Polistes major major and Polistes apachus (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in Georgia, USA

Authors

  • Kevin J. Loope University of California–Riverside, Department of Entomology, Riverside, California 92521, USA
  • James M. Carpenter American Museum of Natural History, Division of Invertebrate Biology, New York, New York 10024, USA

Keywords:

social wasp, introduced species, distribution

Abstract

We report a likely range expansion of the introduced social wasp Polistes major major Palisot de Beauvois (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) from Florida into southern Georgia, USA, as well as the first records of Polistes apachus de Saussure from Georgia. We also review what is known of the history of these species in the southeastern United States.

 

Sumario

Aquí mostramos una expansión probable de la área de distribución de la avispa social Polistes major major Palisot de Beauvois (Hymenoptera:Vespidae), introducido de la Florida en el sur de Georgia,así como los primeros observaciónes de Polistes apachus de Saussureen Georgia. También revisamos lo que se conoce de la historia de estasespecies en el sureste de los Estados Unidos.

 

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Author Biographies

Kevin J. Loope, University of California–Riverside, Department of Entomology, Riverside, California 92521, USA

Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Entomology

James M. Carpenter, American Museum of Natural History, Division of Invertebrate Biology, New York, New York 10024, USA

Peter J. Solomon Family Curator, Hymenoptera

Chair, Division of Invertebrate Zoology

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Published

2016-06-07

Issue

Vol. 99, No. 3 (September 2016)

Section

Scientific Notes

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