Polistes tenebricosus Lepeletier, 1836

Nguyen, Lien Thi Phuong & Carpenter, James M., 2019, Taxonomic notes on the paper wasps of the subgenus Polistes (Gyrostoma) (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Polistinae) occurring in Vietnam, with description of a new species, Journal of Hymenoptera Research 74, pp. 51-64 : 51

(4) Polistes tenebricosus Lepeletier

Figs 10-12 , 25 , 26

Polistes tenebricosa Lepeletier, 1836, 1: 529.

Notes.

This species has been recorded from the northern part of Vietnam ( Nguyen et al. 2005) ( Fig. 25 ). Specimens from the southern part are examined, which are new records for that region of the country. Those specimens have the metasoma more yellow than the specimens from the northern part ( Fig. 26 ).

Material examined.

Vietnam. 1 ♀, Bac kan, Ba Be NP, 17 Jul. 2004, DH Nguyen leg. ; Bac Giang [2 ♀, Son Dong, Khe Vang, 16 May 2013, DD Nguyen leg.; 1 ♀, Son Dong , Thanh Son , alt. 300 m, 1 Jul. 2010, HP Pham leg.] ; 5 ♀, Phu Tho, Xuan Son NP, alt. 400-600 m, 12-16 Jun. 2004, LTP Nguyen leg. ; Vinh Phuc [1 ♀, Tam Dao NP, alt. 1000 m, 3 Jul. 2003, LTP Nguyen leg.; 1 ♀, Tam Dao NP, alt. 900 m, 19 Aug. 2005, LTP Nguyen & J Kojima leg.; 7 ♀, Tam Dao NP, Nest # VN-P-2006-18, alt. 800 m, 31 Aug. 2006, F Saito & J Kojima leg.]; Hoa Binh [1 ♀, Yen Thuy, Lac Thinh, alt. 130 m, 30 Apr. 2002, DL Khuat leg.; 3 ♀, Kim Boi, Thuong Tien, 5 Aug. 2012, LD Khuat leg.] ; 2 ♀, Thanh Hoa, Thuong Xuan, Van Xuan, Hon Can , Xuan Lien NP, 23 Aug. 2012, LTP Nguyen leg. ; Nghe An [1 ♀, Con Cuong, Mon Son, 22-24 Jul. 2004, LTP Nguyen leg.; 1 ♀, Quy Hop , Chau Cuong , 14-19 Jul. 2004, XH Le leg.; 1♀, Ha Tinh, Huong Son , 18°21N 106°15E, alt. 450 m, 14-21 Apr. 1998, Malaise Trap, J M Carpenter, DL Khuat, Grimaldi, Herman, Silva leg.; 1 f#, Quang Nam, Dong Giang, Prao district , alt. 500-600 m, 28 May 2006, ISD-c leg.; 1 ♀, Gia Lai, Mang Yang, A Yun, Kon Ka Kinh NP, alt. 881 m, 04 Jun. 2011, ISD-c leg.; 2 ♀, Ninh Thuan, Ngoan Muc pass, 4 Aug. 2005, LTP Nguyen & J Kojima leg..

Distribution.

India: Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura; Nepal; China; Vietnam; Myanmar; Indonesia: Sumatra, Java, Bali, Lombok, Flores, Sumba, Kalimantan; Sulawesi; Philippines: Negros, Sibuyan.

Figures

Figures 1 - 12. Gyrostoma species. 1 - 3 Polistes gigas 1 female head, frontal view 2 male head, frontal view 3 antennal flagellomeres 1 - 4. 4 - 6 Polistes olivaceus 4 female head, frontal view 5 male head, frontal view 6 antennal flagellomeres 1 - 4. 7 - 9 Polistes rothneyi 7 female head, frontal view 8 male head, frontal view 9 antennal flagellomeres 1 - 4. 10 - 12 Polistes tenebricosus 10 female head, frontal view 11 male head, frontal view 12 Antennal flagellomeres 1 - 4.

Figures 23 - 26. Color variation in Gyrostoma species. 23, 24 P. rothneyi 23 typical form 24 darker form in the southern part 25, 26 P. tenebricosus 25 typical form 26 brighter form in the southern part.