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The dichotomous key is based on females and adapted from
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and
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Somavilla
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. Geographical distribution is summarized.
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2. Malar space longer than wide; clypeus narrowly separated from the eyes, or when in contact just by tapping on the margin of the eyes; color light brown to dark yellow; generally, more robust species, with
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- Malar space as long as wide or weakly transverse; clypeus always in contact with the eyes, usually the part in contact with the eye is less than or equal to the diameter of the antennal socket...................subgenus
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3. Pronotal humeri projected laterally, in dorsal view; epicnemial groove absent; color dark brown with reddish aspect, with few yellow markings; scutum black with large brown spots; propodeum dark brown with two broad yellow stripes (In central-south
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Bertoni, 1921
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- Pronotal humeri not projected laterally, pronotum rounded on the sides, in dorsal view; with a weak epicnemial groove; general color yellowish or light brown; scutum completely dark brown, propodeum yellowish (From the
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Palisot de Beauvois, 1818
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4. Mesepisternum with an epicnemial carina, sometimes incomplete and sometimes weak, but always present............................................................................. subgenus
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- Mesepisternum without an epicnemial carina.......................... subgenus
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<keyLead id="30E49593FF95FFD9CCEEFF124EECFEB0" box="[151,1436,239,261]" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">5. Mesepisternum with a dorsal groove, sometimes incomplete and sometimes weak, but always present.................. 6</keyLead>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BAA36A6FF95FFD9CCEEFEF04EECFE97" blockId="32.[151,1437,151,1992]" box="[151,1436,269,291]" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">
<keyLead id="30E49593FF95FFD9CCEEFEF04EECFE97" box="[151,1436,269,291]" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">- Mesepisternum without a dorsal groove................................................................... 11</keyLead>
</paragraph>
</keyStep>
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<paragraph id="8BAA36A6FF95FFD9CCEEFED74EECFEE8" blockId="32.[151,1437,151,1992]" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">
<keyLead id="30E49593FF95FFD9CCEEFED74EECFEE8" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">
6. Clypeus separated from the eyes; general color brown, mesepisternum largely black (Central
<collectingCountry id="F3027636FF95FFD9C81BFED74FEFFEF5" box="[1122,1183,298,320]" name="Brazil" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">Brazil</collectingCountry>
,
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and
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).............................................................................
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<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF95FFD9C8F0FEB54E45FEE8" bold="true" box="[1161,1333,327,349]" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF95FFD9C8F0FEB54FECFEE8" bold="true" box="[1161,1180,328,349]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">P.</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF95FFD9C8D0FEB54FCFFEE8" bold="true" box="[1193,1215,328,349]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">E.</emphasis>
)
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</emphasis>
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<keyLead id="30E49593FF95FFD9CCEEFE984EECFECF" box="[151,1436,357,379]" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">- Clypeus always in contact with the eye; general color varied................................................... 7</keyLead>
</paragraph>
</keyStep>
<keyStep id="30E12E03FF95FFD9CCEEFE7E4EECFE5A" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">
<paragraph id="8BAA36A6FF95FFD9CCEEFE7E4EECFE00" blockId="32.[151,1437,151,1992]" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">
<keyLead id="30E49593FF95FFD9CCEEFE7E4EECFE00" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">7. Clypeus in contact with the eyes for a distance shorter than the diameter of the antennal socket; humeri weakly projected on the sides; pronotum more rounded........................................................................... 8</keyLead>
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BAA36A6FF95FFD9CCEEFE054EECFDF2" blockId="32.[151,1437,151,1992]" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">
<keyLead id="30E49593FF95FFD9CCEEFE054EECFDF2" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">
8. Scutum black; mesosoma with large yellow marks; terga IVI with apical yellow bands; reduced pubescence, when present, whitish in appearance; wings hyaline to light brown (From northern
<collectingCountry id="F3027636FF95FFD9CF0AFDE848A2FD9E" box="[883,978,533,555]" name="Colombia" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">Colombia</collectingCountry>
to southern
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and
<collectingCountry id="F3027636FF95FFD9C8C8FDE84E62FD9E" box="[1201,1298,533,555]" name="Argentina" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">Argentina</collectingCountry>
).................................................................................
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<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF95FFD9C832FDCF4F81FDFD" bold="true" box="[1099,1265,562,584]" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF95FFD9C832FDCF4F2DFDF2" bold="true" box="[1099,1117,562,583]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">P.</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF95FFD9C813FDCF4FF0FDF2" bold="true" box="[1130,1152,562,583]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">E.</emphasis>
)
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF95FFD9C8F7FDCF4F81FDFD" bold="true" box="[1166,1265,562,584]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">billardieri</emphasis>
</emphasis>
(
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</taxonomicName>
</keyLead>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BAA36A6FF95FFD9CCEEFDAD4EECFD15" blockId="32.[151,1437,151,1992]" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">
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- Scutum reddish brown with ferruginous aspect; mesosoma with reduced yellow marks; tergum I with apical yellow bands, terga IIVI color uniformly black, without apical yellow bands; pubescence more evident and golden; wings dark brown (From
<collectingCountry id="F3027636FF95FFD9CC9BFD774A35FD15" box="[226,325,650,672]" name="Venezuela" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">Venezuela</collectingCountry>
to central
<collectingCountry id="F3027636FF95FFD9CDD3FD774A96FD15" box="[426,486,650,672]" name="Brazil" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">Brazil</collectingCountry>
)...............................................
