Polistes (Aphanilopterus) buyssoni Brèthes, 1909

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 : 306-307

publication ID

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

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:1B0BEDBC-9409-41D7-B752-81D9843BACAA

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5996006

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A787E7-FFEF-9431-B38D-9A08FBE0FF5C

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scientific name

Polistes (Aphanilopterus) buyssoni Brèthes
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Polistes (Aphanilopterus) buyssoni Brèthes

Paramere: (1) about three times longer than wide at the middle; (2) lateral groove shallow, more pronounced on the upper part; (3) parameral spine long (about 1/6) the total length of paramere), pointed apically with long and dense bristles; (4) paramere lobe developed and widely rounded; (5) inferior portion of paramere wide, about 0,8 the width at the middle portion. Aedeagus: damaged (not seen). Digitus: slender; (1) apical process developed, almost the same size as the 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) long and dense bristles on lateral margin and short on the rest of cuspis; (3) punctation restricted on the lateral lobe; (4) lower part developed with short bristles.

Remarks. Richards (1978: 480) did not describe the male genitalia for this species.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Vespidae

Genus

Polistes

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