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Polistes {genus} -
Arthropoda
;
Insecta
;
Hymenoptera
;
Vespidae
;
Polistinae
;
Polistini
;
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Sub-taxa
Species (130)
Polistes actaeon [2]
Polistes adsimilis [1]
Polistes aff. gallicus 126 [1]
Polistes aff. gallicus 129 [1]
Polistes africanus [4]
Polistes albellus [12]
Polistes annularis [8]
Polistes apachus [29]
Polistes apicalis [3]
Polistes arizonensis [1]
Polistes associus [16]
Polistes aterrimus [6]
Polistes atrimandibularis [9]
Polistes aurifer [131]
Polistes austroccidentalis [5]
Polistes bahamensis [15]
Polistes bellicosus [58]
Polistes bicolor [8]
Polistes biglumis [95]
Polistes biguttatus [3]
Polistes billardieri [1]
Polistes bischoffi [35]
Polistes brunetus [9]
Polistes brunus [8]
Polistes bucharensis [40]
Polistes buyssoni [31]
Polistes canadensis [22]
Polistes carnifex [15]
Polistes carolina [24]
Polistes cavapyta [10]
Polistes cf. fuscatus [1]
Polistes cf. rubiginosus [4]
Polistes chinensis [72]
Polistes chuyangsin [3]
Polistes cinerascens [4]
Polistes clandestinus [4]
Polistes comanchus [24]
Polistes communalis [2]
Polistes consobrinus [1]
Polistes crinitus [10]
Polistes curcipunctum [2]
Polistes dawnae [2]
Polistes deceptor [8]
Polistes diakonovi [5]
Polistes dominula [460]
Polistes dominulus [6]
Polistes dorsalis [104]
Polistes erythrocephalus [12]
Polistes exclamans [36]
Polistes flavus [11]
Polistes foederatus [35]
Polistes formosanus [15]
Polistes fuscatus [369]
Polistes gallicus [95]
Polistes geminatus [3]
Polistes gigas [3]
Polistes gilvus [2]
Polistes goeldii [1]
Polistes hellenicus [12]
Polistes helveticus [42]
Polistes hirsuticornis [10]
Polistes humilis [17]
Polistes indicus [18]
Polistes infuscatus [1]
Polistes instabilis [101]
Polistes japonicus [25]
Polistes jokahamae [10]
Polistes lanio [27]
Polistes lepcha [1]
Polistes longus [3]
Polistes major [29]
Polistes marginalis [13]
Polistes maroccanus [1]
Polistes melanotus [1]
Polistes metricus [98]
Polistes minor [1]
Polistes mongolicus [80]
Polistes myersi [8]
Polistes nigerrimus [2]
Polistes nimpha [124]
Polistes nimphus [12]
Polistes nipponensis [7]
Polistes occipitalis [3]
Polistes olivaceus [175]
Polistes pacificus [29]
Polistes pallidus [1]
Polistes parametricus [17]
Polistes perplexus [4]
Polistes poeyi [3]
Polistes quadricingulatus [20]
Polistes reliciniclypeus [4]
Polistes riparius [2]
Polistes rothneyi [20]
Polistes rubiginosus [24]
Polistes sagittarius [2]
Polistes satan [2]
Polistes schach [2]
Polistes semenowi [9]
Polistes simillimus [5]
Polistes snelleni [18]
Polistes sp. [12]
Polistes sp. 1HMC [26]
Polistes sp. 2HMC [3]
Polistes sp. 3 [11]
Polistes sp. 3HMC [3]
Polistes sp. 4 [1]
Polistes sp. 4HMC [11]
Polistes sp. 5 [2]
Polistes sp. 5HMC [9]
Polistes sp. 6HMC [6]
Polistes sp. 7HMC [13]
Polistes sp. 8HMC [1]
Polistes sp. 9DFW [4]
Polistes sp. Buck-3 [12]
Polistes sp. Buck-5 [94]
Polistes sp. JKK Pol-09 [1]
Polistes sp. JKK Pol-10 [1]
Polistes sp. JKK Pol-11 [1]
Polistes sp. MD1 [1]
Polistes sp. O88 [1]
Polistes sp. TT_29 [2]
Polistes stigma [40]
Polistes strigosus [1]
Polistes sulcifer [8]
Polistes tenebricosus [6]
Polistes testaceicolor [3]
Polistes texanus [11]
Polistes variabilis [1]
Polistes versicolor [39]
Polistes wattii [86]
Taxon Description (Wikipedia)
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BOLD Stats
Specimen Records:
3,864
Public Records:
2,642
Specimens with Sequences:
3,546
Public Species:
112
Specimens with Barcodes:
3,278
Public BINs:
134
Species:
130
Species With Barcodes:
102
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Imagery
images representing subtaxa of Polistes
(
Polistes wattii
)
Sample ID:
NIBGE IMB-00108
License:
CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial (2009)
License Holder:
Muhammad Ashfaq, NIBGE, Unspecified
Collection Sites
Collected from 51 countries.
