head which is a little bit unusual for the species. Besides the Bahamas P. bahamensis is known from FL, GA and LA.
… Matthias Buck, 14 November, 2006 - 5:11pm login or register to post comments

 
Just a coincidence?
Is it just a coincidence that all three have no yellow on their head, or could it be more?
… Vespula Vulgaris, 14 February, 2010 - 7:31pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the great info!
Thanks for the great info!

Tom
… Tom Bentley, 14 November, 2006 - 5:23pm login or register to post comments

Paper wasps.
Really nice image of a paper wasp nest (genus Polistes). I might be able to provide a species name at a later date.
… Eric R. Eaton, 27 September, 2006 - 4:20pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the genus info.
Thanks for the genus info.
… Tom Bentley, 27 September, 2006 - 5:51pm login or register to post comments

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