The
Paper Wasps and Hornets of Florida (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae &
Vespinae) By Hugo Kons Jr.
& Rex Rowan
APPENDIX
B: Nest Mate Associations of Florida Polistinae Species
Polistes
louisianus
NEST VOUCHER NUMBER: HLKNEST: 19
State: Florida
County:
Alachua
Locality: Watermelon Pond
Wildlife Management Area, South Trailhead Kiosk
Coordinates: N 29.55565°, W
82.60728°
Date: 10 October 2013
Habitat: Open grassy xeric fields/
sandhill/ xeric live oak-pine forest, also adjacent to mowed lawns under live
oaks.
Substrate: Wooden side of a kiosk with a
metal roof, about 7 feet high, parallel to ground.
Collector(s): Hugo L. Kons Jr.
& Rex Rowan
FEMALES
MALES
Freshly Emerged Males