Sunday, 11 May 2014

The Swiss paper wasp, a new species of social Hymenoptera in Central Europe

Date:
May 7, 2014

Source:
Pensoft Publishers

Summary:
Scientists have discovered a new species of aculeate wasp, not hidden somewhere in a jungle on a remote continent, but in Central Europe, in a swampy area just a few kilometers from Zurich. The new species has been named 'Polistes helveticus,' or the Swiss paper wasp.


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