Polistes gallicus is a species of paper wasp found in various parts of Europe, excluding England, Denmark, and Scandinavia, from warmer climates to cooler regions north of the Alps.[1] Nests of these social insects are created in these various conditions. The Polistes species use an oral secretion to construct their nests, which consist of a combination of saliva and chewed plant fibers. This structural mixture physically protects the nest from various harsh elements and from weathering over time.[2]
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elements and from weathering over time. P. gallicus, like other members of the subgenus Polistes (Polistes), has recognizable, bright yellow and black...
Approximately 300 species of Polistes paper wasps have been identified worldwide. The most common paper wasp in Europe is Polistes dominula. The Old World...
other subgenera, including Polistesgallicus of the subgenus Polistes (Polistes) and Polistes metricus of the subgenus Polistes (Fuscopolistes). Group nesting...
European paper wasp (Polistes dominula) is one of the most common and well-known species of social wasps in the genus Polistes. Its diet is more diverse...
related to Polistes nimpha and Polistes dominula (the latter being host to at least three of the four species) than to Polistesgallicus or Polistes biglumis...
Polistes atrimandibularis is one of four obligate social parasites among the Polistes wasps found in Europe. Of the four social paper wasp parasite species...
relative, Polistes dominula. One may distinguish between closely related Polistes species by comparing the color traits. Wasps of the genus Polistes (Latreille...
is also true in the species Polistes instabilis, where the next queen is selected based on age rather than size. Polistes exclamans also exhibits this...
under the Vespidae within the genus of Polistes. Male Polistes dorsalis wasps can be distinguished from other Polistes species by their distinctly prominent...
the Oriental hornet (Vespa orientalis), and the paper wasp species Polistesgallicus. The plant has been used as a poison and as a medicinal remedy. The...
they are more closely related with Polistes nimpha and Polistes dominula than with Polistesgallicus and Polistes biglumis. In 2017, careful taxonomic...
describe dominance and rank order in wasps, based upon the species Polistesgallicus. He showed that, for fertile wasp females, shifting to a superior...
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