HYMENOPTERA :: Vespidae :: Polistinae :: Polistes

Polistes olivaceus (DeGeer, 1773)

橄欖色馬蜂

Biology

Specialised in Lepidoptera larvae. Nest is one-sided symmetrical disk paper comb.

Sources

Barthélémy, C. A. Provisional Identification Guide to the Social Vespids of Hong Kong (Hymenoptera: Vespidae). Available online: http://insectahk.com

Barthélémy C & Guénard B. 2025. An annotated and illustrated checklist of Hong Kong aculeate wasps (Hymenoptera: Apoid wasps; Pompilioidea; Scolioidea; Thynnoidea; Tiphioidea; Vespoidea; Chrysidoidea). Insecta Mundi 1115: 1–230.

Carpenter J. 1996. Distributional Checklist of Species of the Genus Polistes (Hymenoptera: Vespidae; Polistinae, Polistini). American Museum Novitates. 3188: 1–39. 

GBIF.org (17 June 2024) GBIF Occurrence https://doi.org/10.15468/dl.ndwuvx