<taxonomicName id="4C154D25FF95FFD9C84BFD774EECFD15" ID-CoL="6W4PZ" authority="de Saussure, 1854" authorityName="de Saussure" authorityYear="1854" box="[1074,1436,650,672]" class="Insecta" family="Eumenidae" genus="Polistes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="32" pageNumber="541" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="subsericeus" subGenus="Epicnemius">
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF95FFD9C84BFD774F99FD15" bold="true" box="[1074,1257,650,672]" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF95FFD9C84BFD774F34FD2A" bold="true" box="[1074,1092,650,671]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">P.</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF95FFD9C82BFD774F18FD2A" bold="true" box="[1106,1128,650,671]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">E.</emphasis>
)
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF95FFD9C80FFD774F99FD15" bold="true" box="[1142,1257,650,672]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">subsericeus</emphasis>
</emphasis>
de Saussure, 1854
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</paragraph>
</keyStep>
<keyStep id="30E12E03FF95FFD9CCEEFD554EECFCA0" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">
<paragraph id="8BAA36A6FF95FFD9CCEEFD554EECFD6F" blockId="32.[151,1437,151,1992]" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">
<keyLead id="30E49593FF95FFD9CCEEFD554EECFD6F" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">
9. Mesepisternum with an incomplete dorsal groove, interrupted from the middle to the upper part; general color yellow; scutum yellowish with three distinct longitudinal black stripes (Brazilian Amazon)...
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<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF95FFD9CF9CFD384F0DFD6F" bold="true" box="[997,1149,708,730]" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF95FFD9CF9CFD384887FD6F" bold="true" box="[997,1015,709,730]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">P.</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF95FFD9C87CFD384F6BFD6F" bold="true" box="[1029,1051,709,730]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">E.</emphasis>
)
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF95FFD9C850FD394F0DFD6F" bold="true" box="[1065,1149,708,730]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">orlandoi</emphasis>
</emphasis>
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</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BAA36A6FF95FFD9CCEEFD1E4EECFCA0" blockId="32.[151,1437,151,1992]" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">
<keyLead id="30E49593FF95FFD9CCEEFD1E4EECFCA0" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">- Mesepisternum with a complete dorsal groove; general color light brown to yellow; scutum without three distinct longitudinal stripes black........................................................................................ 10</keyLead>
</paragraph>
</keyStep>
<keyStep id="30E12E03FF95FFD9CCEEFCE04EECFC3F" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">
<paragraph id="8BAA36A6FF95FFD9CCEEFCE04EECFCE5" blockId="32.[151,1437,151,1992]" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">
<keyLead id="30E49593FF95FFD9CCEEFCE04EECFCE5" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">
10. General color light brown, mesosoma with large yellow marks; metasoma completely light brown without dark spots (Brazilian Amazon and
<collectingCountry id="F3027636FF95FFD9CD1BFCC74AE0FCFA" box="[354,400,826,847]" name="Peru" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">Peru</collectingCountry>
).......................................................
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<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF95FFD9C84FFCC74F99FCE5" bold="true" box="[1078,1257,826,848]" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF95FFD9C84FFCC74F38FCFA" bold="true" box="[1078,1096,826,847]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">P.</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF95FFD9C82FFCC74F1CFCFA" bold="true" box="[1110,1132,826,847]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">E.</emphasis>
)
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF95FFD9C803FCC74F99FCE5" bold="true" box="[1146,1257,826,848]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">claripennis</emphasis>
</emphasis>
de Saussure, 1854
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<paragraph id="8BAA36A6FF95FFD9CCEEFCA54EECFC3F" blockId="32.[151,1437,151,1992]" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">
<keyLead id="30E49593FF95FFD9CCEEFCA54EECFC3F" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">
- General color yellow, mesosoma with brown marks; tergum I yellow and with reduced black spots, tergum II completely yellow, terga IIIVI almost entirely black (From
<collectingCountry id="F3027636FF95FFD9CEC1FC884850FC3E" box="[696,800,885,907]" name="Costa Rica" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">Costa Rica</collectingCountry>
to the Brazilian Amazon)..
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<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF95FFD9C83DFC884E74FC3F" bold="true" box="[1092,1284,884,906]" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF95FFD9C83DFC884F26FC3F" bold="true" box="[1092,1110,885,906]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">P.</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF95FFD9C81DFC884F0AFC3F" bold="true" box="[1124,1146,885,906]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">E.</emphasis>
)
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF95FFD9C8F1FC894E74FC3F" bold="true" box="[1160,1284,884,906]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">testaceicolor</emphasis>
</emphasis>
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</keyStep>
<keyStep id="30E12E03FF95FFD9CCEEFC6F4EECFC70" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">
<paragraph id="8BAA36A6FF95FFD9CCEEFC6F4EECFC12" blockId="32.[151,1437,151,1992]" box="[151,1436,914,936]" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">
<keyLead id="30E49593FF95FFD9CCEEFC6F4EECFC12" box="[151,1436,914,936]" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">11. Gena largely dilated on central region, genal width always wider than eye, in lateral view.......................... 12</keyLead>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BAA36A6FF95FFD9CCEEFC4D4EECFC70" blockId="32.[151,1437,151,1992]" box="[151,1436,943,965]" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">
<keyLead id="30E49593FF95FFD9CCEEFC4D4EECFC70" box="[151,1436,943,965]" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">- Genal width equal to or slightly wider than eye on central region in lateral view.................................. 14</keyLead>
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</keyStep>
<keyStep id="30E12E03FF95FFD9CCEEFC304EECFC4A" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">
<paragraph id="8BAA36A6FF95FFD9CCEEFC304EECFC57" blockId="32.[151,1437,151,1992]" box="[151,1436,972,995]" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">
<keyLead id="30E49593FF95FFD9CCEEFC304EECFC57" box="[151,1436,972,995]" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">
12. Anterior margin of pronotum sinuous, with a strong central projection (Pará,
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)..........
