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Polistes
nimpha
Heide-Feldwespe
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Subspecies
No subspecies are recognized.
Original
description
Synonyms
Vespa nimpha Christ, 1791
Polistes
nimpha
(Christ, 1791)
Polistes
nimpha
nimpha (Christ, 1791)
Polistes nimphus
(Christ, 1791)
Vespa diadema
Latreille, 1802
Polistes opinabilis Kohl, 1898
Polistes nympha Weyrauch, 1939 (unjustified emendation)
Polistes nimpha moltonii Guiglia, 1944
Polistes nimpha molotnii Yoshikawa, 1962 (misspelling)
Polistes nimpha irakensis Gusenleitner, 1976
The epithet nimpha is often adjusted in gender to the genus name
("nimphus"). However, I interpret this epithet as a emended form of
"nympha", and thus as a noun in apposition that retains its form
irrespective of the genus name.
Identification
Distribution
Biology
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