Polistes olivaceus (DeGeer)

Nguyen, Lien Thi Phuong & Carpenter, James M., 2019, Taxonomic notes on the paper wasps of the subgenus Polistes (Gyrostoma) (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Polistinae) occurring in Vietnam, with description of a new species, Journal of Hymenoptera Research 74, pp. 51-64 : 51

(2) Polistes olivaceus (DeGeer)

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Vespa olivacea DeGeer, 1773, 3: 582.

Polistes olivaceus : de Saussure, 1853: 89.

Notes.

This species has been recorded from Vietnam ( Das and Gupta 1984; Carpenter 1996b) but the details of localities were not given. Later, the species was recorded from provinces in the northeastern part of the country such as Ha Giang, Cao Bang, Tuyen Quang, Bac Kan, Thai Nguyen, Lang Son and Bac Giang ( Nguyen et al. 2015, Nguyen 2016). The present study gives records from some localities in the northern part including the northwestern part, and a single locality in the southern part of the country.

Material examined.

Vietnam. 1♀, Dien Bien, Dien Bien city market, 25 Aug. 2006, LTP Nguyen, F Saito & J Kojima leg. ; Lao Cai [10 ♀, Bao Yen, Thuong Ha, Nest # VN-P- 2006-1, 18 Aug. 2006, LTP Nguyen, F Saito & J Kojima leg.; 11 ♀, Nam Cuong , alt. 120 m, 19 Aug. 2006, LTP Nguyen, F Saito & J Kojima leg.] ; 2 ♀, Yen Bai, Yen Bai city, 18 Aug. 2006, LTP Nguyen, F Saito & J Kojima leg. ; 1 ♀, Son La, To Hieu farm, 7 Sep. 1993, XL Truong leg. ; Vinh Phuc [1 ♀, Tam Dao NP, 21°27'N, 105°38'E, alt. 890 m, 4 May 2000, JM Carpenter leg. ; Tam Dao, Me Linh, Ngoc Thanh [2 ♀, 20 Jul. 2000, DL Khuat leg.; 1 ♀, 24 May 2000, LTP Nguyen leg.] ; 1 ♀, Tam Dao , Tam Dao NP, alt. <50 m, 21 Aug. 2005, LTP Nguyen & J Kojima leg. ; Hanoi [2 ♀, Cau Giay, Nghia Do, 29 May 2000, LTP Nguyen leg.; 2 ♂, 23 ♀, Cau Giay, Nghia Do, Nest# VN-P-2005-1, 1 Aug. 2005, LTP Nguyen & J Kojima leg.; 9 ♀, Thong Nhat park, 7 Sep. 2006, J Kojima leg.; 1 ♀, Quoc Oai, 14 Aug. 1998, XL Truong leg.; 1 ♀, Ba Vi, Van Hoa, Yen Bai, 15 Aug. 2006; ISD-c leg.; 1 ♀, Thuong Tin, 11 Jul. 2005, XT Nguyen leg.]; Hoa Binh, Yen Thuy [1 ♀, Lac Thinh, 30 Apr. 2002, DL Khuat leg.; 4 ♂, Da Phuc, 30 Aug. 2000, LTP Nguyen; 5 ♀, Da Phuc, 5 Jul. 2000, XL Truong leg.; 1 ♀, Bao Hieu, 9 Aug. 2000, LTP Nguyen leg.; Lac Thinh, 6 May 2002, VT Hoang leg.]; Nghe An [2 ♀, Khe Bo, 19°03'N, 104°43'E, alt. 120 m, 25-28 Apr. 1998, JM Carpenter leg.; 2 ♀, Con Cuong, Mon Son, Pha Lay, 11 Mar. 2002; 5 ♀, Con Cuong, Mon Son, Bung village, 7-9 Sep. 2005; 2 ♀, Pu Mat NP office, 17 Nov. 2005; 1 ♀, Con Cuong, Khe Bu, 16 Jul. 2006; 1 ♀, Co Phat, alt. 200 m, 22 Jul. 2006; 2 ♀, Chau Khe, Khe Choang, 14 Jul. 2005, leg. ISD-c; 4 ♀, Pu Mat NP office, 21 Jul. 2004], LTP Nguyen leg. ; 1♀, Con Cuong, Mon Son , 22-24 Jul. 2004, LTP Nguyen leg. ; 4 ♀, Quang Binh, Bo Trach , 17 Aug. 2005, LTP Nguyen & J Kojima leg. ; 9 ♀, Thua Thien Hue, Hue City , 16 Aug. 2005, LTP Nguyen & J Kojima leg. ; 1 ♀, Kien Giang, U Minh Thuong NP, 30 Sep. 2003, LTP Nguyen leg.

Distribution.

Madagascar; Réunion; Mauritius (including Chagos Archipelago); Tanzania: Zanzibar; Seychelles (including Amirantes); Egypt; Oman; Iran; Afghanistan; India: Gujarat, Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal; Sri Lanka; Nepal; Myanmar; China;? Japan: Okinawa; Vietnam; Laos; Cambodia; Thailand; Malaysia; Singapore;? Indonesia: Kalimantan; Marianas; New Caledonia; Fiji; Tonga; Samoa; French Polynesia: Tahiti, Tuamotu Archipelago, Marquesas; adventive in Chile: Easter Is.; U.S.A.: Hawaii; Australia: Queensland; New Zealand.

Figures

Figures 1 - 12. Gyrostoma species. 1 - 3 Polistes gigas 1 female head, frontal view 2 male head, frontal view 3 antennal flagellomeres 1 - 4. 4 - 6 Polistes olivaceus 4 female head, frontal view 5 male head, frontal view 6 antennal flagellomeres 1 - 4. 7 - 9 Polistes rothneyi 7 female head, frontal view 8 male head, frontal view 9 antennal flagellomeres 1 - 4. 10 - 12 Polistes tenebricosus 10 female head, frontal view 11 male head, frontal view 12 Antennal flagellomeres 1 - 4.