Polistes (Aphanilopterus) minor Palisot de Beauvois

Somavilla, Alexandre, Oliveira, Marcio Luiz, Andena, Sergio Ricardo & Carpenter, James Michael, 2018, An illustrated atlas for male genitalia of the New World Polistes Latreille, 1802 (Vespidae: Polistinae), Zootaxa 4504 (3), pp. 301-344 : 315-316

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4504.3.1

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5996057

persistent identifier

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scientific name

Polistes (Aphanilopterus) minor Palisot de Beauvois
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Polistes (Aphanilopterus) minor Palisot de Beauvois

Paramere: (1) about three times longer than wide at the middle; (2) lateral groove shallow; (3) parameral spine damaged, with long and sparse bristles on the part seen; (4) paramere lobe developed and rounded; (5) inferior portion of paramere narrow, about 2/3 the width at the middle portion. Aedeagus: slender; (1) apical portion with fine denticulation, extended only on the apical portion, lateral margin straight; (2) penis valve widely dilated and with a slight central entrance (about 1/2 of the total length of apical portion); (3) median expansion developed, rounded apex; (4) lateral apodeme directed forward and almost the same size than the ventral process, (5) ventral process rounded and dilated in apex; (6) inferior portion of aedeagus curved, in lateral view. Digitus: slender; (1) apical process developed, about 1.5 times longer than the digitus base, same width from the base to the apex, (2) apex rounded; (3) anteroventral lobe short and rounded apically; (4) punctation strong and forming a central band around the base of the digitus; (5) evanescent bristles. Cuspis: slender; (1) apex pointed and tapering abruptly to the end; (2) short and dense bristles on cuspis, manly on lateral margin; (3) punctation restricted on the lateral lobe; (4) lower part developed with short bristles.

Remarks. Richards (1978: 517–518) commented about the male, but did not mention the male genitalia, other than stating “much as in P. incertus but ventral teeth of aedeagus smaller”.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Vespidae

Genus

Polistes

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