HYMENOPTERA :: Vespidae :: Polistinae :: Polistes

Polistes strigosus Bequaert, 1940

Appearance

Workers body length 18–19 mm; queens: 18–19 mm; males: 18–20 mm.

Medium sized wasps. Uniform dark to reddish brown. Pronotum striate, with carina separating its dorsal and lateral sides. Dorsal mesepisternal groove lacking.

Biology

Specialised in caterpillars. Adults feed on tree sap (e.g. Citrus). Nest small and attached to vegetation, with a pedicel, its and cells' axes forming a right angle.

Distribution

China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore

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.xc4dxm

Nguyen, L. 2016. Diversity of vespid wasps (Vespidae: Hymenoptera) in Lang Son province. TAP CHI SINH HOC. 38. https://doi.org/10.15625/0866-7160/v38n4.8954.