Revision of the West Palaearctic Polistes Latreille, with the descriptions of two species – an integrative approach using morphology and DNA barcodes (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)

Christian Schmid-Egger; Kees van Achterberg; Rainer Neumeyer; Jérôme Morinière; Stefan Schmidt

doi:10.3897/zookeys.713.11335

Alexandre Somavilla, Paulo C. S. Barroso, Marcos Aragão, Sidnei Mateus, Rodolpho S. T. Menezes (2021)
An integrative taxonomic and phylogenetic approach reveals a new Neotropical swarm-founding social wasp, Pseudopolybia cryptica sp. n. (Vespidae: Polistinae: Epiponini). Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny 79: 25.

DOI: 10.3897/asp.79.e64304

Christophe Praz, Andreas Müller, David Genoud (2019)
Hidden diversity in European bees: Andrena amieti sp. n., a new Alpine bee species related to Andrena bicolor (Fabricius, 1775) (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Andrenidae). Alpine Entomology 3: 11.

DOI: 10.3897/alpento.3.29675

Li Luo, Qiao-Hua Zhang, Bin Chen, Ting-Jing Li (2020)
Additions to the knowledge of the genus Allorhynchium van der Vecht, 1963 from China (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Eumeninae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 77: 119.

DOI: 10.3897/jhr.77.52309

Michael J Sheehan, Christopher M Jernigan (2024)
How does communication evolve? Insights from geographic variation in facial signaling in Polistes paper wasps. Current Opinion in Insect Science 66: 101258.

DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2024.101258

Deepak Nain, Ruchira Sen (2023)
A Review of Our Meagre Knowledge of Asian Polistes, and a Call for More Studies. Journal of the Indian Institute of Science 103: 1049.

DOI: 10.1007/s41745-023-00402-8

Anton Stabentheiner, Teresa Mauerhofer, Regina Willfurth, Helmut Kovac, Edith Stabentheiner, Helmut Käfer, Iacopo Petrocelli (2024)
The costs of overwintering in paper wasps (Polistes dominula and Polistes gallicus): the use of energy stores. Journal of Comparative Physiology B 194: 131.

DOI: 10.1007/s00360-024-01540-w

Christian Schmid-Egger, Stefan Schmidt (2021)
Unexpected diversity in Central European Vespoidea (Hymenoptera, Mutillidae, Myrmosidae, Sapygidae, Scoliidae, Tiphiidae, Thynnidae, Vespidae), with description of two species of Smicromyrme Thomson, 1870. ZooKeys 1062: 49.

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1062.70763

Anton Stabentheiner, Julia Magdalena Nagy, Helmut Kovac, Helmut Käfer, Iacopo Petrocelli, Stefano Turillazzi (2022)
Effect of climate on strategies of nest and body temperature regulation in paper wasps, Polistes biglumis and Polistes gallicus. Scientific Reports 12: .

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-07279-0

MARCO SELIS, CHRISTIAN SCHMID-EGGER, RAINER NEUMEYER (2023)
Neotype designation for Vespa nimpha Christ, 1791 (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae). Zootaxa 5353: 397.

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.8

Helmut Kovac, Helmut Käfer, Anton Stabentheiner (2020)
The Respiratory Metabolism of Polistes biglumis, a Paper Wasp from Mountainous Regions. Insects 11: 165.

DOI: 10.3390/insects11030165

OLGA SCHMIDT (2025)
In Memory of Stefan Schmidt (1962–2024). Zootaxa 5620: 1.

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5620.1.1

Paul John Parsons, Lena Grinsted, Jeremy Field, Fabio S. Nascimento (2019)
Partner choice correlates with fine scale kin structuring in the paper wasp Polistes dominula. PLOS ONE 14: e0221701.

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0221701

Christian Schmid-Egger, Stefan Schmidt, Petr Bogusch (2024)
DNA Barcoding of Central European Gasteruptiidae and the rarely-collected families Evaniidae, Stephanidae, Trigonalidae, and Aulacidae (Hymenoptera, Apocrita). ZooKeys 1189: 275.

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1189.114478

Beatrice Valentini, Francesca Barbero, Luca Pietro Casacci, Anna Luganini, Irene Stefanini (2022)
Forests influence yeast populations vectored by insects into vineyards. Frontiers in Microbiology 13: .

DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1039939

Marco Selis, Halgurd R. Ismael, Mudhafar I. Hamad, Daniele Baiocchi, Giovanni Cilia (2025)
A first update to the vespid fauna of Iraq (Hymenoptera: Vespidae), with description of a new species. Journal of Natural History 59: 941.

DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2025.2460842

Chang-Jun Kim, Jiang-Li Tan, Jeong Kyu Kim, Moon Bo Choi (2024)
Confirmation of the valid specific status of Dolichovespula kuami Kim & Yoon, 1996 (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) based on molecular and morphological evidence. ZooKeys 1196: 111.

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1196.110224

Emtithal M. Abd-El-Samie, Israa Elkafrawy, Mai Osama, Amr Ageez (2018)
Molecular phylogeny and identification of the Egyptian wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) based on COI mitochondrial gene sequences. Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 28: .

DOI: 10.1186/s41938-018-0038-z

A.B. Amstrup, H. Kovac, H. Käfer, A. Stabentheiner, J.G. Sørensen (2024)
The heat shock response in Polistes spp. brood from differing climates following heat stress. Journal of Insect Physiology 156: 104667.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2024.104667

José Luis Pérez-Bote, Carlos Mora-Rubio (2020)
Causas de mortalidad de colonias de Polistes dominula (Christ, 1791) (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) en zonas urbanas del suroeste de la Península Ibérica. Graellsia 76: e109.

DOI: 10.3989/graellsia.2020.v76.261

Christian Schmid-Egger, Stefan Schmidt, Paolo Rosa, Oliver Niehuis (2024)
DNA Barcoding of German Cuckoo Wasps (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae) Suggests Cryptic Species in Several Widely Distributed Species. Insects 15: 850.

DOI: 10.3390/insects15110850

Hasna SEGHIR, Nacer TARAI, Souad TAHAR-CHAOUCHE (2022)
Diversity of hymenopteran families associated to quinoa crop in Algeria (case of Biskra province). Acta agriculturae Slovenica 118: .

DOI: 10.14720/aas.2022.118.4.2441

Ikechukwu Eugene Onah, Seirian Sumner (2021)
DNA barcodes and new primers for nature’s pest controllers: the social wasps. Genome 64: 581.

DOI: 10.1139/gen-2019-0193

Orlando T. Silveira, Sergio R. Andena, Alexandre Somavilla, James M. Carpenter (2021)
Neotropical Social Wasps. Chapter 15: 267.

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-53510-0_15