Polistes crinitus

Species of wasp

Polistes crinitus
P. crinitus in Puerto Rico
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Vespidae
Subfamily: Polistinae
Tribe: Polistini
Genus: Polistes
Species:
P. crinitus
Binomial name
Polistes crinitus
(Felton, 1765)
Synonyms
  • Polistes media Pal. de Beauv., 1818
  • Vespa tricolor Fabricius, 1775

Polistes crinitus is a species of paper wasp most commonly found on Hispaniola, Jamaica and other, smaller Caribbean islands.[1] Subspecies of P. crinitus include Polistes crinitus crinitus, Polistes crinitus americanus, and Polistes crinitus multicolor.

References

  1. ^ "Polistes crinitus". Biology. invasive.org. Retrieved 2014-10-06.
Taxon identifiers
Polistes crinitus


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