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<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF95FFD9C8F4FC304E75FC57" bold="true" box="[1165,1285,972,994]" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF95FFD9C8F4FC304FD0FC57" bold="true" box="[1165,1184,973,994]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">P.</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF95FFD9C8D4FC304FB3FC57" bold="true" box="[1197,1219,973,994]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">E.</emphasis>
)
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF95FFD9C8A8FC304E75FC57" bold="true" box="[1233,1285,973,994]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">atrox</emphasis>
</emphasis>
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</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BAA36A6FF95FFD9CCEEFC164EECFC4A" blockId="32.[151,1437,151,1992]" box="[151,1436,1002,1024]" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">
<keyLead id="30E49593FF95FFD9CCEEFC164EECFC4A" box="[151,1436,1002,1024]" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">- Anterior margin of pronotum straight, without a marked central projection...................................... 13</keyLead>
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</keyStep>
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<paragraph id="8BAA36A6FF95FFD9CCEEFBF54EECFB8F" blockId="32.[151,1437,151,1992]" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">
<keyLead id="30E49593FF95FFD9CCEEFBF54EECFB8F" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">
13. Metasoma dark brown; golden pubescence more evident (
<collectingCountry id="F3027636FF95FFD9CF74FBFA4800FBA8" box="[781,880,1031,1053]" name="Colombia" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">Colombia</collectingCountry>
,
<collectingCountry id="F3027636FF95FFD9CF00FBFA48BAFBA8" box="[889,970,1031,1053]" name="Ecuador" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">Ecuador</collectingCountry>
,
<collectingCountry id="F3027636FF95FFD9CFADFBFA4F6CFBA8" box="[980,1052,1031,1053]" name="Guyana" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">Guiana</collectingCountry>
, and the Brazilian Amazon)....................................................................................
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<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF95FFD9C809FBD84E6CFB8F" bold="true" box="[1136,1308,1060,1082]" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF95FFD9C809FBD84FF2FB8F" bold="true" box="[1136,1154,1061,1082]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">P.</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF95FFD9C8E9FBD84FD6FB8F" bold="true" box="[1168,1190,1061,1082]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">E.</emphasis>
)
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF95FFD9C8CDFBD94E6CFB8F" bold="true" box="[1204,1308,1060,1082]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">rufiventris</emphasis>
</emphasis>
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- Metasoma light brown; golden pubescence not evident (From
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to central
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(
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)
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<keyLead id="30E49593FF95FFD9CCEEFB9D4EECFBC0" box="[151,1436,1119,1141]" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">14. Clypeus in contact with the eyes for a distance shorter than the diameter of the antennal socket...................... 15</keyLead>
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16. Anterior margin of pronotum sinuous, with a weak central projection; humeri projected; wings hyaline with dark brown to black venation; more robust species, usually more than
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to central-south
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(
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- Anterior margin of pronotum straighter, rounded only on humeral region; wings yellowish or brownish; small species usually not exceeding
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17. Body black to brown, metasoma completely brown; wing brownish (
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,
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, and
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<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF95FFD9C838FA784F23FA2F" bold="true" box="[1089,1107,1413,1434]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">P.</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF95FFD9C819FA784F07FA2F" bold="true" box="[1120,1143,1413,1434]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">E.</emphasis>
)
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</emphasis>
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- Body dark brown to black, metasoma with the apex terga yellow; wings yellow to weakly brown (
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,
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, and
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)................................................................
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<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF95FFD9C832FA3D4F2EFA60" bold="true" box="[1099,1118,1472,1493]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">P.</emphasis>
(
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de Saussure, 1863
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18. General color black, with small brown marks; wings light brown but never blackish; golden pubescence around the body; generally, more robust, about
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(
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- Color totally black, without brown spots; wings with blackish to dark brown; whitish pubescence around all over the body; smaller, usually not exceeding
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(
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<keyLead id="30E49593FF95FFD9CCEEF9AF4EECF9D2" box="[151,1436,1618,1640]" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">19. Anterior margin of pronotum sinuous, with a strongly central projection........................................ 19</keyLead>
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<keyLead id="30E49593FF95FFD9CCEEF98D4EECF930" box="[151,1436,1647,1669]" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">- Anterior margin of pronotum straighter or rounded, without a central projection.................................. 20</keyLead>
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<paragraph id="8BAA36A6FF95FFD9CCEEF9704EECF968" blockId="32.[151,1437,151,1992]" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">
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20. General color black, usually with small brown marks; anterior margin of pronotum with a weak central projection; larger species, usually more than
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long (From Guiana to southern
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and
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<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF95FFD9C85EF9354F4AF968" bold="true" box="[1063,1082,1736,1757]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">P.</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF95FFD9C83EF9354F2DF968" bold="true" box="[1095,1117,1736,1757]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">E.</emphasis>
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de
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- General color black with pronotum, scutum, and tegulae dark brown; anterior margin of pronotum with a very strong central projection; smaller species, usually not exceeding
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and the Brazilian Amazon)..............................................................................................
