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Polistes tepidus
Queen and its nest
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Vespidae
Subfamily: Polistinae
Tribe: Polistini
Genus: Polistes
Species:
P. tepidus
Binomial name
Polistes tepidus

(Fabricius, 1775)

Synonyms[1]
  • Vespa tepida Fabricius, 1775

Polistes tepidus is a species of wasp in the family Vespidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. The species is endemic to parts of Oceania, primarily Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Australia, and the Solomon Islands.[1] Workers feed upon caterpillars to cache food for their nest. Nests are usually located in trees or other foliage[2] but can also be found within human structures.[3]

Subspecies

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The following 7 subspecies are recognized:[1][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Carpenter, James Michael (1996). "Distributional Checklist of Species of the Genus Polistes (Hymenoptera: Vespidae; Polistinae, Polistini)". American Museum Novitates (3188): 1–39. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
  • ^ Yamane, Sôichi; Okazawa, Takao (1977). "Some Biological Observations on a Paper Wasp, Polistes (Megapolistes) tepidus malayanus Cameron (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) in New Guinea". Kontyû, Tokyo. 45 (2): 283–299.
  • ^ Nacko, Scott; Hall, Mark A.; Henderson, Gregg (2022). "Alternative Nesting Strategies of Polistine Wasps in a Subtropical Locale". Insects. 13 (1): 53. doi:10.3390/insects13010053. PMC 8777775. PMID 35055896.
  • ^ Snelling, Roy R. (1998). "Polistes trepidus malayanus Cameron Erroneously Reported from the Hawaiian Islands (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)" (PDF). Bishop Museum Occasional Papers. 56: 33–35. Retrieved 2023-05-24.

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