A Polistes parametricus in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/26/2011). Determined by Matthias Buck/BugGuide.
A female Polistes parametricus in Baltimore Co., Maryland (3/29/2015). Tentatively determined by Matthias Buck/BugGuide.
A Polistes parametricus in Baltimore City, Maryland (11/2/2018). Determined by Scott Nacko and Ken Wolgemuth via BugGuide.
A Polistes parametricus in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/9/2017). Determined Matthias Buck/BugGuide.
A Polistes parametricus in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/9/2017). Determined by Matthias Buck/BugGuide.
Polistes parametricus in Harford Co., Maryland (10/19/2024). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Polistes parametricus in Allegany Co., Maryland (4/15/2018). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved.
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BugGuide: This species was recently described in Zootaxa 3502: 1–48 (Buck et al., 2012). It was previously confused with other species from the P. fuscatus-group (P. fuscatus, P. metricus). The species was first mentioned in the Identification Atlas of the Vespidae of the Northeastern Nearctic Region as "species B". ... The name parametricus refers both to the similarity with P. metricus and to the fact that morphometric parameters played a crucial role in defining this species.
Distribution is still insufficiently known: southern Pennsylvania to southwestern North Carolina, west to Missouri (BugGuide).
Distribution is still insufficiently known: southern Pennsylvania to southwestern North Carolina, west to Missouri (BugGuide).
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A Polistes parametricus in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/26/2011). Determined by Matthias Buck/BugGuide.
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A female Polistes parametricus in Baltimore Co., Maryland (3/29/2015). Tentatively determined by Matthias Buck/BugGuide.
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Emily Stanley.
A Polistes parametricus in Baltimore City, Maryland (11/2/2018). Determined by Scott Nacko and Ken Wolgemuth via BugGuide.
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Pauline Horn.
A Polistes parametricus in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/9/2017). Determined Matthias Buck/BugGuide.
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Max Wilson.
A Polistes parametricus in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/9/2017). Determined by Matthias Buck/BugGuide.
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Max Wilson.
Polistes parametricus in Harford Co., Maryland (10/19/2024). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Polistes parametricus in Allegany Co., Maryland (4/15/2018). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved.
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Source: Wikipedia
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Vespidae |
| Subfamily: | Polistinae |
| Tribe: | Polistini |
| Genus: | Polistes |
| Species: | P. parametricus
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| Polistes parametricus | |
Polistes parametricus is a species of paper wasp described in 2012. It was previously recognized as belonging in P. fuscatus-group (Polistes fuscatus, Polistes metricus, Polistes bellicosus). It is listed in the Identification Atlas of the Vespidae of the Northeastern Nearctic Region as "species B". And in the NCBI Taxonomy as Polistes sp. Buck2.
It is likely to be an obligate parasite of other social wasps, but no documented observation of this behavior have been made.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Matthias Buck; Tyler P. Cobb; Julie K. Stahlhut; Robert H. Hanner (2008), "Unravelling cryptic species diversity in eastern Nearctic paper wasps, Polistes (Fuscopolistes), using male genitalia, morphometrics and DNA barcoding, with descriptions of two new species (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)" (PDF), Zootaxa, 3502: 1–48