Top 20:
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United States
850
Madagascar
82
Russia
26
Canada
512
Brazil
77
Austria
25
Costa Rica
206
Italy
67
Israel
18
Germany
133
South Africa
66
France
18
Pakistan
123
Australia
60
China
18
Ecuador
104
Argentina
34
Egypt
17
Mexico
83
Iran
27
![(Polistes adsimilis - IEBR-Ves-58) @11 [ ] by-nc-sa (2021) SNSB, Staatliche Naturwissenschaftliche Sammlungen Bayerns ZSM (SNSB, Zoologische Staatssammlung Muenchen)](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/BCHYM/IEBR-Ves-58%2B1636488248.jpg "(Polistes adsimilis - IEBR-Ves-58) {} [ ] by-nc-sa (2021)")
![(Polistes albellus - BC ZSM HYM 22709) @14 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2015) Unspecified SNSB, Zoologische Staatssammlung Muenchen](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/BCHYM/BC_ZSM_HYM_22709%2B1422298740.jpg "(Polistes albellus - BC ZSM HYM 22709) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2015)")
![(Polistes annularis - BIOUG02463-H03) @14 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2013) CBG Photography Group Centre for Biodiversity Genomics](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/BBHYA/BIOUG02463-H03%2B1367263762.JPG "(Polistes annularis - BIOUG02463-H03) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2013)")
![(Polistes apachus - AWC-07898) @14 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2010) Tim Whittier Arizona Western College](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/HYAZ/7898%2B1310672076.jpg "(Polistes apachus - AWC-07898) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2010)")
![(Polistes associus - BC ZSM HYM 15520) @14 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2015) Unspecified SNSB, Zoologische Staatssammlung Muenchen](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/GBACU/BC_ZSM_HYM_15520%2B1365093912.jpg "(Polistes associus - BC ZSM HYM 15520) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2015)")
![(Polistes aterrimus - INBIOCRI002395040) @13 [ ] Copyright (2012) Braulio Hernandez Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/ASINH/INBIOCRI002395040%2B1341351000.JPG "(Polistes aterrimus - INBIOCRI002395040) {} [ ] Copyright (2012)")
![(Polistes atrimandibularis - BC ZSM HYM 05019) @14 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2014) Stefan Schmidt SNSB, Zoologische Staatssammlung Muenchen](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/GBVES/BC_ZSM_HYM_05019%2B1309203970.jpg "(Polistes atrimandibularis - BC ZSM HYM 05019) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2014)")
![(Polistes aurifer - PMAE0511) @13 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2015) Royal Alberta Museum Royal Alberta Museum](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/PMAE/PMAE0511%2B1420490346.jpg "(Polistes aurifer - PMAE0511) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2015)")
![(Polistes austroccidentalis - BC ZSM HYM 15527) @14 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2015) Unspecified SNSB, Zoologische Staatssammlung Muenchen](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/GBACU/BC_ZSM_HYM_15527%2B1365093914.jpg "(Polistes austroccidentalis - BC ZSM HYM 15527) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2015)")
![(Polistes bahamensis - BIOUG02476-A04) @15 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2013) CBG Photography Group Centre for Biodiversity Genomics](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/BBHYA/IMG_8379%2B1367333152.jpg "(Polistes bahamensis - BIOUG02476-A04) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2013)")
![(Polistes bellicosus - 10BBHYM-0908) @14 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2010) CBG Photography Group Centre for Biodiversity Genomics](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/BBHYG/IMG_3551%2B1279048852.jpg "(Polistes bellicosus - 10BBHYM-0908) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2010)")
![(Polistes bicolor - INB0003333205) @13 [ ] Copyright (2012) Braulio Hernandez Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/ASINH/INB0003333205%2B1341349068.JPG "(Polistes bicolor - INB0003333205) {} [ ] Copyright (2012)")
