Dolichovespula
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Dolichovespula
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Dolichovespula is a small genus of social wasps distributed widely throughout the Northern Hemisphere. The yellow and black members of the genus are known by the common name yellowjackets in North America, such as Dolichovespula norwegica, along with members of their sister genus Vespula. In a study on the nesting biology of Dolichovespula, D. maculata was found to have the largest population count at 771.[1]
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Overview
A set of morphological differences distinguishes them from Vespula. The most noticeable is the long face (dolikhos = "long" in Greek). Viewed from the front, Dolichovespula faces are long, while Vespula faces are short and round. The oculo-malar space, the distance between the eye and the mandible, is long in Dolichovespula and short in Vespula.
Dolichovespula nests are usually aerial, while Vespula often nest underground.
Species
- Dolichovespula adulterina (Buysson, 1905) – parasitic yellowjacket
- Dolichovespula alpicola Eck 1984 – Rocky Mountain aerial yellowjacket
- Dolichovespula arenaria (Fabricius, 1775) – aerial yellowjacket
- Dolichovespula asiatica Archer, 1981
- Dolichovespula baileyi Archer, 1987
- Dolichovespula carolina (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Dolichovespula flora Archer, 1987
- Dolichovespula kuami Kim, 1996
- Dolichovespula lama (Buysson, 1903)
- Dolichovespula maculata (Linnaeus, 1763) – bald-faced hornet
- Dolichovespula media (Retz., 1783) – median wasp
- Dolichovespula norvegicoides (Sladen, 1918) – Arctic yellowjacket
- Dolichovespula norwegica (Fabricius 1781) – Norwegian wasp
- Dolichovespula omissa (Bischoff, 1931)
- Dolichovespula pacifica (Birula, 1930)
- Dolichovespula panda Archer, 1980
- Dolichovespula saxonica (Fabricius, 1793) – Saxon wasp
- Dolichovespula stigma Lee 1986
- Dolichovespula sylvestris (Scopoli, 1763) – tree wasp
- Dolichovespula xanthicincta Archer, 1980
References
- ↑ Archer, Michael E. (September 2006). Taxonomy, distribution and nesting biology of species of the genus Dolichovespula. Entomological Science 9(3):281–293.
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- Bald-faced hornet. Baldfacedhornet.net
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Dolichovespula at Wikispecies
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