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Polistes wasp ID

I need some assistance from someone with strong background in the genus: Polistes

I recently collected a dying specimen, that has since expired. It has the general appearance of P. exclamens. It wouldn't be of any note to me except it has the pale face and antennae curl indicative of a drone, but clearly has a stinger. Which would without question make it a female. I can not find any text, concerning Polistes matching this description. It also has female mandibular structure.

Perhaps it is some genus of solitary wasp, with similar physiology to Polistes. Seeing as for all knowledge of Polistes I have states, curled antennae is a drone, in Polistes and only P. annularis, deviates in facial coloration.
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Contributed by Brandon George on 9 October, 2015 - 1:36pm

Poecilopompilus
I have done more research, after getting measurements of the specimen. It is in fact as suspected not Polistes. It is in fact a solitary wasp, genus Poecilopompilus, just strong resemblance to P. exclamans drone.

A link on this site to closest resemblance to my specimen. Some minor differences between specimen and the one pictured in this link, but close enough to get the idea.

http://bugguide.net/node/view/652583
… Brandon George, 9 October, 2015 - 9:46pm login or register to post comments

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