Biology:Polistes tepidus
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Short description: Species of wasp
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Vespidae |
| Subfamily: | Polistinae |
| Tribe: | Polistini |
| Genus: | Polistes |
| Species: | P. tepidus
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| Polistes tepidus (Fabricius, 1775)
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Polistes tepidus is a species of wasp in the family Vespidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. The species is endemic to parts of Oceania, primarily Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Australia , and the Solomon Islands.[1] Workers feed upon caterpillars to cache food for their nest. Nests are usually located in trees or other foliage[2] but can also be found within human structures.[3]
Subspecies
The following 7 subspecies are recognized:[1][4]
- Polistes tepidus batjanensis Cameron, 1911
- Polistes tepidus malayanus Cameron, 1906
- Polistes tepidus manusensis Petersen, 1990
- Polistes tepidus picteti de Saussure, 1853
- Polistes tepidus speciosus du Buysson, 1913
- Polistes tepidus tepidus (Fabricius, 1775)
- Polistes tepidus theodoris Petersen, 1990
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Carpenter, James Michael (1996). "Distributional Checklist of Species of the Genus Polistes (Hymenoptera: Vespidae; Polistinae, Polistini)". American Museum Novitates (3188): 1–39. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/239607070. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
- ↑ Yamane, Sôichi; Okazawa, Takao (1977). "Some Biological Observations on a Paper Wasp, Polistes (Megapolistes) tepidus malayanus Cameron (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) in New Guinea". Kontyû, Tokyo 45 (2): 283–299.
- ↑ Nacko, Scott; Hall, Mark A.; Henderson, Gregg (2022). "Alternative Nesting Strategies of Polistine Wasps in a Subtropical Locale". Insects 13 (1): 53. doi:10.3390/insects13010053. PMID 35055896.
- ↑ Snelling, Roy R. (1998). "Polistes trepidus malayanus Cameron Erroneously Reported from the Hawaiian Islands (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)". Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 56: 33–35. http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/pubs-online/pdf/op56.pdf. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
Wikidata ☰ Q14423402 entry
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