![(Polistes biglumis - BC ZSM HYM 05005) @14 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2014) Stefan Schmidt SNSB, Zoologische Staatssammlung Muenchen](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/GBVES/BC_ZSM_HYM_05005%2B1309203964.jpg "(Polistes biglumis - BC ZSM HYM 05005) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2014)")
![(Polistes bischoffi - BC ZSM HYM 24025) @14 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2015) Unspecified SNSB, Zoologische Staatssammlung Muenchen](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/BCHYM/BC_ZSM_HYM_24025%2B1434122768.jpg "(Polistes bischoffi - BC ZSM HYM 24025) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2015)")
![(Polistes brunetus - CBG-A25949-A07) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Share-Alike (2024) CBG Photography Group Centre for Biodiversity Genomics](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/GMVNA/CBG-A25949-A07%2B1706723488.jpg "(Polistes brunetus - CBG-A25949-A07) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Share-Alike (2024)")
![(Polistes brunus - IEBR-Ves-61) @11 [ ] by-nc-sa (2021) SNSB, Staatliche Naturwissenschaftliche Sammlungen Bayerns ZSM (SNSB, Zoologische Staatssammlung Muenchen)](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/BCHYM/IEBR-Ves-61%2B1636488256.jpg "(Polistes brunus - IEBR-Ves-61) {} [ ] by-nc-sa (2021)")
![(Polistes bucharensis - BIOUG14518-H03) @15 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2019) CBG Photography Group Centre for Biodiversity Genomics](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/GMESE/BIOUG14518-H03%2B1551709448.JPG "(Polistes bucharensis - BIOUG14518-H03) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2019)")
![(Polistes buyssoni - BONVB-0081) @13 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved Unspecified Unspecified](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/BONVB/BVPO0081%2B1343140176.JPG "(Polistes buyssoni - BONVB-0081) {} [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved")
![(Polistes canadensis - INBIOCRI001180714) @14 [ ] Copyright (2012) Braulio Hernandez Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/ASINH/INBIOCRI001180714%2B1341350492.JPG "(Polistes canadensis - INBIOCRI001180714) {} [ ] Copyright (2012)")
![(Polistes carnifex - INB0003930166) @14 [ ] Copyright (2012) Braulio Hernandez Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/ASINH/INB0003930166%2B1341349444.JPG "(Polistes carnifex - INB0003930166) {} [ ] Copyright (2012)")
![(Polistes carolina - 09BBHYM-1193) @15 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2010) Unspecified Centre for Biodiversity Genomics](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/HYMBC/IMG_6398%2B1271077644.JPG "(Polistes carolina - 09BBHYM-1193) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2010)")
![(Polistes cavapyta - MACN-Bar-Ins-ct 00606) @14 [ ] Copyright (2011) MACN Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/INSAR/MACN-Bar-Ins-ct_00606%2B1318094752.jpg "(Polistes cavapyta - MACN-Bar-Ins-ct 00606) {} [ ] Copyright (2011)")
![(Polistes cf. fuscatus - PMAE0720) @13 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2019) Royal Alberta Museum Royal Alberta Museum](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/PMAE/PMAE0720%2B1549392168.jpg "(Polistes cf. fuscatus - PMAE0720) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2019)")
![(Polistes cf. rubiginosus - PMAE0652) @13 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2017) Royal Alberta Museum Royal Alberta Museum](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/PMAE/PMAE0652%2B1487268048.jpg "(Polistes cf. rubiginosus - PMAE0652) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2017)")
![(Polistes chinensis - BJMTG2020013) @11 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved Unspecified Unspecified](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/BJHD/BJMTG2020013D%2B1607060482.JPG "(Polistes chinensis - BJMTG2020013) {} [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved")
![(Polistes chuyangsin - IEBR-Ves-63) @11 [ ] by-nc-sa (2021) SNSB, Staatliche Naturwissenschaftliche Sammlungen Bayerns ZSM (SNSB, Zoologische Staatssammlung Muenchen)](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/BCHYM/IEBR-Ves-63%2B1636488260.jpg "(Polistes chuyangsin - IEBR-Ves-63) {} [ ] by-nc-sa (2021)")