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(
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)
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21. Species of small size, no more than
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long........................................................... 22
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- Species intermediate in size, generally larger than
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long but not exceeding
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........................... 23
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<paragraph id="8BAA36A6FF95FFD9CCEEF8854EECF872" blockId="32.[151,1437,151,1992]" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">
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22. General color black, with large brown marks on pronotum, mesepisternum, propodeum, and legs; narrow yellow bands on mesosoma; terga III with an apical yellow band; golden pubescence on the whole body (From Guiana to central
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).................................................................................
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<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF95FFD9C8F2F84F4E45F872" bold="true" box="[1163,1333,1970,1992]" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF95FFD9C8F2F84F4FEDF872" bold="true" box="[1163,1181,1970,1991]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">P.</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF95FFD9C8D3F84F4FB0F872" bold="true" box="[1194,1216,1970,1991]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="541">E.</emphasis>
)
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<paragraph id="8BAA36A6FF94FFD8CCEEFF654EECFF7F" blockId="33.[151,1437,151,1992]" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">
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- General color black without large brown marks; larger yellow bands on mesosoma; terga IVI with an apical yellow band; whitish pubescence on the whole body (Brazilian Amazon)............................
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<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF94FFD8C80DFF484E75FF7F" bold="true" box="[1140,1285,180,202]" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF94FFD8C80DFF484FF6FF7F" bold="true" box="[1140,1158,181,202]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">P.</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF94FFD8C8EDFF484FDAFF7F" bold="true" box="[1172,1194,181,202]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">E.</emphasis>
)
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF94FFD8C8C1FF494E75FF7F" bold="true" box="[1208,1285,180,202]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">davillae</emphasis>
</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="8BAA36A6FF94FFD8CCEEFF2F4EECFEB0" blockId="33.[151,1437,151,1992]" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">
<keyLead id="30E49593FF94FFD8CCEEFF2F4EECFEB0" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">
23. General color of metasoma brown (From southern
<collectingCountry id="F3027636FF94FFD8CEB3FF2F483BFF52" box="[714,843,210,232]" name="United States of America" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">United States</collectingCountry>
to southern
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and
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)...............................................................................................
<taxonomicName id="4C154D25FF94FFD8C81DFF0D4EECFEB0" ID-CoL="4KYFY" authority="Fabricius, 1804" authorityName="Fabricius" authorityYear="1804" box="[1124,1436,239,261]" class="Insecta" family="Eumenidae" genus="Polistes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="33" pageNumber="542" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pacificus" subGenus="Epicnemius">
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF94FFD8C81DFF0D4E71FEB0" bold="true" box="[1124,1281,239,261]" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF94FFD8C81DFF0D4F06FEB0" bold="true" box="[1124,1142,240,261]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">P.</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF94FFD8C8FDFF0D4FEAFEB0" bold="true" box="[1156,1178,240,261]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">E.</emphasis>
)
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF94FFD8C8D1FF124E71FEB0" bold="true" box="[1192,1281,239,261]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">pacificus</emphasis>
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</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BAA36A6FF94FFD8CCEEFEF04EECFE97" blockId="33.[151,1437,151,1992]" box="[151,1436,269,291]" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">
<keyLead id="30E49593FF94FFD8CCEEFEF04EECFE97" box="[151,1436,269,291]" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">- General color of metasoma black....................................................................... 24</keyLead>
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<keyStep id="30E12E03FF94FFD8CCEEFED74EECFECE" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">
<paragraph id="8BAA36A6FF94FFD8CCEEFED74EECFEF5" blockId="33.[151,1437,151,1992]" box="[151,1436,298,320]" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">
<keyLead id="30E49593FF94FFD8CCEEFED74EECFEF5" box="[151,1436,298,320]" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">24. Terga black with apical yellow bands.................................................................... 25</keyLead>
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<paragraph id="8BAA36A6FF94FFD8CCEEFEB54EECFECE" blockId="33.[151,1437,151,1992]" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">
<keyLead id="30E49593FF94FFD8CCEEFEB54EECFECE" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">
- Terga completely black without apical yellow bands; propodeum with two narrow yellow stripes on the sides (
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,
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, and
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)................................................................
<taxonomicName id="4C154D25FF94FFD8C806FE984EECFECE" ID-CoL="4KY7S" authority="Haliday, 1836" authorityName="Haliday" authorityYear="1836" box="[1151,1436,356,379]" class="Insecta" family="Eumenidae" genus="Polistes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="33" pageNumber="542" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="actaeon" subGenus="Epicnemius">
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF94FFD8C806FE984E7FFECF" bold="true" box="[1151,1295,356,378]" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF94FFD8C806FE984FE1FECF" bold="true" box="[1151,1169,357,378]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">P.</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF94FFD8C8E7FE984FC5FECF" bold="true" box="[1182,1205,357,378]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">E.</emphasis>
)
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF94FFD8C8BBFE984E7FFECF" bold="true" box="[1218,1295,357,378]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">actaeon</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="8BAA36A6FF94FFD8CCEEFE7F4EECFE00" blockId="33.[151,1437,151,1992]" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">
<keyLead id="30E49593FF94FFD8CCEEFE7F4EECFE00" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">
25. Mesosoma with small yellow marks; propodeum completely black; punctation deep and big on clypeus and mesepisternum (From Mexico to southern
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and
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)..............................
