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

 

         

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Freshly Emerged Males