The Paper Wasps and Hornets of Florida (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae & Vespinae)

 

 

Part I: A Preliminary Illustrated Check List of the Paper Wasps and Hornets of Florida (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae & Vespinae)

 

By Hugo L. Kons Jr. & Rex Rowan

 

Version 2017.1(d) (in part): Image series for individual species or phenotypes

 

 

1. Dolichovespula maculata (Linnaeus 1763)           

[Nests, not collected]

{Florida Distribution of Specimens Examined: panhandle and peninsula south to at least Citrus County}

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Note: in most specimens the face is white/ivory (above); the pink-faced phenotypes (below) are rarely encountered. 

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