![(Polistes clandestinus - IEBR-Ves-104) @11 [ ] Copyright (2024) Unspecified University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/VNEIN/IEBR_Ves_104_a%2B1704185321.JPG "(Polistes clandestinus - IEBR-Ves-104) {} [ ] Copyright (2024)")
![(Polistes comanchus - PMAE0282) @11 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved Unspecified Unspecified](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/PMAE/PMAE0282%2B1330964198.jpg "(Polistes comanchus - PMAE0282) {} [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved")
![(Polistes communalis - IEBR-Ves-79) @11 [ ] Copyright (2024) Unspecified University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/VNEIN/IEBR_Ves_79%2B1704443408.JPG "(Polistes communalis - IEBR-Ves-79) {} [ ] Copyright (2024)")
![(Polistes crinitus - BC-LPRIG-6239) @11 [ ] CC-By (2025) Rodolphe Rougerie MNHN](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/LPRGA/LPRIG_6239%2B315525600.jpg "(Polistes crinitus - BC-LPRIG-6239) {} [ ] CC-By (2025)")
![(Polistes curcipunctum - IEBR-Ves-92) @11 [ ] Copyright (2024) Unspecified University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/VNEIN/IEBR_Ves_92_a%2B1704185409.JPG "(Polistes curcipunctum - IEBR-Ves-92) {} [ ] Copyright (2024)")
![(Polistes deceptor - INBIOCRI002549282) @13 [ ] Copyright (2012) Braulio Hernandez Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/ASINH/INBIOCRI002549282%2B1341351082.JPG "(Polistes deceptor - INBIOCRI002549282) {} [ ] Copyright (2012)")
![(Polistes dominula - CCDB-ST02852) @15 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution CBG Photography Group Unspecified](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/SFUG/Wasp02%2B1505825060.JPG "(Polistes dominula - CCDB-ST02852) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution")
![(Polistes dominulus - ABOL-24-1043) @11 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved (2024) Oberösterreichisches Landesmuseum (OLML) Unspecified](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/TDAOE/ABOL-24-1043%2B1739390698.jpg "(Polistes dominulus - ABOL-24-1043) {} [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved (2024)")
![(Polistes dorsalis - INBIOCRI001331665) @13 [ ] Copyright (2012) Braulio Hernandez Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/ASINH/INBIOCRI001331665%2B1341350554.JPG "(Polistes dorsalis - INBIOCRI001331665) {} [ ] Copyright (2012)")
![(Polistes erythrocephalus - INBIOCRI002120292) @14 [ ] Copyright (2012) Braulio Hernandez Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/ASINH/INBIOCRI002120292%2B1341350848.JPG "(Polistes erythrocephalus - INBIOCRI002120292) {} [ ] Copyright (2012)")
![(Polistes exclamans - BIOUG02476-A08) @14 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2013) CBG Photography Group Centre for Biodiversity Genomics](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/BBHYA/IMG_8382%2B1367329548.jpg "(Polistes exclamans - BIOUG02476-A08) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2013)")
![(Polistes flavus - PMAE0036) @13 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved Unspecified Unspecified](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/PMAE/PMAE0036%2B1276625501.jpg "(Polistes flavus - PMAE0036) {} [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved")
![(Polistes foederatus - BC-ZSM-HYM-30223-C12) @15 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2019) SNSB, Staatliche Naturwissenschaftliche Sammlungen Bayerns ZSM (SNSB, Zoologische Staatssammlung Muenchen)](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/BCHYM/BC-ZSM-HYM-30223-C12%2B1550262108.jpg "(Polistes foederatus - BC-ZSM-HYM-30223-C12) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2019)")
![(Polistes fuscatus - BIOUG01282-E02) @15 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2012) CBG Photography Group Centre for Biodiversity Genomics](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/JSHYP/BIOUG01282-E02%2B1330100534.JPG "(Polistes fuscatus - BIOUG01282-E02) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2012)")
