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Polistes carolina

(Paper Wasp)

Overview

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Polistes carolina

Interesting Facts

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Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Paper Wasp, Red Wasp

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: Polistinae ()
        Genus: Polistes () - auct.
        Specific name: carolina - (Linnaeus, 1767)
        Scientific name: - Polistes carolina (Linnaeus, 1767)

Synonyms

Polistes rubiginosa Lepeletier • Vespa nigripennis De Geer

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 14-Nov-2000

Similar Species

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Nesting habits and microscopic characters are among the only ways to positively identify the red Polistes to species.

Members of the genus Polistes

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 15 species and subspecies in this genus:

P. annularis (Red Wasp) · P. apachus (Paper Wasp) · P. carolina (Paper Wasp) · P. dominula (European Paper Wasp) · P. dominulus (Paper Wasp) · P. exclamans (Common Paper Wasp) · P. fuscata (Paperwasp) · P. fuscatus (Common Paper Wasp) · P. fuscatus aurifer (Golden Paper Wasp) · P. fuscatus pallipes (Paper Wasp) · P. macaensis (Macao Paper Wasp) · P. metrica (Paper Wasp) · P. undescribed-a (Polistes Undescribed Species A) · P. undescribed-b (Polistes Undescribed Species B) · P. versicolor (Yellow Paper Wasp)

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Notes

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Contributors

Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 9, 2012.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 08, 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: 1670196
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Ves-036362
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14590721
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 605828

Last Revised: 7/21/2012