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The nest foundation by a single worker of the Japanese paper waspPolistes chinensis antennalis was observed in July, 1979. This worker had emerged from another nest in June 1979, and repaired an abandoned nest and reared some larvae there. This is the first discovery of nest foundation by a worker in the subfamily Polistinae
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Die Nestgründung von einer Arbeiterin der japanischen Falten WespePolistes chinensis antennalis wurde im Juni 1979 beobachtet. Diese Arbeiterin ausschlüpft im Juni 1979 aus einem anderen Nest und reparierte ein verlassenes Nest und zog darin einige Larven aus. Diese ist die erste Entdeckung der Nestgrüdung von einer Arbeiterin in der Unterfamilie Polistinae.
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Kasuya, E. Nest foundation by a single worker of the Japanese paper waspPolistes chinensis antennalis (Hymenoptera: Vespidae). Ins. Soc 28, 341–342 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02224190
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