Polistinae

Ebrahimi, Ebrahim & Carpenter, James M., 2008, Catalog of the vespid wasps of Iran (Hymenoptera, Vespidae), Zootaxa 1785, pp. 1-42 : 34

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.182436

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6227959

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/74608976-FF99-FF83-78E2-F9FDFA56F807

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scientific name

Polistinae
status

 

Subfamily Polistinae Lepeletier

Two genera of this subfamily were collected. The following key allows separation of the two genera known from Iran.

1. Metasomal segment I subsessile: evenly conical in dorsal view ( Fig. 76 View FIGURES 76 – 80 ), smoothly rounded in lateral view ( Fig. 77 View FIGURES 76 – 80 ); propodeum with orifice dorsally acute ( Fig. 78 View FIGURES 76 – 80 ) ............................................. Polistes Latreille View in CoL

- Metasomal segment I petiolate in dorsal view ( Fig. 79 View FIGURES 76 – 80 ); propodeum with orifice broadly rounded dorsally ( Fig. 80 View FIGURES 76 – 80 ) ................................................................................................................. Parapolybia View in CoL de Saussure

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Vespidae

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