Varghese, T and Kumar, PG (2023) A Review of the Taxonomy, Biology and Distribution of the Social Wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) of the Indian Subcontinent. In: Journal of the Indian Institute of Science, 103 . pp. 1019-1047.
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Abstract
A review of the taxonomy, biology and distribution of social wasps belonging to the subfamilies Vespinae, Polistinae and Stenogastrinae of the following 7 countries: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, and the Maldives is provided here. In India, there are at least 104 species of social wasps out of about 1100 known species worldwide and they belong to 13 genera. Polistes is the largest genus with 42 species followed by the genus Ropalidia with 27 species. Each species is provided with its current taxonomic status, along with notes on ecology, biology and distribution on the Indian subcontinent. The study of social wasps is important in several ways, as they form valuable groups to understand the evolution of social life at different levels. © 2023, Indian Institute of Science.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Publication: | Journal of the Indian Institute of Science |
| Publisher: | Springer |
| Additional Information: | The copyright for this article belongs to Author. |
| Keywords: | 'current; Bangladesh; Biology and distribution; Hymenoptera; Indian subcontinents; Maldives; Pakistan; Social wasp; Sri Lanka; Taxonomic status, Taxonomies |
| Department/Centre: | Division of Biological Sciences > Centre for Ecological Sciences |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Mar 2024 09:47 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Mar 2024 09:47 |
| URI: | https://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/84395 |
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