Polistes major castaneicolor

Polistes major castaneicolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Vespidae
Subfamily:	Polistinae
Genus:	Polistes
Species:	P. major
Subspecies:	P. m. castaneicolor
Trinomial name
	Polistes major castaneicolor; Bequaert, 1936

Polistes major castaneicolor is a subspecies of red paper wasp found in the Sonoran Desert. It ranges from Arizona, United States, to Sonora, Mexico.

Taxonomy[]

P. major castaneicolor is one of the five subspecies of Polistes major, along with , , Polistes major major, and . The subspecies was first described by Joseph Charles Bequaert in 1936.^[1]

Description[]

Polistes major castaneicolor is a large wasp, with its species reaching a body length of 17 to 22 mm (0.67 to 0.87 in) in length and a wingspan of up to 45 mm (1.8 in).^[2] This subspecies has a completely reddish body with at most yellow on the inner orbits, fore coxae, and tarsi. It is notably convergent in coloration with P. canadensis, which co-occurs within the range of P. m. castaneicolor.^[3]

References[]

^ Bequaert, Joseph Charles (1936). "Two new color forms of Polistes major Palisot de Beauvois from California and Arizona (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)". Entomology News. 47: 7–13.
^ Snyder, Susan Leach (2013). "Order Hymenoptera (Bees, Wasps, Ants, and Sawflies) in the Christopher B. Smith Preserve". Tortoise Preserve. Conservancy of Southwest Florida. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
^ Richards, Owain Westmacott (1978). The social wasps of the Americas, excluding the Vespinae. London: British Museum (Natural History). pp. 477–488. ISBN 0565007858.

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[1] Bequaert, Joseph Charles (1936). "Two new color forms of Polistes major Palisot de Beauvois from California and Arizona (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)". Entomology News. 47: 7–13.

[Snyder-2] Snyder, Susan Leach (2013). "Order Hymenoptera (Bees, Wasps, Ants, and Sawflies) in the Christopher B. Smith Preserve". Tortoise Preserve. Conservancy of Southwest Florida. Retrieved 27 July 2021.

[richards-3] Richards, Owain Westmacott (1978). The social wasps of the Americas, excluding the Vespinae. London: British Museum (Natural History). pp. 477–488. ISBN 0565007858.

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