<taxonomicName id="4C154D25FF94FFD8C848FE5D4EECFE00" ID-CoL="6VSQ2" authority="de Saussure, 1854" authorityName="de Saussure" authorityYear="1854" box="[1073,1436,415,437]" class="Insecta" family="Eumenidae" genus="Polistes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="33" pageNumber="542" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="cinerascens" subGenus="Epicnemius">
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF94FFD8C848FE5D4F98FE01" bold="true" box="[1073,1256,415,437]" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF94FFD8C848FE5D4F33FE00" bold="true" box="[1073,1091,416,437]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">P.</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF94FFD8C829FE5D4F16FE00" bold="true" box="[1104,1126,416,437]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">E.</emphasis>
)
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF94FFD8C80DFE624F98FE01" bold="true" box="[1140,1256,415,436]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">cinerascens</emphasis>
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de Saussure, 1854
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<paragraph id="8BAA36A6FF94FFD8CCEEFE404EECFDB8" blockId="33.[151,1437,151,1992]" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">
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- Mesosoma black with yellow marks on the pronotum, scutum with two yellow stripes on the sides, scutellum and metanotum almost entirely yellow; propodeum with two yellow stripes on the side; punctation evanescent and shallow on clypeus and mesepisternum (
<collectingCountry id="F3027636FF94FFD8CDF9FE0A4AB9FDB8" box="[384,457,503,525]" name="Guyana" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">Guiana</collectingCountry>
,
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, and the Brazilian Amazon)..........................
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<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF94FFD8C805FE054E60FDB8" bold="true" box="[1148,1296,503,525]" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF94FFD8C805FE054FFEFDB8" bold="true" box="[1148,1166,504,525]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">P.</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF94FFD8C8E5FE054FC2FDB8" bold="true" box="[1180,1202,504,525]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">E.</emphasis>
)
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF94FFD8C8B9FE054E60FDB8" bold="true" box="[1216,1296,504,525]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">torresae</emphasis>
</emphasis>
Silveira, 1996
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<paragraph id="8BAA36A6FF94FFD8CCEEFDE84EECFDD0" blockId="33.[151,1437,151,1992]" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">
<keyLead id="30E49593FF94FFD8CCEEFDE84EECFDD0" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">26. Mesepisternum with punctation small and shallow, without distinct, deep, and large punctures; propodeum with weak or moderately strong striae, usually concentrated on the center, not touching the lateral margin of propodeum, if touching, they are very weak; usually smaller species...................................................................... 27</keyLead>
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<paragraph id="8BAA36A6FF94FFD8CCEEFD904EECFD2A" blockId="33.[151,1437,151,1992]" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">
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<paragraph id="8BAA36A6FF94FFD8CCEEFD554EECFD42" blockId="33.[151,1437,151,1992]" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">
<keyLead id="30E49593FF94FFD8CCEEFD554EECFD42" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">
27. Pronotal carina strongly acuminate, sharp; general color black with metallic appearance; wings completely black; apex of clypeus and mandibles reddish (
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,
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, and from
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to central
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)................................................................................................
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<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF94FFD8C8E5FD1F4E6CFD4D" bold="true" box="[1180,1308,738,760]" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF94FFD8C8E5FD1F4FDEFD42" bold="true" box="[1180,1198,738,759]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">P.</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF94FFD8C8C5FD1F4FA2FD42" bold="true" box="[1212,1234,738,759]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">A.</emphasis>
)
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF94FFD8C899FD1F4E6CFD4D" bold="true" box="[1248,1308,738,760]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">goeldi</emphasis>
</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="8BAA36A6FF94FFD8CCEEFCFD4EECFC87" blockId="33.[151,1437,151,1992]" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">
<keyLead id="30E49593FF94FFD8CCEEFCFD4EECFC87" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">- Pronotal carina weak, if higher then rounded and never acuminate; varied color, never completely black, with large yellow and ferruginous marks; wings hyaline to brown; apex of clypeus and mandibles de same color to face.................... 28</keyLead>
</paragraph>
</keyStep>
<keyStep id="30E12E03FF94FFD8CCEEFCC74EECFC70" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">
<paragraph id="8BAA36A6FF94FFD8CCEEFCC74EECFC3F" blockId="33.[151,1437,151,1992]" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">
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28. Propodeum with weak striae only on middle of central concavity, not touching the lateral margin of propodeum; terga dark brown, without yellow apical bands; species usually with yellow apical bands on the terga (Fernando de Noronha,
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)..................................................................................
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<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF94FFD8C8DBFC884FC4FC3F" bold="true" box="[1186,1204,885,906]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">P.</emphasis>
(
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)
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</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="8BAA36A6FF94FFD8CCEEFC6E4EECFC70" blockId="33.[151,1437,151,1992]" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">
<keyLead id="30E49593FF94FFD8CCEEFC6E4EECFC70" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">- Propodeum with moderately strong striae on the middle of central concavity, touching the sides weakly; species usually without apical yellow bands on terga, but with circular spots on tergum I and sometimes on tergum II....................... 29</keyLead>
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<paragraph id="8BAA36A6FF94FFD8CCEEFC304EECFBA8" blockId="33.[151,1437,151,1992]" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">
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29. General color brown contrasting with mesepisternum black, with a yellow spot; pronotal carina a little higher and usually developed to the end of pronotum, exceeding the humeral region (
<collectingCountry id="F3027636FF94FFD8CF21FC174F51FBB5" box="[856,1057,1002,1024]" name="Dominican Republic" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">Dominican Republic</collectingCountry>
and from
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to southern
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and
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).............................................................
