Paravespula
Taxonavigation
| Taxonavigation: Vespoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Vespidae
Subfamilia: Vespinae
Genus: Vespula
Subgenus (not widely accepted): Paravespula
Overview of species (11):
V. akrei –
V. arisana –
V. flaviceps –
V. germanica –
V. koreensis –
V. maculifrons –
V. orbata –
V. pensylvanica –
V. shidai –
V. structor –
V. vulgaris
Check (1):
V. inexspectata
Name
Paravespula Blüthgen, 1938
- Original description: Primary references (page 271)
- Species in the subgenus Paravespula differ from the others in the genus Vespula in having larger colonies with up to thousands of individuals and several medium to large brood combs.
- These particular wasps have a tendency to make underground nests with the opening usually showing from a crack in a wall or an opening in a small grass hill
Synonym
- Rugovespula Archer, 1982
References
Primary references
- Blüthgen, P. 1938(1937). Systematisches Verzeichnis der Faltenwespen Mitteleuropas, Skandinaviens und Englands. Konowia 16: 270–295. PDF. Reference page.
Additional references
- Yamane, S., Wagner, R.E. & Yamane, S. 1980. A tentative revision of the subgenus Paravespula of eastern Asia (Hymenoptera: Vespidae). Insecta matsumurana 19: 1–46. hdl: 2115/9800 Reference page.
- Archer, M.E. 1998. The world distribution of the Euro-Asian species of Paravespula (Hymenoptera, Vespidae). Entomologist's monthly magazine 134: 279–284. Full article (PDF available). Reference page.