![(Polistes gallicus - BC-ZSM-HYM-29768-A07) @15 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2018) SNSB, Staatliche Naturwissenschaftliche Sammlungen Bayerns ZSM (SNSB, Zoologische Staatssammlung Muenchen)](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/BCHYM/BC-ZSM-HYM-29768-A07%2B1527533544.jpg "(Polistes gallicus - BC-ZSM-HYM-29768-A07) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2018)")
![(Polistes gigas - ZSM-HYM-29810-B09) @11 [ ] by-nc-sa (2021) SNSB, Staatliche Naturwissenschaftliche Sammlungen Bayerns ZSM (SNSB, Zoologische Staatssammlung Muenchen)](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/BCHYM/ZSM-HYM-29810-B09%2B1659906980.JPG "(Polistes gigas - ZSM-HYM-29810-B09) {} [ ] by-nc-sa (2021)")
![(Polistes gilvus - IEBR-Ves-107) @11 [ ] Copyright (2024) Unspecified University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/VNEIN/IEBR_Ves_107_a%2B1704185443.JPG "(Polistes gilvus - IEBR-Ves-107) {} [ ] Copyright (2024)")
![(Polistes helveticus - ABOL-24-1046) @11 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved (2024) Oberösterreichisches Landesmuseum (OLML) Unspecified](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/TDAOE/ABOL-24-1046%2B1739390698.jpg "(Polistes helveticus - ABOL-24-1046) {} [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved (2024)")
![(Polistes hirsuticornis - PMAE0105) @11 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved Unspecified Unspecified](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/PMAE/PMAE0105%2B1301075050.jpg "(Polistes hirsuticornis - PMAE0105) {} [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved")
![(Polistes humilis - BIOUG02953-B07) @15 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2013) CBG Photography Group Centre for Biodiversity Genomics](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/HYAS/bioug02953-b07%2B1367858028.jpg "(Polistes humilis - BIOUG02953-B07) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2013)")
![(Polistes indicus - NIBGE HYM-00497) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2011) Muhammad Ashfaq National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Faisalabad Pakistan](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/MAHYM/NIBGE_HYM-00497%2B1298577536.JPG "(Polistes indicus - NIBGE HYM-00497) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2011)")
![(Polistes instabilis - PK-MEX07- 152) @15 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2008) Unspecified Centre for Biodiversity Genomics](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/HMBME/PK-MEX07-152%2B1199892764.JPG "(Polistes instabilis - PK-MEX07- 152) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2008)")
![(Polistes japonicus - 18TBK-029) @12 [ ] Copyright (2019) Komine Yukio Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/CDBLM/18TBK-029Wa%2B1530827954.JPG "(Polistes japonicus - 18TBK-029) {} [ ] Copyright (2019)")
![(Polistes jokahamae - 19TBK-050) @11 [ ] Copyright (2019) Komine Yukio Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/CDBLM/19TBK-050Wa%2B1559066130.JPG "(Polistes jokahamae - 19TBK-050) {} [ ] Copyright (2019)")
![(Polistes lanio - BONVB-0276) @13 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved Unspecified Unspecified](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/BONVB/BVPO0276%2B1343140124.JPG "(Polistes lanio - BONVB-0276) {} [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved")
![(Polistes lepcha - ZSM-HYM-29810-B04) @11 [ ] by-nc-sa (2021) SNSB, Staatliche Naturwissenschaftliche Sammlungen Bayerns ZSM (SNSB, Zoologische Staatssammlung Muenchen)](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/BCHYM/ZSM-HYM-29810-B04%2B1673283604.jpg "(Polistes lepcha - ZSM-HYM-29810-B04) {} [ ] by-nc-sa (2021)")
![(Polistes longus - IEBR-Ves-57) @11 [ ] by-nc-sa (2021) SNSB, Staatliche Naturwissenschaftliche Sammlungen Bayerns ZSM (SNSB, Zoologische Staatssammlung Muenchen)](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/BCHYM/IEBR-Ves-57%2B1636488244.jpg "(Polistes longus - IEBR-Ves-57) {} [ ] by-nc-sa (2021)")
![(Polistes major - INB0003131602) @14 [ ] Copyright (2012) Braulio Hernandez Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/ASINH/INB0003131602%2B1341348946.JPG "(Polistes major - INB0003131602) {} [ ] Copyright (2012)")
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