The Geographic Variation of Polistes (Megapolistes subg. n.) Rothneyi Cameron

اولین گزارش از زنبور Cameron (Hym.: Vespidae: Polistinae) Polistes rothneyi از ایران

اولین گزارش از زنبور cameron (hym.: vespidae: polistinae) polistes rothneyi از ایران

during the course of our study on the paper wasp fauna of the iranian province of kerman, between 2015 and 2016, we collected 11 vespid species of which polistes rothneyi cameron (hymenoptera: vespidae: polistinae) found to be a new  record for the iranian fauna. the specimen is deposited at the insect collection of the university of shahid bahonar, kerman, iran. geographical distribution and d...

Geographic Variation in the Status Signals of Polistes dominulus Paper Wasps

Understanding intraspecific geographic variation in animal signals poses a challenging evolutionary problem. Studies addressing geographic variation typically focus on signals used in mate-choice, however, geographic variation in intrasexual signals involved in competition is also known to occur. In Polistes dominulus paper wasps, females have black facial spots that signal dominance: individua...

An illustrated key to the species of subgenus Gyrostoma Kirby, 1828 (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Polistinae) from China, with discovery of Polistes (Gyrostoma) tenuispunctia Kim, 2001.

The Chinese species of the subgenus Gyrostoma Kirby, 1828 of the polistine genus Polistes are reviewed. An illustrated key to the seven species of the subgenus known from China is given. New synonymy are proposed for Polistes rothneyi Cameron, 1900 =P. rothneyi grahami van der Vecht, 1968, syn. nov.; =P. r. hainanensis van der Vecht, 1968, syn. nov.; =P. r. iwatai van der Vecht, 1968, syn. nov....

Polistes metricus queens exhibit personality variation and behavioral syndromes

Consistent differences in behavior between individuals, otherwise known as animal personalities, have become a staple in behavioral ecology due to their ability to explain a wide range of phenomena. Social organisms are especially serviceable to animal personality techniques because they can be used to explore behavioral variation at both the individual and group level. Despite the success of p...