HYMENOPTERA :: Vespidae :: Polistinae :: Polistes

Polistes rothneyi Cameron, 1900

陸馬蜂

Biology

Prey on larvae of Noctuidae and Geometridae. Nests with up to 700 cells.

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 (27 May 2024) GBIF Occurrence https://doi.org/10.15468/dl.mvvvrk