Species Vespula germanica - German Yellowjacket
Social Wasps: Their biology and control By Robin Edwards
Retokil LTD, 1980
This is one of the most thoroughly written works on social wasps. This book primarily contains information on British species but contains information on social vespids from other parts of the world as well.
Here is a link to a readable/downlaodable copy: http://www.academia.edu/2325339/Edwards_1980_Social_Wasps_Their_Biology_and_Control
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A contribution to the biology of North American Vespine wasps By Carl D Duncan
Stanford Universuty Press, 1939
This is the first major work on the morphology and taxonomy of North American Vespine wasps. This book extensively studies the internal and external morphology of the western yellowjacket Vespula pensylvanica as well as provides a chapter on Vespine systematics and also provides subsequent chapters which extensivly review the biology and behavior of the Vespinae species from the Western United States. This book is an excellent read and threrefore highly reccomended.
Here is a link to a readable/downloadable copy of this work:
http://www.academia.edu/4894080/Duncan_1939_A_contribution_to_t
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Monographie des guepes au Vespa By Robert Du Buysson
Although outdated, This is one of the first monographs of the species of Vespinae of the world. This is a great historical piece for anyone wanting to see how much progress has been made in the field in the last Century.
Here is a link to a downloadable/readable copy: http://www.academia.edu/1910303/Du_Buysson_1904-1905_Monographie_des_guepes_au_Vespa_IN_FRENCH
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Books on Vespinae By Various
various
http://independent.academia.edu/AnthonyDaglio/Books
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Vespine wasps of the World: Behaviour, ecology, & taxonomy of the Vespinae By Michael E Archer
Siri Scientific Press, 2012
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A Key To The World Species Of The Vespinae By Micheal E Archer
College of Ripon and York U.K., 1989
http://independent.academia.edu/AnthonyDaglio/Books/1889688/Archer_1989_A_Key_To_The_World_Species_Of_The_Vespinae_Hymenoptera_
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Checklist of the species of the subfamily Vespinae (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Vespidae) By Carpenter, James M., and Jun-ichi Kojima
Nat. Hist. Bulletin of Ibaraki Univ. 1:51-92, 1997
Indispensable taxonomic and distributional work for these wasps. Available for download as pdf at:
http://research.amnh.org/iz/f/Carpenter_Kojima_1997_ves.pdf
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Vespidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) of Puerto Rico, West Indies By Carpenter J.M., Genaro J.A.
Insecta Mundi 0202: 1-35, 2011
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