Morphological Variation within a Colony of Dolichovespula media (Reitz) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Vespinae) and Its Nest Structure in Turkey

Nil Bağrıaçık

doi:10.3157/021.122.0201

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Nil Bağrıaçık¹

¹University of Nigde, Faculty of Science and Arts, Department of Biology, TR-51100 Nigde, Turkey. E-mail: nilbagriacik@hotmail.com

Abstract

A colony of Dolichovespula media (Reitz) is reported for the first time in Turkey. Morphological variation within the colony is reported. There were two and three distinctively different forms among females and males, respectively. A description of the nest is reported.

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Nil Bağrıaçık "Morphological Variation within a Colony of Dolichovespula media (Reitz) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Vespinae) and Its Nest Structure in Turkey," Entomological News 122(2), 109-112, (30 July 2012). https://doi.org/10.3157/021.122.0201

Received: 24 December 2009; Accepted: 18 April 2011; Published: 30 July 2012

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