<taxonomicName id="4C154D25FF94FFD8C81BFBF54EECFBA8" authority="(Olivier, 1792)" baseAuthorityName="Olivier" baseAuthorityYear="1792" box="[1122,1436,1031,1053]" class="Insecta" family="Vespidae" genus="Vespa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="33" pageNumber="542" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="versicolor" subGenus="Aphanilopterus">
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF94FFD8C81BFBF54E77FBA8" bold="true" box="[1122,1287,1031,1053]" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF94FFD8C81BFBF54F05FBA8" bold="true" box="[1122,1141,1032,1053]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">P.</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF94FFD8C8FBFBFA4FE8FBA9" bold="true" box="[1154,1176,1031,1052]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">A.</emphasis>
)
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF94FFD8C8DFFBFA4E77FBA8" bold="true" box="[1190,1287,1031,1053]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">versicolor</emphasis>
</emphasis>
(
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</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BAA36A6FF94FFD8CCEEFBD84EECFBE2" blockId="33.[151,1437,151,1992]" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">
<keyLead id="30E49593FF94FFD8CCEEFBD84EECFBE2" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">- Mesepisternum generally brown or the same general body color; pronotal carina slightly lower and developed up to the humeri, but not extending into the humeri region of pronotum....................................................... 30</keyLead>
</paragraph>
</keyStep>
<keyStep id="30E12E03FF94FFD8CCEEFB9D4EECFB27" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">
<paragraph id="8BAA36A6FF94FFD8CCEEFB9D4EECFBC0" blockId="33.[151,1437,151,1992]" box="[151,1436,1119,1141]" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">
<keyLead id="30E49593FF94FFD8CCEEFB9D4EECFBC0" box="[151,1436,1119,1141]" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">30. Scutum black in general.............................................................................. 31</keyLead>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BAA36A6FF94FFD8CCEEFB804EECFB27" blockId="33.[151,1437,151,1992]" box="[151,1436,1149,1171]" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">
<keyLead id="30E49593FF94FFD8CCEEFB804EECFB27" box="[151,1436,1149,1171]" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">- Scutum brown in general.............................................................................. 32</keyLead>
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</keyStep>
<keyStep id="30E12E03FF94FFD8CCEEFB674EECFAF6" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">
<paragraph id="8BAA36A6FF94FFD8CCEEFB674EECFB5E" blockId="33.[151,1437,151,1992]" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">
<keyLead id="30E49593FF94FFD8CCEEFB674EECFB5E" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">
31. Integument with a shiny appearance and punctation generally stronger, with some clusters of punctures on mesepisternum; general color black with small brown marks on the face, pronotum, tegulae, and legs; terga IVI black, II with two yellow circular spots on the sides (
<collectingRegion id="49D1F844FF94FFD8CD9FFB284905FB5E" box="[486,629,1237,1259]" country="Brazil" name="Rio de Janeiro" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">Rio de Janeiro</collectingRegion>
,
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)...............................
<taxonomicName id="4C154D25FF94FFD8C830FB284EECFB5E" ID-CoL="4KY9C" authority="de Saussure, 1853" authorityName="de Saussure" authorityYear="1853" box="[1097,1436,1236,1259]" class="Insecta" family="Eumenidae" genus="Polistes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="33" pageNumber="542" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="binotatus" subGenus="Aphanilopterus">
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF94FFD8C830FB284F98FB5F" bold="true" box="[1097,1256,1236,1258]" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF94FFD8C830FB284F2BFB5F" bold="true" box="[1097,1115,1237,1258]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">P.</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF94FFD8C811FB284F0EFB5F" bold="true" box="[1128,1150,1237,1258]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">A.</emphasis>
)
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF94FFD8C8F5FB294F98FB5F" bold="true" box="[1164,1256,1236,1258]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">binotatus</emphasis>
</emphasis>
de
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<paragraph id="8BAA36A6FF94FFD8CCEEFB0E4EECFAF6" blockId="33.[151,1437,151,1992]" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">
<keyLead id="30E49593FF94FFD8CCEEFB0E4EECFAF6" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">
- Integument dull, without a shiny appearance, and punctation generally thinner and shallower on mesepisternum; general color black with large brown marks on the face, pronotum, tegulae, and legs; terga IVI brown, I with two yellow circular spots on the sides (
<collectingCountry id="F3027636FF94FFD8CD3BFAD04A0FFAF6" box="[322,383,1325,1347]" name="Brazil" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">Brazil</collectingCountry>
)............................................................
<taxonomicName id="4C154D25FF94FFD8C813FAD04EECFAF6" ID-CoL="4KY99" authority="Haliday, 1863" authorityName="Haliday" authorityYear="1863" box="[1130,1436,1324,1347]" class="Insecta" family="Eumenidae" genus="Polistes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="33" pageNumber="542" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="biguttatus" subGenus="Aphanilopterus">
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF94FFD8C813FAD04E60FAF7" bold="true" box="[1130,1296,1324,1346]" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF94FFD8C813FAD04F0CFAF7" bold="true" box="[1130,1148,1325,1346]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">P.</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF94FFD8C8F0FAD04FEFFAF7" bold="true" box="[1161,1183,1325,1346]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">A.</emphasis>
)
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF94FFD8C8D4FAD14E60FAF7" bold="true" box="[1197,1296,1324,1346]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">biguttatus</emphasis>
</emphasis>
Haliday, 1863
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<paragraph id="8BAA36A6FF94FFD8CCEEFAB74EECFA2E" blockId="33.[151,1437,151,1992]" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">
<keyLead id="30E49593FF94FFD8CCEEFAB74EECFA2E" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">
32. General color dark brown, almost black, with small brown marks on pronotum, scutum, and scutellum; face dark brown; propodeum completely black; tergum dark brown, without the presence of yellow spots (Southern
<collectingCountry id="F3027636FF94FFD8C8F7FA9A4FBBFAC8" box="[1166,1227,1383,1405]" name="Brazil" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">Brazil</collectingCountry>
,
<collectingCountry id="F3027636FF94FFD8C8ACFA954E5FFAC8" box="[1237,1327,1384,1405]" name="Paraguay" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">Paraguay</collectingCountry>
,
<collectingCountry id="F3027636FF94FFD8C94EFA9A4EE9FAC8" box="[1335,1433,1383,1405]" name="Argentina" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">Argentina</collectingCountry>
, and
<collectingCountry id="F3027636FF94FFD8CD72FA784A11FA2F" box="[267,353,1413,1434]" name="Uruguay" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">Uruguay</collectingCountry>
)..........................................................
