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Dolichovespula maculata

(Bald-Faced Hornet)

Overview

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Dolichovespula maculata (Bald-faced Hornet hive)

Interesting Facts

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Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Bald-Faced Hornet, Baldfaced Hornet, White-Face Hornet

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Protostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa () - A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Superphylum: Panarthropoda () - Cuvier
        Phylum: Arthropoda () - Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
        Subphylum: Mandibulata () - Snodgrass, 1938
        Infraphylum: Atelocerata () - Heymons, 1901
        Superclass: Panhexapoda ()
        Epiclass: Hexapoda ()
        Class: Insecta () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Insects
        Subclass: Dicondylia ()
        Infraclass: Pterygota ()
        Superorder: Hymenopterida ()
        Order: Hymenoptera () - C. Linnaeus, 1758
        Suborder: Apocrita ()
        Superfamily: Vespoidea ()
        Family: Vespidae ()
        Subfamily: Vespinae ()
        Genus: Dolichovespula () - Rohwer, 1916
        Specific name: maculata - (Linnaeus, 1763)
        Scientific name: - Dolichovespula maculata (Linnaeus, 1763)

Synonyms

Polistes virginiensis Dalla Torre • Vespa annulata Dalla Torre • Vespa cincta Drury • Vespa virginiensis Dalla Torre

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 14-Nov-2000

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Dolichovespula

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 4 species and subspecies in this genus:

D. arenaria (Aerial Yellow-Jacket) · D. maculata (Bald-Faced Hornet) · D. norwegica (Arctic Yellowjacket) · D. saxonica (Saxon Wasp)

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Further Reading

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Entomological news. [Philadelphia]American Entomological Society, 1925- url , , p. 14, p. 142, p. 144, p. 148, p. 214, p. 215, p. 257, p. 34, p. 55.
Journal of Hymenoptera research. Washington, D.C.: International Society of Hymenopterists, [1992- url p. 231.
Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. Washington, etc.: Entomological Society of Washington url p. 239, p. 241, p. 28.
The Bulletin of zoological nomenclature. London, International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature. url p. 240.
The Canadian field-naturalist. Ottawa, Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club. url p. 286, p. 724.

Notes

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Contributors

Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 01, 2007:

Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen, Biologiezentrum Linz
Illinois Natural History Survey, Illinois Natural History Survey
Ohio State University Insect Collection, Insects

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 1
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Ves-035994
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 4490920
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 154260
Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: IIHY201400
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 12748

Last Revised: 2012-04-18