First record of Polistes (Polistella) dawnae Dover and Rao (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) from India

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  • Jain University, CPGS, 18/3, 9th Cross, 3rd Block Jayanagar, Bengaluru ,IN
  • ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources (NBAIR), P. Bag No 2491, H. A. Farm Post, Bellary Road, Hebbal, Bengaluru ,IN

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https://doi.org/10.18311/jbc/2017/15914

Keywords:

First record, India, Polistes dawnae, Vespidae
Hymenoptera

Abstract

The species Polistes (Polistella) dawnae Dover & Rao (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae) is recorded for the first time from Arunachal Pradesh, India. This discovery extends the distribution of the species to India, previously known from Dawna Hills (Myanmar), Northeastern Laos and Northern Vietnam.

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2017-11-14

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Gawas, S. M., & Gupta, A. (2017). First record of <i>Polistes (Polistella) dawnae</i> Dover and Rao (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) from India. Journal of Biological Control, 31(2), 79–81. https://doi.org/10.18311/jbc/2017/15914

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