<taxonomicName id="4C154D25FF94FFD8C852FA784EECFA2E" ID-CoL="6VSQ5" authority="de Saussure, 1858" authorityName="de Saussure" authorityYear="1858" box="[1067,1436,1412,1435]" class="Insecta" family="Eumenidae" genus="Polistes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="33" pageNumber="542" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="consobrinus" subGenus="Aphanilopterus">
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF94FFD8C852FA784F98FA2F" bold="true" box="[1067,1256,1412,1434]" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF94FFD8C852FA784F4EFA2F" bold="true" box="[1067,1086,1413,1434]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">P.</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF94FFD8C832FA784F11FA2F" bold="true" box="[1099,1121,1413,1434]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">A.</emphasis>
)
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF94FFD8C816FA794F98FA2F" bold="true" box="[1135,1256,1412,1434]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">consobrinus</emphasis>
</emphasis>
de Saussure, 1858
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</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BAA36A6FF94FFD8CCEEFA5E4EECFA46" blockId="33.[151,1437,151,1992]" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">
<keyLead id="30E49593FF94FFD8CCEEFA5E4EECFA46" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">
- General color light brown, with yellow marks on pronotum, scutum, and scutellum; face light brown; propodeum black or brown with two yellow stripes on the sides; terga III with two well-defined circular spots on the sides (
<collectingCountry id="F3027636FF94FFD8C882FA424E2EFA60" box="[1275,1374,1471,1493]" name="Colombia" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">Colombia</collectingCountry>
,
<collectingCountry id="F3027636FF94FFD8C913FA3D4EE8FA60" box="[1386,1432,1472,1493]" name="Peru" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">Peru</collectingCountry>
,
<collectingCountry id="F3027636FF94FFD8CC9BFA204A5BFA46" box="[226,299,1501,1523]" name="Bolivia" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">Bolivia</collectingCountry>
, central-south
<collectingCountry id="F3027636FF94FFD8CDC1FA204A85FA46" box="[440,501,1501,1523]" name="Brazil" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">Brazil</collectingCountry>
,
<collectingCountry id="F3027636FF94FFD8CD87FA204928FA47" box="[510,600,1501,1522]" name="Paraguay" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">Paraguay</collectingCountry>
, and
<collectingCountry id="F3027636FF94FFD8CEF3FA20499BFA46" box="[650,747,1501,1523]" name="Argentina" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">Argentina</collectingCountry>
)...............................
<taxonomicName id="4C154D25FF94FFD8C801FA204EECFA46" ID-CoL="4KYHR" authority="Zikan, 1951" authorityName="Zikan" authorityYear="1951" box="[1144,1436,1500,1523]" class="Insecta" family="Eumenidae" genus="Polistes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="33" pageNumber="542" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="simillimus" subGenus="Aphanilopterus">
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF94FFD8C801FA204E53FA47" bold="true" box="[1144,1315,1500,1522]" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF94FFD8C801FA204FFAFA47" bold="true" box="[1144,1162,1501,1522]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">P.</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF94FFD8C8E1FA204FDEFA47" bold="true" box="[1176,1198,1501,1522]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">A.</emphasis>
)
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF94FFD8C8C5FA214E53FA47" bold="true" box="[1212,1315,1500,1522]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">simillimus</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="8BAA36A6FF94FFD8CCEEFA074EECF9FE" blockId="33.[151,1437,151,1992]" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">
<keyLead id="30E49593FF94FFD8CCEEFA074EECF9FE" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">
33. Pronotal carina strongly elevated and acuminate, sharp; anterior margin of pronotum straight and rounding only on the humeral region; color completely black in general; wings reddish to brown (From
<collectingCountry id="F3027636FF94FFD8CFDDF9E54F7CF998" box="[932,1036,1559,1581]" name="Costa Rica" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">Costa Rica</collectingCountry>
to northern
<collectingCountry id="F3027636FF94FFD8C8F8F9EA4F92F998" box="[1153,1250,1559,1581]" name="Argentina" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">Argentina</collectingCountry>
).....................................................................................
