Polistes indicus STOLFA, 1934

Schmid, Christian, 2021, New records of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) from Iran with descriptions of three species, Linzer biologische Beiträge 52 (2), pp. 1105-1121 : 1115

Polistes indicus STOLFA, 1934

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Kerman prov., 3♀♀, 08.v.2019 Shahdad 30.4393 N 57.7107 E, 420 m, 15♀♀, 09.v.2019 Bam 29.0898 N 58.3270 E, 1113 m, 45♀♀, 1♂ 10.v.2019 Bam 4 km E 29.1162 N 58.4294 E, 1000 m, 3♀♀, 11.v.2019 Bam 8 km NE 29.1500 N 58.4674 E, 956 m, 4♀♀, 12.v.2019 Jiroft 28.6847 N 57.7123 E, 716 m.

D i s t r i b u t i o n i n I r a n: RAHMANI et al. (2020).

R e c o g n i t i o n: Polistes wattii and P. indicus were collected together and in large numbers in some places in the desert ( fig. 14 ). The males of both species can easily be recognized by form of last sternites ( RICHARDS 1984), whereas the females of these predominantly or all yellow coloured species look similar and can distinguished in the field mainly by size. Female recognition with the characters given by RICHARDS (1984) is difficult. For that reason, new recognition characters for females are listed below:

Figures

Figs 12-14: (12) Collection place of Brachypipona montana nov.sp., 40 km south of Sirdschan; (13) Collection place 50 km East of Sirdshan; (14) Flowering Allium fields 40 km East of Bam, visited by Polistes watti, P. indicus and many Eumeninae species.