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A Fossil Paper Wasp (Vespidae: Polistinae) from the Chibanian (Middle Pleistocene) Shiobara Group in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
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Abstract
Abstract.
A specimen belonging to the genus Polistes (Vespidae: Polistinae) is described from the Chibanian (Middle Pleistocene) Shiobara Group, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. The morphology of the forewing and first gastral tergum indicated a more accurate assignment of Polistes sp. This specimen is the first fossil of a paper wasp to be identified in Japan.
Received 24 9月 2021
Accepted 05 1月 2022
Acknowledgments:
We thank Y. Nishimura for discovering this specimen during school activities. We express our gratitude to T. Suguro (Keio Yochisha Elementary School) for generously providing necessary information and extant specimens. Our thanks are also extended to R. Kukihara (Keio Yochisha Elementary School) for help with English proofing. Finally, we are grateful to two reviewers and the editor for their constructive comments.
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