<taxonomicName id="4C154D25FF94FFD8C83CF9C84EECF9FE" ID-CoL="4KY8K" authority="de Saussure, 1853" authorityName="de Saussure" authorityYear="1853" box="[1093,1436,1588,1611]" class="Insecta" family="Eumenidae" genus="Polistes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="33" pageNumber="542" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="aterrimus" subGenus="Aphanilopterus">
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF94FFD8C83CF9C84F98F9FF" bold="true" box="[1093,1256,1588,1610]" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF94FFD8C83CF9C84F27F9FF" bold="true" box="[1093,1111,1589,1610]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">P.</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF94FFD8C81DF9C84F0AF9FF" bold="true" box="[1124,1146,1589,1610]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">A.</emphasis>
)
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF94FFD8C8F1F9C84F98F9FF" bold="true" box="[1160,1256,1589,1610]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">aterrimus</emphasis>
</emphasis>
de
<bibRefCitation id="EF844B57FF94FFD8C972F9C84EECF9FE" author="Saussure, H. de" box="[1291,1436,1589,1611]" pageId="33" pageNumber="542" refId="ref27921" refString="Saussure, H. de (1853 - 1858) Monographie des guepes sociales ou de la tribe des Vespiens. Masson, Paris and Geneva, 256 pp." type="book" year="1853">Saussure, 1853</bibRefCitation>
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</keyLead>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BAA36A6FF94FFD8CCEEF9AE4EECF930" blockId="33.[151,1437,151,1992]" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">
<keyLead id="30E49593FF94FFD8CCEEF9AE4EECF930" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">- Pronotal carina weakly elevated, and if higher then rounded and never acuminate; anterior margin of pronotum more rounded; dark brown general color, never completely black; wings brown to dark brown................................... 34</keyLead>
</paragraph>
</keyStep>
<keyStep id="30E12E03FF94FFD8CCEEF9704EECF968" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">
<paragraph id="8BAA36A6FF94FFD8CCEEF9704EECF975" blockId="33.[151,1437,151,1992]" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">
<keyLead id="30E49593FF94FFD8CCEEF9704EECF975" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">34. General color light brown to pale yellow with some areas marked in black; terga completely pale yellow or, if brown, with large yellow spots........................................................................................ 35</keyLead>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BAA36A6FF94FFD8CCEEF9354EECF968" blockId="33.[151,1437,151,1992]" box="[151,1436,1735,1757]" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">
<keyLead id="30E49593FF94FFD8CCEEF9354EECF968" box="[151,1436,1735,1757]" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">- General color dark brown to black; terga dark brown, only tergum I partially yellow............................... 36</keyLead>
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</keyStep>
<keyStep id="30E12E03FF94FFD8CCEEF9184EECF8E7" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">
<paragraph id="8BAA36A6FF94FFD8CCEEF9184EECF8AD" blockId="33.[151,1437,151,1992]" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">
<keyLead id="30E49593FF94FFD8CCEEF9184EECF8AD" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">
35. Scutum brown, usually with yellow stripes on the sides; terga IIVI with large yellow spots on the entire length; large species, about
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long (
<collectingCountry id="F3027636FF94FFD8CDE7F8FF4AAAF8AD" box="[414,474,1794,1816]" name="Brazil" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">Brazil</collectingCountry>
to
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and
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<taxonomicName id="4C154D25FF94FFD8C837F8FF4EECF8AD" ID-CoL="4KY9X" authority="de Saussure, 1853" authorityName="de Saussure" authorityYear="1853" box="[1102,1436,1794,1816]" class="Insecta" family="Eumenidae" genus="Polistes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="33" pageNumber="542" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="cavapyta" subGenus="Aphanilopterus">
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF94FFD8C837F8FF4F99F8A2" bold="true" box="[1102,1257,1794,1816]" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">
<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF94FFD8C837F8FF4F10F8A2" bold="true" box="[1102,1120,1794,1815]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="542">P.</emphasis>
(
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</emphasis>
de
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- Scutum and propodeum black; terga black with large brown and yellow spots; medium-sized species, not exceeding
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(Southern
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38. Head with reddish appearance, color different from the rest of the body (From
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to central
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<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF97FFDBC85CFF484F48FF7F" bold="true" box="[1061,1080,181,202]" italics="true" pageId="34" pageNumber="543">P.</emphasis>
(
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- Head with black appearance, color similar to the rest of the body (Southwestern
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<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF97FFDBC8F2FF2F4FEDFF52" bold="true" box="[1163,1181,210,231]" italics="true" pageId="34" pageNumber="543">P.</emphasis>
(
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39. Pronotum black; terga IIVI with extensive light-brown spots (From
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to southern
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and
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)....................................................................................
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<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF97FFDBC821FEF04F1AFE97" bold="true" box="[1112,1130,269,290]" italics="true" pageId="34" pageNumber="543">P.</emphasis>
(
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- Pronotum brown; terga IIVI brown or reddish spots (From
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to southern
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and
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).............................................................................................
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<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF97FFDBC802FEB54FFDFEE8" bold="true" box="[1147,1165,328,349]" italics="true" pageId="34" pageNumber="543">P.</emphasis>
(
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40. Propodeal muscle widened and short, rounded at the top; general reddish-brown pigmentation; femur with a yellow apical mark; propodeal area may or may not have two yellow bands laterally (
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,
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, and
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<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF97FFDBC81CFE5D4F07FE00" bold="true" box="[1125,1143,416,437]" italics="true" pageId="34" pageNumber="543">P.</emphasis>
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de
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41. Propodeal area completely black (southeastern and southern
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)....................
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<emphasis id="B961EAB4FF97FFDBC811FE054F0AFDB8" bold="true" box="[1128,1146,504,525]" italics="true" pageId="34" pageNumber="543">P.</emphasis>
(
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42. Head with yellow or light brown pigmentation, usually a little lighter than the pigmentation of the rest of the body; black marks reduced or absents (From
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to the Brazilian Amazon)......................
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(
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- Head with dark brown pigmentation, usually the same pigmentation as the rest of the body; black marks more evident mainly in the mesosoma (Southern
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to southern
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and
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)...........
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(
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)
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(Linnaeus, 1758)
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