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 bellicosus

 

NEST VOUCHER NUMBER: HLKNEST: 23

 

State: Florida

County: Marion

Locality: Fort McCoy Gas Station

Coordinates: N 29.36425°, W 81.96803°

Date: 18 October 2013

Habitat: Lawns, shrubby woodland edge, mesic oak woodland.

Substrate: Narrow overhang under roof, white wall, red roof, about 10 feet high, facing down.

Collector(s): Hugo L. Kons Jr. & Rex Rowan

 

         

FEMALE

 

 

Habitus (Lateral)

 

Habitus (Dorsal)

 

Head (Cephalic)