Subspecies
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No subspecies are recognized.
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Synonyms
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Vespa dominula Christ, 1791
Polistes dominulus (Christ, 1791)
Polistes italica Herrich-Schäffer, 1840
Polistes pectoralis Herrich-Schäffer, 1840
Polistes gallica lefebvrei Guérin, 1844
Polistes bucharensis Erichson, 1849
Polistes gallicus bucharensis Erichson, 1849
Polistes lefebvrii De Saussure, 1853
Polistes maculatus Rudow, 1889
Polistes merceti Dusmet, 1903
Polistes gallicus rufescens Du Buysson, 1912
Polistes gallica ornata Weyrauch, 1938 (nec Lepeletier, 1836)
Polistes gallicus ornatus Weyrauch, 1938 (nec Lepeletier, 1836)
Polistes gallicus bucharensis ornatus Weyrauch, 1938 (nec Lepeletier, 1836) (excluded name)
Polistes gallica pacifica Weyrauch, 1939 (nec Fabricius, 1804)
Polistes gallicus pseudopacificus Giordani Soika, 1970
Polistes gallicus muchei Gusenleitner, 1976
Vespa dominuta Das et Gupta, 1984 (misspelling)
The species appears to be very variable. The names that are now
synonymized with Polistes dominula were at times regarded as bonae
species. In addition, Polistes dominulus is very similar to Polistes
gallicus and both may actually be synonymous. Clearly, more work is
necessary to clarify the taxonomy of this species (or species complex).
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Identification
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No information has been entered yet.
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Distribution
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No information has been entered yet.
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Biology
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Female. Specimen photographed in Blasiwald (Baden-Württemberg) on August 4, 2014.
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